Center recruits

[moqui]

At least Harried was actually a coach [albeit at the high school level].

yeah, and his appeal was enhanced by his deep connections in the baltimore/dc aau scene

 

[Day2]

At least Harried was actually a coach [albeit at the high school level].

Blackwell’s a coach.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Rosie Bowie (sp) is available, just saying...

I saw Rosie try to play offense. Call me ambivalent to the idea

 

[IthacaMatt]

you guys are dreaming, we can't get a quality big man if our life depended on it

How in the world do you have so many "likes"?

 

[IthacaMatt]

No one on the recruiting trail even knows who Bowie is. He would have no connections to AAU teams.

You wouldn't be hiring Rosie to recruit, although he has great overseas networks.
Rosie was a very fundamentally solid C. I'm sure he could teach our young 'uns a thing or two.

And while we're at it, I think every preseason they should bring in DC and Billy Owens for a week to teach these guys some of the darker arts and proper attitude of being a big man.

 

[OHIORANGES]

I saw Rosie try to play offense. Call me ambivalent to the idea

I loved Rosie! He was The Man.
How dare you sir!

 

[OHIORANGES]

I saw Rosie try to play offense. Call me ambivalent to the idea

I saw Rosie try to play offense. Call me ambivalent to the idea[/QUOTE

Rosie averaged 16 & 8 his Sr year & made 65% of his shots. Don’t really think you have a clue!

 

[MSOrange]

How in the world do you have so many "likes"?

It's rather amazing. He pretends to have inside scoops and people go crazy

 

[moqui]

How in the world do you have so many "likes"?

before his heel turn, he used the effective strategy of telling people what they wanted to hear

 

[Day2]

before his heel turn, he used the effective strategy of telling people what they wanted to hear

Still MIA since his brilliant post criticizing OB for finishing -12 in a game where he played all 40 minutes.

He probably gives himself a lot of likes with his other accounts.

 

[orangenauburn]

Blackwell’s a coach.

A successful coach

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

All dunks. He was offensively challenged. Great defender, and an all time SU great. If he could shoot, he would have played in the NBA. BTW, Etan averaged 13&8. Would you want him teaching offense to big men.

 

[OHIORANGES]

All dunks. He was offensively challenged. Great defender, and an all time SU great. If he could shoot, he would have played in the NBA. BTW, Etan averaged 13&8. Would you want him teaching offense to big men.

16 ppg shows he wasn’t offensively challenged. He was drafted #32. 65% FG percentage shows he could shoot. Who brought up Etan? I didn’t

 

[kcsu]

All dunks. He was offensively challenged. Great defender, and an all time SU great. If he could shoot, he would have played in the NBA. BTW, Etan averaged 13&8. Would you want him teaching offense to big men.

Hire DC for the same role Devo had

 

[reedny]

We're getting lost in the weeds: 1) I mentioned Rosie as a possibility because he's well known and understands the position. But he was just an example; 2) a big 'guru' doesn't necessarily have to be a former big. Hop was a guard and he knew the position and worked with bigs at the Pics.

The point is, if they decide it's the right move, JB and JW will be able to find a candidate that checks both boxes ... high level recruiting and player development. Seems this is a piece missing from the staff. JMO.

 

[721Comstock]

We're getting lost in the weeds: 1) I mentioned Rosie as a possibility because he's well known and understands the position. But he was just an example; 2) a big 'guru' doesn't necessarily have to be a former big. Hop was a guard and he knew the position and worked with bigs at the Pics.

The point is, if they decide it's the right move, JB and JW will be able to find a candidate that checks both boxes ... high level recruiting and player development. Seems this is a piece missing from the staff. JMO.

Who gets canned to create the opening to bring in this unicorn big man guru/recruiting stud?

 

[Sgt Cuse]

Getting back to the Center recruits - things are looking better now for potential help for next year - Tre or Smits (or Carrigan).

I prefer Tre or Smits over Carrigan, but am having a hard time choosing between the two. How are people ranking these two?

 

[FrancoPizza]

Getting back to the Center recruits - things are looking better now for potential help for next year - Tre or Smits (or Carrigan).

I prefer Tre or Smits over Carrigan, but am having a hard time choosing between the two. How are people ranking these two?

Smits and it's not even close. The other kid has potential but is a virtual unknown.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Smits hasn't even talked to anyone, and is looking at the NBA. Bird in the hand, if there is one.

 

[orange79]

 

[Cusesky8214]

Transfer...former 4 star ESPN top 100 recruit. I'll admit I know nothing about him or how he has done at USC but thought I'd share. 7 footer so hes in our wheelhouse.

 

[jr4750]

Likely one the main reasons why we didn’t get qudus is our reluctance to feed the post.

 

[50YRsofCuse]

Likely one the main reasons why we didn’t get qudus is our reluctance to feed the post.

Your view is based on the recent teams that were fielded. Really had not had a scoring option at center for a number of years especially since R. Christmas who was a main scoring option his senior year. Had difficulty with Pascal catching the passes, turning and attempting to score. Sidibe had potential and then got hurt.

Believe that if we had a Center recruit that could score then the passes to him will come. Let’s see how Jesse Edwards does but give him time (maybe a year) to situate to the high majors college game.

 

[Jake]

Likely one the main reasons why we didn’t get qudus is our reluctance to feed the post.

Can unequivocally say that one of the ways other coaches recruit against us is to tell big men that we don’t feed the post. Goes back a long way.

 

[Cheriehoop]

Can unequivocally say that one of the ways other coaches recruit against us is to tell big men that we don’t feed the post. Goes back a long way.

Yes, SU has been more concerned with a center’s defensive potential to anchor the zone than offensive for decades.