Poor Crean

This most definately blows for Crean...I know that Hoosier fans want their team to be good soon, but it isn't going to happen soon.  Give Crean at least three years before he has a team that's respectable (not great--just respectable).  It would be a shame if IU fired him after three years just because he didn't win the Big Ten Tournament or something.

In any case, good luch Crean...you'll need all you can get.

dmberger,

Your comments are accurate, and I think IU fans (at least all of them I've heard from) understand the absolute clustermess Cellvin left us. The phone call violations were the tip of the iceberg. As such, and given the good reputation Tom Crean brings in all aspects of his coaching career, we all understand that this is not a quick fix.

 I think the prevailing attitude is that we'd rather have a coach that takes his time and builds things on a solid foundation, rather than doing anything necessary to get really good really fast, which is what Sampson did. For my part, I hope Crean is at IU for at least 20 years, because I believe he'll do things the right way, embrace the tradition and former coaches/players (with the obvious exception of Cellvin) and make us proud of the program once again.

Perhaps Crean told Mr. Holman that "promises" made to by the previous coach could not be honored.

IU fans will not be patient?  I hope, for your sake, thats not accurate.  Impatience is what led to the desire to bring a proven cheater in, just because he "could coach"........the typical fan ( or I hope the small minority) that you say will not be patient needs to realize a few things: 1) IU tried for a quick fix with Davis, then with Sampson.  All they got you was a crazy man out of his league and a cheater; 2) IU has a solid reputation (the last couple years notwithstanding) of doing the right thing, academically as well as athletically, a rep gained and put in place by Bobby Knight, and Crean can get this program back to that level, given time and undertanding of the process; 3) IU is in a deep DEEP hole with the NCAA, a situation not helped in the least by the release of the acedemic scores, which were sub-par to say the least.  Anything they can do as an institution to get backj in the NCAA's good graces, they must do and, again, Crean can make that happen.

I don't pity Crean as many do.  I see a coach, confident in his ability to coach, AND to run a clean program, and one who welcomes this challenge.  Much like Mr. Knight was....