I agree this will not be his last year. He can not live going out with a losing season. Also getting win number 1000 for the second time seems to be a reach this season. Next year's incoming frosh plus Jesse and Joe at the 2 should give us a good base to build from. No idea how the ACs will sort out but it would be a step in the right direction to turnover at least one AC.
Build what? Every year we think we are building something. We never get past the building stage because guys decide to transfer because they decide this isn't the place for them. If we had just kept last years team we might be 16-4 and in second place in the ACC. I am not confident JB can build anything anymore. He hasn't proved it in quite some time.
Bingo, kids today aren't patient for a build. Its I want to play, and if no, there's the portal for me
Sounds very much like a person that played for the Orange last year who's name we should not mention!
Kind of scary when you first look at this, like why don't we do this now? Regardless, unless the 'Transfer" is of "Larry Bird" caliber we will be hurting.
meh, people say this, but the vast majority of the portal transfers are marginal players at best, especially the SU kids so far, which is more indicative of a general failure in talent evaluation. If 5% of the 1,000 players portal kids can start on a P5 team, I'd be surprised.
You're right. The kids are NOT the problem. But coach refusing to recruit over his boys IS THE PROBLEM.
People have hard on for him because he's long but all video and reports about his defense are that it's terrible. Doesn't matter if we've seen which type of defense, you can use that as an argument because no one can say they have but it's a ridiculous argument to make for someone that seems to not be interested in defense at all. I will be absolutely stunned if he makes an impact as a Freshman. He's not a top 100 kid and it's not like he has played at some random, under the radar places his whole high school career. With the way that he plays I'd bet there's a way better chance he's in JB's doghouse then rotation next year if the old man keeps on plugging along.
So you inspired me to look, counting class of '22 since thats all but signed sealed and delivered, we haven't had a top 20 recruiting class in 6 years (per 247)... and top 20 isn't exactly a high bar for a basketball school. The hughe-kulele reallly saved Cuse the last couple years
Might I suggest using the term "Pitino the portal" moving forward?
There's a reason he is not rated in the top 100. I think some of us are so desperately hoping things will improve that we unrealistically raise our expectations for the next crop of players. I get it. It's human nature - we don't want to crush all hope.
You seem to just be pulling crap out of the air about Copelands defense. Everything I have read about him is all good. Even watching his videos makes me like him more. I would like to know exactly where you are getting your info about his supposedly bad defense?
And the vast majority of all players, whether they are transfers or not, are what are called by coaches and scouts as JAGs. Just Another Guy. They look great in HS but its a big difference in how they look in college.
From the people that have actually watched his games and posted about them on here. His HS coach isn't JB so he's obviously not going to talk bad about him. It's not hard to get excited about highlight videos.
I mean yeah there is a lot of truth to that. But I have watched enough basketball in my day, pro and college. I know talent when I see it. If I could build a prototype for a Syracuse PG. He would come out as Quadir Copeland.
That’s ok. You keep that opinion. I have my opinion and I think the kid will be fantastic here.
Yeah saw that, I was looking top 20 as #20 and /\
What are your thoughts on minutes for Jimmy if both JB and Buddy are gone? Not that he'd come back without those two here but just for conversation.
JBA will have nowhere to land so he is here. Jesse opts to stay because JB left. I think Frank stays and we all know Benny is gone.
