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Tom Crean the choice for Indiana

by Alex Bozich in Coaching search | April 1st, 2008

crean233444.jpgAndy Katz of ESPN broke the story this afternoon and its a done deal: Tom Crean will be the next head coach at Indiana. An Indiana trustee also confirmed Crean’s hiring to the Associated Press as did Director of Media Relations J.D. Campbell.

He will be officially announced at an 11 a.m. press conference Wednesday morning in the Hoosier Room.

Crean, 42, just completed his ninth season as the head coach of Marquette. In 2003, behind the play of Dwyane Wade, the Golden Eagles went to the Final Four and lost to eventual runner-up Kansas. This past season, Marquette beat Kentucky in the first round before falling to Stanford.

Before leaving for Marquette, Crean was Tom Izzo’s top assistant at Michigan State and recruited many of the players that eventually cut down the nets in Indianapolis in 2000 for the Spartans. He also spent time as an assistant at Pittsburgh and Western Kentucky. He is a 1989 graduate of Central Michigan.

While it’s not yet known if Crean will bring his current staff to IU, a likely addition would be his top assistant at Marquette, former Ball State head coach Tim Buckley. Buckley was originally on Crean’s staff at Marquette before coaching at Ball State for six seasons. Buckley then went to Iowa as an assistant to Steve Alford before returning to Marquette.

One interesting nugget on Buckley is that he started Marquette’s interest in Wade after discovering him at an AAU Tournament. Wade was the sixth man on his AAU team when Buckley first saw him play and played a big part in bringing him to Marquette.

For PostmanE’s reaction on Crean’s hiring head over to The Dagger on Yahoo! Sports…

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  • tberry
    Tom Crean is a good one. I'm a little afraid to believe that we have actually hired a coach. We will see.
  • tberry
  • Atwater
    What is going on here? We speculate for days on end and then 2 different coaches are reported within minutes of each other.
  • tberry
    Who was reported other than Crean? Link?
  • Atwater
    Krueger was being reported by ESPN in Chicago.
  • After Bennett turned us down and I realized we weren't going to get a top dog -- Pearl etc. -- Crean became my de facto No 1. Certainly not the sexiest name, but he knows the Big Ten, is young and has some good recruits to his name.

    We could have done much worse.
  • Kelin Blab
    YES JESUS.......
  • cooper
    Hopefully this is true because Katz has a history of getting it wrong...maybe IU leaked a rumor about Krueger only to make CRean sound so much better

    as usual nothing from the indy star
  • Atwater
    it worked
  • BrianK
    yes it did
  • Crean is the choice, not Kruger.
  • xxBHxx
    whew.. better than the other i suppose.
  • xxZPxx
    All of the Kruger rumors were just to make the Crean hire look much better and man did that work!.....im going home now before another rumor hits that makes me unhappy again....nice day gentleman...so far
  • xxZPxx
    One more thing.....Crean's first order of business should be to kick Dakich in the balls and then desperately try to get Bassett back. I guess Ellis too....
  • BayAreaHoosier
    haha.
  • Please give me one good reason why would he want to get them back? Break the rules and it's ok I guess. I should go work for IU
  • BrianK
    He can set guidelines for them to come back and actually attempt to caoch these guys.
  • tberry
    He should be grateful. the player now know they are expendable. If he wants them and takes them back, they will keep their shit to themselves and feel lucky to still have their scholarships.
  • drode
    I think this will be a great hire and I hope it rings true!
  • that kruger thing was a good joke.....really makes me a appriciate crean.....wow
  • Ryan_Btown
    heyyyyy...great hire. From what we had to work with, this was huge. I feel good now.
  • drode
    Breaking news on WTHR coming up in a couple of minutes reporting that IU is close to a deal.
  • jgongora86
    I'll be honest. I'm not that excited about it, but he has my full support if he indeed is the coach.
    jaime
  • xxBHxx
    Does Dominick James come with him?
  • xxBHxx
    Great hire.

    -Can recruit Indiana
    -knows midwest
    -knows big ten.

    Im down. Lets just hope the deal gets etched in stone.
  • RD21
    I do not want to get excited about this until it is official...but thank god. I did not want to wait another 4 years to relive this over again. Chances of getting Ebanks back??? Slim, but better now with Crean compared to the other guys. Wishful thinking.
  • peaychris
    this isnt a a WOW guy but solid... now who started that Kruger thing....
  • bpark83
    crean wasnt in my top 5 and barely made my top 10, but honestly i could care less...we are going to be horrible the next 2-3 years and will probably see some type of probation in that time span as well. good luck crean...good luck.
  • do you think bennet will take the marquette job
  • This is a great hire given his Big Ten ties and the discipline he demands from his players. Might not be the "sexy" name that many craved, but he'll get the job done, no question.
  • peaychris
    as they say in the hood TRU DAT!
  • MKH
    This is the guy I wanted when Sampson was hired, so I'm psyched that he ended up coming here in the end. I completely agree with you, Big A. He's one of the best coaches we can get that will both accommofate the boosters and win basketball games.
  • jgongora86
    I hope he can do it. I will give him 4 yrs before I pass judgement. I'm yearning for a some consistency and hopefully its a case where we need each other to push each other towards a championship.
  • gainer
    APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!! (PLEASE BE APRIL FOOLS!)
  • southsidehitmen
    My brother went to Marquette during the Dwayne Wade era...needless to say it will be a little awkward around my house now.

    But i've followed Crean because I rooted for Marquette when my brother was there.

    They play similar styles to Izzo's Michigan State teams, and Crean has a keen eye for talent.
    Only Marquette and Illinois State offered one Dwayne Wade a scholarship.

    Crean also got Wes Matthews to go to Marquette over Wisconsin, where his father played.

    Another pro for Crean is both Bo Ryan and the Illinois fans hate him for different reasons.
  • HoosierSmitty
    Well that settles it then, I'm a Crean fan...any enemy of the Illini is a friend of mine.
  • bz
    here, here!!!
  • ALH_00
    Cheers!
  • easy
    YES!!!! Crean is the guy I wanted last time! I think he will win big here, with a much better talent pool. He can compete with the Selfs and Gillispies of the world. I'm excited.

    He has the personality and intensity it will take to rebuild this thing.
  • gainer
    well that makes me feel better. part of the reason i didnt want to get crean was cuz last time around he didnt want to come here.
  • I think he will have bassett and ellis back.......and will probably have a good shot with ebanks and holloway....since he coached dewayne wade.........I think we just made a hire that may not need to rebuild, but rather pick up where sampson left off.

    Thank god its not lon kruger
  • Big A, Can Crean's recruits ask out of their LOI's and follow him to Indiana? Are there protocols? Seems to me this is a common event.
  • HoosierSmitty
    I think a lot of times a school will release a kid from his LOI with the stipulation that he can't follow the coach. I'm not sure if that's right, but for some reason that rings true with me.
  • Ryan_Btown
    That's correct. Most of the time, the recruit cannot follow the coach. that may even be an NCAA thing. That's one reason that Andre Owens finished out his playing days in Houston.
  • Ryan_Btown
    Stipulation: Only if the recruit has signed...if he hasn't signed, he can do whatever the hell he wants.
  • Ryan_Btown
    wait, andre owens was a bad example...he was already here...neways, you know what i mean
  • Disco_Briscoe
    Scottie Reynolds left Oklahoma when Sampson left for IU...
  • SanDiegoIUfan
    Well what happened with Robert Vaden going to UAB with Mike Davis then? If you aren't allowed to follow the coach then he should not have been allowed to transfer. Something is amiss with that stipulation.
  • Mr_C
    Vaden was a player not a recruit boss.
  • Ryan_Btown
    Yeah...I talked about a recruit in the first post. Typically, a recruit with an LOI cannot follow a coach when he leaves. I then screwed up by referencing andre owens, who was a player. Player's can follow their coaches i suppose, although i don't feel like it happens that often so you may have to get some type of approval...totally a guess tho
  • SanDiegoIUfan
    Oh my bad. Guess I should pay a little more attention to what I read!
  • ricbraun
    they don't always let recruits out of the LOI though. See Beasley, Michael
  • BrianK
    If they had that same line in their LOI that says they can if the coach leaves
  • HoosierSmitty
    How many different Crean pictures did you guys post and repost?
  • in 09 crean has a 4 star player.....that would be nice with eltson
  • erik williams is the recruits name....he is a small forward too...6-6 out of texas
    crean doesn't have much for 08
  • We've got to find one that's the right size.
  • BrianK
    No sexy or name popping but after thining about it is a very smart hire. Big 10 experience, Final four experience, proven recruiter. Young. No baggage. Louisville fans hate the hell out of him, maybe we can get a series with them.
  • Raymond219
    In 20/20 Hindsight Tom Crean might be a "Tony Bennett on Steriods". We all loved Bennett, myself included, because of all of his success at such a young age. At 42 Crean isn't much older and already has nine years of head coaching experience, a trip to the final four, and years as a top assistant for Jud Heathcote and Izzo at Michigan State.

    He is a tough defensive minded coach who might be just the perfect guy to bring a tough defense and true big ten style of play here. Additionally, a young unproven "up and comer" might not have been able to get Ebanks and Holloway back, but Crean might have a resume good enough to get them to come here and bring a few of his recruits down to Bloomington...and ISN'T Dominic James from Richmond, IN?

    Officially Starting a new phrase: The CREAN & Crimson!!!!
  • bz
    i know several people here over the last couple of weeks have said that they don't like crean for this reason or that. he hasn't been in a lot of people's top 5's, but i think this is going to be a GREAT hire!
  • peaychris
    can ITH'ers spring for contacts for Crean so no one can make fun of him for looking light Dwight Schrute..
  • peaychris
    and maybe some of you all can spring for "hooked on phonics" for me after that last post!
  • BrianK
    Hell don;t feel bad read my posts. Hell look at this one.
  • Lets all try to support this guy for attempting to clean up this mess
  • BrianK
    I wasn't for him either and he was at the bottom of my top ten. But after thinking about it and reading about him.......Yeah I can get behind him. Im for it. Im pumped about Hoosier Hysteria and seeing him. Alll the recruits know D-Wade. Thats a hell of a selling point. I'' say it I'm Crean n Crimson.
  • Here's a video of D-Wade on the Tom Crean show:

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KOszXHTRCvg
  • BrianK
    Woo hoo I was first to vote. Oh yeah hit the brick's Dak.
  • BrianK
    LOL IU fans are invading Marquette boards.
  • Raymond219
    CREAN & CRIMSON CREAN & CRIMSON CREAN & CRIMSON
  • bigiufan
    Guys, Espn has reported that the presser is at 11 not 10. Also, Terrell Holloway has listed Marquette as his top choice prior to this announcement, do we have a shot at retaining him now???
  • i would think we have a great shot. Maybe a big reason why he is the coach now.
  • JamesHardy
    I'm satisfied with this choice. I'm not excited, but I'm not disappointed either.

    **ONE PIECE OF VITAL INFO**
    I'm not one to START rumors, so please understand that as I finish this post. I have it on GOOD, SOLID authority that the reason for AB, JE, and JC's suspensions earlier this year were a result of the players failing to take a piss test for suspicion of drug use, more specifically, smokin weed. I would not post this if I didn't trust the source of the information. Ellis' suspension was handed down because DD suspected him of pot use and he wanted Ellis to take a test. When he refused, DD suspended him. The other two were handed down under KS's regime. Like I said before, I have NOT ONCE on this blog posted stories that I thought to be MAYBE true...this one is pretty solid.
  • JerryCT
    Sorry to hear this and it must have been wrenching for you to post it. I had said earlier this season that Ellis needed an "intervention" since he playing like a guy who needed rehab.

    Also sorry to hear folks attack DD for taking action. We are all thinking of ourselves and not the best interest of the boys themselves. DD did right by them , imploring them to be men even if they did not like it.

    If what you say is true then DD seems to know that wins and losses are irrelevant when it comes to the life lesson
  • well tomarrow it will officially not be dd's call anymore
  • JamesHardy
    Jerry...as soon as this news was given to me...I immediately took back all the negative "personal" attacks I've said about DD. Don't get me wrong, the guy still sucks as a coach, but his MORALS are still in tact. As far as his "wins and losses" being "irrelevant"...I think that is more of a result from him not being a good coach and he just can't win.
  • Ryan_Btown
    I'm sure that when we dismiss kids or suspend them and don't give reasons, other coaches pretty much know why. I mean, these kids have some problems, but I hope that they are allowed to rejoin the team under conditions. Maybe even a lengthened suspension. I wouldn't see anything wrong with that.
  • JamesHardy
    I completely agree. I'm not calling for a public execution of the kids. They made a BAD CHOICE and there needs to be a consequence for that. Many people on here are making DD out to be the bad guy b/c he tried to hold these two accountable. HE played the adult in the situation...which is WHAT HE WAS SUPPOSED TO DO. I love Bassett. I think he was the 2nd best player this year behind DJ. I just hope he matures before he pulls a Ratliff and wastes his talents. I'd love to see him playing the "Dominic James" role in Crean's offense in Bloomington
  • Ryan_Btown
    I'll have to admit though...yesterday when i heard, i was pissed! I've heard mention of what these guys were like. I even heard from a former assistant coach, who's dad may or may not have been a coach here (i won't go into how I ended up at Nick's with the guy), that ellis would just tell them he wasn't gonna practice cause he didn't feel like it.

    But when dakich kicked them off, i was so angry cause of all the other stuff going on. But, if he rolled it by the ad, and the ad said go with it, do what you gotta do man.

    Hopefully they straighten up.
  • Raymond219
    This is the most credible rumor ever. Anyone who is a student down here knows how a MAJORITY of the players act. Last Year FRESHMAN Joey Shaw, Ratliff, FRESHMAN Bassett, etc were always at Jakes and UPSTAIRS at Sports getting wasted. Talk to the right people in the right fraternity that a certain walk-on member of the team belongs to and they'll tell you bassett, ellis, etc are always getting high with the guys and partying.

    These guys really operate with no rules down here.
  • Guys,

    We've all heard these rumors about this and that. I'm fine with stuff being mentioned as long as it's done in a respectful way. Just remember these are young kids who make mistakes (as most of us did when we were that age) and let's try to avoid bashing guys here.
  • JamesHardy
    I'm not sure how to take this post? Are you implying that my report was not "respectful?" At no point am I bashing the players...I, of all people, understand that KIDS are going to make bad decisions. I work with 120 teenage kids everyday who do dumb things. I was just trying to shed some light on the rest of the crew here as to why DD came down on JE and AB the way he did. I applaud him.

    And to KGORK...if you or I wanted to get high and our "boss" requested that we take a pee test...and we denied it...what happens? In the words of the immortal Donald Trump, "You're FIRED!" Raymond is correct in his assessment, kids today that are student-ATHLETES get away with murder (figuratively of course). As a 20+ year Hoosier fan and alum, the last thing I want is for a team, to which I give my hard earned money, to "sweep under the rug" any kind of STUPIDITY. Look at the McAlarney kid from Notre Dame. He fessed up and had to sit out a year. Came back, was given a second chance and made the most of it. The key here is that the incident was not swept under the rug....like the CURRENT situation that was started by KS. So please...don't insult my intelligence and tell me...."no big deal."
  • kgork
    Um..wow. Sorry if I offended you, I was making a joke. Also, it has already been rumored for a long time that this was the reason for suspension.

    Honestly, i don't think smoking weed is that big of a deal, that's what I was referring to, but I'm not going to get in a debate on your stance on drug use.

    Again, sorry if I offended you.
  • JamesHardy
    didn't offend me at all...as a guy who works with kids everyday, I think it's that kind of "no big deal" attitude that leads to stupid
    $h!t like suspensions....

    so if you're given a full ride to a stellar academic institution like Indiana and you "smoke" it away to get a lil high...how is that NOT a big deal? If EJ "smokes" his way out of the NBA draft...is that not a big deal?

    If you're future is already laid out for you...(i.e. you're parents are filthy rich, you've already won the lottery, etc) then sure, getting high isn't a big deal. When you're future is still in doubt like these three kids who have been named, then it SHOULD be a big deal.

    I'm not upset with you at all...please dont' take it that way...I'm just frustrated with trying to teach today's youth that the FUTURE does matter and we have adults in this world that contradict that everyday. Just frustrating....no offense taken.
  • kgork
    Yea, I've heard that too.

    So what, they want to get a little high, no big deal.
  • Raymond219
    Agreed. I don't think its a life or death thing and I didn't mean for my post to sound so negative. My point was more about how they go to the bars and the attitude most of them exude. These kids are treated like gods during the recruiting process and are told every girl will want to S@$% them, etc, etc and then its hard to transition from that to actually disciplining them. It is more an attitude in public that seems can sometimes transition into the gym that bothers me.
  • Scott24
    I already like him because he WANTS to come to BTown and clean this mess up. It will be rough for the first year or so. Will wait till June to see what the NCAA says. Hopefully we won't be banned from post season play. But who knows.
  • bpark83
    now its time to CREAN house and fire rick greenspan...
  • Scott24
    Nice!!! I would really like to see DD as the new AD.
  • peaychris
    i just hope this experience hasnt soured him to leave the program
  • BrianK
    On lachlands show on WHAS even U of L and U of K fans think its a great hire. Only thing that;s been against him is he isn;t an IU guy and he has had only 1 NCAA win since D-Wade
  • BrianK
    Well it wasn;t a left field hire like Sampson and it wasn't Krueger "WTF!!" hire. Im happy and excited we can start getting things cleaned up. i look forward to finally hearing some positive things
  • And putting this into perspective I think you'd have to say that Crean's resume is more impressive than Gillespe when Kentucky hired him, Self when Kansas hired him and Howland when he went to UCLA. Not that it's a forecast for things to come, but it should make us feel good for one night.

    I'm real interested to see the start he can off too. If he can get Bassett and Ellis back that would be decent and if he can get at least one of Holloway and Ebanks that's icing on the cake.

    From and earlier post of someones it sounds like Holloway might have been leaning Marquette after Sampson was let go, I don't know if that means he know rethinks IU, but it's definitely a good sign.
  • Hoosier_in_Boston
    I'm happy with this hire. However, are we happy right now because RELATIVE to what we've been through, it seems like a good idea? When the dust settles, will it still be a good idea five years from now? I think probably yes, but just welcome any thoughts on this. Are we just happy because we were so eager for good news?
  • BTOWN40
    happy on both counts. If it doesn' t work out in 5yrs at least the infractions will be behind us.
  • Ryan_Btown
    Yep...This guy knows what he's getting into and he's coming anyway. Chances are we are paying him a shit load since he just got an extension last year and was already making a lot, but he knows what he's getting into and he's a good coach.

    He's at a school that is in one of the best conferences in the country getting beat up on every year and he made them better. I think he can do the same thing here. Not to mention, our conference isn't as deep as theirs.
  • BTOWN40
    Wanted Tony Bennett, and thought we wouldn't get anybody worth a darn once he turned us down. I will give Crean all the credit in the world for having the bzalls to come to IU and clean this mess up. I wonder if he talked to IZZO about the job before he took it.
    At least he is a hire that won't require total rebuilding @ IU. He can keep things stable and can recruit, not sure about his player development from freshman to seniors, I will have to do more research on that point.
    All and all I feel good about the hire, let's get behind him and all the players, (Bassett and Ellis included), and get IU back to top. Can't believe I am typing this, but good job committee thank you. We can all breathe a sigh of relief and exhale.
  • JamesHardy
    since you "exhaled" ...does that mean that you "inhaled????" NO wonder you're a fan of AB and JE!!!
  • Mr_C
    boo.
  • JamesHardy
    c'mon...have a little bit of a sense of humor!
  • BTOWN40
    High on life, and IU basketball nothing else bro. That would be a $75,000 mistake, unless I stood next to AB, and got some secondary smoke, I guess all BETTS would be off then
  • ALH_00
    He's got alot of work to do. Go Hoosiers!
  • You're back. How'd you finally get it to work?
  • easy
    Big A is this press conference open to the public?
  • No, media only.
  • easy
    Damn it. Is it going to be covered live then?
  • I'm sure most of the Indy news stations will have a live feed available online.
  • I think that support is the key here. I don't think Crean was #1 on many people's list...including IU's......but this man left a decent job where the people loved him...in the best conference.......to come to IU and try and fix our mess. All the way around we have to support him and there is no more lists. He is our man...and Support and Unity will revive this program
  • BTOWN40
    Not that Roth was going to not come to IU, but said he is excited about the hire. Hope the other recruits and current IU players feel the same way
    http://blogs.heraldtimesonline.com/iusp/?p=1870
  • ChiCityHoosier
    first and foremost, GO HOOSIERS! i think this will prove to be a good hire. crean knows he wasn't the front-runner for the job so he's (hopefully) going to do everything necessary to prove the part of the fan-base that isn't 100% behind him that he's going to be our man for a long time and that he deserved this job. and given his record, i think he's got the ability to do a damn good job of that. soon he'll have all the resources to compete with bo ryan, thad matta, etc. as well as the bill selfs, bruce pearls, roy williams, and coach k's of the game. this is definitely a new and fresh beginning.

    but of course, this isn't the final piece of the puzzle yet. we still have to wait until june to find out what kind of disaster the ncaa has in store for us/crean/hoosier-country. other than that, I CANNOT WAIT FOR NEXT SEASON!

    *ps: let's hope and pray EJ decides against the nba on monday ...
  • BTOWN40
    My buddy and I had a discussion about EJ. We both thought Gordon may have played his way out of a lottery pick and he will realize that Crean can COACH him back to that point. We call it the Dwayne Wade factor, it may sound silly, but it only takes 1 NBA ALL-STAR to make an impact on younger college kids
  • Kelin Blab
    VERY good point btown40 lets hope you are right...I think wade left after his sophmore season...
  • JamesHardy
    wade played 4 years at Marquette. he was a senior when he left...if my memory serves me correctly...
  • Wade left after his junior season.

    http://gomarquette.cstv.com/sports/m-baskbl/spe...
  • JamesHardy
    so...if we put our answers together...WE WERE RIGHT!!! The law of averages! Thanks A!
  • peaychris
    i think EJ reminds me a lot of d wade, but with a better jumper. i have made that analogy a couple times on here
  • Kelin Blab
    Wow I think we have a coach....I saw a riot coming when the introduces Lon Kroger! Tom Crean I am happy I think he will do well here, haven't heard any violation stuff with him. It would be interesting in seeing how he handles armon and jamarcus......

    I think Armon and Dominque James are from the same area.
  • Armon is from Terre Haute and James is from Richmond.
  • Kelin Blab
    Predictions.....

    Jamarcus stays.............
    Armon goes...................to UAB
    EJ stays.........................I feel more confident he will now
    Taber stays.................

    Holloway leaves............
    Ebanks decides to come to IU............

    IU sanctions are enough for the NCAA. KS gets banned for 5 years......
  • hoosierfan27
    Holloway has Marquette on his short list. I think he might have a change of heart and re-sign now that we have Crean
  • BTOWN40
    Blab apparently Holloway had Marquette as one of his possible destinations after asking for his release from IU.
  • BTOWN40
    Sorry to duplicate your post hfan, you out typed me on that one
  • hoosierfan27
    Its cool i just hope ebanks and holloway decide to come back and would love to get armon back on the team. JE can do what he wants we dont need him
  • Ryan_Btown
    Agreed...I think Ebanks winds up at Memphis...mainly because I think Calipari is a crook...but Holloway may change his mind.
  • hoosierfan27
    Agreed Memphis is on their way to their own violations. Calipari seems a little too slick for me
  • I would say holloway is 85% back to IU......Ebanks....I don't know this will be a test. I think armon will be back in an IU uniform and armon, crawford, holloway, and roth seems like a pretty good rotating back courts. The oldest will be a Junior....I wouldn't say that needs rebuilt.

    Does anyone know if we will have a scholorship or two left for the spring?

    Ellis, Ebanks, Mcghee would be a great small forward line up
    Thomas, Taber Not too bad at power forwards
    Holman, Pritchard at centers......not bad either

    I say you get another Juco big man at about 6/10 and what is there too rebuild.............keep our guys keep our recruits....actually control the program and coach the players and we are in the big ten hunt
  • easy
    Holloway and Bassett stay. Ebanks goes to Memphis.
  • BTOWN40
    Let's just see some COACHING and offensive movement without the ball. Anybody know what kind of offense and defense he runs, give me specifics. Hopefully he eliminates the chuck 30 footer from the IU playbook, that Bracy Wright gave to MIke Davis and Davis left in his office for Sampson. Crean throw that play out
  • easy
    OK Crean was making 1.7 mil at Marquette. Let's guess how much it took to get him away!

    I'll start. 8 years, 2.3 mil per.
  • JamesHardy
    My guess...however much "chump change" Mark Cuban had laying around in his couch!
  • hoosierfan27
    Id like to know who everyone has as their starting five for next year. Here's my ideal lineup
    1-Holloway (if he comes)
    2- Armon (hopefully Roth can be an instant scorer and rotate into the lineup, Crean's Marquette teams were always good shooting teams)
    3- Ebanks
    4- Taber
    5- Deandre (Eli?)
  • BTOWN40
    Let's just see some COACHING and offensive movement without the ball. Anybody know what kind of offense and defense he runs, give me specifics. Hopefully he eliminates the chuck 30 footer from the IU playbook, that Bracy Wright gave to MIke Davis and Davis left in his office for Sampson. Crean throw that play out

    Posted in reply section first my bad
  • JamesHardy
    appearently you didn't catch any of Dominic "Bracey" James' games this year?
  • BTOWN40
    Hardy as long as the players can shoot better 3's and layups than you, I know will be alright.
  • JamesHardy
    DUDE...your wife shoots better layups than me...that shouldn't be a problem! Now 3's on the other hand...but like i said...did you watch "Bracey" James this year? Dude shot like 39.8% from the field...YIKES! and EVEN WORSE from DOWNTOWN (31%)


    Marquette shot a lot of 3s this year...they were 246-697 (35%) as a team.
    His 2007-2008 team with an "outstanding point guard" averaged 15 assists and 13 tournovers per game this year. That assist average is not very good in my opinion. They averaged around 76 points per game. I'm nervous abou them only shooting 80+ more free throws than field goals in the entire season. I just know that they shot alot and had two guards (McNeal and James) who could go to the rim almost at will. I didn't see enough of that for my pleasure as I watched Marq. play this year. You asked for input...you got it.
  • JamesHardy
    in case anyone wonders where i got my numbers above....

    http://gomarquette.cstv.com/auto_pdf/p_hotos/s_...
  • easy
    I actually have a coaching book from Crean. A lot of "team" themes in the book. Lots of screens on offense. Very physical, in your face, pressure man-to-man defense. They were regarded as the most physical team in the Big East this year.
  • ALH_00
    Pretty good stuff.

    1. Success: Plenty...good coaching tree, tournament wins, all at a small school in a big time conference (for some part).
    2. Defense: Marquette plays hard. The were a bit small, but whatever. Jerel McNeal was a shut-down defender.
    3. Recruiting: Buckley and Crean are familiar with players in Indiana.

    Good stuff indeed. Thanks for the links...I can't wait ot hear more.
  • cooper
    with all the trouble and worry the program was going thru, if i was a player I'd be smoking weed too
  • hoosierfan27
    ill second that
  • bassett - holloway
    crawfrod - roth
    Ebanks - Ellis - Mcghee
    Thomas - (Juco Transfer)- Taber
    Eli - Pritchard
  • Kelin Blab
    Bassett
    Crawford
    Ebanks
    Eli
    Pritchard

    Deandre I do not think he would help IU much at all unless he loses more weight. Nice kid though....
  • JamesHardy
    guess that explains why EJ started missing shots at the end of the season??? GOT DORITOS?
  • hoosierfan27
    I go to school at IU and graduated hs with Fink. I've never once heard anything of the sort. Gordon's a class act and its upsetting he probably wont be back next year.
  • Kelin Blab
    OK.......one more......

    I just saw on peegs dan dakich has dismissed crean for missing a meeting with him about staying on as his successor.....

    I wonder how long before Dak is gone, then greeny
  • hoosierfan27
    Reading that this was mainly Greenspan's hire at least shows hes not a complete moron. Could you imagine what we'd be saying about him if he hired some no name. This went so much better than i expected.
  • Kelin Blab
    agreed, I left the house this afternoon, thinking about Lon Kruger.....I think he would have been next in line if Crean said no....
  • BTOWN40
    Man I really want to go to bed before midnight, but I'm afraid I'll wake up tomorrow and Myles FN Brand and Greenspan would have pulled some sick a@@ April fools joke on us all. Please God don't let that happen as I don't want to get arrested for a double homicide and spend the rest of my days in the pokey..
  • BTOWN40
    Unless of course they get the Big Ten Network in their, so I can watch the games, and I get conjegal visits from Erin Andrews. Then I guess it would be worth it
  • hoosierfan27
    I feel you, but it seems certain at this point. I'm sure I'll have some awful dream about Alford becoming coach.
  • hoosiergal
    Go ahead and go to bed. Peegs is reporting that Crean arrived in Bloomington a little after 10pm. GO HOOSIERS!
  • BTOWN40
    You stalkin the planes again?
  • hoosiergal
    As a diehard Hoosier fan, candy-striped pants, a TV Nazi (when the Hoosiers play, and jet fumes are in my game book!
  • Kelin Blab
    So let me get this straight.....WTHR Henry "hyped one" Wofford sources tell him.....Armon and Ellis will go to Greeny and say...I will come back if Dak is gone???? WOW
  • Kelin Blab
    The good thing about Crean is he loves a good screen.....that will help Matt "freakin'" Roth
  • kgork
    My lineup, I think Bassett and Ellis will be reinstated. I'll say Holloway will recommit, but I won't get too optimistic and leave off Ebanks.

    1- Bassett, Holloway
    2- Crawford, Roth
    3- Ellis
    4- Taber/McGee/Thomas (like this year, we will see a lot of tinkering here)
    5- Holman, Pritchard

    This is still a good team, and I think we will sneak up on people next year.
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