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 By now you probably know that Hoosier Nation and the entire Internet is going crazy about Tom Crean's statement about Eli Holman transferring to Detroit Mercy:
"We were led to believe that this was a family decision and that he
wanted to get closer to home, but now it doesn't look like that's the
way it's going to turn out,'' Crean said. "I don't think there's any
doubt that there was a certain amount of orchestrating going on. It's
disappointing -- very disappointing -- on a lot of fronts.''
So Crean is upset that he was led to believe one thing and then another thing happened....Well, welcome to Ray McCallum's world over the past six months! Look, I don't think it's good that he took a player that IU probably needed next season, but I'm not faulting the guy like everyone else is. In fact, I applaud him for getting his 'revenge'.
As you all remember, McCallum and Dan Dakich were up for the job to replace Kelvin Sampson and it reportedly came down to a meeting with the athletics administration just minutes before the press conference. All the players wanted McCallum to be the coach, but the alumni/boosters (even the anonymous donor) wanted Dakich in there. McCallum had the better coaching track record and was seemingly being groomed to take over the position earlier in the season in case something did happen with Sampson at a time when Dakich was just being brought onto the basketball team. Of course, Dakich got the job. McCallum walked out of his meeting with AD Rick Greenspan disappointed and, I'm guessing, hurt.
So now the season has ended, IU has a new coach and McCallum leaves. Since McCallum helped recruit most of the players it's not unfathomable to think that he would take some of them with him to his new place of employment, is it? I understand that Crean is upset because Holman was giving him answers that led him to believe that he'd be back with the team next season but, as McCallum knows, until you have it in writing....it means nothing.
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I've done my fair share of Tyrus Thomas bashing, and although it was well deserved......all one sided feuds have to come to an end. So, my personal dislike for Tyrus Thomas is over and he has a clean slate heading...
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It's nice to see Tyrus Thomas out in the community with Bulls legend Bob Love spreading the.....love? Um....we'll go with....spreading the power of reading! Yes, that's right. My Uncle Rob actually sat next to Love on a flight and said...
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