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

[OrlandoCuse]

Didn't GMac go off for like 50 in the PA title game?

GMac scored a career high 55 in a state semifinal.

JGIII averaged close to that for over a year.

His 4,763 career points give him the all time NYSHS record...by 1,800 points over 2nd place Lance Stephenson.

 

[Orangefan1]

In that picture JG3 is telling Boeheim I got you!

 

[jordville]

JG3's final number of 4,766 HS points scored! Incredible.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

JG3's final number of 4,766 HS points scored! Incredible.

I'm sure JG3 wanted to finish higher on the list. Those are the things that drives him to be better. The kid is no shrinking violet.

 

[RaleighSUfan]

Good lord... that's a lot of points! He's going to be a good one!!!

 

[hoopsupstate]

JB is telling him if you shoot some of those shots next year and don’t play better defense, your ass will be next to me.

 

[hoopsupstate]

The big question is, will Glenn’s Falls bring 33 buses of fans to the Dome?

 

[OrangeAl]

I hope JGIII scores half the number of points at SU that he scored in HS. That would make him our all-time leader.

 

[hoopsupstate]

He’s the type of player that has killed SU over the years. His heart and toughness will rub off on his teammates.

 

[jordville]

 

[jordville]

According to the NFHS site, JG3 would be #5 all-time...
https://www.nfhs.org/RecordBook/Record-book-result.aspx?CategoryId=1133

Here is a list of the all-time leading scorers from each state...
All-time leading high school boys basketball scorers in all 50 states - MaxPreps

 

[jordville]

City Rocks coach...

 

[Cuse House]

Didn't GMac go off for like 50 in the PA title game?

Yes

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Find it hard to believe he can't dunk.

Who cares

 

[Cuse_bball]

I think a good comparison is Payton Pritchard on Oregon

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I think a good comparison is Payton Pritchard on Oregon

I'd take that. That guy knows how to play basketball.

 

[upperdeck]

how good do people expect class B to be? There are 2 levels above it in NY. they are closer to a Class C in size than an AA.

Marius Janulis played for a class D school and was a pretty good shooter who had a nice career.

 

[PhatOrange]

He's GMAC with the a lot of the Devo swagger. I've said that since day 1.

I think the biggest growth with him has been handling the ball. I'm starting to come around and can definitely see him being the pg on this team.

 

[Cusefan0307]

how good do people expect class B to be? There are 2 levels above it in NY. they are closer to a Class C in size than an AA.

Marius Janulis played for a class D school and was a pretty good shooter who had a nice career.

They did play multiple bigger schools in A and in Georgia this year and beat all but 1.

 

[upperdeck]

I think he can handle most of the ball handling issues, whether he can handle 1-1 pressure of the elite guys we will find out, but there are only a few teams a yr that create that kind of pressure. Not sure he can finish in the lane yet against bigs, but I also dont expect 30 ft shots will be needed under pressure like he takes now.

He can pass though and if he goes by guys and they dont help out he will get open shots with way less pressure than he takes now or pass to open guys.

I think he is a bit quicker than Buddy and Buddy will get by guys next yr as he gets a bit stronger.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Best skill: winning

 

[NineOneSeven]

If he can come in and average ~6ppg as a freshman (~1.5 treys), I would be quite happy. Impossible to predict anything at the moment because playing time is so open. Even still, assuming he's not completely over-matched year 1 (again, it's hard to predict this stuff), he is always a guy we can sub in late in games for FT shooting and extra ball handling.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I think he can handle most of the ball handling issues, whether he can handle 1-1 pressure of the elite guys we will find out, but there are only a few teams a yr that create that kind of pressure. Not sure he can finish in the lane yet against bigs, but I also dont expect 30 ft shots will be needed under pressure like he takes now.

He can pass though and if he goes by guys and they dont help out he will get open shots with way less pressure than he takes now or pass to open guys.

I think he is a bit quicker than Buddy and Buddy will get by guys next yr as he gets a bit stronger.

Girard has better ability to get by people than any of the guards on this year’s team. As he gets bigger and stronger, he will be difficult to deal with.

 

[Mareiniss]

Girard has better ability to get by people than any of the guards on this year’s team. As he gets bigger and stronger, he will be difficult to deal with.

In the first Duke game, even Frank Howard was having trouble getting by Tre Jones - until Frank hit him and separated his shoulder. Since JG3 was a star football player, he should be able to do the same

 

[PauliePeppas]

how good do people expect class B to be? There are 2 levels above it in NY. they are closer to a Class C in size than an AA.

Marius Janulis played for a class D school and was a pretty good shooter who had a nice career.

I feel like basketball in NY as a whole is wayyyy down. I went to Clarkstown South which is AA in section 1. When I played we would be lucky to keep it within 50 against Mt Vernon. Total diff class of kids who played there at that time, now they barely beat South in the section final past couple times which is unfathomable to me. Prep schools in New England take all the top kids, great for the kids but it dillutes the state. Teams like Mt Vernon arent holding on to these top kids anymore