By the end of his Syracuse basketball career..

[jordoo]

For every enthusiastic thread on this sight it seems there are way more "woo slow down don't get so excited posts" we are fans as in fanatics right!

 

[4evaOrange]

*cough cough*

 

[4evaOrange]

This thread needs more applesauce!!

 

[MCC]

Stevie Thompson belongs in that conversation, especially considering his lack of height.

Oh I agree, Stevie is right there - by recent I Hakim's "the guy" for the past 20 years.

(Now watch some better informed Orange fan step in and post like 3 names that I've totally omitted...)

 

[MCC]

The Starks live on.

And Winter. Is. Coming.

Starkes: candidates for unluckiest family ever.

Father: named traitor and beheaded.

Mother: killed at wedding after witnessing the killing of her son.

Eldest son: killed at a wedding after witnessing the killing of his pregnant wife.

Elder daughter: married to a psycho and then the most hated dwarf in the kingdoms - both from the same family that engineered her older brother's murder.

Younger daughter: the lucky one; good with a blade and learning to be a faceless assassin in a cool far away city.

Younger brother: thrown out of window and a paraplegic; at least he's developing some super cool psychic abilities.

Youngest brother: a dufus, apparently.

Grandfather: boiled in his armor.

Uncle: strangled by rope while witnessing his father boiled in a suit of armor.

There's probably more but this is a good start.

 

[cuseincincy]

Think he plays the second most mins out of the freshmen class

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Now this is the most realistic prediction in this whole discussion. You may very well be right. If he does it will be because of his shooting ability. I know his Dad says he's a 2, but we hear he's practicing at the 3. My guess is he's going to see time at both since the 2/3 are pretty indistinguishable on the offensive sets. Odds are Roberson sees more time but we'll see how the season plays out. If the kid can shoot and not be a liability on defense he'll find a niche.

 

[CaptainJ]

Has poor BJ been "Boeheimed" already?:crazy::blah:

 

[billsin01]

Hakim Warrick was a great player; he wasn't an all-time great, but "the block" was an all-time play. Warrick was not a 4 star. He was at best ***.

Yeah, and when Fair signed he was a three star kid. I think that was mostly due to injury and he had been elevated four stars by the end of the process, but the fact remains. I also would guess -- not that I recall exactly -- that Onuaku was a 3-star and he was about as good an offensive center as I can ever remember this team having (going back to the loaded late-80s teams).

 

[billsin01]

5* prospects are prospects that are already ready for College basketball, and potentially professional basketball when they come out of highschool.

A 2, 3, or 4 star can develop into just as talented as the highly rated prospect given a few years of observing, working and practicing.

I agree with this. I'm not worried about rankings, but you're setting the bar pretty high for the kid. It'll be interesting to watch one way or the other.

 

[dollarbill44]

For every enthusiastic thread on this sight it seems there are way more "woo slow down don't get so excited posts" we are fans as in fanatics right!

There is fanatical, and then there is this thread. If this thread goes on in it's current progression, we may be talking about SU becoming the first team to win an NCAA title and NBA title in the same season.

 

[two3zone]

There is fanatical, and then there is this thread. If this thread goes on in it's current progression, we may be talking about SU becoming the first team to win an NCAA title and NBA title in the same season.

With 12 All Americans and the top 12 picks in next years draft.


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[Trueblue25]

I agree with this. I'm not worried about rankings, but you're setting the bar pretty high for the kid. It'll be interesting to watch one way or the other.

I'm not trying to set him up for failure, I'm just a college student with high hopes for a recruit I believe in and think is special. I'll support the kids on the team no matter what.

This thread is me venting my excitement

 

[Trueblue25]

There is fanatical, and then there is this thread. If this thread goes on in it's current progression, we may be talking about SU becoming the first team to win an NCAA title and NBA title in the same season.

Uh no. I said I thought, respectively, that BJ will end up being one of the best players for Cuse since the 2000. Is that so damn ridiculous?

I wasn't here for the Fab Melo, Donte Green or Wes Johnson threads but I suspect that they were a bit more extravagant.

I'm excited with one of our prospects. I believe he's very young, therefor underrated, and I believe he'll blossom at Syracuse. If you don't believe me? Cool If you agree a little or completely? Cool

If you want to try and turn this thread into something it's not, or try to make a fool of me, off

 

[edowd26]

Lol I really have no idea why people got so butte hurt over this thread. It was someones opinion and because its human nature to whine and bitchh, that's what we got.

Here is the scenario... BJ becomes an all time great player = true-blue was right.

Or

BJ becomes a good/great player on a long list of syracuse great players. first world problems. In this case true-blue would be wrong. Oh noo.

 

[4evaOrange]

Lol I really have no idea why people got so butte hurt over this thread. It was someones opinion and because its human nature to whine and bitchh, that's what we got.

Here is the scenario... BJ becomes an all time great player = true-blue was right.

Or

BJ becomes a good/great player on a long list of syracuse great players. first world problems. In this case true-blue would be wrong. Oh noo.

Or

This could turn out to be you know what!!

 

[Trueblue25]

Or

This could turn out to be you know what!!

You guys are manipulating all of this into something completely undesired and different.

 

[4evaOrange]

You guys are manipulating all of this into something completely undesired and different.

It's an inside joke between me and him and a couple other posters.

 

[edowd26]

Everybody... cool out.

 

[4evaOrange]

Everybody... cool out.

I'm cool, G.

 

[edowd26]

I'm cool, G.

You're something slim shady.

 

[4evaOrange]

You're something slim shady.

I'll take that as a compliment, coming from you I'm lucky I don't get kicked in the nuts.

 

[reedny]

Welcome your prediction and am not challenging it, but can you name the last SU player rated 3* by Rivals that excelled to this degree, or even close?

Hakim Warrick.

http://statsheet.com/bhsb/recruiting_class/2001

 

[edowd26]

I'll take that as a compliment, coming from you I'm lucky I don't get kicked in the nuts.

Go to the colgate game...

 

[edowd26]

Hakim Warrick.

http://statsheet.com/bhsb/recruiting_class/2001

Brandon Triche? Not sure if he counts but doesn't he have the all time win record. 4 year starter. Lots of accolades for a 3 star guy. Andy Rautins was. 1star. Arinze was a 3 star. Also BJ was a 4 star.

 

[CaliCuse]

Brandon Triche? Not sure if he counts but doesn't he have the all time win record. 4 year starter. Lots of accolades for a 3 star guy. Andy Rautins was. 1star. Arinze was a 3 star. Also BJ was a 4 star.

Sure Triche was a four year starter but I think that hurt him in some ways.He had far too many games which he disappeared . No shot attempts for lots of minutes. I think he was a competitor but he did have a knack for this happening. As I recall Howard was a reluctant shooter. Thats not to say they were poor at it ,only that they could have put the ball up far more than they both could have and not been ball hogs in that respect