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hoosier07 · 1 year ago

GREAT news

jgongora86 · 1 year ago

I hope he stays put. I think he has a lot of upside.

dabig · 1 year ago

Well, this guy's got a million dollar talent with a 5 cent head. If Crean gets him in line, he has the possibility of being great. But he's piece of work. A big piece of work.
dabig

BrianK · 1 year ago

This is off topic, but I just got back from hearing Coach talk at Hubers Farm. Wow. He was good and I was impressed. Evrery year I have been to this the coach's set up near the front and you get autographs after but as I and the people I went with were getting ready to stand in line for food I felt a hand on my shoulder saying hi and a guy starting to talk to us. When I turned around it was Coach C. He was asking asking if we wanted anything signed and he saw my camera and said I should start taking some pictures. We were in shock at first lmao. We were all very impressed at how he was in the mix with everyone and was very open. It was also good to see how he has a sense of humor about things that have happened. When he was given a Louisville Slugger bat he joked saying he could of used that when there were flower pots flying around his office a couple weeks ago.
Coach Lynch also brought the Keg of Nails which was awesome to see. We all got pictures holding it with coach Lynch. When my brother took mine I found out later he accidentally cut the Keg out of the picture. Yeah.... I'm gonna kill him. But was very impressed with the event tonight. Coach is a great speaker.

jgongora86 · 1 year ago

Dude thats awesome. I have to admit Coach Crean is a great PR man, and I think it's because he's genuinly a nice guy. He knows the more people he reaches out to the more people there will be to tell our in state recruits to go to IU ( the greatest place on earth).

Alex · 1 year ago

Good story there Brian. Thanks for sharing.

msdiu81 · 1 year ago

The best part of the story is where Crean said Jordan didn't need to go to summer school. I would think that means his grades were in order which is encouraging. I would say the only way he doesn't come back would be because he doesn't want to, not Crean dismissing him. So this is great news as long as he returns in June.

Alex · 1 year ago

From my understanding, grades are not an issue with Crawford.

MemphisHoosier · 1 year ago

This is great news. I have to agree with whoever before me said he is a million dollar talent with a 5 cent head. Although I would say a lot of that would have to do with being a freshman last season. Also perhaps his changing role last year caused him to never get totally set in the system. one week he's starting at point for injured or suspended Bassett the next he's coming off the bench in the 2 spot. This year he'll be able to be the pure athletic scorer that I know he can be. A lot of potential let's hope he listens to the coaching staff and lets them guide him along the way.

jdaddy · 1 year ago

I heard clips of the coaches speaking at Huber Farm. That story is great to hear. I really believe we are on the right track.

Crawford is a good kid. I hope he stays. I heard Crean mention tonight on the radio clips, paraphrase V. Jones is similar to S. Livingston (hope he doesn't get hurt) sees the court real well. However, has alot of bulking up to do. Also, spoke very highly of N. Williams

ChiCityHoosier · 1 year ago

dj white was the backbone for iu this past year, the toughest in hoosier history.

i hope crawford took a few notes from white and learned how to lead in the face of adversity because as one of the few individuals returning from last year's team, he could rise up and have a phenomenal year leading our young hoosiers through uncharted waters. and this could lead to bigger and better things for crawford and the hoosiers in the years to come. let's go, crawford. crean's giving you a chance to rally the troops and lead the hoosiers back to glory. if for nothing else, do it for dj ...

MikeinNC · 1 year ago

With so many newbies in the lineup next year, there will be a lot of pressure on the returning players to provide leadership, and to help these guys understand how intense the Big Ten schedule is (especially the road games). I don't know much about Crawford's personality - does anyone know enough about him to comment on whether or not he can step up into that kind of role next year?

Kelin Blab · 1 year ago

I will cheer my ass off for this kid at Midnight Madness. Good for him and his family....

Ryan_T · 1 year ago

you mean Hoosier Hysteria? :)

JerryCT · 1 year ago

Wonderful , if it turns out to be true, especially for Crawford. I liked his game last year for a freshman and his stats prove it out, better than Gordon in most repsects especially per minute played. Now if he returns he shows he is not a quitter.

As Mr Kelin says, he should and will be the fan favorite even if just for staying.