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

[OmahaCuse]

Yeah, that’s a problem then. How is it not? I don’t care about Big East schools only have to fund basketball. We should have a bigger or close to the same NIL budget as Nova, Gtown, SJU and the rest.

Basketball only boosters only get asked for 1 sport. All of

Pimento cheese. Big titties!

Ok but why would they make Roach their top target when he just entered the draft. Makes no sense unless they don’t care about winning. They’re hoping he doesn’t get drafted and comes to play for them.

Maybe it’s because Leffew did not pick them and they switched the narrative to going after a bigger fish. We would have done the same assuming he picks us.

 

[dasher]

Not the end of the world in a...I'll wake up tomorrow and the sun will rise way, sure.

But the Syracuse basketball team will most likely not be a tourney team next year with those options at point.

I agree with you although Westry could be a wild card. But that is a reach at this point.

 

[djcon57]

I agree with you although Westry could be a wild card. But that is a reach at this point.

Agreed. Other wildcard would be Freeman as some insane 1 and Done outlier that is actually a winning college player.

Other than that...I don't see it.

 

[RF2044]

It won't be the end of the world if JJ, cuffe, and Chance handle the point

It would be the beginning of the end of Red's time at SU.

 

[Nicknack]

I think this thread is bad for my mental health.

 

[baggerbob]

Agreed. Other wildcard would be Freeman as some insane 1 and Done outlier that is actually a winning college player.

Other than that...I don't see it.

I really hope Red is going after someone else and not waiting around for this player.
Fran would already have pivoted to another player and wrapped him up.
In the portal he who waits is lost.

 

[djcon57]

He's not that bad as a backup PG. You guys are pretty quick to judge.

He played a grand total of 0 non walkon mins without either Mintz, Copeland, or JJ on the floor. You've never seen him play PG.

 

[kcsu]

It would be the beginning of the end of Red's time at SU.

Chance
JJ
Bell
Freeman
Lamp

With Moore, Cuffe, McLeod, Patterson, Davis

Can win 20. I agree its not what anyone wants but and it's a huge but,If Chance is healthy he has a huge upside and poses some major match up issues for opponents.
Lets hope we don't have to go there.

 

[phil77]

It would be the beginning of the end of Red's time at SU.

I agree for two reasons if we don't have the money to secure a PG and then if we don't make the tournament his seat is going to be extremely hot.

 

[dasher]

I really hope Red is going after someone else and not waiting around for this player.
Fran would already have pivoted to another player and wrapped him up.
In the portal he who waits is lost.

It's been 3 days.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Chance
JJ
Bell
Freeman
Lamp

With Moore, Cuffe, McLeod, Patterson, Davis

Can win 20. I agree its not what anyone wants but and it's a huge but,If Chance is healthy he has a huge upside and poses some major match up issues for opponents.
Let’s hope we don't have to go there.

Terrible. We need a new goal. 20 games is blahhh. No way Red rolls with that team. JB would, but he’s not JB.

 

[J-Rock 3838]

Some of you in this thread just need to breathe! The sky isn't falling.

 

[cuseattle]

Starling and Westry, OK. Cuffe -- no no no no no NO NO NO

I get why some people are nervous about Cuffe, but he had some moments that impressed. I bet he pushes the starters at practice too. He just seems like a competitor and I'm not ready to make any judgement on his ceiling after one year.

And Leffew... When do we think he announces?

 

[IthacaMatt]

Chance
JJ
Bell
Freeman
Lamp

With Moore, Cuffe, McLeod, Patterson, Davis

Can win 20. I agree its not what anyone wants but and it's a huge but,If Chance is healthy he has a huge upside and poses some major match up issues for opponents.
Lets hope we don't have to go there.

You still need 2 more guys on that team, another guard and another forward, or else you're not going to get through the season.

 

[grepal]

I say we play JJ at point if we don't land our guy. He played pg albeit in an exhibition, when Judah was hurt. I liked how he pushed the ball better than any other guys we've had at point in years. Maybe I'm overreacting on a single exhibition game, but I think he can at least give us what Judah did as a distributor.Then we can go grab a stud sg to pair with him

I think we have a stud coming in as a freshman

 

[Cuse_NYC]

It won't be the end of the world if JJ, cuffe, and Chance handle the point

Eh. If Chance goes down. It gets very scary

 

[CU44SE]

Soooo hear me out. Jimmy B has a cushy job at Syracuse now. Does he really need the money after the millions of dollars he made in his career? Syracuse should up that salary. He then signs players to NIL deals since he is still getting payed a regular salary. Syracuse essentially funds the NIL.

Yes, I am half kidding and I am sure this would be highly frowned upon. Im sure there is something against school employees, but who really knows with the rules these days.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Soooo hear me out. Jimmy B has a cushy job at Syracuse now. Does he really need the money after the millions of dollars he made in his career? Syracuse should up that salary. He then signs players to NIL deals since he is still getting payed a regular salary. Syracuse essentially funds the NIL.

Yes, I am half kidding and I am sure this would be highly frowned upon. Im sure there is something against school employees, but who really knows with the rules these days.

How easily folks spend other people’s money.

 

[Wrinkle]

He's not that bad as a backup PG. You guys are pretty quick to judge.

I think we can all agree Cuffe showed absolutely nothing in the way of PG skills. I like him on the end of the bench I just don't see how we could want him handling the ball at any point. We are down BAD if that ever ends up materializing

 

[OmahaCuse]

I think we can all agree Cuffe showed absolutely nothing in the way of PG skills. I like him on the end of the bench I just don't see how we could want him handling the ball at any point. We are down BAD if that ever ends up materializing

I like him to be a spark off the bench, not a point but can play D, shoot and drive/get out in transition. We are going to get another decent ball handler, not worried about that at all. Would like to see a 10 man rotation and tire other teams out, get our guys a lot of PT

 

[CU44SE]

How easily folks spend other people’s money.

1- I said I was half kidding, it was a crazy idea that doesn’t even seem legal.

2- Syracuse is paying him a lot right now to do nothing. Do you not remember his press conference last year and what he said? He was mad at the university because the University didn’t initially offer him a cushy job with a high salary to Step aside too? He’s made in excess of 40 million dollars in his career and still raking in the money.

3- Seems like you also missed the part where I said Syracuse up his salary, meaning more than what he currently is getting paid to do nothing. And That money is what he uses for NIL? So hes not really using money that he would have had anyways. It would essentially be the University, the athletic departments money. Again, has to be legal to pay an employee a massive salary for them to turn it into NIL. so, said tongue in cheek.

 

[Cusefan0307]

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Lol the NCAA sucks

 

[Nicknack]

And Leffew... When do we think he announces?

Yeah, good question. I think Leffew might have some more posts for us before it's all done and said.

 

[Sbucketball]

Yeah, good question. I think Leffew might have some more posts for us before it's all done and said.