JJ Starling Transferring to Syracuse

[Brooky03]

Amazing news. So the story behind the story is Boeheim was holding us back for these types of recruits/portal guys?

I'm trying to decipher how in less than a week we're suddenly cooking again with 5 stars. I guess his "last few days were better than the past 47" was something...

There’s a reasonable chance Starling would have come back to Cuse without the coaching change here, but this is definitely the right first step for Autry! Excited!

 

[dcw914]

Wow. Really sets the tone for the program’s potential moving forward. If judah stays, thats one of the best back courts in the country. Two legit pro prospects. Way to go Red!

 

[PauliePeppas]

JGIII and Judah are both gone. Judah has a better chance of transferring than coming back to Syracuse

Pros or Cuse, he will not be at another school

 

[007]

Starling says he will play 'point guard and shooting guard'. Reading between the lines, but Judah coming back confirmed? If Judah was gone he would've been told he was playing PG 100%

Or...the staff is being completely upfront with him by telling him he could be needed at both spots because the situation with Judah and Joe is still being worked out. Regardless, JJ is combo guard and a great start to the off season.

 

[Dave]

Relax it was a joke. We all know how important Judah is to this team.

Sorry!

 

[All4SU]

 

[TheHaze315]

We're all full until someone transfers out, Judah turns pro or one of the seniors declines to take an extra year. 13 schollys: Judah, Joe, JJ, Jesse, Carey, Hima, Patterson, Brown, Copeland, Sy, Taylor, Bell, Benny.

He said it was trending towards Joe leaving and the rumor is Sy is out too.

 

[cali315phan]

JGIII and Judah are both gone. Judah has a better chance of transferring than coming back to Syracuse

At this point in time that is 100% false. He will either declare or come back. I'd put it at 60% come back/40% declare.

 

[Sbucketball]

I was at the Dome for the ND game. JJ threw down a borderline mean-spirited SLAM dunk on us. Caught a body in a big way. Wildly explosive. I'm psyched he's Orange.

 

[OrangeDW]

Not raining on the parade, just suggesting that we give promising future sophomores here the same long leash (bell). If a five star game came here and had that freshman season, we might be wondering about him more than we are.

He averaged 11, not 5. Not 1.5(like Benny). 11.

Disappointing for him, but let’s put it in context.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

He said it was trending towards Joe leaving and the rumor is Sy is out too.

Oh, it'll sort itself out. I'm on record as saying that we need a portal big regardless of what Jesse does.

 

[CuseGrad94]

Pros or Cuse, he will not be at another school

Agreed.

 

[RF2044]

There’s a reasonable chance Starling would have come back to Cuse without the coaching change here, but this is definitely the right first step for Autry! Excited!

I wonder about that.

 

[PauliePeppas]

Judah approves

 

[NKR1978]

I don't like the way that Tweet is worded. We are equal to or above every program on that list; we just haven't been ourselves for awhile.

 

[CuseMan4]

I know Mintz and Starling are friendly with each other and talk on occasion. I have no idea what Mintz is gonna do. But I’m certain they have definitely talked about teaming up in the backcourt and what they can do. These fellas know they would be a dynamic backcourt so wouldn’t be surprising to me if Mintz wanted to run it back one more year just for that and make a run in March.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

He averaged 11, not 5. Not 1.5(like Benny). 11.

Disappointing for him, but let’s put it in context.

And Notre Dame was one of the slowest teams this year due to being so thin on the bench. Get JJ in a normal system and he's probably closer to 14PPG.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[pwong]

View attachment 225988 Judah approves

So does Benny (assuming he’s staying?)

 

[Brooky03]

I wonder about that.

He wasn’t going to stay at Notre Dame. It would stand to reason that he’d go to a school that was in his top 2 or 3 when he came out of high school.

 

[OrangeDW]

Interesting point about him only being 18 this past season.

Most freshmen are 19, sometimes 20.

A year can make a huge difference at that age.

 

[grepal]

Cuse lands top hoops transfer Starling from ND

Former Notre Dame guard J.J. Starling, one of the top college basketball transfers this spring, told ESPN he has committed to play at Syracuse next season.

www.espn.com

Happy happy ! Joy, joy!

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

JJ put up pretty decent numbers. I believe he had two different nagging injuries throughout the season. He is even more explosive than what he showed this year.

 

[RF2044]

He wasn’t going to stay at Notre Dame. It would stand to reason that he’d go to a school that was in his top 2 or 3 when he came out of high school.

I understand your logic -- makes perfect sense.

But Starling didn't connect with Boeheim during the recruiting process, but had a much different rapport with Red -- who he's known for years in the community, playing on various teams over the years for and against Red's son. Much different relationship there.

But regardless, glad he's ours. Sucked to lose a 5-star from our backyard last year.

 

[Frozen]

I have no doubt Red is going to upgrade the talent level. What he does with it will be the challenge.

Great Friggin Start!

I agree but I’d rather have 4*/ 5* talent with a rookie head coach than 3* talent with a veteran coach. Jimmys and Joes >>> Xs and Os.