Comments on: Around the Hall: Tom Crean reaction

By: Kelin Blab

Kelin Blab — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 04:04:49 +0000

I saw something where if you include Eli's high school suspension, if he chooses to leave he would end up sitting out of basketball for 3 YEARS….I am sure that is something he doesn't want to do. Eli seems like a good and smart kid and I think he will seize the opportunity here to be the “BMOC”.

By: jgongora86

jgongora86 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:42:41 +0000

Thanks RoberSchell and Btown40. I will wear them proud in the streets of chapel hill.

By: JerryCT

JerryCT — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 02:15:37 +0000

Didn't Holman get shot in a drive by before coming to IU ? Cali might not sound so good .

All these guys are looking at serious PT at a school certain to be on tv alot and if they hang togehter may actually be pretty good. I really donot think they leave unless they have to for grades or other reasons

By: BGleas

BGleas — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:39:01 +0000

Yup all you need is one good in-state recruiting class, and then the rest will follow.

By: Atwater

Atwater — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:23:16 +0000

I thought it was cool how Crean said that he understood what the candy striped pants were all about (i'm paraphrasing). It is a little thing, but some stuff like that is important to a lot of hoosier fans.

Also, when we think about all of the players that we could lose, just remember how terrible Purdue was the last couple of years. They tore it down, started over, and it turned out pretty good.

By: BGleas

BGleas — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 01:05:27 +0000

My guess is that Crawford and Holman will stay. Other than the fact that you're taking control of your situation, I don't see why these guys would transfer, or guys in general when they get a new coach.

Either way you're going to have a new coach, but by staying you don't have to sit out a year and leave friends you might have made at school. So unless you completely don't like the new coach, why leave, unless you just really want control of the decision, because none of these chose Crean.

By: RobertSchell

RobertSchell — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:59:44 +0000

You can also try T.I.S.

http://www.tisbookiu.com/item-detail.cfm?sku=20...

By: BTOWN40

BTOWN40 — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:14:41 +0000

It might work in our favor in the long run. You might see Roth and Pritchard get all the playing and seasoning they need, and it could payoff when they are sophs and juniors. We are going to struggle next year if Ellis, Crawford, Bassett, and Holman aren't back. We can't as fans expect much. I just want to see player development, plus the 4 star Crean had going to Marquette wants out of his letter of intent, maybe we could snag him, and there are a couple of undecide McDonald all americans that you could sell the program too and look at all the playing time they woul get.

By: Dwight_K_Schrute

Dwight_K_Schrute — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:08:02 +0000

Crean was on the Dan Patrick show this morning

Here is the link

http://i.cnn.net/si/danpatrick/interviews/2008/...

By: Ryan_Btown

Ryan_Btown — Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:04:22 +0000

Wow, really disappointed in that IDS article. I thought Crawford was almost positive on his return and that article didn't sound very good. EJ didn't even go to the team meeting? Ouch, he's gone (although we figured he would be anyways). And Holman…that's the worst. I really thought he was leaning toward returning. But he says he's gonna go home and talk it out. Man, by the time he gets to Cali, if any west coast team has an interest, I'm guessing that's where he'll stay. He also said “Crean will be a good fit for some of the guys.” This isn't looking as good as I had hoped.