TexanMark
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Article on Cuse's transfers. Early in the season and guys still have time to excel but almost all of them have either confirmed HCJB's opinion of not being ready (playing time) and they made a hasty, mistake in transferring to a new school. I wonder if switching from zone to mostly M2M has affected some of the slow starts? Cuse actually got lucky as a few of these kids are addition by subtraction (purely as a basketball player)
www.syracuse.com
My H0T Takes
Kadry: TBD, leaning good. He is a part-time starter at SHU vs being a 6th or 7th man at SU this season. But he is playing at a trash school for a trash coach. However, he should excel at SHU.
Quincy: Bad Decision. He would likely play less this year at Cuse but he also would have been closer to family and would be scoring more. He looks lost at Oregon and his shot got worse it appears.
Woody: Bad Decision. The kid is a developmental player who traded in a great school/program for Okie St. He isn't playing much at Okie St.
Braswell: Leaning Good Decision. He moved down a tier for easier competition. Currently a 6th man who likely gets to play to his strengths. Closer to home. As a 2 star recruit he is playing above his rating. He might even have a chance to earn some money overseas.
Goodine: Bad Decision. Playing at Providence isn't doing him any favors, he is missing something (either physically or mentally) and will not be more than a bench player as his clock is ticking. He could have been a bench player for Cuse at a better school/program. He is closer to home though.
Carey: Bad Decision. This kid is an enigma after his Nov '18 MSG tourney. Transferred to a worse school and program (Rhode Island) and still is nothing more than an occasional sub. See Goodine above for more reasons.
My Bonus Hot Take (it wasn't in the article) from the 19-20 team.
Hughes (G league SLC) TBD, leaning bad. he was an older player, felt like now or never. He is actually doing pretty good in the G league. I can see a couple call ups this year to fill the bench.If he stayed he would take Swider mins. Edit: my error he left in 2020. I think another year in school could have elevated him to a late 1st round pick though and acquire more name recognition.
Update: Alan Griffin (G league Rio Grande) TBD, leaning bad I'm embarrassed. I was thinking Alan Griffin and wrote Elijah Hughes above...sorry. I think a case can be made that Griffin should've stayed an extra year more than Hughes.
How are Syracuse basketball transfers faring at their new schools?
The Orange has had six players transfer in the last two years. How are those players faring?
My H0T Takes
Kadry: TBD, leaning good. He is a part-time starter at SHU vs being a 6th or 7th man at SU this season. But he is playing at a trash school for a trash coach. However, he should excel at SHU.
Quincy: Bad Decision. He would likely play less this year at Cuse but he also would have been closer to family and would be scoring more. He looks lost at Oregon and his shot got worse it appears.
Woody: Bad Decision. The kid is a developmental player who traded in a great school/program for Okie St. He isn't playing much at Okie St.
Braswell: Leaning Good Decision. He moved down a tier for easier competition. Currently a 6th man who likely gets to play to his strengths. Closer to home. As a 2 star recruit he is playing above his rating. He might even have a chance to earn some money overseas.
Goodine: Bad Decision. Playing at Providence isn't doing him any favors, he is missing something (either physically or mentally) and will not be more than a bench player as his clock is ticking. He could have been a bench player for Cuse at a better school/program. He is closer to home though.
Carey: Bad Decision. This kid is an enigma after his Nov '18 MSG tourney. Transferred to a worse school and program (Rhode Island) and still is nothing more than an occasional sub. See Goodine above for more reasons.
My Bonus Hot Take (it wasn't in the article) from the 19-20 team.
Hughes (G league SLC) TBD, leaning bad. he was an older player, felt like now or never. He is actually doing pretty good in the G league. I can see a couple call ups this year to fill the bench.
Update: Alan Griffin (G league Rio Grande) TBD, leaning bad I'm embarrassed. I was thinking Alan Griffin and wrote Elijah Hughes above...sorry. I think a case can be made that Griffin should've stayed an extra year more than Hughes.
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