Class of 2020 C Eddie Lampkin (TX) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/2/24)

[two3zone]

freeman and moore are the only bright spots. But they committed over a year ago. Its hard to feel positive about things otherwise.

Would Moore even play if we had competent guards on the roster? I doubt it.

 

[Trueblue25]

Would Moore even play if we had competent guards on the roster? I doubt it.

No clue but my focus is on how inexcusably bad a spot the 5 is now.

 

[two3zone]

No clue but my focus is on how inexcusably bad a spot the 5 is now.

I think the only position where we're above average and it's Freeman and he's never played a game. This is nuts.

 

[UpstateSM]

I mean we might miss the ACC Tournament as it stands now lmaoooo

 

[CuseFTW]

Holy cow this is bad. Massive, massive downgrades at the 1 and 5 going into next season. Potentially the worst roster we have iced in quite some time if no moves are made

 

[cliftonparksufan]

if these rules were in place in 1987, the same stuff would have been going on then

Exactly my point. The portal wasn't in place, so guys had to stay unless they wanted to sit out a year. So it basically forced them to stay. We got to know them, watch them develop, help them become part of the Syracuse family and in turn they felt like they were part of the family and community for life. They were always welcomed back.

Maybe JJ will be a part of the Cuse family, but Judah, Quadir, Maliq won't be. Look how bad JG3 got booed last year and he stayed here four year.

The game is ruined for fans, coaches and the schools themselves. Pick a number on how many schools are actually benefitting from the portal: 10, 15, 20 maybe at the absolute maximum. Whatever the number is, Cuse is on the outside looking in.

 

[Giants1973]

If a team can poach him from Cuse. Then Cuse can go Poach Center from. Other team.

 

[Janner]

Wow, absolutely devastating. The offense was likely somewhat built around lampkin with some inside out action with him, bell and JJ. I feel horrible for Red. This landscape is such a joke now and it could very well cost him his job in another year or two. Really really hope we can pivot. And if im in Red's shoes I'm tampering any chance I get if it helps to make any moves I can.

 

[Account Deleted at User's Request]

kids got a big mouth..we'll be fine

 

[two3zone]

If a team can poach him from Cuse. Then Cuse can go Poach Center from. Other team.

In theory.

 

[JustPherU]

So a guy that commits while in High School is locked in but a guy that commits while in the portal isn’t?
Does anyone think this is a good idea?Why wouldn’t the NCAA put a rule in the same way they have the High School rule?

 

[pwong]

kids got a big mouth..we'll be fine

Ok so who do we get? Eddie got poached from us because there aren’t a ton of good center options left in the portal. Other schools need a starting center too.

 

[phil77]

kids got a big mouth..we'll be fine

Fine as in we will have a basketball team next year sure. Fine as in we will be a tournament team next year right now unless Red pulls two magical rabbits out of his hat then we are not fine.

 

[TexanMark]

So a guy that commits while in High School is locked in but a guy that commits while in the portal isn’t?
Does anyone think this is a good idea?Why wouldn’t the NCAA put a rule in the same way they have the High School rule?

Cuz the NCAA is impotent

 

[anglerman]

Isn’t it clear that SU is not competing in this environment??? It appears we just don’t have the NIL to compete. Can’t they replicate what’s happening on the football side ? This loss is massive

 

[two3zone]

Isn’t it clear that SU is not competing in this environment??? It appears we just don’t have the NIL to compete. Can’t they replicate what’s happening on the football side ? This loss is massive

I have a feeling that Red isn't getting the NIL support because some big donors probably wanted Gmac. Basing this on nothing other than it makes no sense that we're in this position.

 

[dasher]

Depends by how much more they poached this kid for.

What you would consider a lot. 250k plus no state income tax plus in his home state

 

[Trueblue25]

What you would consider a lot. 250k plus no state income tax plus in his home state

That clears things up. Still a concerning state of affairs.

 

[SP_Gilbs]

I mean we made a run at both Leffew and Kadary so we clearly should have some left over NIL to spend. I get that we dont want to get into bidding wars but this is such a massive loss given the state of the team that I think its worth it to overpay. The options are extremely limited as to whats left and anyone remotely valuable is probably gonna cost us just as much given a lot of other teams still need a center. Frustrating times.

 

[UpstateSM]

I mean we made a run at both Leffew and Kadary so we clearly should have some left over NIL to spend. I get that we dont want to get into bidding wars but this is such a massive loss given the state of the team that I think it's worth it to overpay. The options are extremely limited as to whats left and anyone remotely valuable is probably gonna cost us just as much given a lot of other teams still need a center. Frustrating times.

We talked to Kadary but apparently we offered a comparatively insultingly low amount of money so did we really make a run at him? We're prob cooked.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Holy cow this is bad. Massive, massive downgrades at the 1 and 5 going into next season. Potentially the worst roster we have iced in quite some time if no moves are made

As it stands now this has to be the worst roster since the 70’s.

 

[CuseFTW]

What you would consider a lot. 250k plus no state income tax plus in his home state

You are saying they offered 250k more than what we offered? Or they offered 250k

 

[two3zone]

As it stands now this has to be the worst roster since the 70’s.

This will be one of the worst defensive teams in the power 5.

 

[Cuse181]

This will be one of the worst defensive teams in the power 5.

That was true with or without lampkin. Only decent defender is going to be Carlos

 

[SP_Gilbs]

We talked to Kadary but apparently we offered a comparatively insultingly low amount of money so did we really make a run at him? We're prob cooked.

Yeah I think the rumor on here was like 500k but I don’t know if it was confirmed. Regardless, dash mentions above that Lampkin was given an extra 250k to flip. We should have that money. Is he worth that much in addition to what we already offered? Probably not, but at this point I think we should pay it given the roster outlook and the fact that there aren’t really any other good options out there. There’s at least some potential for a good season next year with Lampkin. Without him and with the lack of available options it looks really bleak in a pivotal year for Red. And how do you build momentum on the NIL front if we have a sub 500 season next year?