tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post6756883370882718572..comments2023-04-07T02:13:24.731-07:00Comments on Hoosierhoopla: NIT Jolt -- Did IU REALLY Lose To Penn StatePete DiPrimiohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12708535351401703425noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-64037410163935941622010-12-31T21:46:49.966-08:002010-12-31T21:46:49.966-08:00This is turning into a mess and all the excuses an...This is turning into a mess and all the excuses and what ifs and blaming others is getting really old. Crean is in his third year, coaching the second group of kids he recruited and they look no better than they did two years ago. They are flat out awful. It's amazing how Kentucky can start 4-5 freshman every year and win immediately and Crean can't play .500 ball in his third year. How long's it going to take, Tom? 5 years? 10 years? Absolute nonsense. Nobody expected a title or an NCAA bid. But we did expect to be competitive with PENN STATE. What a joke....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-10935067176249413512010-12-29T03:19:01.572-08:002010-12-29T03:19:01.572-08:00What if Creen moved Creek to the point? He doesn&#...What if Creen moved Creek to the point? He doesn't have Jalen Rose's height ... but it may free up some of our other guards to shoot more. Thoughts???Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-84154099237788388612010-12-28T21:28:52.141-08:002010-12-28T21:28:52.141-08:00It is time for Larwence Barnett to start playing b...It is time for Larwence Barnett to start playing basketball again. Yeah, the football Larwence Barnett form Ft. Wayne Indiana, Bishop Luers High School. He is so fast. I watched Barnett and Deshaun Thomas play during Barnett's senior year a few times and those few times Barnett was the best player on floor. He is incrediblely quick,and a defender. He could get to the rim in a blink of an eye.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-59902388818454588132010-12-28T15:47:57.912-08:002010-12-28T15:47:57.912-08:00Terrible situation and the recruits will start dro...Terrible situation and the recruits will start dropping after we only win 3 more games this year.Clinchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-707317808637972002010-12-28T13:39:38.022-08:002010-12-28T13:39:38.022-08:00I agree with everything posted here. The lack of d...I agree with everything posted here. The lack of development with this team in year 3 is embarrassing and falls totally on Tom Crean's shoulders. The Tan and Clap strategy is not working.....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-56446475111665088742010-12-28T09:55:41.946-08:002010-12-28T09:55:41.946-08:00Agreed (with Pete) and agreed, agreed, agreed (wit...Agreed (with Pete) and agreed, agreed, agreed (with three previous anonymous posts). So disappointing to watch the last three games... Could be a LONG Big Ten season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-54166421339198537462010-12-28T09:47:44.819-08:002010-12-28T09:47:44.819-08:00You've heard the expression over and over...&q...You've heard the expression over and over..."Players take on the personality of the Coach." Certainly was true with IU and Knight and Purdue and Keady.<br /><br />Well it's true with every Crean Team at Indiana. In fact, it may be getting worse each year. Crean is a very "soft" coach. His players are really "soft". Defense is about toughness. This coach has none.<br /><br />Hoosier fans will eventually wake up and see that the IU Admin has made yet another blunder with this hire. Crean can get all the Parade HS All American "verbals" he can. It won't matter. You gotta X and O and motivate. This guy does neither.<br /><br />See ya at the end of a 3-15 (or worse) Big Ten Season.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-13995298180824148892010-12-28T09:00:32.927-08:002010-12-28T09:00:32.927-08:00Let's get serious .... Crean is more like Wats...Let's get serious .... Crean is more like Watson than Knight....This is not a well coached defensive team (poor not just off the dribble but weak on the helpside so there is no trust). Poor shot selection is also a problem .... does the coach demand good shot selection. This team needs more than a cheerleader on the sidelines...it needs someone who is demanding and willing to use the bench as a motivator (for more than the post players).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-16451017019144684812010-12-28T06:54:29.831-08:002010-12-28T06:54:29.831-08:00The crux of the problem is IU has virtually no ins...The crux of the problem is IU has virtually no inside game. The reason it has no inside game is because the offense never (almost never) passes the ball to our front court players in the blocks. This translates into no shooting fouls. Consistantly doing the weave on the 3 point line simply wastes time. Crean needs to demand the ball gets into the block. It's a tough blow losing Guy, but that's how it is. Watford needs to start posting up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-74507521885782253232010-12-28T06:26:28.816-08:002010-12-28T06:26:28.816-08:00Not being able to stop anyone off the dribble...No...Not being able to stop anyone off the dribble...Not having any inside rebounding or scoring...Not being strong around the basket with weak shots that get blocked like playing Nerf hoops...13 win seasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2719122004661496164.post-28897839962415161052010-12-28T05:43:40.664-08:002010-12-28T05:43:40.664-08:00The day is coming when the "Sampson Excuses&q...The day is coming when the "Sampson Excuses" will have expired and someone will ask "what kind of coach is Crean?" So far he has had a pass.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com