I would say he has done better with regard to character and behavior without a question.
Clearly, RMK was one of the greatest of all time and Indiana will likely never see a tactician of the game in that stratosphere again. However, in retrospect, he was a jerk. I defended him unequivocally until even after he got fired. However, I have gotten older I guess, and I think there is some value in not being a jerk. Yeah, yeah...he visited kids in the hospital and raised money for the library. While Crean might be annoying to some and not the greatest coach of all-time, I can live with the trade-off for now...he seems like a pretty good dude generally.
BTW...I am not mocking the good ole days by any means. I've been there since 1977 and I've seen it all. When I was a kid I couldn't even stand to not make my dad drive me from Carmel to Bloomington to the Indiana Classic for two nights in a row each December...not to mention miss going to any other game...almost literally.
My priorities have shifted though...I only went to two games last year and sold the rest of my tickets. If pressed, I would probably choose going to an IU football game over an IU basketball game nowadays. Things change I guess.