I am not a Crean fan obviously but I think his coaching isn't as bad as his roster management/Recruiting. I think in order for CTC to get IU back to being elite is he is going to have to recruit elite classes every year. No doubt he has landed some studs but the balance of each class is poor and the makeup of each class is poor. he isn't in the IZZO, Ryan category where he can win without elite talent. So I think the answer is recruit better..
Some things I don't understand with his recruiting..
-Why is it necessary to tie up 13 schollies every year? Especially when a few schollies are to major major projects.This leads to unbalanced classes.
-If his system calls for a stretch 4 then you have to recruit them. Hartman looks like he fits the mold and possibly MH but we need to land the TJ Leaf type for this position. Wing player but is 6'9 so he can guard an opposing teams 4.
-We are in desperate need for a big man that can play right away...yet we use two over sign's on 6'7 guys.
-Rumbles of Yogi going pro after this season...yet we haven't signed a true PG since we signed Yogi.
Like I said I am not a fan of his and he does so strange things in the course of the games that make you say "WTF" is he doing but I think his biggest issues are his recruiting(consistently well at every position) and his roster management/balance.
This is not a bash Crean session, I just think odds are he stays and if we are going to get really good things have to change in these areas.
Some things I don't understand with his recruiting..
-Why is it necessary to tie up 13 schollies every year? Especially when a few schollies are to major major projects.This leads to unbalanced classes.
-If his system calls for a stretch 4 then you have to recruit them. Hartman looks like he fits the mold and possibly MH but we need to land the TJ Leaf type for this position. Wing player but is 6'9 so he can guard an opposing teams 4.
-We are in desperate need for a big man that can play right away...yet we use two over sign's on 6'7 guys.
-Rumbles of Yogi going pro after this season...yet we haven't signed a true PG since we signed Yogi.
Like I said I am not a fan of his and he does so strange things in the course of the games that make you say "WTF" is he doing but I think his biggest issues are his recruiting(consistently well at every position) and his roster management/balance.
This is not a bash Crean session, I just think odds are he stays and if we are going to get really good things have to change in these areas.