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He know full well it was nowhere near his best class. For all his positive qualities, he was notoriously thin skinned and short. In typical JB fashion he was being defensive - he knew the storyline about his recruiting in recent years as well as the obvious drop off in on-court performance. His...

To add, I highly doubt Bell sticks around to be demoted. Not with his shooting acumen. He will have options. My fear about Brown is if he wants to play the four. That is his more natural spot and where he can make a living. I hope he doesn't get itchy feet if his future here is playing the five...

Not super highly rated and the staff is quite focused on him. Given it is early in the cycle and how they have positioned themselves generally so far in recruiting, I would think he has a lot of upside and would expect his rating to climb materially. Would be great to learn a bit more about the...

And Brown is the anti-Benny. In every way imaginable. He doesn't have the eye popping athleticism or plus size. But he just knows how to play the game. Hence he is far more productive. I too hope it clicks for Benny but I've very much doubted it would happen since his disappointing Soph year. I...

FWIW from the Kansas site below. I'm not sure what Miami's PG situation is, but clearly the pitch of Bethea taking over lead guard duties from Mintz is a compelling approach. Sounds like KU would not consider that. And before peeps moan, I don't consider the below overly boastful. KU has been...

A lot of Lydon in his game. Would take that in a heartbeat

Yup, same feel. May grow a bit but I don't see his athleticism all of a sudden clicking to + level. His calling card appears to be a smooth game, with a lot of his dad's (and Moten's) offensive craftiness. I could see him being an offensive focal point on a very good team by his second or...

Main issue I see is we could have so many SGs in 24. Given Bethea's talent, it should not disuade him, but a clear path to starter level PT always helps. Not to mention both he and Moore are SGs, in the same class. And just about the same size. Really hope we get him but those appear to be some...

Well, it's Elon, so it's possible.

When does the portal open?

True. But when is our next tourney win (or appearance) under the current regime? Remember, things have only gotten worse since those surprise S16 runs.

And any new coach worth his salt would mine the portal for replacements. I like the current young guys but a year of turbulence is not a huge deal in the current no wait transfer environment.

Yes Indiana is a negative example. Plenty of programs have improved as well, no? Freakin Purdue is #1 in the country. Arizona is top 5 and lined up for a second straight top tourney seed. On and on. Hell, SH, Providence and Rutgers have had better recent pasts than us. We are punching miles...

So your prediction is we go from a mid pack also ran program which hasn't been ranked in half a decade, to far worse than that.. even given the pedigree and pluses we have as Syracuse University. #5 all time winningest program. JMA Dome. ACC... Clearly an optimist eh Rags?

Flat out embarrassing. Essentially publicly castrating JW. Humiliates him. If he doesn't do something big when JB is done, meaning going big with this next hire, and it needs to be after next season, any public respect JW has will have evaporated.

Dare I say Melo

Your lips to god's ear... Obviously a lot of runway between now and whenever the old man hangs it up. But I think Sean Miller would be a home run hire. Would kill it here.

He's proven to be an excellent coach. Zona was flying under him (appreciate the way he got guys), and look at Xavier. They have no business being ranked this high this quickly. He is as good of a coach as we would have a shot at. He and Tang would be at the top of my list, based on SU being a...

Would love to look at Tang type. Step up from K St to SU is one that could be achieved within the P5 context. Aggressive recruiter who seems to get it. Able to pull east coast kids to the heart of fly over country. Impressive. Imagine what that level of focus could do with our history and...

There is no cheating anymore...

Inarguably. He was a very underrated player for us. Would have been a key contributor and best forward the past truly seasons. A shame

In your view does this along with Moore, mean JB is here for a couple more years? Or are they signing on for 'the program', i.e. willing to chance it for the NIL deals?

Or the potential of one all of a sudden. Does this indicate the staff giving a clear message on the coaching situation? Clearly 2023 was quiet. In part because of the large class the prior year but likely also because of the uncertainty around JB. Just makes me wonder, if we are on the verge of...

Don't want to take the clock from the poster. Top three toward the end of the video. Well spoken kid.

My thoughts, verbatim. I get the impression Benny is struggling with the fact that he came in so heralded and has not come close to living up to the hype. Losing his starting spot, I think he would be emotionally crushed. He seems a bit on the fragile side to begin with. By starting him JB is...

Good chance UT sticks with the interim coach. He is doing well so far. If they have a solid tourney run, will be difficult to do otherwise.

Thought you meant in terms of who they hire vs who we do. Assuming JB retires at the end of this season (big if), I think the pool of candidates would have minimal overlap. And as I can't imagine JB staying more than another year or two. My concern is if it is two - then you could have...

Why? We would rank ahead of ND in basketball. Not particularly worried about that and I think the candidate pool may not be that similar. They are in the middle of nowhere Indiana and there's a good chance any coach will have midwest roots. Different pool than us most likely.

Just stop.

A proven excellent coach, and he's doing great in no time at Xavier. You would expect the jump from Xavier to Syracuse to be attractive. But I’m guessing his baggage will be too much to overcome.

Dick, may we all be fortunate enough to live a life as fully as you have lived yours, while maintaining the wherewithal to understand what really matters and how lucky we have been. Cheers to you.

Tenn CB this morning

FWIW Iowa insider put a CB forward at 5 confidence level... let's see, hopefully wishful thinking

Don't discount Copeland.. and JT may play the two as well.

Very excited about his athleticism, motor and ability to finish. Only saw one semi obscured jump shot. And it looked a bit knuckle balled.. hope he is at least a threat outside? We know the way out D is set up and I fear his talent would not be unleashed to its fullest. Been a while since we...

While I agree with this general sentiment, this situation is a bit different. We’ve just brought in three guards, including two who should be able to capably play his position, and are highly rated, year before him. If you thinking about playing time, you could certainly see how it would be an...

Your repeated position of SU being an ACC outlier is so tired now. Surely you must have another angle.

Not to beat a dead horse for the 1000th time, but why are you so convinced that they would not do a national search and just hand the keys over to either a coach with mixed at best results, or anassistant coach with mediocre recruiting results and no proven track record is the head man?

This is exactly it - if it were a internal candidate they would make they announcement, all logic suggests so at least. Unless an internal candidate is named in the coming weeks (meaning JB not uncharacteristically jumped the gun on the announcement), there is a reasonable chance that we go...

I am reading this positively. As in JB and JW have had 'the talk' and have agreed that a legitimate plan needs to be articulated because a) JB is nearing 80, and b) results have clearly fallen over the past 8 years. I hope / think that means an outside candidate but also ensuring an orderly and...

If that's the case, succession discussions should be hitting hyperdrive... Just pray JW and JB have an open dialogue and this isn't a jam the assistant down your throat situation

Don't do us like that Bulldog!...

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He spit. It was dumb. Fan likely said something obnoxious. He will be punished for it. Let's take it easie with the holier than thou comments though. He's not serial killer. Athletes have done far, far worse off camera. And yes a 'right' to make big money is based on unusual skill and...

I could not agree more. I’m 47 and have had the good fortune of living in many places across the world, including Boston and NYC. I currently live in London. I honestly love coming back to Syracuse. The area is beautiful, the foliage is great, the lakes are amazing, and there is enough cultural...

Or Lansing or Kansas or Kentucky? I think it's a minor consideration. On the football side I hear repeatedly what a cultural Mecca Tuscaloosa is, or Athens, or anywhere in the Big 12... The program is the key. Weather or cultural considerations are very minor in the broader context.

He might. But in that case, it would be up to JW to ensure that the new coach is on a tight leash, on an interim basis to prove his worth. Think Padgitt at Ville. Let's see...

There is a clear top 4. After that there are 10 or so jobs which are tier 1A - which SU is clearly one of, in my view. The argument that location is a hindrance is nonsense in my view. How many top schools are in massive Metro areas? If anything, the University is within a reasonable distance of...

I would love to hear one story, even one, of a recruit saying 'ooh Syracuse is really great with its history, giant stadium, cool factor and all but yeah I really don’t wanna play in the ACC'. It’s a pretty asinine thought to be honest. Kids dream of playing in an environment that size, against...

I will respond to my own statement as I expect some feedback here. The reasons for the decline are several and plain as day, to me at least: - Our star recruiter who kept players engaged for a couple of decades left - our head coach entered his eighth decade on this planet and by the year seems...