Oso planning to go pro
I don't think the story is made up.
Some interesting stuff here. Chico's and 84/Equalizer have been consistent in their defense of Crean. Guns n Ammo is consistent in his defense of the head coach. PRN has been consistent in his dislike of Crean.
and hoopaloop/Chico is still hoopaloopin'
TAMUI do know, Newsie is right on you knowing ball.
There was one helluva lot of criticism of Al that final year. Neary starting over Toone was the big complaint but Al was very stubborn about that. Al also checked out mentally during that season and blew off a lot of practices. Sometimes, the team did not see him from one game until the next--I think this was after they started losing. Many people said Hank was better and looked forward to the change at the end of the season. People forget this stuff because Al won it all. Al was a little crazy but he was a crazy genius. He would have made this board absolutely unreadable.
Hank following Al = Guthrie following Dean Smith.
I don't think the story is made up. Agreed, believe a bond was developed as Crean embraced Al/MUBB history unlike immediate predecessors. Thought perhaps there was an emotional bond that would keep Crean at MU, but then something else got in the way....
79WarriorReally think a meltdown in '74 after the technicals? You probably are right, but that one was stacked against us. Al pulled crazy stuff and even though in '76 it was more stacked against us I was more upset after Indiana game the NC State.You point on Hank and the hire is right on target.
You couldn't be more right. All of Al's techniques are cheered and romanticized today, but let's face it: a lot of people hated him, including his own players....Al stood on the scorers table while people flipped him the finger!
Best is reading a Marquette84 post. Strange because the posts went from attacking those who were negative to nowadays attacking those who are positive. Hmm... what could be the difference between that team and this team for Marquette84? Just can't seem to figure it out.