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Message: [QUOTE="General20, post: 715965, member: 724"] Jake, Frances and all the other recruiting experts on the board really did an excellent job covering Joseph's recruitment. So many times a commitment "seems" to come out of nowhere even though I am sure that is never the case. This time it felt like we knew everything that was happening. My ranking of Joseph as a recruit is a 6. Which on my scale means he is not elite but fits Syracuse's system perfectly. In this case we have Ennis who is, by most standards, an elite point guard recruit. However he is not overly athletic and if there is a worry it is that he will struggle against quick defenders who can pressure him. Joseph is quick, and an excellent ball handler. He will excel against quick defenders who pressure him, so Syracuse has taken what might be a weakness this year and made it a strength for next year. Joseph will never be relied on to carry the team, all he will need to do are the things he does best, and that is the ideal situation for any player. Also, I've seen a lot of posters here saying they don't want Goodluck, which I think is crazy. Sure, he may not make a huge impact in his freshmen year, but you recruit big men for how you think they will play further down the line. As a junior and senior Goodluck can be a shot blocking force, and put simply, shot blockers in the middle of the zone make Syracuse a much more difficult team to beat, even if that shot blocker can't score at all. In my opinion Syracuse should bring in the best center they can just about every year, because it takes centers a few years to adjust to the college game and if one of our bigs does not pan out (or blows up unexpectedly and goes pro, or gets injured) you really can't recruit another last minute because of how long it takes them to develop. You need a center already waiting his turn in line before the current center leaves. I think Coleman will be great for us in the next few years, but if that is not the case, an unproven Chinoso is not enough to have in reserve. [/QUOTE]

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