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Class of 2023 PF Jerry Deng (NY / GA) Portal to NC State

CuseSaint26 said:
Agree with the fact that we would take a commitment from any of those three right now but I do wonder with the obvious need for this type of player and the obvious connection (Melo fav player, Rochester, ACC), why we haven’t gotten that yet??

Watts would start, I assume it would be a George, Starling, Kingz, Watts, Freeman starting lineup. To be honest, I think it would impact Kyle’s minutes more than White’s or Freeman’s or Kingz’s. Watts did average almost 7 boards a game last year and is a great passer so theoretically could fit multiple positions, especially if we want to go small ball
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So… if we are still pursuing top 100 portal prospects. I’m going to say it’s an indicator that we still got a lot of cash to spend. I think also between Freeman and White, they feel they have enough interior scoring threats, which is why they are really not targeting any high profile bigs that we know of.
 
RF2044 said:
6 6, and 230 lb. If you've seen him play, then you'll understand why I suggest he's a four with versatility to play the three.

He's also a good passer, but that doesn't make him a guard.
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He also has some physicality. He would add a different dynamic to the roster. I doubt he would come cheap.
 
Wow, get Deng AND Watts. Obviously it is highly doubtful they would both come, considering playing time. But, what a roster that would be. We could come at other teams in waves. Nobody would play more than 25 minutes, nor should they.
 
CuseMan4 said:
I really like how this roster is shaping up. Like a lot.

Also very nervous and hesitant to get the expectations high because Red is still the coach lol. If Boeheim had this roster, we’d be looking at top 5 in the ACC for sure.
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Does it feel like with this roster building going on, we are trying to go all in for a an amazing season that we will forget about the last 5 seasons?
 
CuseMan4 said:
I really like how this roster is shaping up. Like a lot.

Also very nervous and hesitant to get the expectations high because Red is still the coach lol. If Boeheim had this roster, we’d be looking at top 5 in the ACC for sure.
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How about some NIL funding, that coach has retired and Red is the one who is running the ship, I think he is doing well, we won 20 games 2 years ago, first tlme in a decade no? Appreciate your confidence in the haul and everyone who stood up to meet NIL demand big and small. Different time today.
 
orangefog said:
Wow, get Deng AND Watts. Obviously it is highly doubtful they would both come, considering playing time. But, what a roster that would be. We could come at other teams in waves. Nobody would play more than 25 minutes, nor should they.
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I'd love to see what a line up of George, Starling, Watts, Deng, and Freeman could do on offense.

I'm picturing Freeman taking slow centers off the bounce, Watts posting up tiny small forwards. 5 out and Starling driving to the basket knowing no double team is coming.

It would be tons of fun to watch.
 
General20 said:
I'd love to see what a line up of George, Starling, Watts, Deng, and Freeman could do on offense.

I'm picturing Freeman taking slow centers off the bounce, Watts posting up tiny small forwards. 5 out and Starling driving to the basket knowing no double team is coming.

It would be tons of fun to watch.
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“Crazy money offers”

 
I really think the staff is higher on William Kyle than many people on this board are. He was their first get out of the portal, clearly they wanted to get this guy locked down. As much as some people want to see Freeman as a small ball 5, I think Kyle will be given every opportunity to start at the 5 spot. To me the opening day lineup is set George, Starling, Kingz, Freeman, Kyle
 
CuseSaint26 said:
Jerry Deng would be a great pickup but I think it’s Syracuse’s Plan B and the reason this hasn’t yet happened.

LeJuan Watts may be Plan A. There have been contact presumably (based on Alex Kline’s Instagram activity) and Syracuse has kept the portal interest mostly under the radar. To be fair, I have no inside information

The way this roster is constructed, Watts would be a home run pick up
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Watts is 6-6 vs. 6-9 for Deng, but Watts had very solid rebounding numbers, and weighs over 230. A "Houston type" of player is how I guess they are looking at him. He seems pretty similar to Kingz, that would be my concern.
 
23Zone said:
Why are we talking about Watts on the Deng thread. Too DENG confusing. Someone should make a dedicated Watts thread.
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I want a gosh deng commitment already! Is that too deng much to ask for?!

Come On Food GIF by Masterchef
 
Capt. Tuttle said:
I find myself trying to imagine the behind the scenes stuff that must be going on before and during "portal season". It must be absolutly crazy.
It would be really cool if we had a billionaire booster who could tell the coaches "buy what ever you want."
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Yeah imagine if we had one of those our administrators didnt chase off
 
GHLF said:
How about some NIL funding, that coach has retired and Red is the one who is running the ship, I think he is doing well, we won 20 games 2 years ago, first tlme in a decade no? Appreciate your confidence in the haul and everyone who stood up to meet NIL demand big and small. Different time today.
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Sure I can appreciate he won 20 games a couple years ago. But I aLao can’t forget the regression we had this year and had the WORST season in school history in over 50 years. Both can be true. I think this current roster would beat the team we had 2 years ago that won 20 games. But Red’s coaching makes me very nervous
 
djcon57 said:
Nope.

JB won 20 games in 2018-19, not a decade. Also, JB's team went to the tourney
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Correct, but if we are "nit" picking, his 1st year was the best win % in a decade excluding covid year.

And yes it was only because we made the tournament JBs year and went 0-1 bringing the % down.
You started the "nit" picking & I finished it.
Hopefully, we burst the bubble this year and there is no "nit" picking.
 
Idiocuse22& said:
Correct, but if we are "nit" picking, his 1st year was the best win % in a decade excluding covid year.

And yes it was only because we made the tournament JBs year and went 0-1 bringing the % down.
You started the "nit" picking & I finished it.
Hopefully, we burst the bubble this year and there is no "nit" picking.
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I’m sorry, the nit pick is it was a better season BECAUSE we didn’t make the tournament? Weird stance.
 
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