Eric Gordon: There Were Drug Problems at IU
EGThere’s a chance that the ’08-09 Indiana Hoosiers could be among the worst Hoosier teams to ever play in the Big Ten. (They’ve been destroyed by every real team they’ve faced: they lost by 38 to Notre Dame, 26 to St. Joe’s, 25 to Wake, 16 to Gonzaga, and 18 to Kentucky.)
The reason behind their struggles is the firestorm of recruiting violations that got Kelvin Sampson booted from the University, which in turn, sparked a huge issue among the players last year as they refused to play for Interim Head Coach Dan Dakich. New head coach Tom Crean is still trying to pick up the pieces.
If Crean’s job wasn’t tough enough already, this could add yet another dimension to it.
“It was the guys that were doing drugs that were separate,” said Gordon. “Sometimes it felt like it wasn’t even a real basketball team because of all the turmoil that went on,” said Gordon, now a starting guard for the Los Angeles Clippers. “I was just thinking about that the other day. It was so crazy that all that stuff threw off a good season and made it a waste, basically.
“It was really tough for us to be around each other all the time off the court because we were so separate.”
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December 18th, 2008 at 8:53 am
the_don_mega says:
uh-oh…
December 18th, 2008 at 9:37 am
Heckler says:
does he mean narcotics (powders) or does he mean just puffing the high grade?
HUGE difference…..
I heard isiah thomas is trying to be the head coach at IU.
DIME: any truth to that?
December 18th, 2008 at 10:15 am
Richard Wellner says:
It really IS a huge difference. Gordon sounds like a nerd when he says drugs. And I don’t see why it was a problem if it was just weed. Common.
Drugs – like cocaine or..whatever, COULD be a problem. So I both hope and don’t hope he meant that.
December 18th, 2008 at 10:30 am
stephen a says:
Y DIDNT HE SAY THIS LAST YEAR????
December 18th, 2008 at 11:00 am
JCARR says:
I am sure this happens in more places than just IU
December 18th, 2008 at 11:40 am
Jim says:
Yeah, Gordon you nerd. He should have been cool and smoked out last season.
December 18th, 2008 at 11:50 am
Mamba says:
IU is a garbage program and has been for a number of years, it was a VERY dicey move for Tom Crean to go there from Marquette, he was beloved at Marquette and basically could have done anything he wanted – he sure as hell carried himself with the attitude that he could have,
Its a shame because IU has such a proud tradition, I sincerely hope that Isiah Thomas never comes anywhere near that program,
December 18th, 2008 at 1:13 pm
the black mexican says:
STOP SNITCHIN’
December 18th, 2008 at 1:15 pm
antonioni's Blow Up says:
Carmelo is going to drop 42-0 on the Clips. 42 blocks on Gorden and 0 points. Don’t Snitch.
December 18th, 2008 at 1:39 pm
eddy says:
i agree with black mexican….Stop Snitching!!!!!
December 18th, 2008 at 2:05 pm
Steve A says:
If it wasn’t for Dave Bliss at Baylor, Kelvin Sampson would be possibly the worst coach ever….
December 18th, 2008 at 4:45 pm
Raj S says:
That’s not snitchin people. The Indy Star is very different from the police.
Drugs can be a huge problem for the entire concept of team because they have a social effect. Usually, the smokers will smoke together, while the non-smokers wont be around. That creates a divide, and divides are not a good thing when it comes to teams (see Tony Romo’s relationship with Terrell Owens in comparison to with Jason Witten).
December 18th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
ATLbred says:
@ Raj S
Absolutely right…I’ve seen it first hand while playing in college…though I’m not the only to look down on people who light up, it causes a bad effect on the team, especially if y’all ain’t winning. My first year, half the team smoked, but we was killin everybody, so nobody cared. my second yr, same thing, but we lost every other game, so it was a big deal. I think that is the point EG is trying to get across…
December 18th, 2008 at 9:53 pm
wiseman says:
i bet u eric smoked at least once
December 19th, 2008 at 2:09 am
K Dizzle says:
yeah, but did he inhale?????
December 21st, 2008 at 4:02 pm
Juan says:
hahahaha @ K Dizzle
December 21st, 2008 at 11:44 pm
JP says:
“marijuana’s not a drug. I used to suck dick for coke, now that’s an addiction”
- Bob Saget