(2015) C Thomas Bryant to IU

[MikeRoberts 6,921]

Indiana with everyone returning and Bryant will be better than Kentucky with Bryant.

how do you figure that?

[swatford 1,235]

Have you guys not been following his instagram? He's Hoosier from head to toe.

[HoosierD 504]

how do you figure that?

Yogi > Ulis
Blackmon < Briscoe
Troy > Mathews
Hartman < Poythress
Hanner < Skal
Rob > Hawkins
Holt > Willis
The rest of IU roster > UK walk-ons

I can understand where UK could be better but I'm not sold that this mixture of guys will work out this year. Extremely young and a couple of the incoming guys are very raw.

IU brings back experience and talent. TB fills a need for an IU team that could be way better than last year with a quality big man. At UK he is added to a mix of guys that may only confuse things more as they have to figure it all out. With IU it is already figured out, they need size (he brings that), need toughness (he brings that), defense (he brings that). He's the missing link to a team that was a quality big man away from being a very good team.

I can see both sides of the argument, but I am definitely more sold on the IU side than I am UK.

[NoahW35 459]

I like Holt a lot but wouldn't say he's better than Willis. Dude can really play

[yogisballin 2,297]

It says future #iubb center. He has signed with IU, yes? Is Calipari realing trying to sway him to UK? Can he do that if he signed?

Coach Cal can do whatever he wants! He makes the rules now. Ridiculous

[Jketch 385]

Keep in mind only like 2 rumors out of 10 have been right on there.

[Bobman1 2,909]

He posted this last week and hasn't deleted it. Also has the picture of the 76 Hoosier team on there.[attachment=2056:ImageUploadedByBtownBanners1429704894.582279.jpg]

[IUfan_Charlie 3,867]

Man some of you guys need to loosen up, WE'RE FINE. 

[Bowhunter 2,693]

Sorry Charlie but nothing good ever comes out of coach Crean visiting!

[IU Bud 445]

The visit sounds unusual, but there could be a number of reasons for it.  Maybe Crean is making sure the family understands the schedule of events moving forward.  I heard somewhere that there is some paperwork needed to get Bryant enrolled.  It sounds like things that could be done over the phone, but not a bad idea to meet the recruit again after his decision..

 

Maybe Bryant's mom had questions and Crean wanted to meet in person to discuss.  Maybe UK is reaching out to Bryant and Crean wants to solidify our commitment to him.

 

If Calipari is doing this, it is time to take the gloves off.  Coaches typically don't turn other coaches in for recruiting irregularities.  UK surely has them.  Maybe we should start getting serious in WWW's involvement with many of UK's players. 

[TheStillman 991]

Everyone needs to relax.  Bryant will be in candy stripes next year and any speculation otherwise is just people trying to get others riled up.

[OliviaPope40 6,457]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C6cxNR9ML8k

[Diadem 430]

And there's this


Alex Bozich Mod > Hoosier Pride • 2 minutes ago





Bryant is signed. I would expect an announcement in the near future.

[Hoosier Roots 743]

There was no way he could go to Kentucky after that 76 Hoosiers post on Instagram.

[TrueHoosier62 1,592]

It just so happens that my second cousin, (twice removed), works as a carpet cleaning technician in Rochester, NY. Actually, Ignatius or “Iggy” (as he’s called at family reunions), owns a Bissell B00007 turbo powered steam extraction cleaner and goes door to door asking to clean your carpet. He's a budding entrepreneur in the carpet cleaning industry, with business cards and everything. He's got a lot to learn about marketing though, as his company's motto of "For $50, we'll suck anything" while reflective of the power of his extraction equipment, might be misconstrued in some circles; but I digress. 

As it turns out, he happened to be in the living room of Thomas Bryant, (working on a particularly difficult animal stain), when Tom Crean walked in. Being very clever, if not

very good at marketing, he jotted down a brief transcript of their recent conversation.

 

TB: Hey coach, howya doin’ man?

CTC: Ah man, I’m doin’ fine, doin’ fine. Just happened to be in the neighborhood and thought I’d drop by

TB: Just happened to be in Rochester?!

CTC: Yeah, well, um., well, how’s the family?

TB: You mean my mom?

CTC: Yeah, how’s your mom?

TB: Oh, she’s good. Still wishes I’d gone to Syracuse, but you know.

CTC: Well, we’ll try to make her proud of your having chosen IU instead. And you have chosen IU. Haven’t you?

TB: Huh? Of course I have. I’m pumped man; I mean coach

CTC: *Laughs*, Yeah, I know you have. I was just kiddin’.

TB: *Laughs*,

CTC: You’re such a good player, and a great prospect for us, and I can’t tell you how much I’ve been thinking about you. I mean, I’ve been thinking about you a lot, my man!

TB: Right, okay. whatever

CTC: I know you may find that some coaches still want to bother you, recruit you, and slobber over you like some love sick bull, but at IU, we’re not like that. Because, well, It’s Indiana.

TB: Yeah, I guess.

CTC: And if someone, say, like John Calipari, were to show up, trying to pitch his woo your way, I know you’d see through his cheap ass attempts, wouldn’t you?

TB: Of course, coach, like I said, I’m coming to IU.

CTC: Oh, good. I mean, yes, I’m sure you would.

TB: Well coach, is there something I can get you to drink?

CTC: No Thomas, I’ve got to be running for now, but just wanted to say “Hi”, and let you know that I can’t wait to see you in candy stripes

TB: That’ll be a lot of fun coach. So where are you going now?  

CTC: Oh, I’ve got to catch a flight to Ohio. I’m checking out a point guard who’s at a junior college.

TB: Oh, needing some depth behind Yogi?

CTC: Uh, yeah, that’s right, Thomas. Need some Depth.

 

By the way, Iggy told me to say that the nick in Thomas Bryant’s coffee table was already there.

[Tom White 1,435]

Very good!

Ha! I haven't heard the term "pitch woo" since back in high school in the '60s.

[WayneFleekHoosier 47,975]

Great stuff True, but you missed your easy Diet Coke joke at the end there.

[TrueHoosier62 1,592]

Great stuff True, but you missed your easy Diet Coke joke at the end there.

Damn it. At my age, I can't be expected to catch em' all. lol

[KingPG21 6,583]

The visit sounds unusual, but there could be a number of reasons for it.  Maybe Crean is making sure the family understands the schedule of events moving forward.  I heard somewhere that there is some paperwork needed to get Bryant enrolled.  It sounds like things that could be done over the phone, but not a bad idea to meet the recruit again after his decision..
 
Maybe Bryant's mom had questions and Crean wanted to meet in person to discuss.  Maybe UK is reaching out to Bryant and Crean wants to solidify our commitment to him.
 
If Calipari is doing this, it is time to take the gloves off.  Coaches typically don't turn other coaches in for recruiting irregularities.  UK surely has them.  Maybe we should start getting serious in WWW's involvement with many of UK's players.

Maybe Crean is just visiting him for the heck of it......

Seriously, some of you guys need to chill the heck out. Not just calling you out, but some of you want to overanalyze everything. I'm surprised there haven't been any of you checking to see what flights are leaving Lexington to visit Bryant

[bnkepner 1,509]

Alex Bozich at Inside the Hall has been reporting that Thomas Bryant has already signed his LOI so i think any rumors that he is wavering are just rumors. He is ours