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Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

sierracoach — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:42:30 -0000

Harrellson at this point appears more likely to end up at UK--maybe Purdue or Illinois as well--than at IU. Ben-Eze just injured a knee and may not be physically ready by October anyway. Add to that the fact that Crean doesn't even know how many scholarships he'll have to work with after NCAA's August/Sept findings, and he's in a huge hole to climb out of. I'd really like to know which trustees were acting with former Pres. Herbert in promoting Sampson's hiring 2 years ago. They've done untold damage to this basketball program.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Kelin Blab — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:05:37 -0000

It is absolutely amazing ALLLLL the consequences IU continues to pay with the hiring of KS. No Ebanks or Holloway.......the problems continue and when will it end? Again another reason to fire Greeny

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Alex Bozich — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 16:01:36 -0000

Buckley saw Wade and mentioned him to Crean.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

ricbraun — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:40:03 -0000

They should keep him if only because his son if a 4-star point guard from the class of 2010. And he wasn't named in the NCAA report. And the players love him. So I guess thats 3 reasons

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

ricbraun — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:39:01 -0000

When Marquette signed D-Wade, it was not nearly the program it is today. It was probably on par with Illinois State. Crean was just getting started with turning that program around. It speaks to the ability of Crean and his assistants to spot talent and coach talent when they can find a guy like D-Wade and turn him into star, so it isn't something I would dismiss so easily

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Disco_Briscoe — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 14:05:41 -0000

I read Ben-Eze is HS. Anyone else in the mix other than these two?

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

southsidehitmen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:59:43 -0000

Big A: But did Crean take the chance on him or did Buckley? I find it hard to imagine Wade not going to Marquette if Buckley wasn't there, his only other option was friggen Illinois State.

As for Basset, at least statistically it looked like he played hard when Dakich was coach. He was the only other player besides D.J. White to show up against Arkansas.

I still don't think the decision to keep him and Ellis should be based on whether or not they'll need them to be competitive, but I wouldn't be completely opposed to them being back next season.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

TomCoverdaleIUHero — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:56:58 -0000

This sounds great the team might be better off then we all think next year Basset and Crawford will flourish in thi style of game

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

easy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:49:46 -0000

Armon Bassett is shooting at Assembly with Crean. Just FYI.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

TomCoverdaleIUHero — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:44:51 -0000

TC is heavily recruiting big men so this makes me think that AB and JE will be back even more if he knew he was going to have holes at the guard position why would he only be recruiting those big men. I don't think anyone will transfer Eli Holman def. won't he isnt going to want to sit out another year, Jordan Crawford already said he loves the idea of and play style of Tom Crean, Brandon McGee will be able to get his dunks in this offense.

If Ellis and Basset come back the start line up will be as follows

Basset
Crawford
Ellis
Josh Harrelson (JUCO Guy)
Holman

to me basset wont ever come off the court if he comes back so second team will be

Basset
Roth
McGee
Taber/Thomas
Ben-Eze(JUCO)

I think we will be pretty tough to beat not a top 25 team but not a push over team either we will be at least .500 in the Big Ten and might make the big dance this is all banking on Basset and Ellis returning though

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

easy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:35:30 -0000

Well that sucks.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

easy — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:33:37 -0000

Yep, good call. That's the guy.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

CoveyDale — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 13:06:44 -0000

holloway is gone.
committed to xavier yesterday: http://news.enquirer.com/ap...

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

HoosierSmitty — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 12:04:54 -0000

I forgot about the Big D....DeAndre Thomas

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

HoosierSmitty — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:43:58 -0000

Holloway to Xavier...what a load of crap....very disappointing. I had hope for him.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Matt_J — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:22:33 -0000

Actually, I hope they sentence him to coaching New Jersey Institute of Technology.

For life.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

MillaRed — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:19:14 -0000

As Big A noted, Terrell Holloway is going to Xavier. This is a big blow to the program because this is a kid that could have played the point from Day 1. He seemed excited about Crean but I guess it wasn't going to happen.

Chalk up another feather in the ole Sampson cap. I hope the NCAA bands him from coaching a decade.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Alex Bozich — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 11:16:16 -0000

They took a chance on him, so I'd say that's a pretty big role. They saw something in him that all of the other schools missed.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

southsidehitmen — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:49:11 -0000

It's tough to say anyone played a big role in landing Dwayne Wade at Marquette.

It's not like they won him in a bitter recruiting battle. In fact, I believe the only other school to offer him a scholarship was the mighty Illinois State Red Birds.

Crean and Co. took a chance on Wade and it paid off, BIG TIME.

i'm not trying to knock Crean or Buckley, but to say Buckley played a 'big' role in getting Wade to Marquette seems a bit of a stretch.

Not a knock on Crean or

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Alex Bozich — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:13:15 -0000

Holloway committed to Xavier.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Alex Bozich — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:12:46 -0000

I believe you're referring to Benny Seltzer, who played for Sampson at Washington State and was a longtime assistant to Sampson at Oklahoma. Not sure how I feel about him coming to IU, if indeed he does.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

xxBHxx — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:11:46 -0000

Buckley was a pretty decent coach at BSU. I caught a couple of their games back when he coached and his teams played really hard for him. I feel like Crean can do no wrong.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

xfactor9600 — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:10:27 -0000

Holloway is rumored to be going to Xavier according to the Cincy press.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

drode — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:07:56 -0000

Peegs has reported that Holloway is not coming to Indiana. He is going to a school that was not even on his list but I can't tell because I am not a subscriber.

Re: Tim Buckley will likely be top assistant to Crean

Matt_J — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 09:35:43 -0000

Is he still going to be drawing Ctrl+Alt+Del?