Class of 2020 C Quincy Ballard (NY) Portal to Mississippi St

[EastCoast2]

Good luck to the young man. I wish he stayed in Syracuse and played at Henninger. Always a nice buzz to have a high major local product. Who are the last 5-10 from the area to play big time from Section 3?

2004 Henninger - Andray Blatche (NBA)
2004 Proctor - Josh Wright (Syracuse)
2005 CBA - Greg Paulus (Duke)
2005 J-D - Andy Rautins (Syracuse)
2009 J-D - Brandon Triche (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - DaJuan Coleman (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - Tyler Cavanuagh (Wake Forest)

Who am I missing?

 

[Trueblue25]

Not sure Sid has done anything that would warrant his having locked anything down.

Lol I swear half this board gave up even watching 15 games into the season. Sidibe played awesome the last 6-8 games.

 

[JOC44]

Whatever on this kid. I think we’re fine for next year at center, and it wasn’t going to get any better for next year if this kid showed up. If we could get a grad transfer to share minutes with Sidibe, that would actually help us for next year, but it’s hard to get a grad transfer with a returning starter at center. Sidibe played 24 minutes per game last year, hopefully he can foul less and get that up to 28 minutes. We’ll figure out the other 12 minutes.

I also get the “let them have their day sentiment,” but mom rubbed me the wrong way. Felt that way before his announcement.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Good luck to the young man. I wish he stayed in Syracuse and played at Henninger. Always a nice buzz to have a high major local product. Who are the last 5-10 from the area to play big time from Section 3?

2004 Henninger - Andray Blatche (NBA)
2004 Proctor - Josh Wright (Syracuse)
2005 CBA - Greg Paulus (Duke)
2005 J-D - Andy Rautins (Syracuse)
2009 J-D - Brandon Triche (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - DaJuan Coleman (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - Tyler Cavanuagh (Wake Forest)

Who am I missing?

Buddy

 

[Fly Rodder]

I’m not worried about not having him next year. No games are going to be played anyway.

 

[JeremyCuse]

Freaking out over this kid is pointless, as Bnoro and others have rightly pointed out no one knew who the hell he was a week ago. The real concern is that we keep striking out in general with centers at an alarming level.

 

[moqui]

I’m not worried about not having him next year. No games are going to be played anyway.

agree . . . i think there is a strong possibility that at many schools, at least the fall semester is done by distance

 

[Mareiniss]

... Who are the last 5-10 from the area to play big time from Section 3? ... Who am I missing?

Matt Gorman (Watertown)

 

[Cuse1055]

how long do you think billy has had that fsu shirt?

when you get that answer you'll realize syracuse was never really in this.

syracuse didn't "lose" this kid to the seminoles; rather, he used syracuse to generate some local media attention. well played

Good point.

 

[HOFCeluck]

We have three (four if you count Marek) centers and he’s not better than any of them.

 

[Grbac]

Kid was more raw than Edwards by far. He won’t be ready for big time minutes until Jr or Sr year. Project who is still growing into his body. Who knows if he ever gets there.
I would much prefer a grad transfer who can have an immediate impact.

 

[All4SU]

Good luck to the young man. I wish he stayed in Syracuse and played at Henninger. Always a nice buzz to have a high major local product. Who are the last 5-10 from the area to play big time from Section 3?

2004 Henninger - Andray Blatche (NBA)
2004 Proctor - Josh Wright (Syracuse)
2005 CBA - Greg Paulus (Duke)
2005 J-D - Andy Rautins (Syracuse)
2009 J-D - Brandon Triche (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - DaJuan Coleman (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - Tyler Cavanuagh (Wake Forest)

Who am I missing?

Buddy Boeheim

 

[Cusefan69]

Lol I swear half this board gave up even watching 15 games into the season. Sidibe played awesome the last 6-8 games.

This is like saying our oline is completely fixed because the last three games they played better. 6 games is not a large enough sample to say he has locked anything down. I did watch games the whole season by the way. I am just not going to say oh sweet he played 6 games pretty damn well, he is a beast. A number of our fans like to say someone has arrived before they have actually “arrived“. Again I hope Sid continues to progress and again I am sure that the dude works hard but our 5 should not be considered “locked”.

 

[50YRsofCuse]

Hey, if you really want Quincy Ballard, wait a couple of years while he sits at Florida State and then you can get him when he transfers.

 

[UpstateSM]

Good luck to the young man. I wish he stayed in Syracuse and played at Henninger. Always a nice buzz to have a high major local product. Who are the last 5-10 from the area to play big time from Section 3?

2004 Henninger - Andray Blatche (NBA)
2004 Proctor - Josh Wright (Syracuse)
2005 CBA - Greg Paulus (Duke)
2005 J-D - Andy Rautins (Syracuse)
2009 J-D - Brandon Triche (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - DaJuan Coleman (Syracuse)
2012 J-D - Tyler Cavanuagh (Wake Forest)

Who am I missing?

Mika-Adams Woods is at Cincy
Malik Zachery is going to commit to a P6 school
Jordan Roland didn’t play at a big school but put up serious numbers at Northeastern

 

[OrangeDW]

One who got abused most of the year, one who got bullied down low and one who hasn’t played a minute of college ball yet..with a team that lost 14 games and it’s best player

And...a kid you’d never heard of a week ago would’ve been the answer?

 

[sdorange]

Quick hits
Billy E didn't want to be there, he hates any attention, and oh, he coached the Boeheim kids and was key to 2003 NC, let him be.

On the other hand , good on Mom , I guess. Recruiting is a sleazy business and a two way street, congrats, I guess. " I used her and she used me, and neither one cared" Bob Seger

This Bigfoot recruitment is over and congrats to The University of Florida State

 

[pearl31]

I mean after this catastrophic recruiting L, it's probably the end of SU hoops as we know it

 

[Orangezoo]

I mean after this catastrophic recruiting L, it's probably the end of SU hoops as we know it

Songs will be written. The Ballard of SU basketballs not so glorious end.

 

[AZOrange]

Good point.

Yep...Billy is just there supporting a friend. He owes SU nothing.

 

[AZOrange]

And...a kid you’d never heard of a week ago would’ve been the answer?

Yeah...can’t teach size or something like that.

 

[OrangeDW]

Yeah...can’t teach size or something like that.

If we got him, he’d be freaking out about why we can’t get a center that he’s ever heard of before the past week, and projecting him as a 4th stringer.

 

[newmexicuse]

Kid probably knows he is a project, but at FSU under Hamilton he will get some run. Under Jimmy his tush just gets warm for probably two years. Doesn’t matter that they have more depth, at FSU everybody plays.

 

[malpearl31]

And...a kid you’d never heard of a week ago would’ve been the answer?

I heard he was just named the Preseason ACC Freshman of the Year. And that he’s currently listed as a lottery selection on many 2021 mock draft sites.

 

[miamicuse]

He picked FSU.

He will be the PG for them.

He may be in the transfer portal next year.