Tom Crean
Tom Crean
Thomas Creanis an American college basketball coach. He is currently the head coach of the Indiana Hoosiers men's basketball team. Prior to that he served as head coach at Marquette University, where the program averaged 20 wins a year and made six postseason appearances, including the 2003 NCAA Final Four...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth25 March 1966
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You can't be too high when you win, you can't be too low when you lose. You've got to move on to the next thing.
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It's the depth of the league. Teams can go to their bench and there's no drop-off. It's really impressive.
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Dan's very instinctive, which leads him to making good decisions. He can get into the lane and make some plays, and the other thing about him is his defense. He can move his feet very well -- that's his soccer background -- and keep the dribble in front of him. As times goes on, he'll be able to guard smaller, quicker guys.
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It was one of the most intense battles that I have been associated with as a coach. I'm very proud of the way our team played. Ã They won the game, but it isn't like we lost it.
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It's very hard to come back on this team.
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The biggest key was to defend Quinn and Falls at the three-point line.
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The best teams in this league have depth. The best teams are not putting players out there to hold their own. They're putting players out there who make their teams better. We had a lot of good players in Conference USA, but there wasn't nearly the depth in that league that there is in the Big East.
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It's great to see seniors and freshmen and everybody else in between playing well. Our players are building mental toughness.
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It's just a matter of time with Steve. If Steve were to stop shooting, you'd see him coming out of the game.
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It's just a matter of time with Steve. If he were to stop shooting, you would see him come out of the game because he would have lost his aggressive mind-set.
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It was something special to see that team grow. I think the tone of our program was already moving forward, but that kind of put it out there for everybody to see.
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We're just trying to make sure we keep having great practices and a lot of energy, get ready for each individual game and if it happens, it happens. We know it doesn't get any easier. To start talking about a bye could turn into a distraction for these guys.
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This ranks as one of the best wins this season. The more meaningful games we win in February will hopefully help us play more meaningful games in March.
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We still need to sign guys. We have workable depth, but we need more. The more guys you have that can handle the ball -- pass and shoot and create -- the better for everyone.