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[littlereg]

 

[orangepassion]

Think his recruitment will heat up quickly

 

[SUOrangeSU]

Now he's a player!!

 

[Gotothehole]

Caleb Love?

 

[Orangezoo]

Caleb Love?

Meshaun 2.0 it sounds... pass pass pass( us not him)

 

[UpstateSM]

Slater says McNeese St. Will Wade redemption tour is going to be glorious.

 

[Chalupa_24]

 

[HOFCeluck]

 

[hoopsupstate]

Pitino cleaning house.

 

[obliterata]

Ismael Massoud is transferring from Kansas State, he was a major reason why they made the Elite Eight. 6'9" forward, 41.8% from 3, East Harlem native.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Chance Westry was not as good as Taylor or Copeland last year in the limited playing time they all had. I think we need to be real careful getting excited about someone who's a former high 4 star or 5 star recruit just because they were ranked higher than guys on our roster. Once guys are in college they should be judged how they played in college IMO, not what their HS ranking was.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Day2]

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[Sbucketball]

Not sure where to post this, but Benny and Quadir replaced Joe and Judah to headline this event in Utica on April 20. Syracuse players Williams, Copeland now part of Sitrin Wheelchair Basketball game

They replaced Joe and Judah because they're in the portal/draft. This seems to be evidence Quadir isn't going anywhere.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Not sure where to post this, but Benny and Quadir replaced Joe and Judah to headline this event in Utica on April 20. Syracuse players Williams, Copeland now part of Sitrin Wheelchair Basketball game

They replaced Joe and Judah because they're in the portal/draft. This seems to be evidence Quadir isn't going anywhere.

Qadir could likely be the heart and soul of the team. Love his passion. I think he makes a major leap next year.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

Qadir could likely be the heart and soul of the team. Love his passion. I think he makes a major leap next year.

Hope he can be a 15-20 minute guy who comes in gets deflections and hustle plays. Still has a long way to go on offense.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[hoopsupstate]

Hope he can be a 15-20 minute guy who comes in gets deflections and hustle plays. Still has a long way to go on offense.

To be a factor, he has to be able to knock down some shots. His form looks ok. He has a little dog in him and we need some rhotwhilers.

 

[Melancer46]

Chance Westry was not as good as Taylor or Copeland last year in the limited playing time they all had. I think we need to be real careful getting excited about someone who's a former high 4 star or 5 star recruit just because they were ranked higher than guys on our roster. Once guys are in college they should be judged how they played in college IMO, not what their HS ranking was.

I agree with this line of thinking in general but they all played so sparingly that I don't think it's really wise to draw much conclusions from their production right now, especially knowing that Westry was playing through injury. It's not like Taylor or especially Copeland exactly lit the world on fire either. I do like what both of them showed last year though but we're seemingly recruiting over them for a reason.

 

[Orangezoo]

Not surprised at all. Anderson's system is sloppy and creates bad habits.

 

[Orangezoo]

I agree with this line of thinking in general but they all played so sparingly that I don't think it's really wise to draw much conclusions from their production right now, especially knowing that Westry was playing through injury. It's not like Taylor or especially Copeland exactly lit the world on fire either.

Good counter points. Would just add that both Taylor and Copeland are physically strong guys too to go with chemistry and experience in big moments etc. Always a bit weary of bringing in a guy coming in with a knee issue too.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Hope he can be a 15-20 minute guy who comes in gets deflections and hustle plays. Still has a long way to go on offense.

I would like to see him be more selfish on offense, tbh.

He showed he could get to the basket, but his instinct is to dish. Which is an incredible instinct. But sometimes he gave up easy shots for tricky passes.

 

[Orangezoo]

I would like to see him be more selfish on offense, tbh.

He showed he could get to the basket, but his instinct is to dish. Which is an incredible instinct. But sometimes he gave up easy shots for tricky passes.

Good point. Whe he gets in the lane he has a knack for finishing. Needs to be 50/50 ( at least) shot/pass in those situations.

 

[Melancer46]

Good point. Whe he gets in the lane he has a knack for finishing. Needs to be 50/50 ( at least) shot/pass in those situations.

Are we sure about this? He certainly has the physical tools to be a good finisher at the rim, but he wasn't in high school and wasn't this past season either, largely due to making his shots more difficult than they need to be. Hopefully as he matures he'll figure out how to use his body a bit better.

 

[Orangezoo]

Are we sure about this? He certainly has the physical tools to be a good finisher at the rim, but he wasn't in high school and wasn't this past season either, largely due to making his shots more difficult than they need to be. Hopefully as he matures he'll figure out how to use his body a bit better.

So it was a limited sample size which I'm sure is baked into your response but in that late stretch he showed growth in using his size to get around the defender to finish off the glass without needing more than a dribble. Call it being OK with making an effective albeit boring/simple play.

With a player like Quadir it's all about feel and making the right play at the right moment. He has plenty of Rucker park finishes in his game that are fun but lower pct and often a net negativd. It's those where he uses the advantages he has in his skillset to make the simple play that's been missing ( both ends). To me, it looked like he was showing that improvement end of year that is the practice play starting to translate.