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

[Giants1973]

As close to DC as we have had in a while.
Hopefully he wants to rebound.

What about John Wallace

 

[baggerbob]

What about John Wallace

Close had a great run in the tournament, Warwick was close. But DC had the complete game. Hoping that is what Donnie brings to the game.
Remember DC, Kemp, Shack, Wilkins were on Dream Team 2 in 2004. There is film on you tube, they were young and the dunks were unbelievable.
DC and Kemp were 6-10 and there were a lot of monster dunks.

 

[sufandu]

Close had a great run in the tournament, Warwick was close. But DC had the complete game. Hoping that is what Donnie brings to the game.
Remember DC, Kemp, Shack, Wilkins were on Dream Team 2 in 2004. There is film on you tube, they were young and the dunks were unbelievable.
DC and Kemp were 6-10 and there were a lot of monster dunks.

So you're saying Freeman is closer to DC than Wallace was?

 

[orangefog]

So you're saying Freeman is closer to DC than Wallace was?

I hope Freeman is close to Wallace, let alone Coleman, damn.

 

[Orangezoo]

Haha love DF and what he might become. Also I'll admit I'm also a little orange flavored punch drunk, as i think I'm not alone here, on the excitement around the program for a change and the possibilities with the season to come and the talent for 24 and beyond.

 

[baggerbob]

So you're saying Freeman is closer to DC than Wallace was?

No just hoping that his talent with end up that way.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Freeman is a better defender than both of them. I doubt he’s ever as good a rebounder as DC.

 

[Niastri]

Freeman is a better defender than both of them. I doubt he’s ever as good a rebounder as DC.

Literally nobody has been the last 40 years, so I'm going with "Freeman will not be as good as Coleman rebounding."

 

[sufandu]

Freeman is a better defender than both of them. I doubt he’s ever as good a rebounder as DC.

Freeman is a better defender than DC? Didn't JB say once that DC was one of the best defenders he ever had?

 

[IthacaMatt]

Freeman is a better defender than both of them. I doubt he’s ever as good a rebounder as DC.

Let's not get ahead of ourselves. This kid is bouncy, has long arms, pretty good on the drive, hits a 3 pointer and can dunk like a MF. He gets up and blocks shots, but I don't see a defensive stopper. He's still too skinny, still filling out his body.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Freeman is a better defender than DC? Didn't JB say once that DC was one of the best defenders he ever had?

Certainly one of the smartest players we’ve ever had.

 

[OrangeDW]

……can we just get a master list of players that recruits should never be compared to? Because….it ain’t gonna happen.

- Derrick Coleman
- Carmelo Anthony
- Billy Owens
- Dave Bing

 

[orangefog]

……can we just get a master list of players that recruits should never be compared to? Because….it ain’t gonna happen.

- Derrick Coleman
- Carmelo Anthony
- Billy Owens
- Dave Bing

I hear you. But, that's what we do, isn't it? It doesn't mean that these guys will ever live up to one of our greats, but maybe they do. How about "Carmelo Anthony is the next Billy Owens"? Who would have ever thought he could live up to it and then some. So long as we don't expect any incoming recruit to be as good as those they are similar to, that is good enough. But, irrational posters that heap expectations on the shoulders of these young men are setting them up to be unduly criticized. I have no idea what I just wrote, I just went with it.

 

[SWC75]

I hear you. But, that's what we do, isn't it? It doesn't mean that these guys will ever live up to one of our greats, but maybe they do. How about "Carmelo Anthony is the next Billy Owens"? Who would have ever thought he could live up to it and then some. So long as we don't expect any incoming recruit to be as good as those they are similar to, that is good enough. But, irrational posters that heap expectations on the shoulders of these young men are setting them up to be unduly criticized. I have no idea what I just wrote, I just went with it.

Unknown quantities are compared to known quantities until they create their own legacy. Then the comparisons stop.

 

[MikeSU02]

Keep DC out of this thread, my god.

People talking DC and Freeman. KD with Flagg. People have lost their minds.

 

[Orangezoo]

Keep DC out of this thread, my god.

People talking DC and Freeman. KD with Flagg. People have lost their minds.

Eh at least we aren't saying he's the next Matt Moyer. With much love and no disrespect to Matt.

 

[OrangeDW]

Keep DC out of this thread, my god.

People talking DC and Freeman. KD with Flagg. People have lost their minds.

I’m going to stick with things like “I hope he’s really good like when we had guys like Fair, Grant, etc.”

If he actually ends up being better than that, that’s amazing. But I’m going to try to have fairly realistic high expectations.

 

[orangefog]

It’s Donnie’s birthday today.

 

[jordoo]

It’s Donnie’s birthday today.

Well DC was born in June 21st so Donnie is already a month and a half behind.

 

[MikeSU02]

Well DC was born in June 21st so Donnie is already a month and a half behind.

 

[cuseattle]

Well DC was born in June 21st so Donnie is already a month and a half behind.

Jordooooooooooo!!!!

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[SUOrangeSU]

lets keep the IMG pipeline going