Red said he was going to bench them if they didn’t show effort, didn’t bench anyone in the first half when they’re were getting blown by every play“ Not apply any consequences for not playing defense?” WTH are you talking about?
Red said he was going to bench them if they didn’t show effort, didn’t bench anyone in the first half when they’re were getting blown by every play“ Not apply any consequences for not playing defense?” WTH are you talking about?
Do not agree. Jesse had the distinction of playing on some of the very worst defenses that Syracuse has ever rolled out. But among seasons from centers and center forwards at Syracuse since 2009, Jesse had a season ranked first in total rebounds per game (10.3), 2nd and 3rd in blocks per game (Fab was first by 0.1), No. 1 in TRB%, No. 1 in DRB%, No. 2 in block%, No. 2 and 3 in steal% (behind Maliq), and for good measure, he was No. 1 in points per game and No. 1 and 2 in PER.Didn’t make enough of an impact defensively during his time here.
Concur. I've been beating this drum since sanctions (sanctions!) when were carrying between 3-4 centers when any two of whom couldn't play for various reasons, and all I heard was that sanctions were killing the ability to put together a decent roster.You don’t need the type of centers we recruit. Don’t need a 6-11 to 7’4 beanpoles. Nobody else does this. You can fill the position fine with 6-8 to 6-9 dudes who are wider bodied.. they are all over the college landscape and routinely hand us our lunch. Otis hill was 6-7 ish but it felt Like he was 7-2.
Meanwhile Matt Painter gets zero star farm boy after farm boy at Purdue out of Iowa and Indiana who routinely put up double/doubles.You don’t need the type of centers we recruit. Don’t need a 6-11 to 7’4 beanpoles. Nobody else does this. You can fill the position fine with 6-8 to 6-9 dudes who are wider bodied.. they are all over the college landscape and routinely hand us our lunch. Otis hill was 6-7 ish but it felt Like he was 7-2.
I think that Hima, and Taylor and MIntz are gone. McCloud will be back if he is healthy and so will Carey.I
I feel it will be more than 3. I feel Red did not want to have the talk with a lot of the current players being just hired. After this season I do not see that as an issue. Mintz, Taylor, Hima, Carey and possibly McLeod I see moving on. With Benny gone that’s 6 open scholarships. Four guys from the portal. 2 aggressive bigs. A true point guard and a small forward.
I have a feeling a lot of long time STHs we’re willing to hang on to see the new regime. Now that they’ve witnessed the new product there might be a mass sell off.Not great. And they're hustling for season tickets sales. I'd certainly be curious as to what the gate and revenue trend is for home games over the last decade. I have good seats and my section is probably 75% filled every game at best.
You very well could be right but if he was healthy, I really believe the game would have been ours. We have nothing inside. Obviously, that hurts on D but also on O as he had to be accounted for. Lobs and rebound.That would be relevant if McLeod could rebound and play good defense. Aside from a couple of flashes, nothing we have seen suggests that.
Red needs to show he and the NIL stable can pull in Star portables. Potent potables. Can’t swing and miss this time or he’s on borrowed time.I think that Hima, and Taylor and MIntz are gone. McCloud will be back if he is healthy and so will Carey.
Including Benny that is four gone. I believe we bring in a forward, big and PG
The upside is that Flopsy will most likely get to learn a foreign language.i think flopsy may be playing himself out of the draft lately. really poor judgement.
joeg3 on the other hand stepped in and stepped up. i think the boos fired him up.
I think that Hima, and Taylor and MIntz are gone. McCloud will be back if he is healthy and so will Carey.
Including Benny that is four gone. I believe we bring in a forward, big and PG
i think mintz knows he untouchableRight before Mintz's game got really ugly, there was a possession where he drove towards the left elbow and was clearly about to run out of space. Q was wide open on the left arc. Whether you want Q taking an open 3 or not, it was blatantly obvious where the ball needed to go. It did not go there. Not even sure Mintz looked.
From then on Mintz was basically a black hole on offense. If he touched the ball, everyone knew there was like a 95% chance he was going to try to create for himself and it would either work or it wouldn't... and that's how it played out.
It's like he has it in his head that the one thing holding him back from his NBA dreams is putting the team on his shoulders down the stretch. The reality is it's the opposite. Making his teammates better is what he should be doing to make himself a better NBA prospect.
When you've got three opponents within arm's reach of you, you have a teammate (or two!) wide open. Find them. Period.
Seems to me the our guys are more interested in running to the other basket instead of rebounding the ball.Good comeback, bad execution at the end by Judah.
But we also aren't going to win any games being outrebounded 39-22. Obviously the team is lacking depth at this point but man we have been getting killed on the boards all season.
Magic!All of our centers are hurt and not good. Benny went awol. What do you expect?
FlyRodder, What didn't you like about this post? The fact that Joe made 18, that we could have used his points, that he left?Too bad Joe III left. We could have used his 3's and 18 PTS today.
partaja . that's share in romanian. partilhar that's Portuguese ...The upside is that Flopsy will most likely get to learn a foreign language.
It’s really crazy to think a decade and a half ago we were known for having the biggest bigs. Complete 180 since then.Best case scenario we can replace at least 4 of the departures with some centers?
Target some 6'11" to 7'1" types, hopefully skinny with some injury history, definitely want limited offensive skills, but we can offset that hopefully with their knack for not catching the ball. We really load up and just roll the dice on that - and then profit.
Reasonable, but we desperately need shooting. Moore will help but we have too many guards that can’t shoot. Not sure what’s going on with Cuffe but I wouldn’t be surprised if he transfers again. Need to replace his spot with a shooter.I think that Hima, and Taylor and MIntz are gone. McCloud will be back if he is healthy and so will Carey.
Including Benny that is four gone. I believe we bring in a forward, big and PG
Right now, Cope is a better PG than Judah. He played lead guard in HS, has a good handle and even Greenberg remarked last game, good bb IQ.Our repetitive defensive lapses and poor rebounding are a really a big part of this loss, but our combo guard PG trying to play hero ball gassed when we need scripted, efficient end-of-game plays that yield good looks...
...it absolutely screams for a competent point guard.
People saying JJ or Cope can be our next PG... Shoehorning a combo guard with handle into the position comes with a lot of limitations, and we again see why at the end of this game.
I think people have forgotten how important an effective PG is since we haven't had one for so long.
Certainly not on the Talk n Text Tropang TextersI look forward to watching Mintz on the Shanghai Sharks next year.
So just like the last 30 years?If Cuffe continues not to play, and Carrey/Hima are dealing with injuries, we genuinely have about 6.5 total players that can play at all. It’s unsustainable.
This team is missing too many key pieces (shooting and rebounding) to beat quality teams. Roster must be fixed in the offseason or Red will be on the hot seat heading into 2025-26.
Should be on the hot seat for 2024-2025. March madness or bust. 4 outta the last 5 years sitting home for March madness should not be acceptable or tolerated for a program like ours.This team is missing too many key pieces (shooting and rebounding) to beat quality teams. Roster must be fixed in the offseason or Red will be on the hot seat heading into 2025-26.