Class of 2019 PG Dakota Leffew (GA) Portal to Georgia

[kcsu]

Have you scouted Leffew the way Coach Autry & his staff have? Did you coach him the way the newest member of Red's staff has?

If you haven't then this take holds little to no value - no shade or disrespect intended - just an honest read. Coaches at this level get paid LOTS of money and put in years of work to land jobs of SU's caliber - in a prestigious league like the ACC.

If - after much research, scouting work as well as the advantage of first hand insight - Red & his staff have decided that Leffew is the player they want the most (and obviously he's not crazy judging the caliber of the other schools ALSO after DL) they have earned the benefit of the doubt, imho. As a first year coach Red somehow squeezed 20 wins out of a dysfunctional team that couldn't effin' shoot? So I think that alone should earn him a measure of respect & patience bc it demonstrates that he has coaching ability.

So why not give the man a chance to work his plan before trashing it? You certainly don't know more about Leffew, SU's player ranking board or the overall team-building strategy than Coach Autry does.

Leffew is exploring all his opportunities right now. There's not a damn thing wrong with that. When he's ready, he'll make his decision - hopefully Syracuse. But if DL decides to go elsewhere, Red WILL have a Plan B lined up and he'll do what he thinks is best to improve his squad.

Spot on.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Have you scouted Leffew the way Coach Autry & his staff have? Did you coach him the way the newest member of Red's staff has?

If you haven't then this take holds little to no value - no shade or disrespect intended - just an honest read. Coaches at this level get paid LOTS of money and put in years of work to land jobs of SU's caliber - in a prestigious league like the ACC.

If - after much research, scouting work as well as the advantage of first hand insight - Red & his staff have decided that Leffew is the player they want the most (and obviously he's not crazy judging the caliber of the other schools ALSO after DL) they have earned the benefit of the doubt, imho. As a first year coach Red somehow squeezed 20 wins out of a dysfunctional team that couldn't effin' shoot? So I think that alone should earn him a measure of respect & patience bc it demonstrates that he has coaching ability.

So why not give the man a chance to work his plan before trashing it? You certainly don't know more about Leffew, SU's player ranking board or the overall team-building strategy than Coach Autry does.

Leffew is exploring all his opportunities right now. There's not a damn thing wrong with that. When he's ready, he'll make his decision - hopefully Syracuse. But if DL decides to go elsewhere, Red WILL have a Plan B lined up and he'll do what he thinks is best to improve his squad.

Carlos is just not the answer if he’s plan B. We’ve heard basically nothing else about other guards we might be interested in.

 

[kingtidge]

So what is Red's plan B for a PG?
Please tell me he has one.
Not expecting any of these portal adds to move us out of middle of the pack in the ACC.
Color me disappointed.

Jaquan Carlos from Hostra.

Carlos is just not the answer if he’s plan B. We’ve heard basically nothing else about other guards we might be interested in.

That's why he's not plan A

 

[albanycuse]

Jaquan Carlos from Hostra.



That's why he's not plan A

Doubt it, these guys are the names we only heard from the beginning when the portal opened up. We don’t know his list and i bet its 5-10 deep with other names as well that he thinks might portal at some point.

 

[Orangezoo]

Carlos is just not the answer if he’s plan B. We’ve heard basically nothing else about other guards we might be interested in.

Carlos is only not the answer if Westry ends up never coming to fruition as an impact player. Not that I’m comfortable gambling but if he is healthy and full go then his impact is possibly bigger than Leffew or Carlos combined. The issue is we can’t lean on any of that. If he was guaranteed healthy then there is far fewer question marks

 

[kingtidge]

Doubt it, these guys are the names we only heard from the beginning when the portal opened up. We don’t know his list and i bet its 5-10 deep with other names as well that he thinks might portal at some point.

What's the list 5-10 look like??

I mean, if we're into plan E - J, not sure we're going to get who we need...

 

[albanycuse]

What's the list 5-10 look like?

Who knows im not Red. Send him a txt.

 

[SanDiegoCuse]

Inching closer…

 

[Grbac]

Inching closer…

Is he trying to see who will pay the most? Or do you think he is legit taking these visits to find a perfect fit for his game.

Whoever he chooses the other teams are going to have to make up for lost time on a point guard.

 

[sutomcat]

Inching closer…

If Dakota wants to play PG, he should not attend Georgia. Maybe he would be okay being a backup there.

Georgia point guard Silas Demary Jr. returning for 2024-25 season

 

[Cuse181]

Carlos is just not the answer if he’s plan B. We’ve heard basically nothing else about other guards we might be interested in.

Why isn’t he the answer? What’s wrong with him?

 

[Dmcnabbrules]

I would like to know who SU has missed out on by waiting for Leffew to make a decision. This is the guy better or worse who the staff singled out. Why would they “move on” like many fans want now. I will be surprised if he doesn’t announce by the end of the week. Just a few more day and if doesn’t work then move on to plan B.

 

[jordoo]

I would love to get Dakota and Carlos we have room.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I would like to know who SU has missed out on by waiting for Leffew to make a decision. This is the guy better or worse who the staff singled out. Why would they “move on” like many fans want now. I will be surprised if he doesn’t announce by the end of the week. Just a few more day and if doesn’t work then move on to plan B.

I don't think we've missed out on anyone.

 

[Sbucketball]

It would be hilarious if he returns to his original school after this. Just wanted the free trips.

 

[DoctorBombay]

Have you scouted Leffew the way Coach Autry & his staff have? Did you coach him the way the newest member of Red's staff has?

If you haven't then this take holds little to no value - no shade or disrespect intended - just an honest read. Coaches at this level get paid LOTS of money and put in years of work to land jobs of SU's caliber - in a prestigious league like the ACC.

If - after much research, scouting work as well as the advantage of first hand insight - Red & his staff have decided that Leffew is the player they want the most (and obviously he's not crazy judging the caliber of the other schools ALSO after DL) they have earned the benefit of the doubt, imho. As a first year coach Red somehow squeezed 20 wins out of a dysfunctional team that couldn't effin' shoot? So I think that alone should earn him a measure of respect & patience bc it demonstrates that he has coaching ability.

So why not give the man a chance to work his plan before trashing it? You certainly don't know more about Leffew, SU's player ranking board or the overall team-building strategy than Coach Autry does.

Leffew is exploring all his opportunities right now. There's not a damn thing wrong with that. When he's ready, he'll make his decision - hopefully Syracuse. But if DL decides to go elsewhere, Red WILL have a Plan B lined up and he'll do what he thinks is best to improve his squad.

But but but...I have a doctorate from IDMR (I Did My Research) University, so there's that!
I know all about the crootin, portal, & NIL game!
So you can just skedaddle with your logic, perspective, and context thingy!

 

[qdawgg]

I’m starting to remember why I spent 15+ years on this board plus the previous one and until recently, stayed off the BB side completely.

Some of you would never last in any sales job or any other type of high pressure job.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

I have a hard time believing the right fit is a one year rental Judah clone.

Hopefully he can shoot better

 

[MSOrange]

I’m starting to remember why I spent 15+ years on this board plus the previous one and until recently, stayed off the BB side completely.

Some of you would never last in any sales job or any other type of high pressure job.

Agree. Michael Scott did not get 1996 and 1997 Top Salesman of the Year at Dunder Mifflin by giving up easily after a week.

 

[Cuse181]

Hopefully he can shoot better

I’m not sure Judah shooting 35% from 3 gets the team any more wins unfortunately. The problems were much deeper

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Agree. Michael Scott did not get 1996 and 1997 Top Salesman of the Year at Dunder Mifflin by giving up easily after a week.

Just reminded me of how funny this is.

 

[kcsu]

Is he trying to see who will pay the most? Or do you think he is legit taking these visits to find a perfect fit for his game.

Whoever he chooses the other teams are going to have to make up for lost time on a point guard.

It's about money. He knows he or should know he is making the NBA. Off shore maybe.

 

[djorange1989]

I would love to get Dakota and Carlos we have room.

Me too

 

[Sherman20]

Honestly, how many people had heard of this guy 2 months ago? Is he even a top 100 transfer?

I get that it makes sense for him to milk this for all it’s worth, but if sweating some guard from the maac is what Syracuse basketball has become to (while losing our players to Clemson and Duke) it’s a sad state of affairs.

This is a make or break offseason for Red and if this is the basket he is putting all his eggs… yikes.

He’s a top 100 transfer according to The Athletic.

 

[Niastri]

I’m not sure Judah shooting 35% from 3 gets the team any more wins unfortunately. The problems were much deeper

Mintz was almost pitifully bad shooting from 3 the second half of last year. Teams just gave him the shot in the second half of the season. In the first half (16 games) Mintz had 2.8 attempts at 35.6%. In the second half, his attempts were 2.5, but he only shot 20%.

By comparison, Leffew shot 36.5 % on 6.8 three attempts per game. He was over 40% his last 19 games of the season.

If Mintz hadn't had that terrible shooting slump, how many more games do we win?