(2015) C Thomas Bryant to IU

[Stuhoo]

By the way.

 

"There is a sense that Tom is only keeping his job because of the buyout," Glass said. "And while that's a big number and a significant amount of money, that's not what is keeping him in the job."

 

I think you'd need to come out and change your tune or make a change, before it changes to not having a job.

 

Go get me a top 5-10 coach (not in his 60's) and I'll be ok with it.

 

 

I'm not arguing about Glass saying supportive things regarding CTC. He is!

 

What I am saying is that AD Glass is a lawyer and a very smart guy. He chooses his words carefully. A complete endorsement would not need to include ANY of the compliments that he threw CTC's way. It would simply consist of:

 

"Tom Crean WILL BE the Indiana Men's Basketball coach for the coming season." 

 

Glass has not done that. And I believe that is telling.

[hoosierpap]

SIAP

 

LINK

 

Interview w Bryant from last night. Says UK hasn't really been in contact

 

 

UKWildcatSports @UKWildcatSports
NEXTCATS: Thomas Bryant: Not much recent contact with UK: CHICAGO — Highly touted post player Thomas Brya... bit.ly/1BCtzai #BBN

[djsalway]

Slightly OT, but does anyone have any data (defensive efficiency type #s I guess) that shows how much guards have improved year to year under CTC and if we can expect our guards to make a leap forward? I contend that Bryant could help simply by making other teams think twice, but I understand our guards have to be defensively competent first.

You can find Defensive Ratings for each year on sports-reference.com. For example, Jordy:

 

Freshman: 110.8

Sophomore: 108.7

Junior: 103.4

Senior: 97.9

 

Would go in depth about every guard, but I have 3 tests this week and should probably focus my time on those instead.

 

Edit: Found this and thought it was interesting.

 

Yogi from year to year:

 

Freshman: 97.0

Sophomore: 104.1

Junior: 111.8

 

So a trend in the opposite direction.

[JSHoosier]

You can find Defensive Ratings for each year on sports-reference.com. For example, Jordy:
I was about to say that particular defensive metric isn't a fan of Yogi, but your edit added that.
Freshman: 110.8
Sophomore: 108.7
Junior: 103.4
Senior: 97.9

Would go in depth about every guard, but I have 3 tests this week and should probably focus my time on those instead.

Edit: Found this and thought it was interesting.

Yogi from year to year:

Freshman: 97.0
Sophomore: 104.1
Junior: 111.8

So a trend in the opposite direction.

[HoosierRob]

SIAP

LINK

Interview w Bryant from last night. Says UK hasn't really been in contact


UKWildcatSports @UKWildcatSports
NEXTCATS: Thomas Bryant: Not much recent contact with UK: CHICAGO — Highly touted post player Thomas Brya... bit.ly/1BCtzai #BBN

If crean can't land bryant now.. Something is terribly wrong

[Bryan Medema]

You can find Defensive Ratings for each year on sports-reference.com. For example, Jordy:

Freshman: 110.8
Sophomore: 108.7
Junior: 103.4
Senior: 97.9

Would go in depth about every guard, but I have 3 tests this week and should probably focus my time on those instead.

Edit: Found this and thought it was interesting.

Yogi from year to year:

Freshman: 97.0
Sophomore: 104.1
Junior: 111.8

So a trend in the opposite direction.

This is more important than your studies. Focus!

[djsalway]

This is more important than your studies. Focus!

 

Man, one day I hope that stats like these are more important, but right now Astronomy is kicking my *** so I should probably focus on that :lol:

[Kyleweberiu]

I really want Bryant

[Bryan Medema]

Man, one day I hope that stats like these are more important, but right now Astronomy is kicking my *** so I should probably focus on that :lol:

Tell your prof that you're witnessing the birth of a star by being on this board

[Hovadipo]

Man, one day I hope that stats like these are more important, but right now Astronomy is kicking my *** so I should probably focus on that :lol:

Astronomy was the best! I love learning about space though...

[djsalway]

Astronomy was the best! I love learning about space though...

Same, but I already took one astronomy class and I've basically just tuned out for this one, thinking that I could get by on past knowledge. That ended up being the wrong assumption to make.

[drewheck]

Appears we are betting the farm on getting this kid. Anybody think he can realistically live up to the expectations?

if we get him all he has to do is protect the rim and rebound anything outside if that is a bonus but I think he can can make this team with our shooters and slashers that much better

[SteelerHoosier]

I'm selfish....I want Maker too. Just imagine the match-up nightmares that creates. 

[drewheck]

Say we land him and Thon.......would we ever play them at the same time? Gut says no.

we would be absolutely dumb not to thon at the 4 Thomas at the 5

[WayneFleekHoosier]

We would have growing pains, but the thought of that lineup is incredible!

[Hutch89]

we would be absolutely dumb not to thon at the 4 Thomas at the 5

 

Heck, it would be fun to see a practice with Yogi initiating the offense if we had Maker, Bryant, Troy, and Hanner on the floor at once.   FGCU would have nothing on this 'dunk-city'.

[drewheck]

Heck, it would be fun to see a practice with Yogi initiating the offense if we had Maker, Bryant, Troy, and Hanner on the floor at once. FGCU would have nothing on this 'dunk-city'.

the clippers wouldn't either

[MartintheMopMan]

we would be absolutely dumb not to thon at the 4 Thomas at the 5

It doesn't even make sense. Everyone is like "Oh, well Crean hasn't played two big men in the past" well, when did he have two starting quality big men at once? Hanner and Holt? No. Hanner and Vonleh? No. Cody and Jurkin? No way. Vonleh and Fisher is the closest example, but I don't know that Fisher was strong enough/good enough at the time to justify that. Could we afford to give up any shooting on that team?

If Cody and Vonleh had played on the same team, then there is no way they wouldn't have played together.

[drewheck]

It doesn't even make sense. Everyone is like "Oh, well Crean hasn't played two big men in the past" well, when did he have two starting quality big men at once? Hanner and Holt? No. Hanner and Vonleh? No. Cody and Jurkin? No way. Vonleh and Fisher is the closest example, but I don't know that Fisher was strong enough/good enough at the time to justify that. Could we afford to give up any shooting on that team?

If Cody and Vonleh had played on the same team, then there is no way they wouldn't have played together.

exactly

[IUsafety]

You can find Defensive Ratings for each year on sports-reference.com. For example, Jordy:

Freshman: 110.8
Sophomore: 108.7
Junior: 103.4
Senior: 97.9

Would go in depth about every guard, but I have 3 tests this week and should probably focus my time on those instead.

Edit: Found this and thought it was interesting.

Yogi from year to year:

Freshman: 97.0
Sophomore: 104.1
Junior: 111.8

So a trend in the opposite direction.

Very interesting. The first thing that popped in my head is that these numbers may coincide with a good inside presence. Yogi had Zeller, then Vonleh and finally Perea/Hartman. With Bryant and or Maker, Yogi could possible be in the 90's again. Just my spin and wishful thinking.