Class of 2024 - PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23) | Page 66 | Syracusefan.com

Class of 2024 PF Donnie Freeman (MD / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/11/23)

Capt. Tuttle said:
Queue up the complaints about him not being on campus to practice with his teammates.
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jordville said:
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Really cool opportunity. Selfishly as a Syracuse fan you want him on campus asap. But if you get called you have to take this opportunity to get this experience. If we aren’t supportive there is a great risk he will resent Syracuse down the road if things don’t work out the way he wants it too in terms of his career trajectory.
 
sufan59 said:
Really cool opportunity. Selfishly as a Syracuse fan you want him on campus asap. But if you get called you have to take this opportunity to get this experience. If we aren’t supportive there is a great risk he will resent Syracuse down the road if things don’t work out the way he wants it too in terms of his career trajectory.
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I disagree. I would much rather have him take this opportunity to train with and play against older, stronger, savvy pros. (Ex. He will learn about shooting and setting himself up to score from Buddy Hield and Eric Gordon). He will come back exponentially better than he left. The kid will learn so much more than he would have being on campus for that brief time.
 
Capt. Tuttle said:
I disagree. I would much rather have him take this opportunity to train with and play against older, stronger, savvy pros. (Ex. He will learn about shooting and setting himself up to score from Buddy Hield and Eric Gordon). He will come back exponentially better than he left. The kid will learn so much more than he would have being on campus for that brief time.
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144% THIS.

It is exponentially more positively impactful for Donnie to get this experience playing with and against experienced grown-ass Pros,
than playing pickup games with his new college teammates for a few weeks.
 
721Comstock said:
144% THIS.

It is exponentially more positively impactful for Donnie to get this experience playing with and against experienced grown-ass Pros,
than playing pickup games with his new college teammates for a few weeks.
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Just to pig pile, I'm excited for Freeman to play in practice against a couple NBA big men, and several other guys who are almost NBA quality players.

He's going to learn a lot about being a pro, most importantly about off the court... If Freeman thinks he's working hard now, wait till he sees what Gordan is doing to still be in the NBA at 35 years old.
 
Niastri said:
Just to pig pile, I'm excited for Freeman to play in practice against a couple NBA big men, and several other guys who are almost NBA quality players.

He's going to learn a lot about being a pro, most importantly about off the court... If Freeman thinks he's working hard now, wait till he sees what Gordan is doing to still be in the NBA at 35 years old.
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Hold on, Eric Gordon is 35 years old?
 
Freeman and Edgecombe are both 2024 recruits. The only other college guy on the roster is AJ Storr. Everyone else is 22 or older.

This is a very guard heavy roster. Freeman is the 3rd tallest player.
 
Capt. Tuttle said:
I disagree. I would much rather have him take this opportunity to train with and play against older, stronger, savvy pros. (Ex. He will learn about shooting and setting himself up to score from Buddy Hield and Eric Gordon). He will come back exponentially better than he left. The kid will learn so much more than he would have being on campus for that brief time.
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Yeah maybe my post isn’t clear enough, but yes this has the opportunity to end up working out very well for Cuse in the end with a great likelihood he comes back better than when he left. Selfishly wanting him on campus asap as a fan is those maybe irrational feelings of what if the experience goes too well (opts out of college to focus on the draft) or goes too badly (injury likely caused by not being ready for professional competition). But yeah he’s got to take this opportunity and we have to give the full support to do this despite the potential risks. You have to be comfortable with more risk in order to have more reward.
 
jordville said:

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Sammy said he played about 15 minutes in the 102-75 loss. Bahamas didn’t have Gordon, Ayton, Jones, or Mobley.
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It's going to be a very tough event if the NBA guys don't show up. Why wouldn't they be playing with the team only a few days before the games count?
 
Here are the FIBA YouTube channel links for Donnie & the Bahamas games…

Tuesday, July 2nd vs Finland (11:30)
www.youtube.com

LIVE - Finland v Bahamas - Press Conference | FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 - Spain

Watch #live the Press Conference following the game between Finland and Bahamas at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Spain .►► Watch more than 2,50...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com

Wednesday, July 3rd vs Poland (11:30)
www.youtube.com

LIVE - Bahamas v Poland - Press Conference | FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 - Spain

Watch #live the Press Conference following the game between Bahamas and Poland at the FIBA Olympic Qualifying Tournament 2024 Spain .►► Watch more than 2,500...
www.youtube.com www.youtube.com
 

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