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[QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 1034674, member: 27"]
In 4 words, they were not ready.
Did Patterson do something wrong to get on the coaches bad side?  I thought for sure he could have spent some time at the 2-spot on nights Cooney was ice cold.   What should our expectations be next season for Patterson?
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You should expect a lot more playing time for Buss, especially if he shows he is capable of playing some point.  He has the potential to be an excellent defender, is athletic enough to get points in transition and in the paint and I think over time will develop into a good outside shooter.  Has work to do getting his shot off quicker, developing the ability to shoot off the dribble, the usual stuff young player are not ready to do.  Also needs to use better judgement, not be so wild, attempting to force something to happen everytime he touches the ball.

He can shoot the ball and even as a frosh, was able to get his shot off pretty quickly.  That skill is in short supply on this team, which will surely get defended by playing lots of defenders in the paint, daring SU players not named Trevor to take outside shots.  Needs to get better shooting off the dribble, better at taking it to the hole hard, better at blocking out/rebounding, better at playing his area of the 2-3 and most of all, he needs to get stronger.  Also needs to improve his handle, especially if he wants minutes at shooting guard (and he should want that badly).

No one knows.  It is a great sign that he has taken off so much weight.  No one has to my knowledge confirmed this, but based on a number of factors, I think he had major knee surgery about March 1st.

It typically takes 12 months or so to get back to close to 100%, so I would think it is likely he will red shirt.
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