Class of 2019 C Jesse Edwards (NL/IMG) SIGNED WITH SYRACUSE

[orangenauburn]

I really wish we had enough bigs to redshirt one of them and work on strength etc.

Sidibe may have to redshirt if he cannot get back full strength

 

[Fly Rodder]

now let's hope he clears. earlier in the thread there was a comment by his dutch coach that dutch kids sometimes have difficulty getting through the ncas clearinghousr

I wouldn't doubt it for a minute ... lots of recruits have a hard time getting through NCAA's clearinghouse unless they're committed to Duke, UK, KU, Zona, or UNC.

 

[Alsacs]

Sidibe may have to redshirt if he cannot get back full strength

If Sidibe can’t get back to full strength we don’t want him around an extra year. We want him to graduate and then move on.

 

[RF2044]

Sidibe 10-20 mpg
Dolezaj 20-30 mpg
Edwards/JBA 5 mpg combined

I honestly think it comes down to whether Sidibe bounces back health-wise or not. If so, then he could play heavy minutes, and probably start.

If not, then Dolezaj plays heavy minutes and Sidibe is a token reserve.

Of course, maybe JBA or Edwards surprises by being ready earlier than expected, a la Lydon or Dolezaj.

 

[Cusesky8214]

All of this guessing playing time for our 5 spot is fun and all but I think not enough is known about JBA or Jesse to determine much. Also sidibe could wind up being a non factor with his knees so it's a crapshoot. Hopefully our 2 incoming freshman bigs are a nice surprise to us all this year. The trip to Italy couldn't happen at a better time for these young guys.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

now let's hope he clears. earlier in the thread there was a comment by his dutch coach that dutch kids sometimes have difficulty getting through the ncas clearinghousr

Speaking from a place of complete ignorance on how this works, I would hope that given his post grad status and the fact that we have the Italy trip happening that we can get that ball rolling and everything settled pretty soon.

 

[orangenauburn]

I honestly think it comes down to whether Sidibe bounces back health-wise or not. If so, then he could play heavy minutes, and probably start.

If not, then Dolezaj plays heavy minutes and Sidibe is a token reserve.

Of course, maybe JBA or Edwards surprises by being ready earlier than expected, a la Lydon or Dolezaj.

I tend to hold out hope that JBA and now Edwards will be a pleasant surprise

 

[Cusesky8214]

Honestly who on here thought lydon was going to be such a impactful freshman for us? I dont think anyone on here expected him to be as solid as he was for us right from the start.

 

[SUFan44]

Honestly who on here thought lydon was going to be such a impactful freshman for us? I dont think anyone on here expected him to be as solid as he was for us right from the start.

Absolutely did. He was a Top 100 recruit (#76 in fact), and he showed well in every all star game he played in.

 

[RF2044]

Honestly who on here thought lydon was going to be such a impactful freshman for us? I dont think anyone on here expected him to be as solid as he was for us right from the start.

He was a pretty solid recruit, and I remember Francis was all over how great he played on that loaded U18 team USA squad.

But for a 6-8 195 pound guy to play center well? That's what surprised me. Ditto Dolezaj.

 

[EastCoast2]

Dutch Treat ???

Dutch Oven

 

[Cusefan0307]

Lydon played with the City Rocks. Anyone who followed anything knew he was going to be good.

 

[upperdeck]

That would be axis and allies...

yes yes yes

 

[Alsacs]

Honestly who on here thought lydon was going to be such a impactful freshman for us? I dont think anyone on here expected him to be as solid as he was for us right from the start.

Lydon was a 4 Star top 100 recruit with lots of offers from Big East/Big Ten/ACC teams.

He was expected to be a legit player. Kansas tried to poach him late.

If either of these kids are half of Lydon’s freshman year we should be happy.

 

[Cusesky8214]

Lydon played with the City Rocks. Anyone who followed anything knew he was going to be good.

I get that. But I'm pretty sure he surpassed most expectations his freshman year. He didnt have much hype coming in and a lot of people really started taking notice of him after his USA camp. He played above expectations.

 

[Trueblue25]

This is very irrelevant but watching Marek bounce between the 4 and 5 always makes me wonder what could have been with Chris McCullough.

That kid was every bit the prospect we clamor for, annually, and had dynamic size too.

 

[xc84]

Rony Seikaly redux. Raw talent but very athletic.

 

[Cusefan0307]

I get that. But I'm pretty sure he surpassed most expectations his freshman year. He didnt have much hype coming in and a lot of people really started taking notice of him after his USA camp. He played above expectations.

Everyone had him ranked too low. I remember a few scouting services even admitting it before the season started.

 

[MSOrange]

Personally, my preference would have been a grad transfer big man. But we desperately needed any big man with Sidibe a health question mark and not sure what we will get from Ajak. He does look like a solid developmental project so hopefully he pans out into something good.

 

[RF2044]

Personally, my preference would have been a grad transfer big man. But we desperately needed any big man with Sidibe a health question mark and not sure what we will get from Ajak. He does look like a solid developmental project so hopefully he pans out into something good.

Still might have room for one.

 

[Cusesky8214]

Everyone had him ranked too low. I remember a few scouting services even admitting it before the season started.

Absolutely. I just took a quick glance through his old thread and it's pretty interesting. Lots of talk about him not being ready to contribute from day 1 but liking his potential but then after the USA stuff a lot of people began thinking he was going to be a contributor. He was a great freshman for us considering he should of played the 4.

 

[NateW]

This is very irrelevant but watching Marek bounce between the 4 and 5 always makes me wonder what could have been with Chris McCullough.

That kid was every bit the prospect we clamor for, annually, and had dynamic size too.

Ppl underestimate how big of a blow him going down was to that season and to the program in general.

 

[SUFan44]

Ppl underestimate how big of a blow him going down was to that season and to the program in general.

Thought he was overrated and lazy. Not sure how good that team could have been with him, but it certainly didn't help. We imposed sanctions that year anyway, so no NCAAs no matter how good it was.

Even if he does stay healthy and the team wins more games, he's gone after one year. So in the grand scheme of things, I disagree that it was a huge blow to the program.

 

[Trueblue25]

Ppl underestimate how big of a blow him going down was to that season and to the program in general.

Another reason I, potentially, overvalue Gbinije’s and Senior Rak’s contributions to this program.

 

[Trueblue25]

Thought he was overrated and lazy. Not sure how good that team could have been with him, but it certainly didn't help.

But even if he does stay healthy and the team wins more games, he's gone after one year. So in the grand scheme of things, I disagree that it was a huge blow to the program.

Wasn’t he brought in when we were hammered by sanctions? Essentially it was just a nba tryout for him then he got hurt