"I am back", the recruit you wished panned out who left

[gilardino]

from each decade!!!!

80's: Earl Duncan: could have been a special player

90's: Winford Walton, would have been John Wallace all day every day

00's: Bily Edelin, would have been one of our greatest point guards of all time

10's: Dash, cause there is no one else

 

[edowd26]

I had high hopes for Mike Jones...




Who?

 

[HoustonCuse]

For the 10's I will say MCW. I still think we only saw 50% of what he would have been when he matured. I hope the NBA is a place he can realize that potential, but I know for sure he would have in the next two years at Syracuse.

 

[CusefanATL]

there is only 1 that needs to be mentioned for the entire jim boeheim era... its Winfred Walton.

He single handily set us back 2 or 3 years.

 

[jgeorge322]

from each decade!!!!

80's: Earl Duncan: could have been a special player

90's: Winford Walton, would have been John Wallace all day every day

00's: Bily Edelin, would have been one of our greatest point guards of all time

10's: Dash, cause there is no one else

i wouldnt say edelin didnt pan out. i know you're line of reasoning. however, he was integral in a NC run so i refuse to take that position.

for the 00s, id say terrence roberts.

 

[cuseincincy]

Guys I thought really would have helped the team the year after they left: Glenn Sekunda, Richard Manning, Rock Lloyd and Tony Bland. But Winfred Walton hands down was the ONE we needed at the time.

 

[RF2044]

there is only 1 that needs to be mentioned for the entire jim boeheim era... its Winfred Walton.

He single handily set us back 2 or 3 years.

Agree 100%. And I wholeheartedly believe that his career would have unfolded completely differently had things worked out at SU, versus how they did at Fresno State. Kid was a real talent.

 

[Sgt Cuse]

I think Matt Roe deserves a mention. The team he left was loaded but he had a big role he could have played.

For the 2010's I take Mookie over Dash. I think a motivated Mookster could have taken the 3rd guard spot, the guy could shoot.

 

[dasher]

I am so sick of you guys saying I didn't pan out. I never played at Syracuse and I graduated in '78. Leave me alone.

 

[ebucklewis]

I am so sick of you guys saying I didn't pan out. I never played at Syracuse and I graduated in '78. Leave me alone.

besides not being able to run or jump, you could only go left..

 

[StopCoolio]

For the 2010's I take Mookie over Dash. I think a motivated Mookster could have taken the 3rd guard spot, the guy could shoot.

I felt the same way. I thought Mookie would have helped last year’s team quite a bit, spaced the floor better on a team that really struggled to shoot for stretches last season. Mookie, a career 40% three point shooter, would have essentially taken Cooney’s role, who shot 26.7% last year, so would have been an upgrade, if only for a year.


Dashonte, decent player who could never really got healthy and was put in a tough spot when AO went down. At the end of the day, we recruited over the guy every year, so not a huge loss.

 

[CuseTroop]

Does Wes count?

 

[cusetown1]

Shawn Williams the guys arms are 10 feet long.

 

[Rocco]

Had really high hopes for Josh Wright, but he was just always really high.

 

[dasher]

besides not being able to run or jump, you could only go left..

I like it.

 

[PoppyHart]

Glenn Sekunda. Played HS golf against him and my high school played Par Hills in hoops a couple of times so I was always curious about his development.

Otherwise, I'll throw in a vote for the late Karlton Hines. I remember being very excited about the kid, but he obviously had major issues.

 

[pfister1]

No doubt it has to be Ethan Cole, wasn't he the best big man transfer in the history of ESPN?

 

[Frozen]

i wouldnt say edelin didnt pan out. i know you're line of reasoning. however, he was integral in a NC run so i refuse to take that position.

for the 00s, id say terrence roberts.

TRob didn't leave early. He played at SU for 4 years.

 

[jgeorge322]

TRob didn't leave early. He played at SU for 4 years.

i see what youre saying here. my first time reading it, i didnt comprehend the requirement that the player did not finish his career.