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| I'm not going to knight Tom Crean yet...; (No pun intended) | |
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| Badger | Feb 24 2009, 12:41 PM Post #1 |
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...as the greatest thing to ever happen to coaching. BUT, thank god we didn't end up with somebody like Brad Brownell or Tony Bennett (who I initially wanted)... Crean hasn't done too much ON the court yet, but everything else he's been able to do so far has made this horrific season surprisingly bearable... [/random thought] |
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| dçamden03 | Feb 24 2009, 12:44 PM Post #2 |
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Crean was definitely best case scenario. I shudder to think of the outrage of having Brownell on the sidelines right now. Solid coach, but I'm thinking things would be ugly right now. |
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“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves." "I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel
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| obatskii | Feb 24 2009, 12:45 PM Post #3 |
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Totally agree badge. God I love it when he smacks the court during a close game too. His intensity and enthuiasm on the sidelines is second to none. Don't want to be overly optimistic for next year, buuuuuuut, it's hard to imagine that good times are too far off in the future. |
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| dçamden03 | Feb 24 2009, 12:47 PM Post #4 |
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I'm not a fan of the cheerleader act, but I understand why he is doing it. It can't be easy on the kids or even himself with all of the losing. He's doing all he can to keep spirits high (he sounded a whole hell of a lot better after the Purdue game than after the UW game FWIW), which is a smart thing to do. I doubt you see much of that as IU becomes less and less undermanned in games in years to come. Edited by dçamden03, Feb 24 2009, 12:48 PM.
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“He’s always been a guy — maybe to a fault — he would always try to do what I said. That seems like something simple in coaching, but those are the guys I hang my hat on. We’ve had some guys in our program, we had a couple guys that felt I had a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. And they were right — I do have a bias towards E’Twaun Moore. I like guys that go to class, that are academic All-Americans, that come early, that stay late, that love the game of basketball. I am biased towards those guys. And I’m biased towards Rob Hummel. But I’m also biased towards their habits, their work ethic, and how they carry themselves." "I’d take him to the ends of the earth — I’d want him playing for me.” - Bo Ryan on Robbie Hummel
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| Unbiased | Feb 24 2009, 02:00 PM Post #5 |
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or some overweight unproven mid major scrub |
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| boilergrad01 | Feb 24 2009, 02:11 PM Post #6 |
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Tom Crean is the greatest coach ever. He will win a National Title with VJ3 and Williams. They will have under ten wins as Frosh and over 30 as seniors. IU is right on the brink of being a dynasty |
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| obatskii | Feb 24 2009, 02:14 PM Post #7 |
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cosign |
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| hoosierdade | Feb 24 2009, 02:24 PM Post #8 |
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I dont know about a national title without seeing the incoming classes and transfers between now an then, but im willing to bet, if you are, that iu is pushing 30 wins by williams senior year. what will it be, put up or shut up? |
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| mongo | Feb 24 2009, 03:07 PM Post #9 |
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I second Grad. Glad he sees it our way. |
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| Unbiased | Feb 24 2009, 03:25 PM Post #10 |
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I'd put the over/under on wins the next 3 years at 80 |
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| Evilempire | Feb 24 2009, 03:29 PM Post #11 |
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I'll take the under because if they win 20 next year they will still need 61 over the next 2 years.....that's going to be pretty tough to do, especially with a bunch of guys who are either D2 talent or have no college experience. I'd put the over/under closer to 72 |
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| Unbiased | Feb 24 2009, 03:48 PM Post #12 |
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A lot of it will depend on if Bow-Wow is the next Tijan jobe or Roy Hibbert. |
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| obatskii | Feb 24 2009, 03:57 PM Post #13 |
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I'll put the over under on 66 |
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| Unbiased | Feb 24 2009, 03:58 PM Post #14 |
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20,28,33 wins the next 3 years |
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| tkeena33 | Feb 24 2009, 04:01 PM Post #15 |
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17, 24, 27. UB, hate to say it, but I think you're setting your sights too high. |
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