Chance Westry Transferring to Syracuse

[CardiacCuse]

i feel like chance is going to be an absolute baller this year

and kenpom and NET and rpi etc are all going to have readjust their formulas as a result of the damage he's going to do to the ncabb landscape

 

[Hopkins16]

I just want Westry to be able to stay healthy and active this year. It might take him some time and even an entire season to get comfortable playing competitively. Cuffe was in the same situation last year and was up and down. He is the guy and not Westry that we should be looking for to give the team a boost this year.
All that being said, when Westry delivers, he could make us forget about Copeland, as he is supposed to have better ball handling, defense, shooting and decision making. Hopefully, he has the vision and passing without the turnovers that Copeland provided.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Sbucketball]

I still don't know why Chance left Auburn. Seemed like PT and NIL was there for him. Anyone know?

 

[cardiac]

I still don't know why Chance left Auburn. Seemed like PT and NIL was there for him. Anyone know?

Closer to home

 

[Niastri]

I still don't know why Chance left Auburn. Seemed like PT and NIL was there for him. Anyone know?

Nobody would say it, but Autry reeled both Westry and Starling in within a week of JB retiring.

I think both of them said to Red " I'm Cuse all the way but I don't want to play for Coach Boeheim."

It's all about relationships, and Autry is a hell of a recruiter. Syracuse has a lot going for it, but it all comes down to him.

 

[23Zone]

For those of us not subscribing to Syracuse.com, can someone provide a brief synopsis of westry status

 

[cusefan88]

For those of us not subscribing to Syracuse.com, can someone provide a brief synopsis of westry status

He's practicing with the team now. Can play multiple positions but needs to get the rust off. Normally I wouldn't surmise a paywall article but this was at a free event so feels like fair game.

 

[rrlbees]

Nobody would say it, but Autry reeled both Westry and Starling in within a week of JB retiring.

I think both of them said to Red "we're Cuse all the way but I don't want to play for Coach Boeheim."

It's all about relationships, and Autry is a hell of a recruiter. Syracuse has a lot going for it, but it all comes down to him.

Westry came here because of Gmac. There was an article after he committed about his relationship with Gmac since like the 7th grade. He never said why he committed to auburn first but the prevailing rumor was $$$.

 

[baggerbob]

Nobody would say it, but Autry reeled both Westry and Starling in within a week of JB retiring.

I think both of them said to Red " I'm Cuse all the way but I don't want to play for Coach Boeheim."

It's all about relationships, and Autry is a hell of a recruiter. Syracuse has a lot going for it, but it all comes down to him.

Autry managed to get 20 wins out of a dysfunctional group last year.
With a team that buys into his plan, this should be a fun year. And having a real point guard will help.
Syracuse good teams always had a willing distributer on the team.

 

[AZOrange]

Nobody would say it, but Autry reeled both Westry and Starling in within a week of JB retiring.

I think both of them said to Red " I'm Cuse all the way but I don't want to play for Coach Boeheim."

It's all about relationships, and Autry is a hell of a recruiter. Syracuse has a lot going for it, but it all comes down to him.

Starling was coming regardless

 

[Niastri]

Starling was coming regardless

Why not come as a freshman? I loved JB more than most and was a big defender if his up to the end...

The turnaround in recruiting was startling once Red took over. Almost like JB was holding him back?

 

[pwong]

Why not come as a freshman? I loved JB more than most and was a big defender if his up to the end...

The turnaround in recruiting was startling once Red took over. Almost like JB was holding him back?

It seems like you answered your own question lol

 

[grepal]

Why not come as a freshman? I loved JB more than most and was a big defender if his up to the end...

The turnaround in recruiting was startling once Red took over. Almost like JB was holding him back?

The lure of Notre Dame is pretty strong. Gorgeous campus, great academics, many people would choose that first.

 

[richmondcuse03]

Westry came here because of Gmac. There was an article after he committed about his relationship with Gmac since like the 7th grade. He never said why he committed to auburn first but the prevailing rumor was $$$.

I heard JB (post retirement) confirm that rumor in a lunch. Essentially a handler pushed him to Auburn. He wanted to play at Syracuse and regretted not doing it from day one. He was also close with Gmac too. I love what Autry has done but I think westry was coming no matter what.

 

[Sbucketball]

Why not come as a freshman? I loved JB more than most and was a big defender if his up to the end...

The turnaround in recruiting was startling once Red took over. Almost like JB was holding him back?

There's no question that JB stopped recruiting at a high level, and Red's doing a much better job at the high school level. But I do recall hearing some of those moves we're talking about were in the works before JB's retirement was announced. Westry initially went to Auburn because of money and his Dad (I think it was his dad), and Starling lived near ND for prep school and loved Mike Brey, who got fired mid-season.

 

[orange79]

There's no question that JB stopped recruiting at a high level, and Red's doing a much better job at the high school level. But I do recall hearing some of those moves we're talking about were in the works before JB's retirement was announced. Westry initially went to Auburn because of money and his Dad (I think it was his dad), and Starling lived near ND for prep school and loved Mike Brey, who got fired mid-season.

He announced sometime in January that the 22-23 season would be his last. Not really fired.

 

[Sbucketball]

He announced sometime in January that the 22-23 season would be his last. Not really fired.

Eh. Pretty sure the phrase was "mutual separation" - which means fired. Not every termination ends in a ball of flames with someone being dragged out of the building. At my firm if it's unfortunately necessary to terminate an associate we tell them in secret without telling the rest of the firm, give them 3 more months to continue working so they can find another job and then tell everyone, including their new employer, they quit. Helps save face for them and helps their career. I think that's what you saw here, and since he gave ND 20 years and was their winningest bball coach, it would have been poor judgment not to let him leave with dignity.

 

[orangecuse]

For those of us not subscribing to Syracuse.com, can someone provide a brief synopsis of westry status

Or...do the 'ol work around. Instead of trying to access it directly through the Syracuse.com ap or website, just typing in the title of the article into your browser will usually do the trick. If you are still denied access, sign into your google account (create one if you don't have one already) and access it that way.

 

[littlereg]

Eh. Pretty sure the phrase was "mutual separation" - which means fired. Not every termination ends in a ball of flames with someone being dragged out of the building. At my firm if it's unfortunately necessary to terminate an associate we tell them in secret without telling the rest of the firm, give them 3 more months to continue working so they can find another job and then tell everyone, including their new employer, they quit. Helps save face for them and helps their career. I think that's what you saw here, and since he gave ND 20 years and was their winningest bball coach, it would have been poor judgment not to let him leave with dignity.

He literally wasn’t doing his job at all the last year of his tenure haha he 100% got fired but in a nice sweet youre a legend of our program way