(02-18-2018 10:46 PM)macgar32 Wrote:  

(02-18-2018 10:44 PM)fishman6581 Wrote:  Tom Crean: "The fan base of Memphis...when that place is rollin', it is hard to even remotely trick yourself into believing that as the opponent you're gonna come out of there with a win."
He'd do great here. Too expensive, though. Flamed out at Indiana due to an administration that was openly rooting against him. The fans turned their backs on him when he couldn't solve the 2-3 against Syracuse in 2013. One of the worst games I've ever seen.
I'm biased because I was around him for 6 years. But I think it's a moot point either way.

If you cant win at Indiana I am not sure you will be successful at Memphis

He won 166 games and two Big Ten RS titles at Indiana. We'd kill for that here.

Crean coming up on 92.9 today - 12:25 pm

(02-19-2018 11:59 AM)k2tigers Wrote:  Crean coming up on 92.9 today - 12:25 pm

I will say that he was on J&J in October and the first thing he said was, "How about that Memphis football team last night?" We had just came back to beat Houston.

(02-17-2018 02:35 PM)Bsquared-2 Wrote:  What about Thad Matta?

Health issues. Has trouble standing for any period of time.

(02-18-2018 03:35 PM)DburgCat Wrote:  Anyone ever consider a guy like Kenny Payne? He could already be a head coach if he wanted to (makes a lot at UK), and is one of the best recruiters in the nation. He's got a great feel for people.

Your hero tell you to say that?

(02-17-2018 09:58 PM)chrisd11 Wrote:  

(02-17-2018 08:45 PM)EarthBoundMisfit Wrote:  

(02-17-2018 08:24 PM)presskh Wrote:  How about Dan Hurley of Rhode Island? He seems to have built some pretty good teams in a difficult place to attract recruits. It looks like his total compensation is currently around $600K.

I keep going back to St. Louis and Travis Ford.
He has built some excitement around that program with his recruits in their second year (rebuild project...kinda like us)

We don't want Ford

Good (not great) recruiter, ****** coach

No way

got St. Louis to the NCAA tourney this year.
Seems to have more regular season success than tourney success tho.

Crean looks exactly like Tom Arnold. Just sayin.

(03-29-2019 09:21 PM)New Here 101 Wrote:  

(02-18-2018 03:35 PM)DburgCat Wrote:  Anyone ever consider a guy like Kenny Payne? He could already be a head coach if he wanted to (makes a lot at UK), and is one of the best recruiters in the nation. He's got a great feel for people.

Your hero tell you to say that?

Interesting

+3

(03-30-2019 04:08 PM)450bench Wrote:  Crean looks exactly like Tom Arnold. Just sayin.

Tom Izzo and Harvey Keitel

(02-17-2018 02:35 PM)Bsquared-2 Wrote:  What about Thad Matta?

Here's Thad Matta awarding a Oscar ..........

Hero