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God Bless, Jim. Prayers are on the way. Stay strong for the family!

Absolutely, Chakka. I'd be shocked if he goes to a random big name school. If he goes to another school, it will be, IMO, Mich or Alabama. However, everything you said is true and there's even more, too. I don't know much what's transpired in in the last 8-9 months but during last spring...

Where does this percentage come from? If it isn't going to happen, then why not zero? Better spending time in the MW or South where our coaches have good contacts???? The SU coaching staff couldn't ask for better "contacts" then they have with TJ. The Wheatley family absolutely loved Syracuse...

The bolded part is an excellent point. Many teams never solve that. In the BE, Rutgers, SH, etc, never solved it, even with some decent talent, or an up and coming coach. Why hasn't NC. St or Md, with name brands in hoop, solved it the last decade? Pitt solved it by using the four and five...

You have a lot of good points in there, esp. the one I bolded. If I were solely basing my decisions/feelings on what G was bringing this year, and his somewhat limited upside, to what Roberson is displaying, and knowing his upside, I'd wholeheartedly agree. However, when it comes to certain...

I think my overall point is, at this point in the season, it is a bit crazy to continue to talk about it only because JB has 5-6 months of seeing Roberson in practice and games. At this point in the season, he know what he can do. So, if he thinks 78% of Fair, or a fully rested G are better...

The contents in this post cannot be underscored enough if/when the hop taking another gig question come up... IMO, knowing what I know of Hop and his family being entrenched in the Syr community (wife hs, college), kids with school/sports/activities, etc, the wise/sound decision is wait your...

On a recent trip, my 9 year old dropped his slice of pizza in a rest stop and wanted to pick it up and eat it. I told him to toss it but he said even floor pizza is good pizza (though he lost the debate).

1) You refuted your myth hypothesis in the next sentence. He IS guarded just like any other ELITE college shooter, that is the point. Mike G is not, nor would Buss, or BJ, or whomever else... and nobody else on the roster is either. The fact that he is guarded like an elite shooter creates...

The problem with Skinner is when I think of him, I don't picture Skinner but rather I picture Dudley's dad from Different Strokes. I'm waiting for the Gooch to beat up Arnold...

1) I'm not trying to be a jerk but what has Buss done to earn PT? I don't see it. Because he ran hard against someone D2 team? I look at him and am not sure I even understand the long-term place he has. 2)GMAC had a real injury, it was nothing to do with being "burned." He was playing on...

My comfort zone is a good answer. When he came in, he was nervous. He is thinking too much, it happens. Not everyone is ready to play. Just because someone can dominate Jordan, Bird and Melo in a pickup game, doesn't mean they are ready for prime time ball, on the big stage. Players grow at...

A top 50 RPI (I think it was that last night) team on the road, under those circumstances (quick turn vs a week off for Md, no JG that would've been an asset against them up front, etc). I think it was a great road win. Looking at their schedule, their last five or six, they are playing...

I'm not arguing he doesn't need to step up his play because he does. We cannot make a real deep run if he misses 8 threes in a row. However, people (not saying you) just look to shots made sometimes as the sole indicator of success. Also, I think we aren't getting enough good looks for TC, so...

Ha, great catch!

Been away from the board for a few days and checking in today, it is as if I've landed on another planet. We just had a real good road win to set up Sat's game vs Va and yet: -Many posts about TC's value, or lack thereof. Yes, I get it, he's not hitting like he should. But, for those begging...

Coastal Alabama or whatever first matchup and Mass or Stanford in Buffalo to get to S16? I'll take it. ISU in S16 (maybe UCLA) in MSG to E8? That is a godsend. A mid-west or west team that plays well at home but ok on the road...sign me up. MSU is a #2 seed and maybe dropping to a 3. You'll...

Great stuff... Does the hoop staff have a twitter guy like football that can retweet or resend this sort of stuff to recruits and the like? If I'm running the hoops program, I quickly make it know to a certain top PG recruit that our current pg is getting calls from the VP. I'd also tweet...

I'm many weeks and months behind but hoping you're on the path to recovery!!!

Did he really get away, though? Or did we quickly pull the pole out of the water and drive to a new part of the lake and recast?

Then I don't think it's Briscoe (or dad) that soured on Cuse, I wonder if it's JB doing the souring? It's no doubt part of this five year run is having real quality guys, Wes, Andy, CJ, Ennis, etc. Even seeing BJ and Patterson on the bench, and DC2, quality guys. I don't see anyone on this...

Great write-up, Iommi. I've just elevated you to Tee and Francis status!

Great point because we're not in the Tourney without that. Side not is that I was always annoyed when I pundits would say we had to win the BET that year to get in when it was sort of clear that we were in after beating UCONN, and poss in even if we had lost at the end.

You beat me to the quote, Col. I like Thomas Jefferson's on luck: “I'm a greater believer in luck, and I find the harder I work the more I have of it” ― Thomas Jefferson

This thread is a great example of JB's success the last five years. The combination of 1 and 2 done guys because of the need for top-shelf talent and mixed in with the top 75-125 guys that will either be a great 4 year player (Andy, CJ, James S, Rich J) or real solid role players (Baye, Gbin...

WHen I think of NC St. I think of Hodge's annoucement and Corchianni and Monroe backcourt. That says a lot of their program the last few decades.

I enjoyed seeing the frosh rushing to the court and meet Tyler. BJ and Ron had great reactions. I didn't see roberson, not to say he didn't celebrate. I have to think Ron and BJ get there are really talented, older guys in front. I just hope Roberson talks to CJ, Grant, etc, about waiting...

Great posts. I've done a 180 on Rak. In previous seasons, or early this season, I was begging not to bother with the pick and roll, or looks to the bigs, kind of like with Baye now where I'd rather not risk a entry into him with his hands. However, last night, I thought we should have gone...

Yes, the contrast is real clear. Part of it is just getting old. The older I get, the more the highs become not so high, and the lows, not so low. A big part of it is that Dixon is just a jerk. I grew up hating GTown, and dislike Uconn, but my Pitt hatred has passed them because Dixon is a...

I remember this vividly. He had one play where he violently blocked a shoot in the corner and ripped the ball away from the shooter and another off player as it was in the air. It's something you just cannot teach. It was Melo-esque where he wanted it more. The announcer had an "whoaaa"...

With your misplaced comma, I hope you're not a CPA but instead, you are a C Pat that rocks :)

Take this with a grain of salt because I said Trob would be an all-american the first time I watched him play, so that shows my scouting ability... I watched the Bryant game on ESPN around Christmas or New Year's and few things stood out: -His coach had no idea what he was doing. I'm shocked...

Haven't read the board in a while, a lot of great nuggets the last few weeks! I don't know who sounds more impressive, Battle or Murray. Are both a possibility, or are they both PG's and if one commits, the other looks elsewhere? I'd love a backcourt of two Tyler Ennis', esp. if we are...

If I had to pick one to stay, it'd be Ennis. That backcourt will be tops in the country. Mike G and Kaleb will allow for an extra few mins of rest of Trevor to keep the legs fresh the last few mins. However, in order to stay top 15, we'd really need Roberson and/or McCullough to have a...

I don't know the particulars of this one, so this post is not exactly, or specifically, tied to your post, or Briscoe. However, I don't fault anyone that has parents that are engaged in their recruitment, even if it is way overboard, which this could be in this case Unless of course the...

Great screenname. Moten's bald patch would be another good one.

I think I might be more concerned with Ennis now... I think JB and Grant's family could make a case that he moves up by coming back. Improved range, putting it on the floor more, etc. However, with Tyler, if the iron is truly that hot, he might have to strike. JB said he knew Tyler was this...

That's funny because I don't like watching unless I can at least manufacture someone to root for. Uconn football? Just like anything else UCONN, they'll be no rooting. Yet, when they played Lville in football, I watched like I was a UCONN grad knowing if they beat ville, we'd get a share of...

Great post. There's definitely a connection to Murphy and the current culture. I think it's more than defense, too. We have had some great kids in the system during the last five years and it makes for a great team. In the 80's and 90's, we sometimes had parts that were greater than the sum...

Is that with our without JG? I'd like to think you're right but I think that would be predicated upon either McCullough or Roberson having a great/huge impact, not just an good one.

I really enjoyed some of our recent PG play, including MCW last year. However, I'd much rather have Tyler because for every super-athletic steal, coast to coast and dunk MCW had, I expected another poorly missed three or wild drive (as often happens with someone running point for first time)...

Poor shump. If he had the luxury of playing today, he'd be dynamite. He had to be the primary guy during some "lean" years. If he had some better talent around him, he might have avg'd 6 threes a game. Kind of like Gerry's junior and senior year. Can you imagine SHump or Gerry with Ennis...

This is great because it's often the parents that have gotten in the way of recruits that probably would've signed starting with Kenny Anderson (mom, but some cash), Tobias Harris and even today with Briscoe.

Somewhat off topic but this is why UCONN is toast. I have no idea if Butler is in the Big East of AAC. Also, if you google AAC it suggests ACC. Back to topic, coaches usually know how many more runs they have before they bolt. When Shaka Smart leaves, we'll know it's because the well will be...

Yep, at one point, didn't the announcer single him out on how he closed out on a wing shooter? I think it was when he was in for JG when he failed to close out on the shooter 2x or 3x.

I also noticed and think he might finally be comfortable, or not nervous. There's a reason why some have said he's the most NBA ready, or maybe the most talented, and it's probably because they've seen him play with no presssure in practice. Once he is comfortable knowing his responsibilities...

This post sucks, how can anyone like it? It means Grant would have declared! In all seriousness, if Grant were to stay, I think he would have a John Wallace type senior year. I would hope JB could tell him that with another year, teams will have to respect you when you are out at 17 feet. If...

This year, I have no problems seeing Louisville in a matchup to get to the E8 or F4. The last few years, we've played them well and they've had great talent. Two tight games last season and one tight game until a lot of hand checking started going on. This year, with limited hand checking...

"The lady doth protest too much, methinks."

Fact, 73% of all stats are made up. 52% of all people know that :)