Crean face recruiting obstacles

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Perhaps the most important month on the basketball recruiting calendar begins today. Coaches can begin making the rounds of the big-time summer basketball tournaments and get a first-hand look at all the blue-chip prospects who will someday become available. Except for IU's Tom Crean, who is being sent into the recruiting wars with a bow and arrow and a can of Mace. While every other coach has 20 full days to recruit during this period, as per NCAA guidelines, Crean will have only seven. (He was given back 10 days after Kelvin Sampson and Dan Dakich used all 14 that were available after sanctions, but Crean already used three this recruiting period.) While every other coach will have three of his assistants on the road, Crean will have two: Tim Buckley and Bennie Seltzer. He lost his third coach's days when former assistant Rob Senderoff was sanctioned by the university. And lest we forget, Crean has now lost three scholarships for 2008-09; one was lost as a penalty against Sampson, and two more were lost when IU pre-emptively penalized itself in anticipation of a dreadful APR (Academic Progress Report) number. Did I mention that Crean is allowed to host only two recruits on official visits? IU penalized Sampson, reducing the visits from 12 to six. Sampson used all six, and Crean was given only two back.

Indianapolis Star

Tom Crean, AP

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July 7, 2008 09:58 AM ET

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Crean had better be wearing an apron everyday because the mess is only going to get worse. Good luck, Tommy Boy.

George W. Watson

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July 7, 2008 10:31 AM ET

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Maybe he needs to contact Dennis Francione about what to do when one takes a head coaching job and the morass is worse than what one thought it would be.

Spaceman Spiff

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July 7, 2008 10:58 AM ET

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When did Tom Arnold start coaching?

Tuff U Hawk

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July 7, 2008 11:02 AM ET

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I, for one, will be pulling for Coach Crean to put IU back where they belong in college hoops hierarchy. Right beside UCLA, UK, UNC, KU, Duke, and Co. He has a very tough row to ****, thats for sure.

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July 7, 2008 12:20 PM ET

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When did Tom Arnold start coaching?
Tuff U Hawk | 07/07/08, 10:58 AM

LOL...that's good stuff.

Weapon X

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July 7, 2008 12:30 PM ET

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That's not Tom Arnold, that's Bill Lumberg from Office Space!

Chest McDeltoids

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July 7, 2008 12:46 PM ET

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Good luck dude...
Maybe IU is regretting getting rid of THE Coach. Seems like they did a jam up job with his replacements

FootballGuru

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July 7, 2008 05:23 PM ET

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Is that the guy from Arli$$?

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July 8, 2008 01:48 AM ET

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I realized I still have 4 years of NCAA eligibility left, where the hell is IU?

MrMiyagiJr

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July 8, 2008 12:14 PM ET

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Crean is a good coach-
he succeded at Marquette-
he will do FINE at IU
- it'll take 3-4 years, but they'll be back

jgb

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July 8, 2008 01:38 PM ET

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Crean had like 1 or 2 TOTAL Tourney wins at Marquette during a 9 year span without Dwayne Wade and I seriously doubt he'll hit the lottery jackpot again by finding another Wade. Wade wasn't a bigtime recruit coming out of the Chicago 'burbs. Realistically, a blind man could have coached Wade once his body grew into a physcial specimen in college. Hoosier Nation may love him now, but those fanatics will be calling for his head after multiple 1st and 2nd round Tourney exits.

Chi Town Steve

Fishers , IN

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July 8, 2008 05:57 PM ET

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The upside is a talented player will get to play right away for a storied program ...That would be my sell to kids, hey do you want to sit the bench for two/three years someplace else, or get your showtime now???

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July 8, 2008 11:48 PM ET

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All Hoosier Haters beware.IU may be down right now but we will be back.Coach Crean did an amazing job of recruiting at a small school like Marquette.Imagine once he gets IU's mess cleaned up,what he will do at Indiana.I laugh at all of you that think Indiana is done.Keep dreaming folks,The Cream & Crimson shall rise to the top once again!

Gordon-Da-Man

Rushville , IN

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July 9, 2008 04:14 AM ET

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duh, with sampson making full use of his my circle plan and texting everyone in it of course your going to have recruiting problems

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July 9, 2008 11:32 AM ET

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George W. Watson

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July 9, 2008 05:32 PM ET

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Ridiculous comment watson. You know, and we all know crean will resurrect IU. If he can have success at marquette, what do you think will happen in Bloomington?

Crean n' Crimson-…

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July 12, 2008 12:08 AM ET

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Hey Watson,you are awfully quick with you wit!I bet you are proud to pump gas for a living.

Gordon-Da-Man

Rushville , IN

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July 13, 2008 10:28 AM ET

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Rebuilding isn't new to Tom Crean. He rebuilt Marquette because he knows talent. He recruited Dwayne Wade when no one knew who DWade was.

Crean will get it done at IU. Tick tock.