I don’t think JB would take another Roberson- the vein in the side JB’s neck would explode.
No first year starters within the group so I can see the Orange hitting the transfer portal if Cole Swider and Benny Williams are not on next year‘s team.
You forgot JJ
I would be so quick to make that declaration. Especially if Buddy opts to go pro.
Tyler Lydon should never be considered by anyone a small Ford
CJFair played SF, Tyler Lydon played C
He was talking about their cars, not their position.
When CJ Fair was a freshman and played well right away, he actually got some playing time, even though we had two other experienced forwards on the rosters ahead of him. It’s frustrating that JB has moved farther away from using his bench for significant minutes the last half decade or so. I don’t understand the shift. Woody should have played more. But he fell behind Braswell as the third forward because of Braswell’s defense and his prior experience playing the zone.
If you recall, last year's team was struggling to win games early on.
Didn’t Woody get COVID? He fell behind others, and may not have recovered quickly, so minutes were going to be hard to find. When he did play he didn’t help himself either.
We started winning when bench players like Richmond, Braswell, and Jessie were given minutes to support! Then Buddy played like Larry Bird.If you recall, last year's team was struggling to win games early on.
When your team is winning, bench-sitters are less likely to complain about their minutes.
But when losses are piling up, they start to voice their dissatisfaction about not playing, believing they can turn things around.
But Boeheim dealt with the losses the way a HOF coach deals with them. He could see that he absolutely needed to give his starters all the PT they needed to improve their team play & eliminate mistakes, which of course meant less minutes for those on the bench, which led to more dissension.
It was a crisis situation, but Boeheim shrugged off the criticism & kept doing things his way, coached the hell out of his team, improved their team play, and once again proved to his critics that his way is the path to success, with the Sweet Sixteen providing proof of just that at the end of the season.
In a lot of ways, given the desperate perceptions of the mid-season, COVID, and the player-dissension that was reinforced by carping popcorn-eating fans, it was one of Jim Boeheim's most impressive coaching performances.
Looking forward to more of the same this year...
