B1G Coach of the Year

[Alford Bailey 13,189]

If we are excusing losses due to an injury what does everyone think the media will say about the job Crean did when Blackmon went out? Let's be real. The man did his best coaching job when one of his top players went down. That doesn't happen often. How many teams improve when the 2nd leading scorer goes down? He deserves credit.

Yea, if we win the conference I think Crean gets it.

[jmsgws 2,181]

I don't see Crean or Fran getting it unless their respective team wins the B1G. 

I think it is Gard's to lose.

[Alford Bailey 13,189]

If Crean wins the B1G and doesnt get it again, he never will.

[mdn82 26,344]

Yea, if we win the conference I think Crean gets it.

Yeah if a team wins outright it would be hard to not give it to that coach. If there is a 3 way tie with Maryland, Iowa, and IU then it goes to either Fran or Gard. Fran is in the midst of his typical February however. I don't see him getting it. I think it will either be Crean or Gard.

[coonhounds 10,464]

I don't see Crean or Fran getting it unless their respective team wins the B1G.

I think it is Gard's to lose.

based on this logic is it not Creans to lose since he is a game up on everyone lol

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

Yeah if a team wins outright it would be hard to not give it to that coach. If there is a 3 way tie with Maryland, Iowa, and IU then it goes to either Fran or Gard. Fran is in the midst of his typical February however. I don't see him getting it. I think it will either be Crean or Gard.

 

Except if you're name is Tom Crean..  I could see Gard winning it even if IU wins the B1G outright.  There's 4-5 coaches who wouldn't vote for Crean if IU won the B1G by a few games. 

 

Edit:  Didn't Bo win it in 2012-2013 when IU won the B1G outright?

[X-Hoosier 529]

Except if you're name is Tom Crean.. I could see Gard winning it even if IU wins the B1G outright. There's 4-5 coaches who wouldn't vote for Crean if IU won the B1G by a few games.

Edit: Didn't Bo win it in 2012-2013 when IU won the B1G outright?

He did. Because he finished in the Top 4 like always.

[MadAboutIndiana 402]

Crean was robbed that year. Worse was Victor not winning player of the year. If not Vic, should've been Cody. Not Trey Burke....

[X-Hoosier 529]

Crean was robbed that year. Worse was Victor not winning player of the year. If not Vic, should've been Cody. Not Trey Burke....

If it was going to be anyone off Indiana it'd have to be Cody.. but instead Cody continually got slammed by the media.

[HoosierAloha 30,102]

Crean was robbed that year. Worse was Victor not winning player of the year. If not Vic, should've been Cody. Not Trey Burke....

 

But Trey averaged so many points!  (on too many shot attempts)  Vic and IU also beat UM twice that year.

[Bobman1 2,913]

Indiana wins = Crean
Iowa wins = Fran
We tie = Gard
Just my opinion

[8bucks 7,429]

If it was going to be anyone off Indiana it'd have to be Cody.. but instead Cody continually got slammed by the media.

Cody was pretty much the same guy his soph year. He came into the year with a ton of hype and did not live up to it. Had a very good year but i Vic was far more valuable to us

[X-Hoosier 529]

Cody was pretty much the same guy his soph year. He came into the year with a ton of hype and did not live up to it. Had a very good year but i Vic was far more valuable to us

And? He averaged 17 and 8. Without him then Indiana is average at best.

[8bucks 7,429]

And? He averaged 17 and 8. Without him then Indiana is average at best.

Same with Vic. Without him we are average as well and he over performed vs expectations.

[X-Hoosier 529]

Same with Vic. Without him we are average as well and he over performed vs expectations.

We saw what we were without really good Victor the year before. Still a good team. Without Cody... Indiana wouldn't have made the tourney Vic's Sophomore year.

[8bucks 7,429]

We saw what we were without really good Victor the year before. Still a good team. Without Cody... Indiana wouldn't have made the tourney Vic's Sophomore year.

Uhh, did you know that Vic was one of the most improved Hoosiers of all time. Your comparison ignores his incredible advancement between those years

Look I love Cody and they were 1a and 1b which probably split the vote for us.

[X-Hoosier 529]

Uhh, did you know that Vic was one of the most improved Hoosiers of all time. Your comparison ignores his incredible advancement between those years

Look I love Cody and they were 1a and 1b which probably split the vote for us.

ok cool. Vic's improvement was half a season while Cody was great all season. Cody was with ease the best player on the team arguably a Top 15 player of all time in IU history. Cody had a bigger impact on the team. Not by a ton but enough. But because of Vic's improvement the media catered more to him. The media put down Cody any chance they could.

[ALASKA HOOSIER 11,314]

Everyone is pushing for gard

[colonel06 1,948]

I think there are really only 3 candidates for the award. Gard, Crean and McCaffrey. Any thoughts on who should win it? I don't like Cream at all... from a coaching standpoint... but he definitely deserves some recognition for this year. Gard obviously deserves a ton for how Wisconsin has bounced back. McCaffrey I think would be third in the race. Iowa has fallen back to Earth recently.

i think it will be whose team finishes out the best. Could be Coach Crean, could even be Tom Izzo!

[Brass Cannon 25,245]

Creans job in the second half was masterful today. The getting funny with Niego and Z burned him but he adjusted