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    Louisville

    Can it get any better for Louisville? Yes. Yes it can. Former Cincinnati Bearcats, West Virginia coach Bob Huggins wants Louisville job
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    THE PORTALS TOP 25

    So true. If not, you'd think Pepperdine would have been better than 13-20 (5-11) this past season.
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    THE PORTALS TOP 25

    I don't disagree. But if there is someone we really want already portalled there is no reason to wait. Missouri and Gonzaga have already snagged 2 of the guys on that list. If memory serves me we didn't wait long after JJ portalled to get him.
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    It pains me to say this, but Danny Hurley is the best coach in CBB right now

    I think this belongs in the "I hate" thread going on!
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    Tuesday's Departure Thread

    Regarding Taylor and Copeland...both players have their abilities. But I think it's important to note that as excited as we were to be getting a 3/4 or 4/4 star recruit from IMG, neither of these guys played for the IMG National team. They were both on the IMG Varsity team which while still...
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    Players Returning Next Year

    There will be players available. The key is finding the right ones that fit. Cincinnati picked up 2 under the radar transfers last year that would have helped this team. Simas Lukosius (6'8" 230 swingman) from Butler and Day Day Thomas (6'0" solid 185) from juco. They each averaged 10 ppg...
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    Players Returning Next Year

    I could have sworn we won one of those games. By 49 points even.
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    Just got back from Cap One...

    I've been holding this most of the season but this seems a good spot to chime in. On a top 4 ACC caliber team Maliq Brown and Quadir Copeland are what they were intended to be this season...backups. I truly really like both players and of the 2, Maliq could be a good power forward if he were...
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    Players Returning Next Year

    I think the reason we don't hear as much about Freeman at the 3 is that he's not quite there yet. His HS coaches admit he is playing out of position at the 5. He is much more of a 3/4 than a 4/5. Admittedly I've only seen him twice on TV but that's the feel I got. Other than shooting he has...
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    Incredibly Frustrating For The Coaching Staff

    I'd change C to "is a PF". Mailq is doing an admirable job but he is not a C by any stretch of the imagination. Agree about Judah. The criticism of Judah by others is way over board based on their idea of what a PG is supposed to be. I agree Judah is not that. But he has been called the...
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    OT: New Jersey HS screwed by officials in state Playoff game

    Gut check time for Camden. Do you have any integrity? Are you trying to teach your students integrity? If there is no replay I don't see how they could possibly have changed the call.
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    Lunardi

    From: Will Scott @WillScott44 Follow The year is 2026. Adrian Autry has turned Syracuse into a contender in his 3rd season. Kiyan Anthony is up for national player of the year. The Orange are 30-2 and ranked #1 in the AP Poll. Joe Lunardi has Syracuse in his “Next 4 Out”
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    Are fans getting dumber?

    I don't know. We were pretty dumb back in the 80's. My friends and I used to sit behind the visiting bench (not SU) and were not overly friendly. Nothing physical or on court, mostly verbal like telling the guy at the end of the bench he wasn't getting in or telling the star of the team what...
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    Virginia Tech Postgame Thoughts

    Some people might remember that Sherm used to airmail one into the 2nd row once in a while. Just think about all those "auditions" that next year are just part of his repertoire and he finishes them. He's is so fun to watch. He needs a shooter and a baseline slasher to dish to to realize his...
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    Virginia Tech Postgame Thoughts

    I think 21-10 keeps us in the discussion. I also think its to our benefit to not get the double bye as we need to add wins if possible. 1 win in tourney and I'm sweating selection Sunday. I gotta think 2 wins gets it done. Current projection I saw is 6 vs GTech/BC and then Wake. Can't ask...
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    Possible Portal Point Guards

    For the 4th most popular school in Philly? When he would play in front of more fans in one game in the dome than he did the entire season at St Joes? Not sure he's a lock to stay in this day and age.
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    Autry on Carey, Patterson and Cuffe

    I don't get saying "we want guys as fresh as possible" and then add DNP's on top of injuries. Injuries on the front line shouldn't shorten your backcourt bench.
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    Conference ranking bone to pick...

    UCan't has nothing the Big 12 wants.
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    Conference ranking bone to pick...

    Hit me up next time you're watching a game. Looks like fun!
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    Conference ranking bone to pick...

    In full disclosure I have not done a really deep dive into all inter- conference records. But I believe have dug enough enough to come up with a valid question. How in the wide wide world of sports is the Mountain West Conference ranked ahead of the ACC, Pac 12 and Big East? Utah St and New...
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    Portal Big Men Prospects for Next Year

    JJ, Bell, Portal rim protector, Maliq and either Benny or Freeman? That sounds like the worst ball handling team in SU history.
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    Babers to Arizona OC/QB Coach

    I'd bet he turns it into a Mountain West/C-USA level head coaching job in a year or 2. If they have success.
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    Babers to Arizona OC/QB Coach

    Eh...I couldn't figure out why a big deal was made about scheduling a non-conference game out west for UNLV when we already had Cal on the schedule. May take a while to get straight. Seems like Colorado is changing conferences more often than Army.
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    Babers to Arizona OC/QB Coach

    I'm not sure you'd understand the answer. I always liked Dino and wanted him to be successful at Syracuse. He wasn't. Hope for nothing but the best in his future.
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    Bill self said we really played well when we beat Kansas earlier this year ?

    Well that oughta help our KenPom or Net whichever we're caring about these days.
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    Judah and the next level

    I thought about that also. Watching the replay made me think it had to be a pass. Wouldn't swear to it though. I would bet money the official scorer gave a rebound there but no assist.
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    Judah and the next level

    I'm going to tread lightly here because Judah is one of the best players we've had the past 10 years. But he does not seem to get many layups beating his guy to the rim. It seems as if he creates contact himself to get to the line. Which is fine to a point. But when he doesn't get the...
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    OT: basketball drills help

    No matter the skill level at that age you need to keep them interested. Anything that involves dribbling passing and shooting obviously will develop skills. Keep it simple for you and them. Try when possible to break into at least 2 groups to work on different things to avoid stand around...
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    Benny at the 5

    He's not a stiff is what I saw. He's an inexperienced under muscled 6'11" kid. In 7 minutes he had an assist and a rebound. Add in the 4 fouls and you could say he was active. He looked pretty confident taking that 12 foot turn around. I also noted right after that his buddy Quadir...
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    Class of 2024 PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23)

    He's in that McCullough mold for sure. I think people can put away thoughts of him playing the 3 away for a few years. IMG coaches acknowledge he is playing out of position at the 5. He looked to me like a really tall kid with ball skills he's not quite ready to use yet. I hope for his sake...
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    Judah at 2G won’t work either

    Isn't it nice having a player widely considered one of the best players in college basketball? Too bad he's not this or that. Personally I would like to see more of the Judah I watched play in the NBA combine last year. More passing and more 3 point shooting.
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    Luke MacPhail transferring to Utah Tech

    And Jacksonville State is in Alabama.
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    Is Copeland considered a PG for our team?

    You made me pick so I picked yes. It's an interesting question because he is a point guard. I'm not really sure that he is playing PG most of the time. He is more of a guard that can do forward things than he is a forward. He's more Josh Pace than any other previous player to me. I'd like...
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    The Court Report: Dear college basketball coaches, obey the rules and stay off the damn court during play

    There is no need for it. Being on the court or yelling to your players so much. Too many control freak coaches and I'd say there's more now than previously. Maybe they just irritate me more now? Players can't play freely with a constant stream (scream?) of directions at them. If they step...
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    Chance Westry Transferring to Syracuse

    I don't disagree that what you're proposing may seem to be a mature decision that makes a degree of sense. But... It would be rare for a player to have that degree of maturity to look 2+ years down the road at such a young age. I'm a little uncomfortable with a scholarship/NIL athlete choosing...
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    Chance Westry Transferring to Syracuse

    I think the whole "saving the redshirt" thing is no longer relevant in todays environment. If he's healthy play him. If he's not don't.
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    Quadir Copeland named ACC POTW

    What impresses me is that Copeland isnt doing a thing that many people thought he would/could. But he's doing it a lot earlier in his career than I thought possible and most impressively to me is that he is doing it with the current roster construction. If he starts to hit jump shots his...
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    Oronde Gadsden retuning

    Yeah Gill has something about him that makes seeing him in a more mature body very tantalizing. There are right now 5 new WR's coming in and it appears Hatcher, Alford and Brown will return. A true freshman breaking into the lineup is pretty impressive under Dino.
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    USF / Boca Raton Bowl Gameday...

    I'd say it is a step above an NFL pre-season game.
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    USF / Boca Raton Bowl Gameday...

    Huh! Who'd thunk?
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    USF / Boca Raton Bowl Gameday...

    I don't care if all you have is a 7th string walk on. Play a QB. Play football. Continuing with this is giving up. Shame on the coaches if this is what they did for 15 practices.
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    Devito activated

    Wise move. I can't decide if Stellato reminds me more of Vern from Stand by Me, Squintz from The Sandlot or PeeWee from Porky's. But hey, if you can get Jimmy Fallon to make fun of you on the Tonight Show you've done something. Not sure what, but something.
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    Braden Davis's 1st game as QB

    It is very disappointing (embarrassing may be more accurate) that we apparently only had 2 QB's prepared to play this year. That alone was grounds to get rid of Dino. I understood a little the Pitt game short notice switch to LA and DV taking direct snaps. But running that offense does...
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    Updown: Oregon

    You hit some huge points in this one SWC. "You have to be able to take over a game and this defense, which produces offense as well as defense..." "...we could be someone that nobody wants to play at the end of the season." "Brown, Williams, Copeland, Starling and Mintz playing high pressure...
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    Class of 2021 QB Kyle McCord (NJ) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (12/17/23)

    I'm not going to deny that McCord may have better options to go to one of the better programs or more scenic locales (not that Columbus Ohio was any type of locale, its not, it sucks tbh). But what we can fulfill is that sometimes Jersey feels more comfortable around Jersey. Hope he's one, I...
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    Are we this year's Colorado?

    We're certainly one of them. For very different reasons. We've got the hot popular assistant coach/recruiter with potential to develop into a quality head coach vs. last years shiny toy that had a celebrity/coach with the potential to be an even bigger celebrity/coach. Something tells me our...
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    2024 Schedule

    Yes. That same backup (CJ Harris) played last year beat BG, lost the MAC championship game to Toledo then beat Wyoming in the bowl game. Alas both backup QB's are 5th SR's. Ohio hung its hat on defense this year as it led the MAC. They had 7 Grad Students and 1 5th yr SR starting this...
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    2024 Schedule

    I probably took it literally just because I am an Ohio grad so it was literal to me! You are absolutley right about the 2 P5 opportunities every year. Ohio wins one of those every 3-4 years and is usually at least competitive, which is better than when I went there and we'd lose 65-3 to WVU or...
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    2024 Schedule

    The SU game will not be Ohio's Super Bowl. Not by a long shot. That will be at Kentucky 3 weeks later. Ohio will not be impressed by Syracuse, they play P5 teams every year and beat Iowa St this season. I'm also not sure how good they will be as the QB, RB and stud LB are in the portal. But...
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