Chance Westry Transferring to Syracuse

[pearl31]

The '22 recruiting thread will live in infamy. Judah trending DePaul until the last minute.

Marc. Fiscarelli.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

*googles ALL the other Syracuse white guys to compare him to.

Yes. For some, Benny must be lacking because the white kid is able to defend him.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

*googles ALL the other Syracuse white guys to compare him to.

I see Taylor more as a Scott McCorkle or maybe a Matt Gorman.

 

[721Comstock]

I see Taylor more as a Scott McCorkle or maybe a Matt Gorman.

Did nobody come with Jason Cipolla yet?

First!!!

 

[JustPherU]

Did nobody come with Jason Cipolla yet?

First!!!

Billy Drew, how many remember him? Transfer from Notre Dame.

 

[kcsu]

Cuffe probobly is top five in vertical all time for SU players. Red, Herman, Stevie, Johnny

 

[721Comstock]

Billy Drew, how many remember him? Transfer from Notre Dame.

Pffft!!
I think you’re making that name up, just to see if anybody is paying attention.

[URLunfurl="true"]http://orangehoops.org/BDrew.htm[/URL]

 

[Cusefan0307]

I took the Taylor observation more as a criticism of Benny - that Taylor can get all up in his grill and take him off his game. I don't think Taylor is a starter at the 4 (Maliq is probably going to see time there, too), but who's to say he couldn't be a Glenn Sekunda kind of player and get some time there?

Other comps might be Marius Janulis, but he was only 6-5, and shot around 40% from 3, almost automatic. Sean Kerins was a 6-7 /C who used to excel at the corner jumper. (No 3 point shot back then ...) I think I remember him splitting time with Andre Hawkins. Taylor shoots more from the wing, though.

White on white crime!

They are nothing alike. Those guys lacked physicality.

 

[IthacaMatt]

*googles ALL the other Syracuse white guys to compare him to.

No, I just have been a fan a long time. But I suppose that looks pretty racist of me. By what other chunky 6-7 swingmen have we had over the years? The black guys we recruit tend to be lanky and too thin.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Did nobody come with Jason Cipolla yet?

First!!!

Actually, that's a better choice.

 

[JustPherU]

Cuffe probobly is top five in vertical all time for SU players. Red, Herman, Stevie, Johnny

Tony Bruin

 

[OrangeDW]

No, I just have been a fan a long time. But I suppose that looks pretty racist of me. By what other chunky 6-7 swingmen have we had over the years? The black guys we recruit tend to be lanky and too thin.

I wasn’t saying YOU googled, I was joking that I was googling to refresh my memory….so that I could name more white guys, lol.

I don’t think it was racist at all of you, I was just kidding.

 

[IthacaMatt]

White on white crime!

They are nothing alike. Those guys lacked physicality.

Kerins spent time at center for us. He certainly had some physicality. That's why he was the first guy I thought of. But that was 40 years ago, so a lot of our posters probably had no idea who he was.

That's why I was trying to come up with other comparables. Who are the other "thick" guards we've had - Rock Lloyd or Dion Waiters? But they were only about 6-3. Janulis was strong, but also not as tall as Taylor.

I think Jason Cipolla was the right answer.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Tony Bruin

6-4 and no outside shot. Not a comparable, either.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Kerins spent time at center for us. He certainly had some physicality. That's why he was the first guy I thought of. But that was 40 years ago, so a lot of our posters probably had no idea who he was.

That's why I was trying to come up with other comparables. Who are the other "thick" guards we've had - Rock Lloyd or Dion Waiters? But they were only about 6-3. Janulis was strong, but also not as tall as Taylor.

I think Jason Cipolla was the right answer.

Going to have to disagree on this one. One of the main reasons we went zone full time in 96 was because there was no way he was playing man. I gather Taylor has about 20-25 pounds on him as well.

 

[JustPherU]

6-4 and no outside shot. Not a comparable, either.

I was replying to Kcsu top five vertical all time. I see he already had Bruin in there though I didn’t see it when I posted.

 

[Trueblue25]

My prediction is Westry, once healthy, becomes the straw that stirs the drink.

Shooting numbers aren’t that relevant for him. He’s a shooter like MCW was a shooter. He’s here to deny opposing offenses and facilitate an aggressive, relentless offense. It’s a bonus he’s a big, imposing guard too.

Scorers will be JJ, Judah and Bell.

Benny’s going to benefit tremendously from the attention the prior three mentioned will draw. Hopefully he’s soaking up CJ Fair and Jerami Grant highlights

 

[Ringostar57]

Cuffe probobly is top five in vertical all time for SU players. Red, Herman, Stevie, Johnny

Don't forget Vaughn Harper and the invisible ladder. Snatched rebounds easily a foot above the rim. Great timing, great leaper.

 

[orangefog]

Cuffe probobly is top five in vertical all time for SU players. Red, Herman, Stevie, Johnny

Dave Johnson was ridiculous.

 

[FireballPhil]

I see Taylor more as a Scott McCorkle or maybe a Matt Gorman.

I think you met Craig Forth

 

[baggerbob]

Cuffe probobly is top five in vertical all time for SU players. Red, Herman, Stevie, Johnny

Vaughn Harper, Tony Bruin are in that grouping.

 

[SUFaninNJ]

Vaughn Harper, Tony Bruin are in that grouping.

I figured Bruin was the Red he was referring to. Autry wasn’t especially known for his hops.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Cuffe probobly is top five in vertical all time for SU players. Red, Herman, Stevie, Johnny

Ya, but pre injury

 

[Sherman20]

Don't laugh; Cuffe won the 3 point shooting contest at midnight madness and was selected by Kansas. Kid could dunk like Stevie Thompson on the drive before his injury. We got a steal here. He will probably be our 3rd guard in the rotation (and maybe our 2nd best).

Cuffe has high long term potential and is really athletic. But there’s no way he’s gonna be our 2nd best guard this season. Judah and JJ have potential to be the best guard tandem in the ACC and are gonna get the majority of the minutes. And then Chance and Copeland.

 

[Niastri]

My prediction is Westry, once healthy, becomes the straw that stirs the drink.

Shooting numbers aren’t that relevant for him. He’s a shooter like MCW was a shooter. He’s here to deny opposing offenses and facilitate an aggressive, relentless offense. It’s a bonus he’s a big, imposing guard too.

Scorers will be JJ, Judah and Bell.

Benny’s going to benefit tremendously from the attention the prior three mentioned will draw. Hopefully he’s soaking up CJ Fair and Jerami Grant highlights

If Westry is good enough defensively where we can put him on the opponents best perimeter player and get him locked down, Westry will be valuable enough where it doesn't matter what he can do on offense.

I watched highlights of him take some good players out of their game in high school with his defense. He's kind of am a-hole with his body language, getting in guys faces and physically intimidating them. But he'll be our a-hole. We'll probably love him.

It's hard to say whether he can do that against a good ACC player.

If so, it will be amazing for this team. He'll be like the checking line in hockey. A one man beat you down emotionally squad.