Hoosiers hire Crean

[pmayjr]

Originally Posted by whodey17

Why do you say he is a clown? He is 190-96 at Marquette, 5 NCAA appearances, and 1 final four. Marquette isnt like the best place to play and he is competitive in the Big East. His record is clean and he can recruit pretty well.

IU will lose all 5 starters and prob their 2 recruits. Going to be slim on wins for IU the next three years. Years 4 and 5 will tell how good of a coach he is.

The only problem is, IU has a delusional fan base. They don't wanna hear about sanctions and fallout of recruits and players. They just want wins, and if it take until year 4 to get good again, Creen won't be there to see the fruits of his labor.

[wiphan]

Rumor has it in Milwaukee that Crean was forced out of Marquette. Why would he leave Marquette with a bunch of seniors returning and take less $ at IU? He also is going to a program that is a complete mess right now and expects to at least win the big ten and be very competitive in NCAA tournament every year. Crean has also been very vocal that he doesn't like to coach against Izzo and Bo Ryan. I also agree with Coach Pants that Dwayne Wade made him. He has won a total of 1 NCAA games since Wade left. He is not a very good coach and actually has had a lot of talent at Marquette and done nothing with it. Good luck Indiana. Being a WI badger fan I am happy to see Indiana hire an overated coach.

Exactly.

And he also is going to be under intense pressure to beat Kentucky. And with the recruiting class they have coming in, and Gillispie's ability to turn a program around quickly, the chance of that happening in the next 4 years is highly unlikely.

[Mortimer]

I can't believe they passed on Kevin Mackey.

[Mortimer]

I can't believe they passed on wise guy HossenDossen.

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by DaHoss9698

I demand a Fair Witness be called....sir!

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Exactly.

And he also is going to be under intense pressure to beat Kentucky. And with the recruiting class they have coming in, and Gillispie's ability to turn a program around quickly, the chance of that happening in the next 4 years is highly unlikely.

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[Scav]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Exactly.

And he also is going to be under intense pressure to beat Kentucky. And with the recruiting class they have coming in, and Gillispie's ability to turn a program around quickly, the chance of that happening in the next 4 years is highly unlikely.

Gillispie got a good recruiting class coming in? Good knowledge right there....

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Scav

Gillispie got a good recruiting class coming in? Good knowledge right there....

^^^ Pot calls stainless steel kettle black.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Avery_Smartman

^^^ Pot calls stainless steel kettle black.

^^^WEAK ass response

[Mortimer]

Originally Posted by Scav

^^^WEAK ass response

True...but this is my all time fav:

Originally Posted by Scav

I like both dogs tonight and Xavier to win outright

Xavier +6.5
Xavier +220
Louisville +6

Originally Posted by Scav

Gillispie got a good recruiting class coming in? Good knowledge right there....

Is that sarcasm?

They got a commitment from DeAndre Liggins. Chicago kid.

Also got Darius Miller from Mason County. That's where Chris Lofton played ball and won a state championship. Miller cut down the nets this year.

[Scav]

Originally Posted by Coach Pants

Is that sarcasm?

They got a commitment from DeAndre Liggins. Chicago kid.

Also got Darius Miller from Mason County. That's where Chris Lofton played ball and won a state championship. Miller cut down the nets this year.

Not at all Coach, that is real good knowledge to know he has a bunch of good recruits coming in, especially for early in the year when everyone is figuring themselves out. I don't really follow on that level except for SIU.

SIU also has three real good recruits, one of them was a top 15 in the nation I think, from STL.

[Cannon Shell]

I have no opinion on Crean but in the current set up in college basketball no one needs a 3 or 4 year program to contend. Just hitch your star to a one (soon to be 2???) year player like Beasley and you are instant contenders. Not that there are tons of them out there but a good recruiting class can get you to the sweet 16 and further really quick. When you are matched up against seniors it is usually to the advantage of the young guys because seniors usually arent very good.

[philcski]

I happen to like Crean, not sure why everybody's so down on him. If anything I was surprised he took the Indiana job, with the sanctions and their delusional fanbase, and even more surprised to hear he was pushed out of Milwaukee... what exactly has he done wrong?