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

[Nicknack]

Not me???

No dog, I took you off ignore last year. You're good.

 

[djorange1989]

Why doesn't the player deserve the ability to make their announcement and get some visibility, especially when their first recruitment was them committing to a small school?

Ridiculous to call someone a prima donna for that. When you have big news for your friends and family, do you like to tell people, or have others ruin your moment?

Don’t try to speak logically to the mentally deficient

 

[OHIORANGES]

I only have one person on this board on ignore. Any guesses who that lucky one might be?

I only have one also.
Looks like it’s the same one

 

[LetMeIn]

if it's not official in the next 15 min it's time to move on and he's dead to me

All CousCuse wants is for Dakota Leffew to stop dragging his feet and commit already.

 

[kingtidge]

A hint...

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I have TabbouliJeff on ignore too...

 

[RyanCuse44]

I'm curious what the hold up is too. Maybe he's making a really long commitment video and just having issues with that .

Seriously I'm just hoping based on what the guy on Twitter posted (who has been pretty spot on with his info) and Mike M. being 100% CB for him that his handlers could still be looking for the highest bidder aka The Jesse's dad way.

 

[Orangefan1]

I'm curious what the hold up is too. Maybe he's making a really long commitment video and just having issues with that .

Seriously I'm just hoping based on what the guy on Twitter posted (who has been pretty spot on with his info) and Mike M. being 100% CB for him that his handlers could still be looking for the highest bidder aka The Jesse's dad way.

I mean if he wants to take his time to get it right I respect that

 

[IthacaMatt]

Carlos beat him to the gun yesterday, so he may have wanted to wait until today...

If it goes past today, get the shark in the cage, set-up the ramp, and get henry winkler on the phone...

If it goes past today, roll with the 5 guards we already have, and add another PF.

 

[kingtidge]

If it goes past today, roll with the 5 guards we already have, and add another PF.

I am sure Red has other irons in the fire if Leffew is outy.

I'll get worried when Mikey Breaks takes his CB prediction of 100% removed...

 

[Cuse99&01]

If it goes past today, roll with the 5 guards we already have, and add another PF.

Don't think Cuse makes tourney if they roll with the 5 guards currently on the roster (caveat being if Westry can stay healthy and play the point). Carlos will be a solid PG but can't rely on him to be the only one and to play 30+ minutes in the ACC.

 

[Orangefan1]

Don't think Cuse makes tourney if they roll with the 5 guards currently on the roster (caveat being if Westry can stay healthy and play the point). Carlos will be a solid PG but can't rely on him to be the only one and to play 30+ minutes in the ACC.

Well we just lost a center also

 

[althea]

Well we just lost a center also

Was he any good?

 

[Mr. M]

did the Carlos commitment catch him off guard, hence the holdup? no longer the big void at PG to slot Leffew in 100%

 

[IthacaMatt]

Don't think Cuse makes tourney if they roll with the 5 guards currently on the roster (caveat being if Westry can stay healthy and play the point). Carlos will be a solid PG but can't rely on him to be the only one and to play 30+ minutes in the ACC.

If Westry is healthy, we don't really need Leffew, IMO, unless one or both play the SF.
Nobody thinks Carlos is playing 30+ minutes in the ACC other than you, in this question.

The PG time, without Leffew, would look like dual ball handlers, and sometimes 3 of them, for the whole game, so it's not all on one guy. We saw this last season. Red played Judah, JJ, and either Copeland or Cuffe, all together. Cuffe got 11 minutes, Copeland got around 22, Judah and JJ were sitting at 28-30 minutes a game until conference season, when they jumped up to around 32 minutes.

Nobody thinks Carlos is the star of the team, or that he has to be. He just has to be a contributing piece for around 20-25 minutes a game if Leffew doesn't pick us, and only about 15 minutes if he does.

 

[Orangefan1]

Was he any good?

I guess we will never know

 

[Cuse99&01]

If Westry is healthy, we don't really need Leffew, IMO, unless one or both play the SF.
Nobody thinks Carlos is playing 30+ minutes in the ACC other than you, in this question.

The PG time, without Leffew, would look like dual ball handlers, and sometimes 3 of them, for the whole game, so it's not all on one guy. We saw this last season. Red played Judah, JJ, and either Copeland or Cuffe, all together. Cuffe got 11 minutes, Copeland got around 22, Judah and JJ were sitting at 28-30 minutes a game until conference season, when they jumped up to around 32 minutes.

Nobody thinks Carlos is the star of the team, or that he has to be. He just has to be a contributing piece for around 20-25 minutes a game if Leffew doesn't pick us, and only about 15 minutes if he does.

Let me clarify - I don’t think Carlos will play 30+ minutes, nor should he. My point is Cuse needs another primary ball handler/facilitator.

Yes they played three guards last year. 3 guys that could handle the ball, but none that were true point guards that really facilitated the offense. How did that work out?

 

[althea]

If Westry is healthy, we don't really need Leffew, IMO, unless one or both play the SF.
Nobody thinks Carlos is playing 30+ minutes in the ACC other than you, in this question.

The PG time, without Leffew, would look like dual ball handlers, and sometimes 3 of them, for the whole game, so it's not all on one guy. We saw this last season. Red played Judah, JJ, and either Copeland or Cuffe, all together. Cuffe got 11 minutes, Copeland got around 22, Judah and JJ were sitting at 28-30 minutes a game until conference season, when they jumped up to around 32 minutes.

Nobody thinks Carlos is the star of the team, or that he has to be. He just has to be a contributing piece for around 20-25 minutes a game if Leffew doesn't pick us, and only about 15 minutes if he does.

Leffew can shoot 3’s. Westry, not so much.

 

[SUFan44]

did the Carlos commitment catch him off guard, hence the holdup? no longer the big void at PG to slot Leffew in 100%

No chance it all wasn’t communicated to Leffew that Hofstra PG was committing.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Let me clarify - I don’t think Carlos will play 30+ minutes, nor should he. My point is Cuse needs another primary ball handler/facilitator.

Yes they played three guards last year. 3 guys that could handle the ball, but none that were true point guards that really facilitated the offense. How did that work out?

There were actually 4 guys who could handle for us last year. Don't forget Cuffe, because he played more than 10 minutes in every single game.

How did that work out? Well, we won 20 games with a bunch of guys who wouldn't listen to the coach.
Two of those four guys return.

We added a very good SG, a pass-first PG, we have a Copeland substitute (minus the crazy) hopefully returning from injury, and he can really pass and handle it, too.

I think we have plenty in the backcourt without Leffew. Gravy if we get him, but also unbalances the roster a bit, and leaves us short and a bit small up front.

If I weren't an insider, I would think that taking Carlos precluded getting Leffew - again, IF Westry is expected to be healthy and play this year.

I would spend the last one on a Taylor Koppenrath kind of guy, a big stretch 5 who could score and defend inside. Remember that guy from Vermont? They knocked us out that year, didn't they?

 

[IthacaMatt]

No chance it all wasn’t communicated to Leffew that Hofstra PG was committing.

While that is probably true, it does not mean that we had an offer out to Carlos at the time we first offered Leffew (and hired his coach)

The offer to Carlos wasn't already in play, IMO. Doesn't make any sense. This was a reaction by Red. "We are not going to get caught without anyone else", which has happened to us a couple times in the past while he has been on the staff.

So, sure, I would guess that Red said after a second visit was set up, "Hey, we're going to offer this guy, just so you know. If you decide to come here, we will have insurance (and competition) at your spot." I don't know how you don't have that type of conversation, TBH.

 

[Nicknack]

Maybe Leffew has a granny that started reading this board and advised against it.

 

[miamicuse]

JB said premature anything is not good.

 

[shermstheman]

There were actually 4 guys who could handle for us last year. Don't forget Cuffe, because he played more than 10 minutes in every single game.

How did that work out? Well, we won 20 games with a bunch of guys who wouldn't listen to the coach.
Two of those four guys return.

We added a very good SG, a pass-first PG, we have a Copeland substitute (minus the crazy) hopefully returning from injury, and he can really pass and handle it, too.

I think we have plenty in the backcourt without Leffew. Gravy if we get him, but also unbalances the roster a bit, and leaves us short and a bit small up front.

If I weren't an insider, I would think that taking Carlos precluded getting Leffew - again, IF Westry is expected to be healthy and play this year.

I would spend the last one on a Taylor Koppenrath kind of guy, a big stretch 5 who could score and defend inside. Remember that guy from Vermont? They knocked us out that year, didn't they?

I still have nightmares about Coppenrath.

 

[DoctorBombay]

 

[kcsu]

I hope this kid isn't a head case. Not sure why he would wait to announce.