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

[orangefog]

It will probably be good for him in two ways (#1 he will get paid a lot #2 Pitino will get the best out of him).

And knowing Pitino, the best in to him, as well.

 

[hoopsupstate]

It will probably be good for him in two ways (#1 he will get paid a lot #2 Pitino will get the best out of him).

I agree. If Pitino can’t get him to play hard, no one can.

 

[djcon57]

Pitino went after his entire team last year for not playing defense. Good luck with Kadary.

Right. So again, Pitino was furious with his teams lack of effort this year, played Seton Hall, saw him play up close, followed the BE all year. And he’s so dumb that he’s like “we’ll pay him a ton even though doesn’t try”. That’s your take.

 

[two3zone]

I agree. If Pitino can’t get him to play hard, no one can.

Wasn't he an All Big East player and the highest graded portal player? You don't think he plays hard?

 

[hoopsupstate]

Right. So again, Pitino was furious with his teams lack of effort this year, played Seton Hall, saw him play up close, followed the BE all year. And he’s so dumb that he’s like “we’ll pay him a ton even though doesn’t try”. That’s your take.

Rick Pitino thinks he’s God. He thinks he can make every player do whatever he wants. Everyone said Pitino would kill it in recruiting and get every great player from the city. So far he has struck out with every big time city recruit. If Kadary goes to St. John’s it won’t be because of Pitino. It will be strictly money. Pitino is the definition of slime and should have received a five year no show clause.

 

[Willy75]

He wasn't on that team. He came in next year when they made the tourney. 21-11.

But the point is still well taken, his numbers at Seton Hall were not dramatically better (and he had a better supporting cast there).Not that I wouldn’t have wanted to see him stay at SU or come back now.
Btw at points in their careers I think both KR and JG had stamina issues; the few games I watched KR at the Hall he seemed to take off some plays.

 

[djcon57]

But the point is still well taken, his numbers at Seton Hall were not dramatically better (and he had a better supporting cast there).Not that I wouldn’t have wanted to see him stay at SU or come back now.
Btw at points in their careers I think both KG and JG had stamina issues; the few games I watched KG at the Hall he seemed to take off some plays.

Sure. I was just pointing out he wasn’t on that specific team. The point is valid for his soph year.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

I don't know what you're talking about with this. The top tier teams want him. The only thing Syracuse is lacking right now is a point guard and he's the best in the country. With him, they become one of the favorites to win it all.

No, we don’t. Best returning player is Bell. No other proven scorers. I think Freeman will be really good, but he won’t make us a favorite. No dominant inside guy.
Orange colored glasses aren’t becoming.
We could be really good, but would not be a preseason favorite to win the title. We would be behind Duke and UNC in the league, at least.

 

[albanycuse]

I’ll take him no doubt. He was ready to play as a freshman and now he’s experienced, seasoned ,(Montreal steak) and he doesn’t need to be able to shoot when he’s a capable scorer.

 

[CousCuse]

No, we don’t. Best returning player is Bell. No other proven scorers. I think Freeman will be really good, but he won’t make us a favorite. No dominant inside guy.
Orange colored glasses aren’t becoming.
We could be really good, but would not be a preseason favorite to win the title. We would be behind Duke and UNC in the league, at least.

If they got Kadary and added a 4/5 big who could play a little small center and pick up some minutes at the 4 when necessary, this team would be loaded at every position.

 

[RedtheGOB]

Rick Pitino thinks he’s God. He thinks he can make every player do whatever he wants. Everyone said Pitino would kill it in recruiting and get every great player from the city. So far he has struck out with every big time city recruit. If Kadary goes to St. John’s it won’t be because of Pitino. It will be strictly money. Pitino is the definition of slime and should have received a five year no show clause.

You hit some of my points I was going to say but more harshly. My hot take was that it’s not a plus for him going to St. John’s with Pitino there. He might see a little too much old curmudgeon in him like Boeheim. Playing for a guy in his 70’s with that baggage isnt what some guys are looking for. Not as if Pitino put the Johnnies in the tournament either.

Then again technically Boeheim is still floating around the Melo center so that’s prob not helping us either.

 

[CU44SE]

Some of you are crazy. The kid just averaged 15 ppg, 5ast, and 7 rebounds this year. He is rated by many services as the top portal transfer.

But people are still using generic statements about his effort when he was a brand new Freshman in college? Bitter much?

 

[Orangezoo]

All this silly back and forth- have we even reached out?

 

[orange79]

Maybe it's just me, but I can't wait until his eligibility is used up. I am sick and tired of hearing about him.

Of course, some of you will probably still be talking about him 15 years from now.

 

[two3zone]

Maybe it's just me, but I can't wait until his eligibility is used up. I am sick and tired of hearing about him.

Of course, some of you will probably still be talking about him 15 years from now.

 

[JustPherU]

Maybe it's just me, but I can't wait until his eligibility is used up. I am sick and tired of hearing about him.

Of course, some of you will probably still be talking about him 15 years from now.

Why come to a Kadary Richmond thread if you are sick of hearing about him?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Maybe it's just me, but I can't wait until his eligibility is used up. I am sick and tired of hearing about him.

Of course, some of you will probably still be talking about him 15 years from now.

Sure. After he's NBA Rookie of the Year, 8x NBA All-Star, and 3x NBA Champion.

 

[orange79]

Why come to a Kadary Richmond thread if you are sick of hearing about him?

Because I'm a mod. I feel it's my duty to read everything posted on this board. Sometimes life gets in the way, but I read pretty much everything here.

People need to

 

[FrancoPizza]

Because I'm a mod. I feel it's my duty to read everything posted on this board. Sometimes life gets in the way, but I read pretty much everything here.

People need to
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Considering it's the offseason, I think board traffic is near an all-time high for what used to be a dead time of year. Have you considered looking into AI bots to moderate and help lighten the workload?

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

I guess my question is, if he was this great difference maker, then why did he go to Seton Hall and put up essentially the same/worse numbers while only playing 5 more minutes per game on a 14-13 team?

Being kicked to the curb by a HOF coach didn’t help his career? What a shocker.

Taurean was a productive freshman for us and became unplayable when he went to Seton Hall it’s not like Kadary declined to that extent.

 

[CuseFTW]

I don't understand why we can't theorize, and I also don't understand how people don't think he helps.

We are undoubtedly a top 25 team with Kadary Richmond on our team running point.
We are not a top 25 team with Carlos running point.

 

[Orangezoo]

I don't understand why we can't theorize, and I also don't understand how people don't think he helps.

We are undoubtedly a top 25 team with Kadary Richmond on our team running point.
We are not a top 25 team with Carlos running point.

We don’t know what we are with either. Higher likelihood in the scenario with Kadary yes.

When roster is complete, we know whose healthy and can play etc etc come November- we should have a good feel then.

 

[CuseFTW]

We don’t know what we are with either. Higher likelihood in the scenario with Kadary yes.

When roster is complete, we know whose healthy and can play etc etc come November- we should have a good feel then.

Fair enough. But like you insinuated, I have a hard time believing this team is better with Carlos than Kadary

 

[Orangezoo]

Fair enough. But like you insinuated, I have a hard time believing this team is better with Carlos than Kadary

1 to 1 I completely agree.

Pontificating how the team would shake out.. Kadary makes Westry a moot point and probably means you do little to nothing with the last two roster spots except take a couple flyers. A healthy Chance then McLeod and say a kid like Evans and one more banger in the post and it’s a different team and hard to predict how it shapes out all the same. If I had my choice it’s obviously Kadary 11/10 times but I am still intrigued by how the roster is filled out from here.

 

[Nicknack]

I guess my question is, if he was this great difference maker, then why did he go to Seton Hall and put up essentially the same/worse numbers while only playing 5 more minutes per game on a 14-13 team?

This argument is silly. What he did the following year doesn't negate or impact in any way what he did and what we saw when he was at Syracuse. If you didn't see special talent from him during his freshman year, that's on you. It was very difficult to miss, which is why it was so frustrating to many of us when he left.