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

[Sbucketball]

Starling will be here as well and likely playing SG. I'd like to see us grab another shooting/driving wing in the transfer portal. Moore will likely come off the bench his first season.

An Elijah Hughes type of wing would go a long way next year.

 

[cuseattle]

An Elijah Hughes type of wing would go a long way next year.

I'll go for a Raf Addison type if they're taking requests!
(I meant to drop his name and Wes in the thread where folks were talking about the prototypical Cuse forwards. Not that they're DC Owens Wallace Hak types, but that smooth wing with a pure shot lends itself to some pretty ball)

 

[Zelda Zonk]

I'll go for a Raf Addison type if they're taking requests!
(I meant to drop his name and Wes in the thread where folks were talking about the prototypical Cuse forwards. Not that they're DC Owens Wallace Hak types, but that smooth wing with a pure shot lends itself to some pretty ball)

Yeah, I should have listed him and Alexis, but I was thinking of how I play them as 2Gs on my NBA2K teams.…

 

[SP_Gilbs]

For anyone interested in watching Donnie today, they play at 530 and it can be seen here

 

[ssbriefcase]

Uh oh, injured in shoot around. Anyone have any more info on how serious?

 

[SP_Gilbs]

Uh oh, injured in shoot around. Anyone have any more info on how serious?

He was on the bench during the game and seemed to be walking around during timeouts without a noticeable injury. I’m hopeful that it’s nothing serious. This was probably the worst team in their league so I’m thinking they may have held him out as a precautionary thing after a minor injury but that’s just speculation on my part.

 

[rhcuse]

Load management. Practicing for the Association.

 

[bevosu]

I'll go for a Raf Addison type if they're taking requests!
(I meant to drop his name and Wes in the thread where folks were talking about the prototypical Cuse forwards. Not that they're DC Owens Wallace Hak types, but that smooth wing with a pure shot lends itself to some pretty ball)

Got to give Louis Orr a mention. Not because he was a proto-typical Syracuse forward, but just because...RIP LO.

 

[jordville]

Donnie 4th in scoring & 5th in rebounds...

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[SP_Gilbs]

 

[RyanCuse44]

Looks like he's gotten bigger. Gotta love that .

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Isn’t Freeman a signee?

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Looks like he's gotten bigger. Gotta love that .

Dude is going to be a star. Book it.

 

[Giants1973]

Isn’t Freeman a signee?

Yes

 

[TommyA13]

Can’t wait until he gets here next season, he’s gonna make an immediate impact

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Can’t wait until he gets here next season, he’s gonna make an immediate impact

He'll start.

 

[UpstateSM]

He's starting to look like a grown man. Those are the freshman that can come in and be stars day one.

 

[Giants1973]

24-25
Pf- freeman
C- brown
Sf- bell
Sg- Starling
Pg- Copeland.

 

[721Comstock]

24-25
Pf- freeman
C- brown
Sf- bell
Sg- Starling
Pg- Copeland.

I’d really love it if Red can bring in a competent, experienced portal C, so poor Maliq doesn’t have to play yet another season out of position.

Ideally, it’d be more like:

C - portal guy TBD
PF - Maliq
SF - Freeman
SG - JJ
PG - Q

Donnie is absolutely skilled and versatile enough to play the 3 for us.

And then when Maliq slides to the 5, DF is the 4.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I’d really love it if Red can bring in a competent, experienced portal C, so poor Maliq doesn’t have to play yet another season out of position.

Ideally, it’d be more like:

C - portal guy TBD
PF - Maliq
SF - Freeman
SG - JJ
PG - Q

Donnie is absolutely skilled and versatile enough to play the 3 for us.

And then when Maliq slides to the 5, DF is the 4.

That lineup has four non shooters, not counting the center.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[cayugacuse]

Didn't realize Donnie is playing on a IMG team with the #1 rated (uncommitted) PG in the 2025 class. Does not appear we are involved with Acuff though.

 

[Antiprodigy]

I’d really love it if Red can bring in a competent, experienced portal C, so poor Maliq doesn’t have to play yet another season out of position.

Ideally, it’d be more like:

C - portal guy TBD
PF - Maliq
SF - Freeman
SG - JJ
PG - Q

Donnie is absolutely skilled and versatile enough to play the 3 for us.

And then when Maliq slides to the 5, DF is the 4.

Moore is sitting on the bench? I just don't see that as likely, at the moment.

 

[721Comstock]

Moore is sitting on the bench? I just don't see that as likely, at the moment.

If Moore can beat out a college Junior, who’s had tons of minutes and experience. and who was a 5* HS AA, then that’d be great!

But no way I’m betting on that.
And certainly not right away.