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Class of 2022 C William Kyle (NE) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (3/27/25)

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pwong said:
Yeah he was also forced to play a much larger role than he should have. Feels like William Kyle will be the backup C unless we can’t afford a starting C (which may not be the case TY)
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We could play really big, with Ballard, Kyle and Freeman across the front. We would need exceptional shooters at guard for it to work, though. Unless we want to play the annoying mid oughts Georgetown or Pitt “Dump and Chase” offense.

Or Ballard and Kyle can allow Anthony to play with Starling and PG Transfer in a three guard, because they are big enough to cover it in some matchups when Freeman is resting.

I see Kyle as a guy who can get center minutes or power forward minutes, but he really needs good passers to get him his baskets. The one highlight I just saw has him creating his own basket exactly once, and it was a miracle he didn’t turn it over instead. Everything else was receiving lobs or drive and dishes while playing in the dunker position. He didn’t even seem to post up at UCLA.
 
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To me the two following items can't both be true:
1) He is envisioned as a backup.
2) He is getting paid $700K (is that still the report)

One of them has to be wrong. Given what we are led to believe about our relatively modest P4 NIL, I can't see us being able to pay backups that and make it all work. So at $700K, for us that has to be starter role envisioned. Or he is not actually getting $700K.
 
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jncuse said:
To me the two following items can't both be true:
1) He is envisioned as a backup.
2) He is getting paid $700K (is that still the report)

One of them has to be wrong. Given what we are led to believe about our relatively modest P4 NIL, I can't see us being able to pay backups that and make it all work. So at $700K, for us that has to be starter role envisioned..
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I think they can be. Prices will be waaaaaay up this season. More money (increased NIL and house settlement) and smaller player pool (No COVID 5th years).
 
jncuse said:
To me the two following items can't both be true:
1) He is envisioned as a backup.
2) He is getting paid $700K (is that still the report)

One of them has to be wrong. Given what we are led to believe about our relatively modest P4 NIL, I can't see us being able to pay backups that and make it all work. So at $700K, for us that has to be starter role envisioned..
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A couple thoughts. A few insiders have indicated our money situation is significantly better this year. So likely allot more latitude on spending. Second there seems to be a fair amount of reporting (some links provided on this board) suggesting that what gets presented of how much the players signed for and what they actually have been getting are two different things. Maybe Bees provided an article on this recently if memory is accurate and the players are mostly actually seeing around 50% of what is published. So if that's true, that would put Kyle closer to $300k.
 
Fly Rodder said:
I think they can be. Prices will be waaaaaay up this season. More money (increased NIL and house settlement) and smaller player pool (No COVID 5th years).
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I guess we will find out the answer in a few months.
I'm hoping you are right and we can budget this for a backup and make the other positions work.
 
Franz69 said:
Cronin's take when Kyle transferred to UCLA. Also, he had surgery in December:

"Will has established himself as a strong, athletic and talented post player, and we're looking forward to having him join our program," Cronin said. "He has a high motor, quick explosiveness and can finish at the rim, really adding another dimension to our team's frontcourt. He is a difference-maker on defense, having been recognized as the Summit League's Defensive Player of the Year in only his sophomore season. Will is a great young man with tremendous character. His backstory as a track and field athlete, who transformed into a basketball player, is amazing and continues to evolve. We are thrilled that Will has chosen to be a Bruin, and we cannot wait to get him on campus in Westwood."
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More likely the SID's take.
 
jdubs30 said:
Ideally he’s a backup but I’m ok with him at the 5 especially if it means we don’t overpay for Ballard.

This is where we have to live in transfer land - we aren’t an elite program. This kid performed well enough ar the mid major level to be one of the most sought after transfers. Didn’t work out for him at his first P5 school but the potential is still there. I’m ok with going after this type of kids especially when the athleticism and length is obvious.

I just don’t see us getting guys like Donovan Dent, at least until we start winning more
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Easy there, we have good information that Syracuse is paying the men’s basketball roster $4 million directly. That figure ignores all other NIL funding.

If the numbers are accurate, Kyle’s $700k is 17.5% of what the school is paying players directly.

We can’t get worked up about our backups, guys!

Kyle could be really good, or he could be exceptional depth. If he harnesses all his athleticism and strength, it could be amazing. Kyle could be the best cheap transfer we ever got.

There is a tendency to worry about every signing, but here’s a baseball metaphor. Think of Kyle as our new middle reliever, not our new ace.
 
jncuse said:
To me the two following items can't both be true:
1) He is envisioned as a backup.
2) He is getting paid $700K (is that still the report)

One of them has to be wrong. Given what we are led to believe about our relatively modest P4 NIL, I can't see us being able to pay backups that and make it all work. So at $700K, for us that has to be starter role envisioned. Or he is not actually getting $700K.
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Look at it this way. If the numbers I and a few others are hearing about our NIL/house settlement available dollars is true/close he’s getting about 7% of it. Is that out of line for a kid with potential who’s had success at a lower level? I don’t know.
 
jncuse said:
To me the two following items can't both be true:
1) He is envisioned as a backup.
2) He is getting paid $700K (is that still the report)

One of them has to be wrong. Given what we are led to believe about our relatively modest P4 NIL, I can't see us being able to pay backups that and make it all work. So at $700K, for us that has to be starter role envisioned. Or he is not actually getting $700K.
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Where have you been? Welcome back. We do not have a modest NIL. We are competitive.
 
Just read a UCLA message board and most were disappointed losing him and blaming Cronin for not playing him more. They said Cronin didn’t value nor like to play post up guys nor rim protectors for some reason. They remarked how athletic he was. To tell you the truth to me not playing him much didn’t make a lot of sense from their posts. They are hoping they don’t lose a 7’3” player named Mara too. They said Cronin seems to like power forward types than centers. Take it for what it’s worth which probably isn’t much.
 
My thought is this -after watching the foul fest that was Duke vs Arizona - you can't have enough athletic bigs on the bench. Foul trouble is real.
 
Blanko97 said:
But fran can recognize talent red and his crew... cant
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Donnie is pretty talented. I'm hearing that Sadiq and Kiyan have some skills as well. I trust your talent evaluation though. Recognizing talent and being able to coach up talent, might be more of the issue, in my opinion.
 
Cheriehoop said:
Just read a UCLA message board and most were disappointed losing him and blaming Cronin for not playing him more. They said Cronin didn’t value nor like to play post up guys nor rim protectors for some reason. They remarked how athletic he was. To tell you the truth to me not playing him much didn’t make a lot of sense from their posts. They are hoping they don’t lose a 7’3” player named Mara too. They said Cronin seems to like power forward types than centers. Take it for what it’s worth which probably isn’t much.
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All I can picture now is a fan of whatever school Bell ends up at reading our board for insights into the type of player they're getting...
 
cliftonparksufan said:
I can picture Kline calling for Scott Hatteberg and Red not playing him, until one day he does.

They could make a movie about it. Call it Moneyball 2.
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"ok so lets completely ignore mvp miguel tejada, eric chavez, cy young barry zito, mark mulder and tim hudson, and put the focus on a scrappy piece-meal team and Scott Hatteberg's revitalization!"

"also paul depodesta doesn't want his likeness used so let's pick fat jonah hill as a jab to him"
 
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