Tom Crean loves himself some press conference lateness. Almost as much as Tom Crean loves himself some nervously pacing around and excitingly clapping. The Indiana Hoosiers Coach has drawn the ire of both local and national media ever since he kept reporters waiting until nearly 2 a.m. last year, in order to have his players cut down the nets in Assembly Hall.
Of course, I’ll never forget the time IU was at Northwestern hours before the Indianapolis Colts would play in the Super Bowl, and Crean kept his own media waiting as long as possible, cutting it as close as possible until kickoff. Whether that was intentional and jerkish, or just inadvertent and clueless we’ll never know.
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