Most Surprising Commit?

[moqui]

There was a lot of angst about us giving him an offer and ‘wasting’ a scholarship. If you don’t remember it, you weren’t paying attention.

It wasn’t until that legendary game Niagara Falls played in Manley against JD that Jonny got respect from much of the board. He and Brendan Triche had a hell of a battle that game. It was the best HS game i have ever seen.

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Sure, the Jamesville-DeWitt boys basketball team left Manley Field House Sunday night on the wrong end of an 81-75 decision with Niagara Falls in the featured game of the HoopHall Classic. Yet the …

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i was paying attention; i think you are misremembering. even the article you cite referred to him as a "superstar" in the 2nd graf

at the conclusion of his junior year, 7 months before that game, jonny had already climbed into the rsci consensus top 50, along with scoop, ricky and donte. people on this board were already calling it possibly the best recruiting class ever

 

[orange79]

i was paying attention; i think you are misremembering. even the article you cite referred to him as a "superstar" in the 2nd graf

at the conclusion of his junior year, 7 months before that game, jonny had already climbed into the rsci consensus top 50, along with scoop, ricky and donte. people on this board were already calling it possibly the best recruiting class ever

I think maybe you are. When Jonny was offered, many here thought he was a throw in designed as an enticement to get Harris to come to SU. Not many were excited about him.

 

[50YRsofCuse]

I think maybe you are. When Jonny was offered, many here thought he was a throw in designed as an enticement to get Harris to come to SU. Not many were excited about him.

Again, Paul Harris graduated one year from high school one year prior to Jonny Flynn. Paul was already at Syracuse before Jonny commited.

 

[dasher]

I think maybe you are. When Jonny was offered, many here thought he was a throw in designed as an enticement to get Harris to come to SU. Not many were excited about him.

On the day he declared, he was a 3 star recruit. That didn't last all that long. He just kept rising.

 

[orange79]

Again, Paul Harris graduated one year from high school one year prior to Jonny Flynn. Paul was already at Syracuse before Jonny commited.

You are talking about when he committed. I am talking about when he was offered.

 

[Briancuse]

Surprised we got him or surprised by their play? Fab Melo for the surprised that we got him.

 

[50YRsofCuse]

You are talking about when he committed. I am talking about when he was offered.

I remember Harris’ quote when Flynn commited. He was surprised that Boeheim offered Flynn and little Jonny had accepted.

 

[moqui]

I think maybe you are. When Jonny was offered, many here thought he was a throw in designed as an enticement to get Harris to come to SU. Not many were excited about him.

i said as much
but nobody said he was a "dud," as tomcat claims

either way, a2d

 

[Subob1]

Good call...remember the same. Thought Pitt was on him as a fave back then.

Don't think it was Pitt. It was Louisville. Primary recruiter was Scooter McCray as I recall.

 

[tee1222]

You are talking about when he committed. I am talking about when he was offered.

Surprised we got him or surprised by their play? Fab Melo for the surprised that we got him.

That's my bad. I should have made the initial post clearer. I meant most surprising commitment, not who we were surprised by their play.

 

[Trueblue25]

quade green when we give it our fourth try

 

[GooseMutt]

The yet to be signed Jarace Walker

 

[orange79]

That's my bad. I should have made the initial post clearer. I meant most surprising commitment, not who we were surprised by their play.

So was I, kinda. After the UCLA meddling and his father being ill (IIRC), I was surprised by his actually coming to SU and honoring his commitment. So I guess technically I was wrong.