NoahW35

If we were to land Thomas Bryant and the core of our team returns, on talent alone we will be pushing 25 wins next season and likely be top 3-4 in the big ten and then Sweet 16/Elite 8. Would Glass fire Crean after that? I don't see it happening unfortunately

@CircleCityCurts: TomCrean says he is STAYING! He and his family love it in Bloomington. Glass and Crean tell Kravitz he is not leaving. Unless they're lying.

I don't think we ever offered but I know we were in contact with Devaughn Purcell for a bit last spring. Averaging over 16 points and shooting very quality percentages in 25 minutes per game at Illinois State

I thought he actually looked slimmed down yesterday, but yes he had gotten very out of shape

I would assume he is sick. Miles Bridges and Curtis Jones were coming without Bryant originally and now they aren't coming either because apparently Jones is sick as well. I don't think it's just Bryant not wanting to come

Agree with this. I'm sure others here have seen him even more than I have but he is ridiculously good. I've seen him in person over 10 times with both Bosse and Spiece and honestly I thought he and Trevon were the two best players on the Spiece team ( better than James and Trey) and I believe Jaquan is easily the best pro prospect of the four. He is visibly out of shape and yet still puts up incredible numbers against elite competition. He absolutely needs to cut body fat and add strength and stamina, but I believe at a setting like IU he would absolutely do that. I've talked to him 5-6 times and he is an extremely nice guy. One can tell just from talking to him that he just isn't very intelligent, which is why he is having trouble gaining admission. He has obviously made some mistakes in the past but I do not believe at all that he is a bad kid, but has lacked guidance at home. I think IU is the perfect place for him to succeed. We know he is very close with James and I think we can all agree that a relationship with Coach Crean can only be beneficial to him. If Jaquan can get his academics in line, I would be glad to have him here

Would have to assume Missouri gets in on this, right?

Believe that Hova has seen him

I walk right past Devin almost everyday and feel like he is at least 6' 7". I have also seen him with Troy several times and they are almost exactly the same height. If OG is taller than Devin he has to be close to 6' 8"

Even if he's 6' 6" that's perfect size for his position

it doesen't put any pressure on Troy or Yogi because they are going to have their own best interests in mind and Indiana will accommodate them as long as they want to be here. It puts pressure on guys like April, Priller, and Hartman to prove that they deserve to be a part of the rotation and also puts pressure on players like Devin who may desire more minutes or a starting spot and aren't necessarily guaranteed to get it

They have Malachi Richardson but I don't think that has any impact on Bryant

Meyer flipped. Good sign