And despite EVERYBODY knew it was his favorite/ best move and that he could only use his left hand, they couldn't stop him!My favorite role player of all time. That lefty one handed half hook floater was cash freaking money.
He came in when we were losing to Rutgers in the second half in the last game of the season and made some huge plays to help us comeback. After that, he was back in the rotation for the postseason.
Yes it wasMy favorite role player of all time. That lefty one handed half hook floater was cash freaking money.
In '03, JB wanted to Boeheim Pace. He didn't play for a couple of games as I recall. But Pace by his play, made JB go with a deeper bench than he likes to. It can be done. You have to make plays.
I remember, nice 8 man rotation
it was hard to play Pace with Edelin, teams would sag off the both of them and dare them to shoot
I'm always beating this drum too. Kids like Pace played their way into the lineup by doing good things almost every time they got minutes. It's a tough ask, especially of freshmen/sophs, but it's how JB operates. You can still hate that policy but it is what it is. Pace was a really underrated player here, IMO.
If you came out with a list of all time great su role players Josh is at the top of that list.My favorite role player of all time. That lefty one handed half hook floater was cash freaking money.
Fair point. What I was meaning to say was he was so good every time he was on the floor he made it hard, if not impossible, to take him off the floor. But your point stands in terms of playing his way into the lineup.Okay, I don't entirely agree with this - I mean, he didn't "play his way into the lineup" unless you think he played his way out of it when Edelin returned.
The first game of the season he played 24 minutes, a game we lost, against Memphis, was 5-5 from the field, 10 points, 6 boards, 2 assists...
The last game before Billy returned he went for 6 points, 6 boards, 5 assists in 26 minutes.
He was a fairly decent stat stuffer who to the lineup returned at the end.
We lost a game when Billy returned, and within one game he was down to 0 minutes against Miami.
He wasn't having a bad season and resurrected himself, he was having a decent season, disappeared, and then a decent end to the season. What happens in the middle is Edelin getting acclimated, which was likely essential, but I'm not sure Pace played himself out of the lineup any more than he did play himself into it.
Fair point. What I was meaning to say was he was so good every time he was on the floor he made it hard, if not impossible, to take him off the floor. But your point stands in terms of playing his way into the lineup.
I lost it on this board when he got that DNP vsOkay, I don't entirely agree with this - I mean, he didn't "play his way into the lineup" unless you think he played his way out of it when Edelin returned.
The first game of the season he played 24 minutes, a game we lost, against Memphis, was 5-5 from the field, 10 points, 6 boards, 2 assists...
The last game before Billy returned he went for 6 points, 6 boards, 5 assists in 26 minutes.
He was a fairly decent stat stuffer who to the lineup returned at the end.
We lost a game when Billy returned, and within one game he was down to 0 minutes against Miami.
He wasn't having a bad season and resurrected himself, he was having a decent season, disappeared, and then a decent end to the season. What happens in the middle is Edelin getting acclimated, which was likely essential, but I'm not sure Pace played himself out of the lineup any more than he did play himself into it.
He's proof that if you are smart and instinctive, you don't have to be uber athletic.
It’s funny that people think Billy wasn’t athletic. He couldn’t be guarded because he had a great handle with both hands.Slightly off topic but one of my favorite memories of 2003 was how Edelin...with virtually no jump shot and limited athleticism, could always find a way to beat his defender off the bounce and find someone for an open shot. I remember yelling at the TV to make sure he didn't pass the ball off too early and eliminate his drive and dish option. Why no one could really guard him is still a mystery.
It’s funny that people think Billy wasn’t athletic. He couldn’t be guarded because he had a great handle with both hands.