Quote from Mr Basketball Kyle Guy on why he did not choose Indiana
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I've had people tell me it's as if 's trying to prove how smart he is, as if he doesn't think he'll be taken seriously (and, inadvertently, isn't).
Take the late-season 2 hour practices. Crean would run them and do demonstrations to visitors to show plays that they run. No one has ever figured out WHY he would want to do that (because I'm sure Coach Buck & others have told him to taper off to rest players legs), but he'd do it anyways - at least up until last year. Head scratcher.
Truth is stranger than fiction. BTW, here's a fun game...replace CTC's name for other basketball coaches in our past, and this sentence is still true.
But the highly competent ones were accorded respect based on their achievements, while those who didn't measure up professionally eventually saw their support erode. That appears to be what's happening Crean right now.
Wasn't speaking to competence...more to the existence of that "cult" like devotion that certainly is not in evidence with CTC.
But that devotion was always deeply rooted in a high level of competence, which is why there's so much less of it attached to Crean. Sounds like coaches have known for some time, and recruits and their parents are increasingly aware now, too. It only makes sense that fans are getting wise, too.
Somebody that lives in southern Indiana and is a rabid IU fan is probably not going to quite going to games unless we get really really bad . My uncle is Bedford is one of the IU forever fans no matter what. I highly doubt they would give up tickets to IU to drive and watch the Pacers instead. I would think we would need at least several pretty bad years before seats start going empty. It will be to late then because the extension will have already been inked.
Then why do I keep reading posts complaining about cultish CTC lovers? I have yet to see anyone that fits that bill.
You aren't looking very hard. They're here, and they seem content with IU as an average to above average program. They would certainly celebrate any greater achievements, but they neither expect nor "demand" that IU compete at that level. Doesn't make them bad people in any way, they're just happy with where the program is and with Crean's stewardship of it.
Calipari is really good at connecting with kids on a personal level. It may not be genuine. But the players don't know that.
Where's the link to this article? I don't doubt the veracity of the quotes, but I'd like to read the entire article.
Do you have neigo on ignore? He would be exhibit A.
Sounds like something you would read in the National Enquier come on Tas your better than this.
If "cult" is indicative of an unrealistic, unnatural devotion to someone unworthy of such attention, then you're not looking hard enough, likely for a very obvious reason.
Didn't you find Guy's repudiation of Crean disturbing? An IU fan from an IU family who made it clear he didn't go to IU because of the coach.
Also, as a corollary to this, it's also worth noting that I think the top talent in IN was in a swoon during some of RMK's later years. There was a stretch in the late 80s where the top IN recruits weren't national caliber. There's certainly been an upsurge I believe since the mid to late 90s.
Do you think he would without the almighty holier than thou Hoosier fans and their Indiana arrogance?
