Joe Girard: Trabzonspor Basketball in Turkey

[Dinkyspond]

Good luck Joe, I hope the majority of fans there will treat you better than a bunch of the ones in Syracuse.

Joe got the last laugh, two beatdowns that helped keep us out of tourney and a major player for a Tigers team that went to the Elite 8. Never could understand the hate, a really good player for us who was a scapegoat for poor roster management. Played out of position for 3 years and did it serviceably. Joe was the least of our problems in the years we missed the tourney. Yes, I am a Joe fan. Crucify me.

 

[pfister1]

BC Nevezis??? Wait!! Is he going back to football?

 

[rrlbees]

FWIW, in Joes first game in Lithuania he scored 26 pts with 5-11 from 3 and added 5 assts and 4 rebs.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Agreed and then we do some weird things around here as a fan base sometimes

As a fan base we are often vile, crude, and mean. Also, we take everything personally, as if players’ only consideration should be our happiness. We also base our opinions of success upon expectations, rather than reality.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[kcsu]

Plus the chick's are fire

 

[Ragman2000]

It bothers me more than it should than it has a Clemson hashtag instead of a Syracuse hashtag.

 

[Dr. Bill]

Plus the chick's are fire

I think he has a live in girl friend

 

[kcsu]

I think he has a live in girl friend

Good for Joe those Slovakian women might kill him

 

[upperdeck]

he looks in better shape and a touch quicker

 

[hoopsupstate]

Gone are the days when we had, Joe, Buddy and Swider who knew how to shoot. All three of those guys are better than anyone on this years team.

 

[Col. Bleep]

Never could understand the hate, a really good player for us who was a scapegoat for poor roster management. Played out of position for 3 years and did it serviceably.

A belated amen to that.
Imagine if the Orange had actually bothered to recruit a point guard.

 

[dbrave]

I think he could get an italian passport and have a long stay in europe. Maybe you could remember grant basile who played at virginia tech a pair of seasons ago and now is playing in italy and last autumn has played with italian national team too.

 

[Cstate]

Watching from over seas…..wonder who he was rooting for?

 

[tbonezone]

i was listening last night pregame to the clemson coach talking and he had a lot of great things to say about JOEG3 and why they wanted him. glad he got to see the tourney and hope he don't get TAKEN overseas. .

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[hoopsupstate]

This was outrageous. Towards the end of the clip, the announcers laugh at how ridiculous his scoring ability is.

Classic Joe.
Dude is and has always been cash.

He does have great range, but like all highlight tapes and high school player tapes, we never see the misses, turnovers or defensive mistakes. It’s why all tapes are really worthless.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

HS Jersey retirement

https://www.news10.com/sports/local-sports/glens-falls-retires-joseph-girard-iiis-jersey-on-the-night-black-bears-complete-unbeaten-regular-season/

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

Very underrated player. Would kill to have him this year

 

[donniesyracuse]

Would kill to have him this year

That seems extreme.

 

[Oakland]

A belated amen to that.
Imagine if the Orange had actually bothered to recruit a point guard.

K Richmond was on the team in Joe's soph year.

 

[Cheriehoop]

He does have great range, but like all highlight tapes and high school player tapes, we never see the misses, turnovers or defensive mistakes. It’s why all tapes are really worthless.

In 29 minutes/game he’s shooting 43.1% from 3 ; and 52.4% from 2; 91.5% ft% ; over 3.2 assists, 1.7 to’s, 2.3 fouls, .8 steals ; 2.4 rebounds for his team averaging over 21 points/game. He’s leading not just his team but the top Lithuanian league of 10 teams in scoring. He’s doing fine.

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

That seems extreme.

Like a mosquito or roach. Nothing too smart or cute.

 

[Cstate]

JG3 while being properly used at Clemson playing twice against Syracuse last year:

5-6 from the field (4-5 from 3)
4-4 FT’s
18 points

5-8 from the field (4-7 from 3)
7-7 FT’s
21 points

***I’ve said it multiple times, I so wish Buddy could have played the 3 position, Girard at the 2, while
Kadary ran the point during the 2021 season***