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No. He will not start right away.

It will all work out in the end.

What were this kids official offers do we know? If he went to PSU on a game day visit, have to assume he was at the very least on their radar.

I have been negative on this recruitment cycle, and lesson to me to be patient with the process (it's something I need to work on). But I think one of the things we had going on last year was there was not enough good depth to push guys into conforming to the team plan. It looked like a lot of...

So place me on ignore. You have been to how many SU basketball games? My guess is less than 20. And my guess is very few following graduation. Don't fool me. Carry whatever you want, but your investment in the basketball program is 1/100th of the other regular posters on this board. Carry on.

Exactly. And it's mismanagement of a program for 10 years that creates the negativity. Go back to football board, please and thank you.

READ MY NEXT POST BRO.

If true, then I take it all back.

LOL. Leffew to Georgia. We get Option B-D. He's not coming here to sit the bench. He's going to play, likely start. And that is S-A-D.

I think your arguments are valid... I just think he is closer than you might think. There are a lot of guys at lower levels who gain experience, confidence and the ability to play at a higher level just by playing minutes. Carey didn't get that opportunity for a wide variety of reasons. You've...

I think he received enough reasons to be loyal... And I think those reasons are probably close to what SU was willing to offer... Which is why I'm very concerned about where we are at with NIL and how we are utilizing our funds.

Erik Reynolds from St. Joe's staying put. https://x.com/YOO_duece/status/1783152800647483424

I don't think he's as bad as you think.

Maybe a dash of hyperbole. But I think if they got a couple more at that level, they could play with us and make it competitive.

Two more of the Carey & Xavier kid, and they’re right there.

Couple more guys and he could play SU tough.

With Allen & Willis on the roster, is this kid going to see significant playing time? I don't know that he'd be markedly better than Willis to start - I guess you can never have too much depth... not sure the attraction from his perspective though.

23-8 with our schedule last year probably would not have gotten us better than a 9-10 seed.

Don't know him. Sorry.

Exactly. That strategy is a losing proposition if we're going to be a player for talent at the highest level. Doesn't mean we can't win a decent number of games, but if we want to be a Top 15 program again, not sure that's gonna work.

Hawkins is going to be out of line with the rest of them, too. If that’s what is happening, SU is always going to be limited. In my opinion, that strategy is not going to work in this new world.

Timing is everything in life. SU makes the most sense. Add him to the list. That would put us at 16 commitments. I wonder how many we will take early...

Comparable jobs on athletic side compared to academics are usually 30-40% less pay and more hours. Would agree - academic types leave at 4:30pm whether they have a ton of stuff to do or not. dont be so sure about that.

Totally agree. Was just pointing out he is our top target which is why him going to all of these places is worrisome.

SU's marketing staff consists of 3 people. Georgia has 7 full-time people. Look around the country. If you expect things to change, you need to change the staff construct. Sure, the jobs can have benefits. But do you see the marketing and communications staff members at every single home game -...

He is the top transfer on our board... allegedly.

Likewise, the auxiliary staff members need to be provided “A” level staffing, salaries, etc. You get what you pay for.

are you sure he was in the meeting to discuss logistics? Or was it one of his staffers? Lines of communication take time to be established. He may have thought that. And it might be true, but I’ve seen a lot of these scenarios played out that aren’t anyone’s fault. Growing pains, understand...

I don’t think the AD is staffed for that sort of thing. And you need all hands on deck to make that happen across a University. Higher Ed works at glacier like pace. Everywhere. It takes time.

You can hold people to a standard while understanding Rome wasn’t built in a night. You think Wildhack is going to get on him if we win 6 games next year? I don’t (even though he probably should with our schedule). Look at the marketing staff at SU - I do not believe we are staffed like...

That’s all I’m saying, more or less. I understand he’s a first time head coach. I don’t think he’s above constructive commentary about things that happen. Largely it’s been positive regarding recruiting. It’s great. I’m excited! Just didn’t like the press conference. Higher Ed is a nuanced place...

I am one person. I am sure I am in the minority. That’s fine. Just want to point out small things that could turn into big things if things don’t go swimmingly right away.

I am sure they will work it out. However, it could have been worked out in private. I have worked with many coaches in the past. They hear what they want. It also could have been communicated to the person who was in the meeting representing football what the plan was - and the message didn’t...

We don’t know if it was discussed or not - or explained or not. I’m not saying the admin didn’t drop the ball in some way, shape or form. But the way to handle it is t have a conversation like a man with the person face to face. Not gain the upper hand through the media by bitching about it...

No.

I don't like the airing of dirty laundry in public. And there was some snark about closing doors and the mic not working. Appreciate the honesty but there are times and places for certain things. And some things can be said behind closed doors. Personal opinion. Also, he swears a lot under his...

Pretty sure the AD has fundraisers at his disposal and was doing just fine with the Lally facility before JB came to this position. Are we building a new building for MBB? To my understanding, there are not as many very large needs from a basketball facility perspective. The biggest need is NIL...

Fundraising = NIL.

Then what is Boeheim doing on the basketball side?

Doesn’t matter. Would probably prefer he stay 3 star to avoid others sniffing around. Not that they won’t anyway.

Great question.

I have been told multiple times by people on this forum that our NIL situation is "fine". Judging from the latest transactions and proceedings, I am calling BS.

Wasn't this JB's task as special assistant to the AD? He should have plenty of juice to engage plenty of people/orgs/companies.

Out of the market for him. Have you not been reading?

Again, don't disagree. Just easier said than done in practicality is all I'm saying.

I do not disagree... But collectives are run by fans or donors themselves, who have other full-time jobs. If you want them to run more efficiently and maximize output, they'll need to hire a full sales team. The 8 board members for Orange United and the others that are Football NIL board...

Terrible TAKE. Not takes. You changed to plurality. Go to the highest bidder. Great message to send to 22-23 year old. So many other things I could say about that, but it is what it is.

Can you imagine Hakim Warwick (sic) or Jerry McNamara (sic)?

In my comments, I say I don’t necessarily believe that line of thought. But if I’m a CNY/Syracuse fan, who is known to err on the side of worst case and doom/gloom, why wouldn’t I think this way?

In all honesty, I don’t think this is true because I don’t think anyone would be this shortsighted… BUT… If I’m a casual observer and see the following, what should I infer from this sequence of events: -Staff pursues guard from Mount St. Mary’s and is first known portal guard to visit -Head...