In all fairness, he got a lot of love from Crean....screwed up going to Indiana.
Bad decision on his part.
...screwed up going to Indiana.
Bad decision on his part.
"Indiana/Tom Crean develops NBA players..."
Yeah okay
Such a stupid thread.
Such a stupid response.
Such a stupid response.
Maybe you should go post this on the Ishaq thread? Really going to bash a kid because he made a decision? He was 17. Went to a a well known program, in a huge conference, and got drafted. Grow up
What's to gain about starting a thread about how dumb a 17 year old is for not going to your favorite school because he's "only" a second round pick?
I mean, you're better than this?
My bad for reading too much into your post about a 17 year old 'screwing up' and making a 'bad' decision. Carry on
You're right -- it is your bad. Especially given the dopey comparison to the Ishaq thread. I didn't gloat, I didn't revel in him dropping to the second round, I didn't wish him ill. I just observed that the decision he made didn't work out in an optimal fashion.
You're the one trying to turn it into something more. Quit trying so hard to be offended.
Okay so let me ask you then. What if he came to Syracuse, left this year, and was selected at the exact same spot. Did he screw up and make a bad decision then?
It does speak a little bit to me at least about high school rankings and how random they are. Bryant was clearly a bigger recruit than Lydon or a number of other guys. Just another reason why I don't sweat the recruiting rankings - gotta trust the staff is getting the guys who can play.
Again, you are interjecting your bias by trying to guess my perspective on the draft issue. So let me course correct -- I'm of the opinion that kids should go pro as early as they can, given their limited window to earn. I BELIEVE Bryant made mistakes on numerous levels by not jumping last year, when his stock was probably higher. On that basis alone, he made a bad decision returning [again, my opinion only]. Had he come to Syracuse, he would have had the opportunity to be a part of better teams, possibly a contributor on a final four squad, and maybe a better team last year than what he experienced at Indiana, in a year where the team was barely over .500 and the coach got fired. But who knows--given that the scenario you are outlining is totally hypothetical.
I don't begrudge the kid his decision, but I'm allowed to respectfully question it -- that's the point you're missing.
Respectfully questioning would sound like this.
You have to wonder if Bryant made some missteps in his decision making.
You did not question anything. You stated unequivocally that he screwed up and made a bad decision. That's where you lost some people.
I think one of our biggest area's of need the last two seasons was center. Bryant's ability to shoot an pass out of the highpost combined with being a legit lowpost threat would have really helped the FF team. Imagine him with TylerL, Mal, MikeG, Trevor operating around him. That BTW would have been four NBA players on the same team. Hard to think about last years team with Bryant since I believe he would have gone to the NBA after one season.
I know for sure that his decision was a bad one for SU as he would have been a key cog and a great fit coming in as a freshman.