2025-26 Preseason Practice

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Special player and one of my favorites. So electric on both ends of the floor and to be 2nd in blocks, only .2 away from leading in blocks when you had Dash, AO and Rick the Ruler as bigs in the front court is nutty.

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Tee...I did not play on that team

 

[Niastri]

Tee...I did not play on that team

Dreaded potato knee kept you on the bench.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Niastri]

Two thoughts:

Womack has put on a ton of weight in a short time. So has Red.

In the picture of Fennell dribbling upcourt, Starling and Zephir are both bent over sucking wind in the background. That means either they are working very hard in practice or they are badly conditioned. I hope it's the former.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Orangezoo]

Two thoughts:

Womack has put on a ton of weight in a short time. So has Red.

In the picture of Fennell dribbling upcourt, Starling and Zephir are both bent over sucking wind in the background. That means either they are working very hard in practice or they are badly conditioned. I hope it's the former.

lol body language analysis alert…

 

[Orangezoo]

Defend, rebound , and make sure you can hit the 3. That’s the baseline and you win enough games depending on the talent levels to execute on the base and then above base.

Run on misses and turnovers, don’t give up a ton of second chance points and then use an effective pick and roll/pop and high post offense in the half court.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[CardiacCuse]

Two thoughts:

Womack has put on a ton of weight in a short time. So has Red.

In the picture of Fennell dribbling upcourt, Starling and Zephir are both bent over sucking wind in the background. That means either they are working very hard in practice or they are badly conditioned. I hope it's the former.

was kinda surprised to hear seth greenberg mention womack at all after being at practice...maybe he could be one of those diamonds in the rough that didnt have a high recruiting ranking but becomes a big player? that would be awesome

getting excited for this team, but keeping my expectations tempered until it actually happens on the court and not only on the websites haha

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This was hilarious.

 

[tptcuse]

I thought that was going to be dumb, and it was...and I laughed out loud several times. Good work.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[23Zone]

Everything physical lol love it

 

[MSOrange]

This was a really good profile by Donna. I thought our S&C needed an overhaul and I think Rob will move us in a better direction.

 

[Niastri]

was kinda surprised to hear seth greenberg mention womack at all after being at practice...maybe he could be one of those diamonds in the rough that didnt have a high recruiting ranking but becomes a big player? that would be awesome

getting excited for this team, but keeping my expectations tempered until it actually happens on the court and not only on the websites haha

I don't know about diamond in the rough, but Womack is one of those kids who grew a lot the last few years. I remember reading that he was a barely 6' guard as a sophomore, I think, and suddenly was much taller (listed at 6'6") but painfully skinny.

But he is a very good shooter and has retained some of those guard skills.

His film definitely looks like a guard, but he is filling out and can probably play SF for us given enough weight gain. His physical development is promising. Even if he winds up being a 3point specialist on offense, if he can play good defense, he could be a solid rotation player relatively early.

I still would be surprised if he got much run this year. We are very deep at SF and 2G.

 

[cusefan88]

You can just tell the body transformation. Look at the photos in the article especially Sadiq White and Nait George. Both have much bigger arms versus 12 months ago.

 

[RedtheGOB]

You can just tell the body transformation. Look at the photos in the article especially Sadiq White and Nait George. Both have much bigger arms versus 12 months ago.

I always felt like the most important thing we did in the offseason was immediately cleaning house and not leaving a single scholarship player that didn't need to be there. Could've prob kept some of the random guys on then bench like Petar, Cuffe or even Choppa but for what.

Dump everyone and start fresh. Transfers came in, along with Frosh and a new S&C dude and they didn't have to deal with a handful of guys from last year that all they knew was losing and slacking.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I don't know about diamond in the rough, but Womack is one of those kids who grew a lot the last few years. I remember reading that he was a barely 6' guard as a sophomore, I think, and suddenly was much taller (listed at 6'6") but painfully skinny.

But he is a very good shooter and has retained some of those guard skills.

His film definitely looks like a guard, but he is filling out and can probably play SF for us given enough weight gain. His physical development is promising. Even if he winds up being a 3point specialist on offense, if he can play good defense, he could be a solid rotation player relatively early.

I still would be surprised if he got much run this year. We are very deep at SF and 2G.

Yeah, Womack is probably as likely a redshirt candidate as we've seen in a while given where he's at coming in and who is in front of him on the depth chart. I'm very bullish on what he can be for us in the future though.

 

[Orangezoo]

Yeah, Womack is probably as likely a redshirt candidate as we've seen in a while given where he's at coming in and who is in front of him on the depth chart. I'm very bullish on what he can be for us in the future though.

Hopefully his mentality and approach mirrors guys like Southerland and Cooney. Finding a kid willing to develop in this environment who has a ton of potential and is also a shooter is not easy.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Hopefully his mentality and approach mirrors guys like Southerland and Cooney. Finding a kid willing to develop in this environment who has a ton of potential and is also a shooter is not easy.

I think he knew the score coming in. It would be weird for him to come on and not understand that while in the same class as Kiyan.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Womak is skilled and a hard worker. He’s put on 15 pounds since he arrived at SU. He’s an excellent shooter but has good defensive instincts. Besides Rippey and Smith, I don’t see any other wings coming in next year or being offered. SU wants to retain all the kids they have.

 

[PeteCalvin]

Womak is skilled and a hard worker. He’s put on 15 pounds since he arrived at SU. He’s an excellent shooter but has good defensive instincts. Besides Rippey and Smith, I don’t see any other wings coming in next year or being offered. SU wants to retain all the kids they have.

I put on 15 pounds since he arrived at SU, and I even skipped the State Fair!

 

[Sherman20]

This was a really good profile by Donna. I thought our S&C needed an overhaul and I think Rob will move us in a better direction.

Fantastic profile. We got a gem in Rob Harris and completely remade the S&C department. Autry identified a real systemic issue in the program and made the right call to let go of a longtime colleague to improve things. Quoting from the piece:

When Harris asked Autry what he hoped his players would achieve in the weight room, Autry told him “everything.”

Autry wanted to build toughness in his team. He was tired of seeing his players “pushed around” on the basketball court, Harris said. He wanted Syracuse to be the more aggressive team. He wanted the Orange to have an edge.

 

[CardiacCuse]

I still would be surprised if he got much run this year. We are very deep at SF and 2G.

i think we all expect womack not to have much of a role this year...which was my point in being surprised seth greenberg metnioned him at all when talking about the teams prospects for this after visiting practice

still a good sign, regardless (i suppose)

 

[hoopsupstate]

Fantastic profile. We got a gem in Rob Harris and completely remade the S&C department. Autry identified a real systemic issue in the program and made the right call to let go of a longtime colleague to improve things. Quoting from the piece:

When Harris asked Autry what he hoped his players would achieve in the weight room, Autry told him “everything.”

Autry wanted to build toughness in his team. He was tired of seeing his players “pushed around” on the basketball court, Harris said. He wanted Syracuse to be the more aggressive team. He wanted the Orange to have an edge.

I hope people realize that Red sees many of the same things we see. Replacing someone who was on the staff for a long time is not easy. Kudos to Red for making a complete philosophy change in our strength and conditioning. I think we may be shocked with the style change we see on the court this year.