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[QUOTE="50YRsofCuse, post: 2205645, member: 6044"]
You know that I wanted Alaya for 2017-2018 when it seemed like the world was ending and there were no other viable opportunities.

Now it is a few days, weeks and months later and we have offered and he is still undecided about when he wants to enter college basketball. There is at least one other viable candidate (thorpe) that has expressed interest in coming to Syracuse. I thought that Alaya may be a 4 year player but am not sure because if he "blows up" in any season, he will probably turn pro. Thorpe being a graduate transfer would give SU one year of service and then his scholarship would be available for use in the 2018 class.

Time to be put a stake in the ground. Grant a campus visit to Thorpe to talk with the coaches and see the campus; talk (when permitted) to Alaya and tell him that if he does not make a decision by say 05-12 June then SU will wish him well and move on with Thorpe (provided that he wants to sign with SU).  There is nothing magical with the timeframe other than being fair to Thorpe and not keeping him on hold throughout the summer.
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