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Message: [QUOTE="cuseguy, post: 2387269, member: 524"] Had the opportunity to see Buddy Boeheim play for the first time in person today at the New England Prep Showcase at Albertus Magnus College in New Haven. I’ve been able to see a number of SU recruits there in recent years, including Kaleb Joseph, Chris McCullough, Ron Patterson, Tyler Lydon and the infamous Tauren Thompson. And, yes, I’m quite aware that only one of those players made much of an impact at SU — and that was Lydon, who only stayed two years. I expect Buddy be at SU longer than Lydon. So I guess I didn’t waste my Sunday morning. Lydon starts at off guard on a loaded Brewster Academy team. Brewster’s roster includes six players already committed to Division 1 programs. Three of them join Buddy as starters — Lukas Kisunas, a bulky 6-10 center headed to UConn; Miles Norris, a slender 6-9 power forward who will attend Oregon, and Isaiah Mucius, a 6-7 small forward who will play at Wake Forest. The other two Division 1 commits are Derek Culver, a beastly 6-10 center bound for West Virginia, and 6-10 center Nate Roberts, who, as we know, chose to join Hop at Washington after a long look from Syracuse. Bob Huggins was in attendance to watch Culver in addition to other prospects. There is no shortage at this annual event. I question why Roberts chose to attend Brewster. The roster is stacked with talented big men, and Roberts doesn’t get much playing time. I can see why Hop, SU others liked him. He’s lean, athletic and runs floor well, as advertised. But I can’t see how he’s going to develop with limited minutes. By my count, he had 3 points and one rebound in probably less than 10 minutes of action. Too bad he’s not a point guard because this Brewster team needs a good point guard. Mt. Zion Academy rallied to beat Brewster 72-68 because, well, Mt. Zion has better guards and shooters. Buddy played serious minutes and finished with, by my count, 9 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists. It wasn’t his best shooting day. He was 1 of 5 from 3. He made all four of his throws. That won’t be an issue. The day prior, he had 16 points, according to Donna Ditota, who was there to do a story chronicling Syracuse area kids playing New England Prep basketball. Buddy has a nice way about his game, much like his brother, Jimmy. He doesn’t force things and plays within the structure of the game. He’s poised and he’s smart, as if that should surprise you. I wouldn’t expect him to make much of an impact next year. He needs to mature and get stronger. But the IQ and everything else is there. Maybe he redshirts next year. I don’t know. But I can see him as someone who will provide a nice lift off the bench as a shooter by his sophomore year. [/QUOTE]

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