jb riding the girard train

[CorduroyG]

for 3 years and counting. brutal. and im sure the 4th year will be no different.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

for 3 years and counting. brutal. and im sure the 4th year will be no different.

Who was he supposed to go to, Paddy Casey?

 

[Millhouse]

for 3 years and counting. brutal. and im sure the 4th year will be no different.

this is troy nunes esque.

 

[MadNY3]

for 3 years and counting. brutal. and im sure the 4th year will be no different.

What would you have done for PG tonight? Play more of the Cornell transfer at the one? Not sure that’s possible.

 

[CuseNickens]

Who was he supposed to go to, Paddy Casey?

He's supposed to recruit over a point guard that can't bring up the ball.

 

[Stevenson]

for 3 years and counting. brutal. and im sure the 4th year will be no different.

Mind boggling. The kids is not a major D1 PG.

 

[Noexcuse]

Symir makes the difference tonight. He plays and game likely is settled in regulation.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

Mind boggling. The kids is not a major D1 PG.

We have very few guys on the team that are major D1 talents, hence the reason why we suck this year.

 

[NorSyr66]

for 3 years and counting. brutal. and im sure the 4th year will be no different.

hell 4th year, he can play a 5th if he wants to. Why won't he, where is he going?????

 

[AZOrange]

Joes recruitment set the stage for where we are today…

 

[pearl31]

Joes recruitment set the stage for where we are today…

how so?

 

[djcon57]

how so?

Unless he was gotta sit behind Buddy for 3 years?

 

[SUFan44]

this is troy nunes esque.

Amazing comp and really spot on.

Marginal talents at key positions who stayed in their prominent roles for way too long. And ultimately lead to the demise of really good tenures in poor fashion.

Granted JB’s career is light years better than Coach P’s, but the comparison is there.

 

[SUFan44]

Joes recruitment set the stage for where we are today…

Boeheim hasn’t promised minutes or starting spots to anyone recently…

Oh wait, there’s a reason.

 

[Ghost]

What would you have done for PG tonight? Play more of the Cornell transfer at the one? Not sure that’s possible.

Sidibe looked about as capable as anyone else! SID!

 

[44cuse]

this is troy nunes esque.

That is really, really good. Top 10 all time territory when you factor in everything.

Well done.

44cuse

 

[AZOrange]

Amazing comp and really spot on.

Marginal talents at key positions who stayed in their prominent roles for way too long. And ultimately lead to the demise of really good tenures in poor fashion.

Granted JB’s career is light years better than Coach P’s, but the comparison is there.

Eh I think Joe would be quite good if we moved him off the ball (next year). Troy was never good

 

[SUFan44]

Eh I think Joe would be quite good if we moved him off the ball (next year). Troy was never good

Troy would have been good if they moved him to safety.

He was recruited by Penn State at that position.

 

[jdubs30]

We literally had Jimmy brining up the ball because our PG cannot handle any type of pressure

 

[721Comstock]

We literally had Jimmy brining up the ball because our PG cannot handle any type of pressure

Primarily because is is NOT a PG.

Never was.
Never will be.

Joe is a perfectly cromulent combo guard, who should be playing ~25 mins off the bench on a typical decent Cuse team.

The other 2 guards recruited ‘ahead’ of him both washed out, as did the one recruited behind him.

And once Symir got hurt, we’re left with All Joe, All The Time, and with zero other viable options.

It really is amazing that we almost won that game - should have won that game - in spite of everything.

 

[AZOrange]

We literally had Jimmy brining up the ball because our PG cannot handle any type of pressure

And we literally had the perfect counter balance to that…

 

[Giants1973]

And we literally had the perfect counter balance to that…

Can jg3 play 2g ?

 

[DoubleDee]

I like Joe, but agree he is out of position. It's funny how some of these guys play all game, and guys like Waiters never started a game. Unrelated I know, just weird.

 

[Newhouser]

Joe may be one of the more infuriating players of recent memory. When good he brings a smile to my face - he has one or two very nice passes a game which on this particular team stand out even more. However, he also has 5 or more trips a game where you wonder if he is on the take. He is a willing rebounder and isn't afraid to mix it up, yet in terms of guarding people he has absolutely no interest in playing D at any level.
He has a horrible handle and can't finish, but in my opinion is the best shooter on the team. He - and everyone else on the team - definitely counts points. He also seems to be the least scared guy on the team in tough environments. When good I live with the brain freezing bad, when he's bad he is off the charts "why did we recruit him" bad. Fascinating watch.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Playing the two next year isn’t going to improve his defense. Play man and make him accountable. It will allow our young guards to play more minutes. Joe is who he is. His defense in HS was flat out embarrassing. I’ve never seen anything like it. His HS coach was a joke with what he allowed Joe to do on defense. I don’t care how many points you score, how do you look his teammates in the face and ask them to guard people? I understand why JB is constantly on him. The most powerful tool a coach has his the seat next to him. JB needs to hold Joe accountable, but I’m not holding my breath.