Tuesday, November 4, 2014

Tom Crean - entire program out of control again

Fact - Kelvin Sampson was fired by Indiana in February of 2008.
Tom Crean was hired right at the beginning of April 2008, and all the major player issues there at Indiana were just starting and continued largely into the first several months of the Tom Crean era...

In fact - one of the harshest critics now is Dan Dakich - but guess who was in 100% FULL control of the IU program as acting head coach when the majority of those disastrous issues were erupting - yup - it was Dan Dakich. Dakich also has harbored a grudge ever since as he thought he should have had a shot at the head coaching position.

So after Bassett & Ellis were booted in 2008 at the request of Crean - all the rest of those guys who were run out - were the exclusive doings of Crean - so he knew what he was getting into and was being paid handsomely to do it - so don't blame everyone else.

So Crean is no stranger to multiple player drug, alcohol, and arrest issues.  Add to that - a few of his early recruits were troubled kids as well (Devan Dumes) - 
Read more here- 

http://bubravesblogger.blogspot.com/2010/12/debunking-myths-againindiana-beaten.html

Now, after Tom Crean finally nabbed a few great recruits (Zeller, Oladipo..) and had a a couple Sweet Sixteen runs - now he's got some big problems...
Over just the last 6 months or so at least four players have alcohol related arrests and other issues.

http://www.indystar.com/story/sports/columnists/gregg-doyel/2014/11/03/doyel-crean-failing-these-hoosiers-on-and-off-court/18439637/

A big hunk of IU fans are already gearing up for the inevitable - that Crean may be on the way out..
In fact - a whole lot of people had him on the HOT SEAT even before all these latest player issues.
Problem is, that it may take $12 to even as high as $15 million to buy out his remaining contract.
http://www.btpowerhouse.com/2014/6/30/5826622/tom-crean-indiana-hoosiers-basketball-hot-seat-fire

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