MCW...rook of the year!

[bornagainOrange]

http://m.bleacherreport.com/article..._campaign=programming-national?is_shared=true

 

[sutomcat]

http://m.bleacherreport.com/article..._campaign=programming-national?is_shared=true

Congrats to MCW. He joins Dave Bing (1967) and Derrick Coleman (1991) as Syracuse players who have won this award.

 

[jdubs30]

I thought we don't develop pro players though!!!! This has to be a mistake.

 

[gilardino]

I thought he sucked

 

[HOFCeluck]

I remember when I thought the idea of him leaving after two years was dumb. ... NAILED IT.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Retire the jersey.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

I thought he sucked

Greatest guard in the ESPN era.

 

[Melancer46]

Who cares? The NBA sucks :bat:

Just kidding obviously. I was really high on MCW as an NBA prospect. Glad he appears to be proving me right. He was the one bright spot in an awful 76ers season.

 

[Flacusian]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...hael-carter-williams-named-rookie-of-the-year

Congrats to MCW! It's appropriate to give credit when credit is due. Now let's hope that some of the former Cuse players who are active in the NBA can find themselves on winning teams which have a shot at contending for post season success.

The only former Syracuse Basketball player to win an NBA championship was Billy Gabor with the 1955 Syracuse Nationals. Unfortunately that was before my lifetime and I'm waiting patiently... ok, not so patiently for the next one.

 

[syr02esq]

Congrats MCW!

 

[anglerman]

He's not physically ready for the NBA and he can't shoot. He should have stayed another year.

 

[skurey]

Here's how this thread will go down:

1. People post happy things
2. People make stupid comments like "I thought he was bad"
3. People with actual basketball knowledge show why he wasn't very good this season
4. People complain about posters trashing our former players
5. People are banned, post are deleted
6. JHJ comes in at the end and posts a bunch of gifs
7. Tee likes every post
8. Repeat next week

 

[SUintheVille]

Opportunity really helped at Philly. There, he was able to start and play a lot to showcase and refine his skills to the "point" of this reward. Great job.

 

[MSOrange]

I remember when I thought the idea of him leaving after two years was dumb. ... NAILED IT.

I'm in the same boat. I admit I was dead wrong!

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Here's how this thread will go down:

1. People post happy things
2. People make stupid comments like "I thought he was bad"
3. People with actual basketball knowledge show why he wasn't very good this season
4. People complain about posters trashing our former players
5. People are banned, post are deleted
6. JHJ comes in at the end and posts a bunch of gifs
7. Tee likes every post
8. Repeat next week

Sticky this as protocol.

 

[HoustonCuse]

Great job MCW. Doing us proud.

 

[SWC75]

Which is why our opinion of whether a guy should go pro isn't very relevant.

 

[cuseattle]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...hael-carter-williams-named-rookie-of-the-year

Congrats to MCW! It's appropriate to give credit when credit is due. Now let's hope that some of the former Cuse players who are active in the NBA can find themselves on winning teams which have a shot at contending for post season success.

The only former Syracuse Basketball player to win an NBA championship was Billy Gabor with the 1955 Syracuse Nationals. Unfortunately that was before my lifetime and I'm waiting patiently... ok, not so patiently for the next one.

This is just crazy to me! Wow, what are the odds? Does any other big time college program have this kind of NBA title drought with their players?

 

[Orangeyes]

What school has had the most ROY's?

Where does SU rank with 3?

The answers follow

Damien Lillard Weber State University
Kyrie Irving Duke
Blake Griffin Oklahoma
Tyreke Evans
Derrick Rose Memphis
Kevin Durant Texas
Brandon Roy Washington
Chris Paul Wake Forest
Emeka Okafor UConn
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Pau Gasol
Mike Miller Florida
Elton Brand Duke
Steve Francis Maryland
Vince Carter UNC
Tim Duncan Wake Forest
Allen Iverson G Town
Damon Stoudamire Arizona
Grant Hill Duke
Jason Kidd Cal
Chris Webber Michigan
Shaquille O' Neal LSU
Larry Johnson UNLV
Derrick Coleman Syracuse
David Robinson Navy
Mitch Richmond Kansas St
Mark Jackson St John's
Chuck Person Auburn
Patrick Ewing G Town
Michael Jordan UNC
Ralph Sampson Virginia
Terry Cummings DePaul
Buck Williams Maryland
Darrell Griffin Louisville
Larry Bird Indiana St
Phil Ford UNC
Walter Davis UNC
Adrian Dantley UND
Alvan Adams Oklhaoma
Jamaal Wilkes UCLA
Ernie DeGregorio Providence
Bob McAdoo UNC
Sidney Wicks UCLA
Dave Cowens FSU
Geoff Petrie Princeton
Kareem Abdul Jabbar UCLA
Weds Unseld Louisville
Earl Monroe Winston-Salem State University
Dave Bing Syracuse
Rick Barry Miami
Willis Reed Grambling State University
Jerry Lucas OSU
Terrry Dischiner Purdue University
Walt Bellamy Indiana
Oscar Robertson Cincy
Wilt Chamberlain Kansas
Elgin Baylor Seattle University
Woody Sauldsberry Texas Southern University
Tom Heinsohn College of the Holy Cross
Maurice Stokes Saint Francis University
Bob Pettit LSU
Monk Meineke Dayton

UNC (5)
Syracuse (3)
UCLA (3)
Duke (3)

 

[jdubs30]

What school has had the most ROY's?
Where does SU rank with 3?

The answers follow

Damien Lillard Weber State University
Kyrie Irving Duke
Blake Griffin Oklahoma
Tyreke Evans
Derrick Rose Memphis
Kevin Durant Texas
Brandon Roy Washington
Chris Paul Wake Forest
Emeka Okafor Duke
LeBron James
Amare Stoudemire
Pau Gasol
Mike Miller Florida
Elton Brand Duke
Steve Francis Maryland
Vince Carter UNC
Tim Duncan Wake Forest
Allen Iverson G Town
Damon Stoudamire Arizona
Grant Hill Duke
Jason Kidd Cal
Chris Webber Michigan
Shaquille O' Neal LSU
Larry Johnson UNLV
Derrick Coleman Syracuse
David Robinson Navy
Mitch Richmond Kansas St
Mark Jackson St John's
Chuck Person Auburn
Patrick Ewing G Town
Michael Jordan UNC
Ralph Sampson Virginia
Terry Cummings DePaul
Buck Williams Maryland
Darrell Griffin Louisville
Larry Bird Indiana St
Phil Ford UNC
Walter Davis UNC
Adrian Dantley UND
Alvan Adams Oklhaoma
Jamaal Wilkes UCLA
Ernie DeGregorio Providence
Bob McAdoo UNC
Sidney Wicks UCLA
Dave Cowens FSU
Geoff Petrie Princeton
Kareem Abdul Jabbar UCLA
Weds Unseld Louisville
Earl Monroe Winston-Salem State University
Dave Bing Syracuse
Rick Barry Miami
Willis Reed Grambling State University
Jerry Lucas OSU
Terrry Dischiner Purdue University
Walt Bellamy Indiana
Oscar Robertson Cincy
Wilt Chamberlain Kansas
Elgin Baylor Seattle University
Woody Sauldsberry Texas Southern University
Tom Heinsohn College of the Holy Cross
Maurice Stokes Saint Francis University
Bob Pettit LSU
Monk Meineke Dayton

UNC(5)
Duke (4)
Syracuse (3)

Sorry bro but Emeka Okafor didn't go to Duke.

 

[Symphony Steve]

What I liked was that MCW didn't give in to the deliberate losing that is/was part of the Sixers' plan this year. He played uniformly well for most of the year. With Nerlens Noel, and two of the top 12 picks in this year's draft, the Sixers can become an intriguing team in the next couple of years.

The new leadership of the team decided that you really had to tear the team down in order to have a chance to achieve more than middling mediocrity. I think they may have gotten it right.

 

[Flacusian]

Jalil Okafor = incoming phenom for Duke
Emeka Okafor = passionately despised denizen who played for the Connecticut Huskies.

 

[JarHeadJim]

Elite Company

Michael Carter-Williams is 1 of 3 rookies in NBA history to average at least 16 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists per game. The others? Magic Johnson and Oscar Robertson.

YearPlayer
2013-14Michael Carter-Williams
1979-80Magic Johnson
1960-61Oscar Robertson

 

[tee1222]

Here's how this thread will go down:

1. People post happy things
2. People make stupid comments like "I thought he was bad"
3. People with actual basketball knowledge show why he wasn't very good this season
4. People complain about posters trashing our former players
5. People are banned, post are deleted
6. JHJ comes in at the end and posts a bunch of gifs
7. Tee likes every post
8. Repeat next week

Source?

 

[LennX6]

http://www.cbssports.com/nba/eye-on...hael-carter-williams-named-rookie-of-the-year


The only former Syracuse Basketball player to win an NBA championship was Billy Gabor with the 1955 Syracuse Nationals. Unfortunately that was before my lifetime and I'm waiting patiently... ok, not so patiently for the next one.

I am going be the irritating guy that goes" Wait!...."
But Marty Byrnes was on the 79-80 Lakers and actually played in 1 game in the Finals v. the '76ers.