Girard is a great midmajor shooting guard

[Millhouse]

He's not an ACC pg, not close. I was all for handing him the keys when Carey couldn't do it but this can't go on for 4 years

Does Torrence get a lot of minutes tonight if he's healthy?

 

[Noexcuse]

He's not an ACC pg, not close. I was all for handing him the keys when Carey couldn't do it but this can't go on for 4 years

Does Torrence get a lot of minutes tonight if he's healthy?

Definitely.

 

[MadNY3]

He's not an ACC pg, not close. I was all for handing him the keys when Carey couldn't do it but this can't go on for 4 years

Does Torrence get a lot of minutes tonight if he's healthy?

I would think the kid knows it too.

Maybe we can trade him to Notre Shame for the rights to JJ Starling.

 

[Cusefan0307]

He’s going to be our starting shooting guard next year.

 

[Millhouse]

He’s going to be our starting shooting guard next year.

and we'll be a mid major

 

[Cusefan0307]

and we'll be a mid major

Fair enough, but we project to have even worse problems at forward. This entire thing needs to be burned down, but JB ain’t going anywhere.

 

[PauliePeppas]

Syracuse is a mid major shooting guard at this point

 

[Ghost]

If you put enough mid-major together though do you end up with major?

It's all about doing the math.

 

[hoopsupstate]

He’s going to be our starting shooting guard next year.

If JB plays man defense he might not. It would be one way to hold him accountable for his lackluster defensive effort.

 

[OrangeDW]

But the FUN is High Major and that’s really what matters.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

What's wild is Girard has a very good chance of cracking the 2,000 point club.

He's a little over halfway there right now.

He's going to get Buddy like shot attempts next season.

And he has another year of eligibility if he wants it.

 

[OrangeDW]

What's wild is Girard has a very good chance of cracking the 2,000 point club.

He's a little over halfway there right now.

He's going to get Buddy like shot attempts next season.

And he has another year of eligibility if he wants it.

He should start that earning clock ASAP. Gotta be fiscally responsible, you know?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

He should start that earning clock ASAP. Gotta be fiscally responsible, you know?

I don't know, if he stays that other year he can work on his draft position, which will put him in better position to get that second contract.

Aka the one that really matters.

 

[OrangeDW]

I don't know, if he stays that other year he can work on his draft position, which will put him in better position to get that second contract.

Aka the one that really matters.

Well he can learn to become the alpha go to guy, so that when that pro team wants him to fill that roll, he’ll be ready. That’s what I’ve learned is important, over the years.

 

[djcon57]

I was scolded for suggesting he would be a good to great A10 guard years ago

I stand by it

 

[djcon57]

Definitely.

No chance. Symir was brought on this team to play 5-10 mins a game.

 

[Noexcuse]

No chance. Symir was brought on this team to play 5-10 mins a game.

5 to 10 probably would have made a difference tonight.

 

[Millhouse]

I was scolded for suggesting he would be a good to great A10 guard years ago

I stand by it

You probably said it the wrong way. You have to be more sensitive and tasteful, like me

 

[LaggyJon]

Joe does have talent. When I checked recently, he was having one of the 2 or 3 best three point shooting seasons ever at Syracuse (measured by efficiency and volume). Dude can shoot, even if today was not a good example of it.

But…

It is truly insane how much JB has tried to square peg/round hole into making him a PG. He seems hellbent on highlighting the things JG3 doesn’t do well instead of using him in a way that showcases his strengths. As a 15-ish minute SG, paired with a quality PG, sharpshooting open looks off of ball movement? I think he’d be a fan favorite, even if the defense was subpar.

Instead, unless things turn around in the next year (or two), I think he’s going to have a rough legacy at Syracuse. And it was totally avoidable.

 

[Manleymen]

What's wild is Girard has a very good chance of cracking the 2,000 point club.

He's a little over halfway there right now.

He's going to get Buddy like shot attempts next season.

And he has another year of eligibility if he wants it.

He also will draw the opponents best defender and double teams. And while he could get 2k, he cannot do the Buddy backdown, and his defense is an embarrassment. It is nonexistent.