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CHICAGO - Tom Allen is not the coach he used to be, and that could make all the difference.
Year Three found Indiana's head coach in Chicago Thursday afternoon facing a Big Ten Media Day gathering with wisdom gained through, at times, pain. Growth doesn't come easily, not at this level, not against this kind of competition, but it has come.
The Hoosiers are poised to reap the benefits.
"It's been a great opportunity to learn," Allen said, "and you have to learn from the mistakes that you make.