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[QUOTE="jekelish, post: 1326455, member: 82"]
SR - Cooney
SR - Gbinije
JR - Patterson
JR - Johnson
JR - Obokoh
JR - Coleman
JR - Roberson
SO - McCullough
SO - Joseph
FR - Diagne
FR - Richardson
FR - Lydon
FR - Howard

That junior class is not going to be intact next season. I will honestly be a little stunned if we ever see Coleman suit up for Syracuse again, because I just don't think his body will ever be able to take it.

So the next year...

Minus Cooney, Gbinije, and some combination of Coleman/Patterson/Johnson/Obokoh, possibly Joseph

Put it in these terms:

SR - Roberson
SR - (unnamed)
(say we lose 3 of the 5 juniors between now and then, which I think is realistic)
JR - Joseph
(McCullough won't stay past next year)
SO - Diagne
SO - Richardson
SO - Lydon
SO - Howard
FR - Moyer

That would be eight scholarships. Put one more of Coleman/Patterson/Johnson/Obokoh back on the roster, that's still only 9 scholarships. And that's with only losing two of the rising juniors. That leaves space for either Bryant this year, or Battle next year. If only 2 of 5 juniors return, as outlined above, there'd be room for BOTH Bryant and Battle, since the scholarship reduction, the way I read it, won't start until the 16-17 season.
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