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Typical Tommy

By Todd Welter

I have made my position clear about Tom Crean's depature.  I was hoping sleeping dogs would lie but I came across this recent article where Tom Crean is upset that Eli Homan is transfering to Detroit Mercy.  The question is Tom how can you be upset that Detroit coach Ray McCallum orchestrated the move when you can be excused of the same thing. 

 

It is interesting that Marquette lets Nick Williams out of his commitment and suddenly he is on his way to Indiana.  Now do I fault the kid?  No, he made it clear he wanted to play for Tom Crean.  It is interesting in the timing of when he joined the Hoosiers and that Crean and crimson would take him.  Most coaches after jumping ship try to stay clear of their former commits.  It looks bad and it sets you up for all sorts of accusations.  Just look at how Bob Huggins stayed away from Michael Beasley after he left for West Virginia.  Rumors had it that Crean contacted Williams and Tyshawn Taylor with his decision to leave Marquette before his own players.  Taylor's high school coach neither confirmed nor denied that.  So that can give the conspiracy theorists plenty of fodder.  In fact, there is proof that Crean was trying to orchestrate Marquette's verbal commit, Erik Williams into going back on his word and coming to Indiana (although give Crean the benefit on that one because Erik Williams has signed nothing).  Typical Tommy, claim victim when it effects him but act like you did nothing wrong when you do the same thing.  Good thing we do not have to deal with that garbage anymore.