Class of 2019 CG Joe Girard III (NY) SIGNED WITH SYRACUSE

[cuseincincy]

Never thought we'd get him.

Thought here's another Dookie commit.

Love to beat Duke, Notre Dame, and Michigan for a top recruit and anyone who says Joe isn't a big time recruit is peeing down somebody's back and telling them it's raining.

Small school, big school, whatever school, any kid, in this case, a 6' 2” guard who can average, as a junior, 50 points a game for a season and over 3300 going into his senior year is pretty amazing. Three time NYS player of the year and NY State Gatorade Player of the year.

Now we have to concentrate on Stewart his EYBL teammate which JB is doing after Stewart officially visited us this weekend.

Good for us & GOSU!

I am fondly remembering in some of Stewart's highlight videos how much fun he and JGIII appeared to be having in practice and games. Everybody talks about JGIII's shooting ability but he can drop dimes also. Big guys like playing with guards that can/will drop them a dime.

 

[Ish88888]

This is fantastic news - we really needed to have one fall our way - now let's start focusing on convincing Chuckwu to file for another year. I totally understand the reasons why he may not want to do this and will support any decision he makes but it would be a hell of a cornerstone to build next years team around. I am not discounting Sidibe but could you imagine him at power forward with Dolezaj at small forward? Let's not take our foot off the gas pedal as we reclaim our position in college basketball and let the ACC know we are here for real.

There is an increasing value of playing major ball, fb or hoops closer to home. More value on family and the lifelong hometown program. Being in Albany, that's always been cuse, but there was a time for over a decade it was sexier to play away from home. In a weird way it meant that you "made" it more the msg of staying home. Glad kids are seeing the big time and the value of staying close to home and having the same shot at the league as if you went to tobacco road.

I live in Albany and am a hs coach that has competed against him and he is the real deal and i think might be even better than jimmer at creating his own shot. Yes, gmac strikes here. Go Cuse!

 

[cuseinseattle]

Pretty filthy X-over for a kid with 'handle issues':

He's like a white Pearl Washington.

 

[albanycuse]

He's like a white Pearl Washington.

Minus the handle and everything else.

 

[Toga]

 

[normaliswear]

Could use him today

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[cuseattle]

Really great to have him here! With him Buddy, Washington and Carey it looks deep at guard next yerar.
Edit ... Forgot Gooodine,

 

[Toga]

 

[OrangeDW]

That high school football stuff is still going? That OL better do its job...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Orangefan1]

My favorite commit so far

 

[GooseMutt]

Question can he dunk?

 

[albanycuse]

Ya, ive seen video online. But not so much in games.

 

[gmacfor3]

Question can he dunk?

 

[Cusesky8214]

Question can he dunk?

This was last year in game. He will only get stronger.

 

[AZOrange]

Who cares if he can dunk if he rains threes all day?

 

[asj410]

Who cares if he can dunk if he rains threes all day?

Who cares if he can rain threes all day if he can dunk from the three-point line?

 

[edowd26]

Who cares if he can rain threes all day if he can dunk from the three-point line?

Would that count as a two or a three?

 

[AZOrange]

Who cares if he can rain threes all day if he can dunk from the three-point line?

Good point

 

[Dave]

Would that count as a two or a three?

Three

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Todoubled23]

Sick timing

 

[cliftonparksufan]

BTW, he is playing tonight in the playoffs at 7 pm at Shen but I have a better game to watch at the same time.

 

[OrangeXtreme]