Class of 2020 G Kadary Richmond (NY/Brewster Academy) Portal to St Johns

[DoctorBombay]

He may be one of the most underrated players I've ever seen on this board. Then again the people I agree with most on here are usually the ones who I agree with this.

It's mostly out of spite, IMO.
He was one of JBs biggest blunders and ultimately the last nail in the coffin for the Boeheim Era.
Rather than accept the screw up, there are those who've looked for every excuse to dump on KR.
I submit if Richmond had stayed at Syracuse, we would've been in much better shape as a program these last few years.
To blame his work ethic, or academics, or character for JBs ' k up in managing a roster, is simply unfair. JMHO

 

[two3zone]

I, for one, welcome our new Dolphin overlords.

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[Jasoncuse]

What if Adam Witestman out of spite ponied up the money for Kadary and we're lead to the title. With the flex of delivering the title to us he announces that he's investing a half a billion dollars into the Le Moyne basketball program and will turn it into the Mecca of college basketball driving us into irrelevance and the university implodes and is absorbed by Le Moyne.

Adam Witestman

 

[ssbriefcase]

the optics of his game are… weird and uncommon

And this is the reason for at least 4 negative posts in this thread

 

[JDubbin]

I genuinely cannot wait for Kadary to be done with college basketball, he is one the most tiresome talking points on Syracusefan.com. The extremism on BOTH sides, the excessive hyperbole, assumptions on how/why he left without really knowing, etc.

Bro left Syracuse TWO years ago…

 

[Brooky03]

My Delayed Epiphany:
Love JAB, but man did he blow it big time w/Kadary. Really hurt us in the long run.
HOF Coach had no peer. There was no one to say to him, "Listen Jim, this is a guy you don't want to lose."

It took 3 more years for Kadary to turn into anything special. He would have done that at Cuse at least a year sooner, with more playing time. If a kid wants to leave, he wants to leave. Kadary had beef with the way he was being coached. I don’t know what could have been done about it.

 

[Brooky03]

It's mostly out of spite, IMO.
He was one of JBs biggest blunders and ultimately the last nail in the coffin for the Boeheim Era.
Rather then accept the screw up, there are those who've looked for every excuse to dump on KR.
I submit if Richmond had stayed at Syracuse, we would've been in much better shape as a program these last few years.
To blame his work ethic, or academics, or character for JBs ' k up in managing a roster, is simply unfair. JMHO

What about 25-30mpg as a Sophmore was going to be unfair to Kadary? He played a lot as a Freshman and didn’t outplay the guy ahead of him by much, objectively. He was going to have an increased role the following year, as the staff clearly recognized his potential. History was on his side. JB would make Freshman earn time and reward the ones who would help him win. The idea that JB held him back or was going to hold him back is baffling and stupid.

We’re acting like Kadary is a world beater. He had two seasons at Seton Hall that were fine. Just fine. Then, in his best season, as the leader of their team, he got them all the way to the…… NIT; a tournament so watered down that that many programs decline showing up.

I don’t understand the love fest for Kadary after he left. Disagreeing about his ability while he was here was fine. But he was not forced out by any stretch of the imagination. He chose to leave for a similar or smaller role at a smaller school. He bailed on the fans and they’re sitting here like he was the lord and savior. He left us. Wondering what would have been if he stayed makes no sense. It wasn’t in our power to make him stay, unless you think bowing down to the demands of an 18yo is the way to go in sports or in life.

 

[Day2]

Kadary didn’t want to work to win. That’s a fatal flaw in all sports. JAB pushed and he didn’t respond

What is this I don’t even.

 

[Ottoman]

I would love to have Kadary back. I still like Leffew as well, but Richmond is more polished and has proven his ability against better competition. It won't happen, but it would be satisfying for a lot of people if it did (that's what she said).

 

[Day2]

It was closer to home, may have been exactly where he wanted to be. He could've left.

I mean, that’s why Blackwell said he left…and that his mind was made up early on. Don’t know why people can’t just leave it at that. Some of these narratives are silly season.

 

[Brooky03]

This is like a battered woman wanting her abusive husband back. “It’ll be different this time.”

 

[Brooky03]

The problem this past season was not having a true PG (among other things, like not having a Center). People generally agreed that Judah being ball dominant, not a shooter, and not doing much to help other guys score was an issue.

So, the solution would be a ball dominant, non-shooter, who doesn’t create offense for others because… he’s a little bigger and rebounds?

 

[Trueblue25]

Pass

 

[TheCusian]

What is this I don’t even.

At the time, there were all of the classic signs of a player not on the same page w his HC. The anti-JB stuff here was so loud that people were assuming the HC was main the issue. I always maintained that it’s a bit of “old man stuck in his ways” but a bit of “young kid doesn’t want to work, doesn’t want to listen” and was labeled as a Kadary hater.

JAB believed he had NBA talent. That’s evident to most. Why hasn’t he risen to that level? When he left I said he took the easier road and probably won’t realize his talent.

I’m still bummed he left *because* he is really talented and toughing it out means he’d have risen to the challenge

 

[Niastri]

DiCaprio is just gold for GIFs.

 

[MikeSU02]

I love that people are flippant about getting Kadary while being ok with Leffew and the other dude.

quantity does not equal quality.

If you can, you get Kadary 100 times out of a 100.

There is literally no one on our roster that has the D1 track record of Kadary. No one.

 

[CuseFTW]

Well said.

Kid had tremendous talent, but also some flaws. He wasn't in great shape, he also is in a great man-to-man defender, because he's not exceedingly quick. Not the best shooter from deep.

But damn, I wish we had had him these past couple of years, maybe some things might have turned out differently.

Oh well.

Could have had Kadary Joe and Jesse

..and Quincy!!!

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[two3zone]

Bad motor, buyer beware.

 

[Cuse1055]

If freaking Duke has Kadary and Maliq next year….

 

[grepal]

I love that people are flippant about getting Kadary while being ok with Leffew and the other dude.

quantity does not equal quality.

If you can, you get Kadary 100 times out of a 100.

There is literally no one on our roster that has the D1 track record of Kadary. No one.

simple question and I doubt anyone here with knowledge has the desire or permission to disclose this but how much NIL can we give to a single player. Is there an artificial cap? I understand hurt egos paying a player more than others but if you brought your team together and said this guy gets us a shot a championship. He moves the needle and is the piece we need would you guys be ok if he gets more NIL. Remind players that the more success we have the greater the NIL may be in the future.

 

[Cusefan0307]

He. Is. Not. Coming. Back.

 

[two3zone]

He. Is. Not. Coming. Back.

I wish I had a few mil laying around just to prove you wrong ha

 

[MikeSU02]

LMAO.

While we’re here praying for Leffew.

 

[qdawgg]

There’s Duke again, scrounging around the bottom of the barrel for players who weren’t good enough for us. They’re going to be terrible next year……..