Lydon to hire agent and enter NBA draft

[Briancuse]

Ennis was not supposed to be that good that quick. He was a projected 4 year guy. All I am saying is that it is to early to doom the season already. If you looked at that roster you would have expected us to be terrible.

Very few top 25 kids don't come in right away and make an impact, I don't know what your expectations were, I thought we were a top 20 team going into the season.

 

[NineOneSeven]

Very few players take that little time to make a decision, I don't see the rational at all for signing with an agent, he is either getting really bad advice from someone, or he isn't a fan of college.

I follow him on instagram. If you want I can direct message him and try to offset that bad advice. I think we can convince him. LMK.

 

[Briancuse]

I follow him on instagram. If you want I can direct message him and try to offset that bad advice. I think we can convince him. LMK.

I don't troll kids on social media, sorry to disappoint you.

 

[GardenOrange]

damn straight

 

[Ajflood12]

Lol, I think your recollection is a long, long ways off. I think pretty much everyone was high on Ennis, CJ, and Grant. Christmas was disappointing, but he was still another starter returning. Cooney was a question mark and we knew we were screwed if anything happened to Ennis, but I feel like we still had pretty decent expectations that year. It's a lot better than what we project next year at the moment.

You thought that with two role players taking over and a freshman PG they were going to be 1/2 in the country for a majority of the season? they had lost over 50% of their scoring and 3/5 of starting line up from previous year. I thought they would be ok/good. Not top 5 majority of the year good. all I am saying is it is still early.

 

[cuse309]

Safe to assume you didn't want him back then?

No, I did. I thought he would return to form next year.

 

[BillSU]

If you goal is to play in the d-league, thats fine. I am not completely knocking it, it serves its purpose. But if your an on the fence guy, and you are spending multiple months in the d-league, you didn't make the right decision.

Tyler is "D League bound." Not ready to leave and should stay another year IMO vs. $. That's why the NCAA should change the rules to "if you sign to play Division 1 BB for anyone you are bound to that school for 3 years."

Hard to argue with $. though.

 

[HOFCeluck]

So far my favorite is the guy saying he could end up making "only" six figures if he doesn't make it in the League.

 

[HOFCeluck]

OMG.

D LEAGUE!

NOT READY YET!

STAY ON MY FAVORITE TEAM AND ENTERTAIN ME FOR FREE!

 

[OrangeDW]

 

[Briancuse]

OMG.

D LEAGUE!

NOT READY YET!

STAY ON MY FAVORITE TEAM AND ENTERTAIN ME FOR FREE!

It has nothing to do with that, if he was a lottery pick and ready for the Nba, we would all be saying he is making the right move, its this mindset now that being picked 27th and playing in the d-league is ok.

 

[HOFCeluck]

its this mindset now that being picked 27th and playing in the d-league is ok.

And that's the thing. I don't think that Ennis/Mali/Lydon view that as the calamity you think it is.

 

[TheCusian]

As always: we know 1/10th the info Tyler used to make the decision, it's really not our business, and speculating on what kind of pro career he'll have is burdened by our inability to separate what's good for the player and what's good for the team we're raving fans of.

Just be happy for the kid and move on.

 

[Louie and Bouie]

You understand it's all about the 2nd contract and not being some random flier a team takes at 24...

And how does staying at SU another year give him a better opportunity to earn a second contract? Some on this board assume that staying in college definitely results in a higher draft slot and somehow magically guarantees a second contract. Simply not factual, pure speculation.

He's either going to prove himself in three years or not. The extra year in college means nothing to whether he signs a second contract or not.

 

[Briancuse]

And that's the thing. I don't think that Ennis/Mali/Lydon view that as the calamity you think it is.

That's not a good thing then, Ennis and Mali haven't exactly been lighting the world on fire.

 

[djcon57]

Tyler is "D League bound." Not ready to leave and should stay another year IMO vs. $. That's why the NCAA should change the rules to "if you sign to play Division 1 BB for anyone you are bound to that school for 3 years."

Hard to argue with $. though.

For the 15th year in a row.

The NCAA doesn't make the rules, the NBAPA and NBA do.

 

[Tom K.]

Lydon was the perfect example of a 4-year player. Nice skills but also an awful lot of holes in his game. If someone like him won't stay for 3-4 years, we're facing an uphill battle.

When Lydon came in last year, I thought we had our very own Frank Kaminsky on our team.
A sure 4-year player and team leader.
(Lydon's freshman and sophomore stats are far better than Kaminsky though)

 

[djcon57]

It has nothing to do with that, if he was a lottery pick and ready for the Nba, we would all be saying he is making the right move, its this mindset now that being picked 27th and playing in the d-league is ok.

MCW was lottery after a final four and we had multiple people on here saying he wasn't ready

 

[Briancuse]

When Lydon came in last year, I thought we had our very own Frank Kaminsky on our team.
A sure 4-year player and team leader.
(Lydon's freshman and sophomore stats are far better than Kaminsky though)

His freshman year was better, he regressed this year, I have no idea why, but he did.

 

[Briancuse]

MCW was lottery after a final four and we had multiple people on here saying he wasn't ready

I wasn't a poster back then, but I 100 pct thought it was the right move.

 

[stuckinbig11]

NBDL

 

[TheCusian]

That's not a good thing then, Ennis and Mali haven't exactly been lighting the world on fire.

If we set the bar of success at Melo level, everything looks like a disappointment. They are young players whose careers are still unfolding.

Someday way in the future they'll retire and come back and some local reporter will ask them about regrets and if any of us are still kicking we'll get some kind of answer. Maybe.

 

[TheCusian]

Also: it's G-league now. Keep up.

 

[br801]

When you consider his age, I think this is absolutely the right decision. I question why he felt the need to hire the agent, but maybe he wanted to be sure this stuck.

Honestly, I think he would have tested the waters last year, but was afraid of what he might hear (late first round a strong possibility) and didn't want to have to make that decision.

He knows it's time now.

 

[br801]

Other teams return better players. Our guys all bolt. Hope he's a 1 st rounder (but I doubt it) otherwise it's a mistake. Next year is going to make this year look like a run to the Final Four. Gonna be ugly.

Better players, maybe. Better NBA prospects? No. Most of those guys return because they're choosing college basketball over playing abroad or trying to overcome huge odds as an undrafted free agent.