Class of 2015 C/PF Thomas Bryant (NY) Verballed to Indiana

Francis03 said:

Ask his Mama.

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CaptainJ said:

Hopefully the "recent" allegations dont cool her off.

Not to be captain bringdown, but I offer a sincere and hopefully an interesting question. We all know human beings(especially mothers) can be odd at times. Is it possible she also cheered for any of the other teams her son was watching play? Again, I like to keep my optimism a bit guarded and I don't follow the recruiting as closely as some, so I am asking this genuinely.

Francis, I have another question to ask genuinely(meaning I'm not asking thinking that I know the answer in advance). In your experience, does the order of the schools a recruit visits tend to have any indication at all on where they ultimately land? Of course I'm hoping TB already is leaning heavily towards the 'Cuse and is just biding his time before announcing publicly. At least he isn't looking stone-faced like Nerlens Noel did at the UConn game, right? Following this thread to me feels almost like watching a tournament game, maybe the title game.

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Francis03 said:

A buddy of mine back in the day used to say when it came to the order of visits that most coaches felt the 1st and the last visit were the schools that the player was favoring heading into things. At this point following recruiting for so long, I don't think the order of visits means anything but I'm sure most of these players do favor a school before heading into their list of visits, which is obviously a very natural thing. I think TB has always been a strong Cuse lean, but has always expressed for a long time that he wanted to get out and enjoy the process. If I was in his position I would do the same thing because you get to go through the process once. I think he wants to be patient and see how things will clear up with SU as far as the scholly situation, plus the current NCAA thing isn't helping matters but hopefully we'll find out soon what the end result of that is. Also I do think he's open minded to other schools with Mizzou being the main one, due to his close relationship with his former Prep coach now Mizzou Assistant Rob Fulford. Biggest thing is that Mama Bryant wants her son back home and that definitely works in our favor. Especially since she doesn't seem to be too much of a Mizzou fan haha.

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AWMKY said:

Alex Bozich ‏@insidethehall 51m51 minutes ago
Class of 2015 Huntington Prep (W.V.) big man Thomas Bryant is expected to attend Hoosier Hysteria, sources tell Inside the Hall. #iubb

The last week of Syracuse Basketball has hurt my heart a little bit.

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Francis03 said:

That's a bit of a concern. SU's troubles could possibly open the door for IU, especially if Mom signs off on it unlike Mizzou.

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jordoo said:

Hopefully he continues to wait and things pan out for us next week publically.

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CaptainJ said:

Hopefully the "recent" allegations dont cool her off.

Not to be captain bringdown, but I offer a sincere and hopefully an interesting question. We all know human beings(especially mothers) can be odd at times. Is it possible she also cheered for any of the other teams her son was watching play? Again, I like to keep my optimism a bit guarded and I don't follow the recruiting as closely as some, so I am asking this genuinely.

Francis, I have another question to ask genuinely(meaning I'm not asking thinking that I know the answer in advance). In your experience, does the order of the schools a recruit visits tend to have any indication at all on where they ultimately land? Of course I'm hoping TB already is leaning heavily towards the 'Cuse and is just biding his time before announcing publicly. At least he isn't looking stone-faced like Nerlens Noel did at the UConn game, right? Following this thread to me feels almost like watching a tournament game, maybe the title game.

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bornagainOrange said:

Haven't posted in a while, but I lurk and read alot of tweets on recruits still. Anyways, Bryant is NOT attending hoosier hysteria now. Did not make the trip because hes sick...or he just realized that Indiana and their fans are corny as hell. I dont think it matters...as long as we dont lose a scholly, he's coming here.

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tee1222 said:

I'm sure this one's posted already, but right from the start. Just a killer instinct. Starts off his career at Huntington Prep attacking the basket. It's almost as if he doesn't care that the defender is in front of him. Just a temporary obstacle.

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CForth51 said:

I see three possible scenarios in order of likelihood - 1) McCullough leaves after this year. The coaching staff has thrown out some pretty high praise 2) Patterson leaves. I think he could help us but don't see where he gets minutes this year or years after that really. 3) Coleman can't recover physically. I think this is unlikely and I would guess Cuse would still honor his scholarship through graduation. Any that I'm missing?

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bornagainOrange said:

Haven't posted in a while, but I lurk and read alot of tweets on recruits still. Anyways, Bryant is NOT attending hoosier hysteria now. Did not make the trip because hes sick...or he just realized that Indiana and their fans are corny as hell. I dont think it matters...as long as we dont lose a scholly, he's coming here.

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Cuse13078 said:

I love big men who want to dunk everything around the basket. Its all about attitude and Bryant has plenty of that!

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Jack Hall said:

Whats up w this tweet by Syracuse Basketball (@syracusebball):

Even thought Bryant's visit was cancelled this weekend, Indiana has to feel good about where they stand. Syracuse not so much the favorite.
6:02pm - 26 Oct 14

I thought we were the favorite for TB? If he wasnt the player JB was referring to, who was?

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Jack Hall said:

Whats up w this tweet by Syracuse Basketball (@syracusebball):

Even thought Bryant's visit was cancelled this weekend, Indiana has to feel good about where they stand. Syracuse not so much the favorite.
6:02pm - 26 Oct 14

I thought we were the favorite for TB? If he wasnt the player JB was referring to, who was?

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Cuse13078 said:

he was but the NCAA investigation and possible scholarship losses would impact his decision. Without the threat of sanctions there was little doubt he would come here but until SU knows their fate he is keeping his options open.

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O-pulse said:

If DC is unable to continue in basketball the university will move hime into a different fund to make sure that he has funding through graduation. He would no longer being using a basketball schollorship; it's the same thing that happens when a football player sustains too many concussions and is unable to play any more.

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