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Bradford Doolittle, ESPN Staff Writer 9y

Young Hoosiers could struggle

Insider Men's College Basketball, Indiana Hoosiers

Indiana Hoosiers

2013-14: 17-15 (7-11)
In-conference offense: 1.00 points per possession (7th)
In-conference defense: 1.04 points per possession (6th)

Occasional attrition is to be expected at even the top hoops programs, but it would behoove coach Tom Crean to have a bounce-back season. He's dealing with a fairly impatient fan base still a little spoiled by the long reign of Bob Knight, and the first vestiges of hot-seat pieces are already popping up in the blogosphere. What will appease the antsy Hoosier Nation? A 20-win season? A return to the tournament? More agreeable rotation choices? An avoidance of late-game collapses? A solution to the Syracuse zone? Crean is likely about to find out, and if his standing is to be cemented in the coming season, his squad will need to overachieve relative to its prospects on paper.

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