SACRAMENTO – Denny Crum never coached UCLA. Mike Scioscia never managed the Dodgers. We have not colonized Mars.
Sometimes destiny fades. That, of course, is destiny too.
On Thursday, minutes before an NCAA Tournament began without Indiana’s participation, the Hoosiers fired basketball coach Tom Crean
And the word-association test began anew.
Steve Alford, current UCLA coach but lifelong image of the Hoosier hoop ideal, was instantly nominated.
There are plenty of reasons to rule this out. In the terms of his “mirrored buyout,” Alford would owe UCLA $7.8 million if he “initiated his departure” before April 30, 2017.