Don’t care what anyone says, it wasn’t right not letting JJ play

[OmahaCuse]

Senior night. Local kid. The game really did not matter. People matter more than any game. I don't care if we paid him a lot of money. In the end he is a human, and he has feelings, and Red stomped on them as far as I am concerned. Put him in, and do the senior pull out for an ovation. He could still have put him back in for the last play.

You can’t do that when you are losing the game. Take him out down by 10 for a standing ovation after going 0-6, thats not how sports work. Players like Carmelo get standing ovations.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

You can’t do that when you are losing the game. Take him out down by 10 for a standing ovation after going 0-6, thats not how sports work. Players like Carmelo get standing ovations.

Yeah, the game would have had to be decided one way or the other for the ovation

 

[Eric15]

When you think about it, having over four full seconds to work with, and the best shot you get is a half court heave, is just the definition of incompetence.

 

[PhatOrange]

And he's the fastest guy on the team getting down the court, but you waste his speed by having him inbound the ball at the other end. Odd call.

That’s exactly why I thought Red put him in the game, was to take the ball and just get to the hoop.

 

[Sherman20]

I feel bad saying this because he seems like a really great kid. But JJ Starling is one of the biggest headcases we’ve ever had. He needed to spend serious time with a sports psychologist. He’s been in his own head about his shooting since his freshman year.

 

[Trueblue25]

Ive been as big a defender of JJ as anyone but I find it hard to be that upset about senior night slights anymore with how bad the players have been performing and how much they’re paid.

There’s just so much to be upset about with this team that I didn’t even register this occurrence.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

And count his $million+.

Hope he’s got a decent financial advisor. Pay is going to reduce drastically in the very near future.

 

[Scooch]

Ive been as big a defender of JJ as anyone but I find it hard to be that upset about senior night slights anymore with how bad the players have been performing and how much they’re paid.

There’s just so much to be upset about with this team that I didn’t even register this occurrence.

I think this is right. The whole concept of a senior night isn't nearly what it once was now that we have a portal and professional players.

 

[Chip]

I think this is right. The whole concept of a senior night isn't nearly what it once was now that we have a portal and professional players.

Yeah, more this for me. If someone comes here out of high school and plays all 4 years here, give him a big celebration on that last home game. They are becoming unicorns.

For those that transferred in, and we're a losing team, it's just not the same.

Good for JJ making it this far as a guard who can't shoot.

 

[HyattsCuse]

When you think about it, having over four full seconds to work with, and the best shot you get is a half court heave, is just the definition of incompetence.

Last night, Boston University got a better shot off and they only had 3.6 seconds left.

 

[djorange1989]

Last night, Boston University got a better shot off and they only had 3.6 seconds left.

Because the game clock didn’t start for like 3 full seconds. Navy got screwed bigtime

 

[Chip]

Last night, Boston University got a better shot off and they only had 3.6 seconds left.

Also, if you look at Navy's basket, the clock started at 8.4. The layup left his hand at 4.8 seconds. So that took 3.6 as well.

What Navy did is what I thought we would do. And perhaps JJ would have hit his first shot of the day.

 

[Blanko97]

Senior night. Local kid. The game really did not matter. People matter more than any game. I don't care if we paid him a lot of money. In the end he is a human, and he has feelings, and Red stomped on them as far as I am concerned. Put him in, and do the senior pull out for an ovation. He could still have put him back in for the last play.

I don't normally disagree with you but he had 27 minutes, he clearly wasn't effective, so he sat. Its not like he played 5 minutes got pulled and never went back in. This is professional sports now and he was treated like a professional. Im not going to play my 13th guy on the bench in the NBA when hes playing like garbage just because i'm trading/cutting him after the game. He is a human and he got plenty of preferential treatment the last 3 years despite it being one of the least successful 3-year spans in syracuse basketball history.

 

[Chip]

Because the game clock didn’t start for like 3 full seconds. Navy got screwed bigtime

Yeah, that was pretty bad, the clock didn't start until after his 5th step.

 

[Dcuse]

Yeah, that was pretty bad, the clock didn't start until after his 5th step.

True, but I still think he would have gotten the shot off in time even if they started it correctly.

 

[Newhouser]

Because the game clock didn’t start for like 3 full seconds. Navy got screwed bigtime

Yeah that was weak. That said I think the Frosh from BU is going to get a pay raise next year. He carried them.

 

[bnoro]

Because the game clock didn’t start for like 3 full seconds. Navy got screwed bigtime

He took the shot with like 2 seconds on the clock, I'd argue it's pretty negligible.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

I don't normally disagree with you but he had 27 minutes, he clearly wasn't effective, so he sat. Its not like he played 5 minutes got pulled and never went back in. This is professional sports now and he was treated like a professional. Im not going to play my 13th guy on the bench in the NBA when hes playing like garbage just because i'm trading/cutting him after the game. He is a human and he got plenty of preferential treatment the last 3 years despite it being one of the least successful 3-year spans in syracuse basketball history.

Ok, then why not do this all yr to guys? Nait George should have played 15mpg is this were the case. The last game of the season? Now we agree with Red’s decision because it’s JJ? I don’t buy it.

 

[Chip]

He took the shot with like 2 seconds on the clock, I'd argue it's pretty negligible.

It was. Because I apparently have more free time than I should, I started the iPhone stopwatch when he touched the ball, stopped it when it left his hands. About 3.3 seconds total.

That said, terrible clock operator.

 

[Blanko97]

Ok, then why not do this all yr to guys? Nait George should have played 15mpg is this were the case. The last game of the season? Now we agree with Red’s decision because it’s JJ? I don’t buy it.

You're right he shouldve done it all year. He's a bad coach who doesnt do things that make sense. Im saying kudos to red for doing the right, competitive-forward, thing for seemingly the first time all year.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Ok, then why not do this all yr to guys? Nait George should have played 15mpg is this were the case. The last game of the season? Now we agree with Red’s decision because it’s JJ? I don’t buy it.

Of course you realize that one of George or Starling has to be on the court at all times ...

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Of course you realize that one of George or Starling has to be on the court at all times ...

Do they?


That’s been the formula all year and we’re staring at another losing season. Just saying

 

[baggerbob]

Do they?


That’s been the formula all year and we’re staring at another losing season. Just saying

That was one of Red's downfalls. When you have 2 starters who have been bad most of the year, and you never sat them. You are asking to get fired.

 

[PoppyHart]

As y’all saw above, the BU kid had an internal clock. Even though the clock operator screwed up, he knew that you get about 1 dribble per second. He took 4.

George’s internal clock apparently malfunctioned. He had an extra second and took two fewer dribbles, I believe.

NG make head scratching decisions all year. This kinda put a bow on everything.

 

[Millhouse]

JJ as a highly recruited prep and high school player sadly didn't sniff the NCAA Tournament

There is no way he did anything in high school other than sprint by everyone. When you're that fast and everyone is so terrible in the half court, why do anything else

I'd love to know how fast he is. I swear he could make money playing football