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    2024 - Portal Tracker

    Reynolds would be a good add, but I’m not good with him and JJ starting together and after all of the defensive woes this year, do we really want that as our starting backcourt? Or would they push each other for time? Efficiency on both ends of court is not something JJ has shown, does that hint...
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    2023-24 Portal Options

    I would like to think coming from North Texas, where they play some of the best man to man defense in the country, he’d be a significant add on that side of the court. But overall it feels as if he’d only be an upgrade on Hima but a significant downgrade from Edwards.
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    Adam Weitsman announces NIL plans

    I hope your gut has an NIL solution for SU because this guy at least attempted to care.
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    Looking into the future

    So I understand with the COVID extra year the portal is a lot different. Unlike a lot of people here I think we are generally speaking fine for next year in terms of we are probably a 7-11 seed once again and the zone could haunt teams come March. But just looking into the future, Buddy seems to...
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    Girard needs to come off bench

    The dynamic of our offense makes no sense given the personnel. We always recruited for the zone and suffered at times talent wise offensively. Now you take Buddy which obviously is very different by itself because although he lacks ACC type athleticism he's a catch and shoot guy with some size...
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    The all-inclusive Rutgers dumpster fire thread...

    Obviously there are so many factors it's tough to account for all things that go into the recruitments of an individual but location plays a factor in some regards most definitely. We probably aren't going to dip down into the south and pull a 4 star that has his pick of the litter, much more...
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    The real dilemma would be next year..

    In what universe would JB ever think this is acceptable? He built the standard and this team is not even close to that standard and with next year not looking promising, I believe it'd be best for the program to move on at the end of this season. We need a complete roster overhaul and system...
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    With this current roster what is the light at the end of the tunnel the next 2-3 years?

    Scary statement, there's nothing difficult about it, bye.
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    The Program is in free fall

    My two cents, JB needs to stop acting like he's entitled to the job. Put in the work, it's Syracuse, recruiting shouldn't be this hard if he would just adjust his stubborn ways. But no, younger more ambitious coaches will just negatively recruit against us until he's gone. I respect the man for...
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    It's Time to Pull the Plug on Babers

    The 10 win season is an outlier as things currently stand, and he did that in one of the worst seasons of ACC Football ever, you're talking FSU is in a panic, Miami is in a panic and they both just hired new coaches, now FSU has to go through it again, Va Tech isn't as stable as they'd like...
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    We need to take advantage now.

    Completely agree, I think as many on here believe, from a development perspective our staff seems to be amongst the nations elite, that coupled with the ACC only having one dominant team currently (probably with us as the best chance to be the 2nd for this upcoming season), if we can take...
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    UConn hoops back to Big East

    Agreed, Memphis/Houston/UCF/Cincy/Wichita St/Temple is better then whatever random 6 the Big East has, Memphis is in a better place as a program then Villanova, even USF is starting to not become a complete joke, obviously at the same time ECU and Tulane are jokes that can't be found in the Big...
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    Desko

    Completely fair to think this, I'm under the impression Tucker is going to be an elite force next season, with who he has coaching him I could be completely wrong.
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    Desko

    Yeah maybe West Genny can snatch him up.
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    Desko

    I think our recent string of decommitments can answer that, talented players too. I don't think he's the worst X's and O's guy but he definitely doesn't get the best out of his team and if you're not going to do that you better recruit some players that are going to get the best out of you. Our...
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    Desko

    In theory with all the returning pieces it makes sense but it also makes it that much more embarrassing when we flounder out in round 1.
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    Desko

    What will Anish say after losing to #14 seed Army once again?
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    Loyola Game Thread...

    And I mean lets be honest, next year on paper if we find some production from the attack looks very promising, until early May that is.
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    Desko

    Anyone young and ambitious that has ties to lacrosse hotbed areas.
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    Uncomfortable Truths

    If he's coming here after a loss that means he's coming here way too much. We had the game and lost it, we are stale and will continue to be stale as CNY struggles to produce elite talent.
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    Overall thoughts on 2019 Class

    Good class overall but only time will tell, the development of these guys is what seems to be making our program stable and that doesn't seem to be going anywhere. If we start dipping into CT/MA/NJ/NYC/PA and at least start competing for players with elite offer sheets like Lamy Constant or...
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    Class of 2019 PF Isaiah Stewart (NY/LaLumiereIN) to Washington

    People say they're glad he's not going to Duke or Michigan State but the thing is they'll just target the next guy on their list, we spend time on positions of need with a limited amount of high end guys but then we don't get them and we are left picking up something that doesn't necessarily fit...
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    Is it allowed as a Syracuse fan to say JB is awesome but our offensive system sucks?

    You write this like it's not an issue at all? I don't know your stance but sometimes you have to push the ego aside and adjust to the personnel at hand and potentially adjust how you view recruiting. Times have changed and are just going to keep changing.
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    Why do we even play UConn?

    Yes but we don't contend for top NYC talent consistently, good with the prep schools in NE, a lot of quality NJ products but I don't really want to get into all the whiffs, especially on NYC bigs, as of late.
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    Why do we even play UConn?

    Does it really help with recruiting? We don't win too many NYC battles anymore.
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    Hurley

    He really impressed me tonight, obviously he had them ready to go from the tip but to sustain it that long, with such a talent disadvantage? They moved the ball quite well for the personnel they have and you could tell he has high expectations for his players and is always teaching. You give...
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    Battle, Brissett have to be much, much better

    OB has shown his ability and worth to the team last season and so much that he's got a lot of eyes on him, he's in the most crucial year of his life to date, I'll give him a few passes early season as long as long as he finds his form for ACC play. When does the offense being so stagnant effect...
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    Class of 2019 S Cornelius Nunn Jr (FL) SIGNED NLI TO SYRACUSE 12/19/18

    Figured this was going to happen if he was pushed hard enough, it's so easy for those southern staffs to get down there and make him feel like a priority while we are sitting ducks. You're recruiting these kids for years, I don't think much will happen with the 2019 recruiting class as there's...
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    Transfer Thread

    I follow Clarkson Hockey and just in general the ECAC recruiting picture closely, Cornell has the easiest admission standards for Hockey of the Ivy programs and that's been known for quite some time since the Harkness days. Harvard is Harvard so they can get away with it as they are sought after...
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    Transfer Thread

    Hope we get both but I hope the staff is putting all their effort into Staats currently (unless they know something we don't), doing whatever they can to make him commit. If you get Staats it's going to make SU that much more appealing with the other FOGOs that have been mentioned in this thread...
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    kenpom

    I think there will be 2 factors that push this team over the top, free throws and the press. With our depth I feel like JB will be more comfortable pressing at any point just to switch things up if they aren't going as planned or to try and cool off a shooter and then with free throws we should...
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    Upstate New York Lacrosse

    Just watching this Cornell/Maryland game and quite honestly after the 2011 game in Foxboro that I attended (sorry to anyone else who attended), I'd be fine with the Turtle losing every game until the day that I die. Unfortunately that's not realistic but boy would I love a shot at them in the...
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    Nothing new here

    I don't know if it's the same for college hockey and college lacrosse but I'm going to compare them anyway and just ask a question. I'm a huge Clarkson hockey fan and we recently brought in an assistant that's really changing the culture of our once glorious program. He's done this by evaluating...
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    Dean Francis new podcast out there...

    I agree with you disagreeing with that man, it's nice to have an opinion.
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    Will we be on the bubble next year?

    I like our team next season and if we stay healthy I'd say the 6-8 seed range is where I see us ending up but 1 or 2 crucial injuries to the wrong people and we are not in good shape so I really wouldn't mind the staff going the grad transfer route so no future scholarship is being taken...
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    Bazley Decommits

    Disappointing, it's all just weird timing, we blow expectations out of the water with our tourney run and then everyone points to next year and rightfully so with how good the team would look but then we lose our most important player for that next season. I get JB wanted to coach his son but...
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    Bazley Decommits

    Not too much goes smoothly for this program as of late, how in the world does Andrew Slater know that this kid has been thinking about it for months yet our staff had no clue? It's interesting because now we have Frank/Carey/Hughes/Marek/OB (please)/Sidibe/Chukwu, I think that would be a solid...
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    Give JB one more year.

    I might be wrong and if the money is right anyone will make the jump but just going through some potential candidates, I'm struggling to decide whether or not they would leave to come to a Cuse program that quite frankly has struggled to find an identity within the ACC conference. The AD has a...
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    Please recruit more skilled offensive players.

    Isn't this exactly what we are doing for next season? Bazley is one of the most polished scorers at the HS level and Carey seems to be getting better and better by the game and is an actual PG, it will be interesting to see how Buddy is used, I wouldn't mind him getting minutes if he can handle...
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    on howard

    I think his mental toughness has come a long way but you could just tell down the stretch he was losing his collectiveness. With Franks below average handles for a "PG" he really struggles to break down any type of pressure defense and in tight games that's all you're going to get, Jalen Carey...
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    Notre Dame Game Thread...

    What are we going to see next year when the personnel is here? I'm not convinced our offense will be consistently good. Credit to Brey though, he had a gameplan and abused Cuse on the offensive glass.
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    Notre Dame Game Thread...

    Maybe 40, definitely not 50.
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    Notre Dame Game Thread...

    Yes, just would be nice to get their zone moving around, I don't think I've seen a high low from the free throw line against any zone with any sort of size, or even a quick touch pass from the free throw line to the perimeter, I get Battle is who we want on the perimeter but showing different...
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    Notre Dame Game Thread...

    It would be nice if our offense had a plan though, they sag off our shooter at the free throw line, we can't change it up so we get Battle there? Flashing Chukwu and Marek is fine but the defense won't challenge them at all, then maybe we can go high low if they step to Battle, not every play...
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    Notre Dame Game Thread...

    Frank and Tyus just aren't making quick decisions/nobody is open and then you get it to OB at the free throw line a few possessions and he continues to NEVER take that free throw line shot.
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    tyus wow

    I love Tyus but I still don't think his game translates into the next level with such a smooth transition that he should bolt, I haven't been around as much so is it still a forgone conclusion he's gone? He does seem like a different player as of late though especially with his explosiveness...
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    Class of 2018 C/OG Tyrone Sampson Portal from Fresno St

    Any chance we are still involved for him or is this unknown issue going to prevent us from chasing him?
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    Frank Howard YoY Progress

    It's easy to say we are way better defensively, that's my only concrete conclusion so far. The body language and just overall team confidence seem to be much improved and we look like a team who wants to play for one another. Little things can change that throughout the season but I am hopeful.
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