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Message: [QUOTE="Hoov50, post: 1014242, member: 1056"] Whether or not anyone cares I am going to share my thoughts on Tyler Ennis. Ennis was a very good NCAA freshman point guard. For many of our games he was exactly the type of floor general, who rarely made mistakes that this team needed. I am glad he came to Syracuse and without being able to accurately predict the future wish he would have decided to stay another year. I do also think it is fair to criticize Ennis for handcuffing (for the lack of a better term) the offense. He rarely pushed the pace of play, even in games when we could have scored in transition and fast breaks, and even in games when our half court offense was not producing. He is the only Syracuse PG I can remember who played at this slow of a pace. Even James Theus played at a quicker pace than Ennis. In many games Ennis's (through his own will or through coaching) hindered our already anemic offense by refusing to even attempt to run. I keep coming back to the analogy of a quarterback who is a game manager. A game manager at QB plays calmly most of the time, rarely doing anything to cost a game, but also not making huge players on a regular basis. To me Ennis was a game manager PG, he did have a stretch where he made a few huge plays, but overall throughout the season he was simply steady. I think it is the lack of big mistakes that may appeal to the NBA teams. With all of this being said, in my view he made the right choice going pro now. I never saw the top level athleticism with Ennis that all of the best NBA players display. He "changed gears" very well, but never seemed to have that top level speed or quickness. The big plays he made were memorable (ie. the Pitt shot) and these memories are fresh in the mind of the NBA scouts. I don't see how coming back another year would do anything, but harm his draft stock. I think he would end up being another Jared Sullinger, who went from top 5 to barely first round. If Boeheim did in fact suggest that Ennis come back for another year and based on some of his quotes (hyperbole) about draft busts, I can see his point of view. However, I am not sure how another year at SU would have been a positive for Ennis. (For us a fans and the program in general, absolutely, but not for Ennis as an individual.) I could see Ennis flaming out in the NBA. We have had other high picks come from SU with much more athleticism become busts (Johnson and Flynn come to mind). I hope Ennis makes it, but I can't say I have as much faith in his NBA career as I did in MCW when he left after last season. Be advised I typed this quickly and did not closely proof read. So if anything doesn't make sense, oh well! [/QUOTE]

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