CaribouJim
11-21-2016, 04:50 PM
http://www.campusrush.com/tom-crean-indiana-hoosiers-basketball-hoop-thoughts-2103344067.html
Paragraph pertaining to Crean story - I'm sure some may disagree with a few points:
Despite the shaky start last year, Indiana improved dramatically in the ensuing months. The Hoosiers ended up winning the Big Ten regular season title by two games and reached the Sweet 16 for the third time in five years with a second-round win over Kentucky. In retrospect, this should not have been surprising, since few coaches can match Crean's record when it comes to player improvement. That stretches back to previous stop at Marquette, when he brought in a raw, lightly regarded recruit named Dwyane Wade and helped transform him into an NBA Hall of Famer. Crean also polished a hidden gem in Jerel McNeal, who had just four scholarship offers but left Marquette as the school's all time leading scorer, and helped 6' 10" forward Steve Novak evolve from a slow, thin shooting specialist to a multi-dimensional player now enjoying in his 11th NBA season.
Paragraph pertaining to Crean story - I'm sure some may disagree with a few points:
Despite the shaky start last year, Indiana improved dramatically in the ensuing months. The Hoosiers ended up winning the Big Ten regular season title by two games and reached the Sweet 16 for the third time in five years with a second-round win over Kentucky. In retrospect, this should not have been surprising, since few coaches can match Crean's record when it comes to player improvement. That stretches back to previous stop at Marquette, when he brought in a raw, lightly regarded recruit named Dwyane Wade and helped transform him into an NBA Hall of Famer. Crean also polished a hidden gem in Jerel McNeal, who had just four scholarship offers but left Marquette as the school's all time leading scorer, and helped 6' 10" forward Steve Novak evolve from a slow, thin shooting specialist to a multi-dimensional player now enjoying in his 11th NBA season.