Paschal Chukwu has been fully cleared and is back participating in team workouts

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Halfmooncuse]

How many cats has he gotten out of trees since hes been back?

 

[Frozen]

His injury was to his eye, or as SU would say, the upper face.

 

[pearl31]

How many cats has he gotten out of trees since hes been back?

#classy

 

[iommi]

I'm curious what he was cleared to do a few months ago. Hope he was able to do some weight training.

I hope he will be a factor but I'm highly skeptical.

 

[pearl31]

highly doubt he'll ever be an offensive factor - but could be defensive force if he learns positioning/timing

 

[TexanMark]

Welcome back...hope you have a great season.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

highly doubt he'll ever be an offensive factor - but could be defensive force if he learns positioning/timing

Needs strength

 

[721Comstock]

Needs strength

He's 7'2" - he just needs to learn to stand in the paint and hold his arms up high.

 

[obliterata]

Good news, hopefully he can become a defensive force next season. Scoring isn't as important if you've got a good defense.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

highly doubt he'll ever be an offensive factor - but could be defensive force if he learns positioning/timing

dude just needs to stand under the rim and he'd be better positioned in most cases than he had been.

 

[kcsu]

I think he is going to become a very good player for us. Great news on his eye as that was a very serious injury.

 

[OrangeTarheel]

Welcome back...hope you have a great season.

Your positive attitude and well wishes have no place on this board!

 

[orangefog]

I hope he comes back with a nasty attitude. Instead of rescuing cats from trees, I want him taking cats from old ladies and putting them in the trees, and if the old ladies get mouthy, put them up there too.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

He's 7'2" - he just needs to learn to stand in the paint and hold his arms up high.

No. He got pushed out of position by little guys last season. No strength in the base to keep position.

 

[Newhouser]

How many more years does he have eligibility wise?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

How many more years does he have eligibility wise?

2014-15 Played at Providence
2015-16 Transferred and sat out
2016-17 Played a few games at Syracuse before injury.

At least 2 more seasons. Rumor has him applying for a medical hardship waiver. On paper he's not eligible, but that didn't stop Dylan Ennis from getting one. :noidea:

 

[721Comstock]

2014-15 Played at Providence
2015-16 Transferred and sat out
2016-17 Played a few games at Syracuse before injury.

At least 2 more seasons. Rumor has him applying for a medical hardship waiver. On paper he's not eligible, but that didn't stop Dylan Ennis from getting one. :noidea:

Dylan got to use some of Tyler's unused eligibility.
It's a very obscure rule.
#wheelhouse.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

Good news, hopefully he can become a defensive force next season. Scoring isn't as important if you've got a good defense.

Blocks and boards. That's what I'm hoping for...

 

[RF2044]

Blocks and boards. That's what I'm hoping for...

I don't know that he's ever going to be a big scorer. But I could see him having a Brimah like impact defensively and on the boards. I'll give him a pass for how he looked early last year [due to the eye injury], and hope that he made up for not being able to play for 90% of the season by parking himself in the weight room to add good weight.

 

[EastCoast2]

I wish he could be Hasheem Thabeet by his senior year

 

[Cowtown]

4-5 putbacks per game would be very nice, thanks.

 

[721Comstock]

I wish he could be Hasheem Thabeet by his senior year

yeah, 2nd OA draft pick, 2nd team AA, and National DPOY -

...sure, we'd take that, I guess.

 

[Alsacs]

All he needs to do is watch DeAndre Jordan.

Tall, run the floor, rebound, finish lobs.

If he can stay healthy he should be a defensive force. Offense isn't necessary.

 

[cto]

Odd coincidence. I randomly played golf yesterday with his high school assistant coach. Said coach wanted to know how he was doing at SU. Said he had a lot of work to do (to play at high major level) from when coach last saw him play three years ago.