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Knowing Coleman is one thing but DC actually being there for a visit and sitting down with him and his parents could be very impactful.

Seriously, anyone know if we used Coleman or Dave Bing here? Seems like that would be logical. Bing would make a huge impact on the parents. We don’t do that stuff enough on the hoops side.

Most likely just a cameo. You’re doing a great job on Twitter anyway.

Been a while. What did I miss? ;) I hope we used Derrick Coleman to help us close this Detroit native.

He had strong interest from Vandy. That’s it, I believe.

Marek was a foreign player. We basically had no competition.

No it didn’t. If you’re talking about Marek, that was a totally different situation.

This has nothing to do with Battle. It was all about front court depth.

I agree that it’s tough to nab a kid you jumped in on at the last minute. That said, there was a time where a kid would’ve been overjoyed we jumped in late.

Lots of backtracking in this thread. The staff felt he’d fill a need. We lost. Considering stuff happens, we really need another forward. We lost two from our roster. We need another. It’s pretty simple.

Good. He’s blowing up.

We are in a good spot for Whitney.

That’s not going to happen.

It’s not the player, it’s filling a need. We need another true forward. Golden's skilled enough and would’ve filled that void.

He was pretty important. We have two legit forwards on the roster. Hughes is not capable of playing the 4. Maybe he can play the 3, yes.

Don’t hold your breath on Stewart coming to Syracuse.

I get your point but this is a disappointing one. There was a time we’d look at that competition and know we’d land the recruit.

It’s not strange. It’s a kid making his list look more impressive than it is in reality.

Nope

Maybe Guerrier can be a solution this coming year. The timing of the reclassification talk is interesting.

Next.

Exactly

Yes. 2nd semester.

In my view, Stewart is a real long shot.

It’s a good question. I view Whitney as a 3. He plays like a front court player. I don’t know how the staff views him, so I’m not sure it’s an either/ or situation. Of course, considering how talented they are, a commitment from one could impact how the other views SU if the feeling is they’d be...

He has a jumper now. That’s why he’s taking off.

Yep. That is the expectation.

My question was a legit one; I wasn’t sure where you were going with the “drama” comment. I get your point but I disagree. First off, I think what the tweeter meant was that Battle may have initially thought about leaving school and not just testing the waters. I’ve heard nothing about Tyus or...

I’d expect something similar the way the roster is shaping up.

Why do you think it means more drama?

He dunks with cruel intentions.

And a long shot probably. Been way too quiet on our recruitment of him.

Only guy I’d take over him if it’s an either/or situation would be Precious.

Need this guy...

He also needs to work on his left hand, particularly finishing with it around the basket.

Yes, maybe. Not naive at all.

I spoke to an assistant coach in NJ very recently who knows the Battles very well. He told me he heard Tyus was planning to come back to school. I didn’t want to post it because of the current climate on this board that rips people when things don’t go a certain way. Anyway, this coach is very...

I still like this prospect and hope SU gets involved...

It is but let's face it: most of this thread has been about nothing. Some folks are assailing Bazley's character. It's important to give an alternate take.

I had the opportunity to interview him last year after his commitment. He was nothing but polite and very easy to deal with. I do think he could've handled things better, as far as letting the coaches know sooner. It'd be interesting to see if that would've changed people's perceptions of him...

Off the court absolutely matters. He's a great kid off the court. Does a ton of charity work, is heavily involved in the community. If you choose to label how he handled things as selfish, that's certainly your right and it wouldn't be out of bounds.

He didn't have the best official visit, so I think a lot of it comes from that. On the court, however, there's been nothing to even hint at him being a selfish player.

I just feel that one thing needs to be said about Darius Bazley: he's gotten a reputation in these parts as being a me-first player. However, in high school and AAU he was the exact opposite-- the ultimate team-first player.

Why is it a mysterious factor? It’s not a state secret.

I guess that’s another interpretation.

Yeah, if forced to interpret, it sounds like he wants to prove those wrong who say he won’t be drafted or do well in the NBA. What would he be proving in college?

He’s not a SG. Handle isn’t that good.

Maybe 15% or so. Okay, 20%. I’m feeling optimistic.