Haterz gonna hate. There's still plenty-o-room on the 'ol bandwagon, kind sir. Please get yourself in line. I KNOW you know that the man has turned a corner, the debacle in The Fort not withstanding. If OG isn't sick, we win that game going away. I'm telling you, he's turned a corner.
God bless you for the kind words. Far too much negativity these days and I for one, have had it. I was a HUGE part of the problem for so, so long but I know now what an idiot I was. I'm all for supporting Coach Crean. He's assembled a great team and they'll do nothing but great things come tournament time.
NOT. GONNA. HAPPEN. This team is WAY too talented and Crean is pushing all the right buttons. That loss was just the wake up call this team needed, even if it was only because OG was sick.
Easy....Crean is the best developer of talent in the NCAA.
Please see my other post. I was WRONG. I'm done disparaging Coach Crean. If you want to talk $hit to me, whatever. I'm going to enjoy watching Coach Crean get this team deep, deep into the tourney. They're easily his most talented team. I'm dead serious. What games, exactly, haven't I watched? Our lone loss was because OG was so sick and ineffective. What in the hell did I say that was miserable in this thread?
Just RBB wallow in his hate....no need to sully yourself with his slop.
So is being negative and not seeing that Crean is improving as a coach and that this team is far too athletic and talented (combined with his coaching) to not get to the FF this year. It's gonna happen. Just hide and watch.
It's nice to see someone with capability of self-reflection and growth. Kudos to you, my good man. You are a true IU fan.
People can change their minds. This is Crean's deepest, most talented team. We'll be playing in April.
No LOL. I was wrong. What can I say? I truly think he's turned a corner and the results from this year speak for themselves. This team is immmmmmmmmmensely talented and he's the one that assembled them. This is the year and unlike Joe Maddon, he won't even come close to screwing this up because he's absolutely making all the right moves right now. The FW game was an aberration. OG was sick. Plain and simple.
Some of us have seen the light on the other side and know better. It's no longer faith. It's knowledge. To quote another recent convert, C$, it's all happening. Believe, brother, believe. Tis the season.
I'm still not 100% sold on Crean, but this team is talented enough that a good high school coach could get IU in the top 2/3 in the B1G, at least play on Sat in the BTT (I'm convinced the B1G is down this year), and get to a sweet 16 by just rolling the ball out and letting the team play.
This is precisely why I think Crean will lead us back to the promised land and put Hoosier fans into Heaven! I truly believe we as fans are blessed to have such a good Christian man running our beloved program!
Do you have any idea how difficult it would be for the tournament committee to "create" match ups between certain teams? Really?
So are you trying to set him up for failure if does not meet these expectations. If you are telling the truth I am happy that you have at least giving him a chance. If he fails then it will be time for a change if not let's get behind our coach.
How am I setting him up for failure? I'm supporting him and the team. You guys are unbelievable. You complain about all the negativity and I have a legit change of heart and I get crap like this. Yes, Scott I'm convinced Crean is going to lead this team, easily his most athletic and interchangeable, to a FF this year. It's all there.
Scott seems to think you're a lot more clever than you really are.
Where did I say a HS coach could be doing what Crean is doing? That's complete bull. Crean has assembled a great and highly athletic team that should go to the FF this year. He's turned a corner with his coaching IMHO. What's funny is that all of you guys that did nothing but preach against negativity now can't accept that some of us are actually coming around. In the words of a Welsh friend of mine, take yes for an answer.
Actually, what's funny is watching the only thoughtful posters on this forum summarily dismissed because they have at some point been labeled as "haters." If they say something negative, they have an agenda. If they same something positive, they have an agenda. Hell, if they say something entirely benign, they have an agenda.
One, I don't feel the loss to IPFW is that bad. They are 118th in Kenpom. Likely to win their conference. Possible NCAAT team.
Quite frankly, (I started a thread about this the night of the game) I think the loss to Ft Wayne will do more for this team than either win against KU or UNC. I'm not saying that those won't help this team...but that Ft Wayne loss was much better for this team, that is growing and learning what it takes to be a championship team.
I hope you are right, but judging our lack of focus an energy in non-UNC games since, I'm not sure we've seen that benefit yet. They might need to lose a couple more for it to really sink in.
