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| JuCo Players & Tom Crean; from Hoosiers Insider | |
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| tkeena33 | Apr 3 2008, 12:03 PM Post #1 |
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This is a response from Tom Crean when asked if he planned to "go the JuCo route" to rebuild the team or field a team for next year. "The one thing you can't do is go for a quick fix. That's the one thing that whoever is working with me is that we're going to have to take some cleansing breaths every day. I learned that in Lamaze class when we had our first baby. We're going to take our time and make sure we don't rush into anything. With that being said, you have to look at the academic background of whoever it is. I'm big on that attendance part. You don't get that as much with the junior college piece but you get the grades. I've got to learn what the admissions standards are here. I felt like at Marquette it was going to take two years to understand the landscape academically there. It probably took me two and a half. But we ended up graduating all 23 players who used their eligibility, and in May they'll go 26 of 26. And in December it will be 27 of 27. God willing One last player who would get through that last semester. But I think everyone here will get a feel for what I feel about what academics means. Now what that means as far as a two-year player or a four-year player or a transfer from another Division I school I don't know yet. I really don't. But I'm never opposed to recruiting the right young man. And I think when you mention junior colleges it has got to be as much program based as it is player based. What kind of discipline are they coming with? What kind of values are they coming with? How have they done academically? What is the character? We did a little bit at Marquette. I don't think you ever really shut the door on anything.'' Personally, I wouldn't mind having a JuCo player or 2 on the team next year, especially if we get down to the 7-8 player range. I would rather have a decent JuCo player to fill a need whose scholarship we can get rid of in two years than use a scholly on a 4-year player that will never contribute. But, as Crean said, it just depends on the player. Even with the imposed sanctions, I don't think we're going to have a problem staying under the allotted 12 scholarships. |
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| Jazen | Apr 3 2008, 12:07 PM Post #2 |
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I agree with the first line of the paragraph. "We're not looking for a quick fix." That's what got Sampson into trouble, and probably at Oklahoma too. Let's rebuild this thing. You can't put a band aid on 6 years of bleeding and expect it to just stop. I don't care if it takes a few years to be a solid national contender, I just want to see it done the right way, from top to bottom. |
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| dreachon | Apr 3 2008, 12:11 PM Post #3 |
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Gotta love that answer :cheers: |
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