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CaribouJim
11-21-2016, 03:50 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.

Markedman
11-21-2016, 04:50 PM
I love Steve but.... multidimensional NBA player? Seriously?

Jerel's best year was after Crean left......ditto for Wes.

Crean did a great job here and is doing great things at IU now. Plays a fun style to watch.

CaribouJim
11-21-2016, 05:09 PM
[QUOTE=Markedman;132078]I love Steve but.... multidimensional NBA player? Seriously?

That's the one that I thought would draw the most attention. I can live with the Jerel inclusion, less so with Wesley. One of the most entertaining losses at MU other than the tragic injury to DJ was that UCONN game. The pace was non-stop insanity with Wesley assertively taking it to the basket although forcing it a couple times down the stretch. Some of my non-MU buddies and work colleagues called and texted me the next day to express how entertaining that game was.