IU set to Hire Crean!!! (No April Fools!) - per ESPN

PacerGuy · Post #1 » by **PacerGuy** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 9:51 pm

http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/news/story?id=3324439

Huge hire, IMO.
After the Bennett news & the player mess, to get a coach like this is a big acheivment the the "Pabst Blue Ribbion Committie". Now ther is 1 more decision to make, & that's Rick Greenspan needs to go.....

Post #2 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 10:13 pm

I'm ecstatic. I love Tom Crean as a hire. He worked his way up, learned from the best like Tom Izzo, and is a fantastic recruiter. I might've liked Sean Miller a little more, but Crean is a fantastic, steady, proven hire.

The guy was able to find and develop some amazing college talent that went unnoticed by major programs, such as Steve Novak, Travis Diener, and Dwyane Wade.

I view Tom Crean as a "home run" hire that IU sorely needs.

cdash · Post #3 » by **cdash** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 10:16 pm

I really like it. The program is in absolute disarray, but I think in two or three years, he will have it in great shape again.

Post #4 » by **PR07** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 10:41 pm

This is a really good hire. Congrats to Hoosier fans. Still won't be pretty next season though.

Post #5 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 10:47 pm

Oh, yeah. It's gonna be ugly. Who knows how many scholarship players we'll even have in town.

bballpacen · Post #6 » by **bballpacen** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:02 pm

What is he going to do with Ellis and Basset?? Does he bring them back...

Post #7 » by **MickeyDavis** » Tue Apr 1, 2008 11:41 pm

Crean did fine at Marquette, never any recruiting violations and never even a sniff of any. He could never recruit big men though and his only really successful year was because of Wade. Good hire though.

Boneman2 · Post #8 » by **Boneman2** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 2:10 am

What is he going to do with Ellis and Basset??

By looking at the timing of the hire, I'm sure Indiana would like Crean to smooth things over.

This move tells me Dakich overstepped his boundaries by kicking players off the team.

Post #9 » by **Scoot McGroot** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 2:42 am

Boneman2 wrote:This move tells me Dakich overstepped his boundaries by kicking players off the team.

I don't think that's necessarily the case at all. Crean's a pretty stand up guy, and I'm sure he'd like to know the whole story of what went on with Ellis and Bassett. I don't think he'll blindly fight to get them back, but if the situation allows it, he might.

I'm sure that Dakich didn't just come to this decision without contacting and planning with Greenspan or other higher-ups.

However, the question is whether or not they were KICKED OFF THE TEAM or just kicked off the team. The first is a permanent thing, the 2nd is a Florida State/Penn State football type punishment (kicked off the team for a few games or offseason workouts, but then reinstated for the season or important games).

TheCelticTruth · Post #10 » by **TheCelticTruth** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 2:47 am

i think creans a great coach, any of you guys who are indiana fans should be glad youve got a coach worthy of your program.

i doubt he brings the two dismissed players back, from what ive read, they dont seem like crean type players

Post #11 » by **PR07** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 2:49 am

I think many fans are being too rough on Dakich. He pretty much inherited a sinking battleship. Maybe Crean will look into bringing them back, but I bet they were kicked off the team for good reason. Remember, a few sour grapes can spoil the whole bunch.

ElectricMayhem · Post #12 » by **ElectricMayhem** » Wed Apr 2, 2008 3:31 am

In Crean, you guys will get a solid coach, tireless worker, and great recruiter. Learning from Izzo, his teams will concentrate and defense and rebuilding. It also seems that he's huge into conditioning and finding athletes who excelled at other sports.

I like the fact that this move bumps up the Big 10, but I don't like that MSU just got a competitor that knows it so well.