Class of 2023 PG Garwey Dual (TX) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/11/26)

[Lukeyloo]

You can feel meh I suppose, but I wouldn't compare him to Carlos.

Not comparing his game to Carlos.. just don’t see him moving the needle, much like I felt about the Carlos signing.

 

[bnoro]

Where are the culture fit, plays hard, and wants to win comments?

You think he reminds Gerry of himself?

 

[Orangezoo]

Here’s the real question- how much do we have left to spend?

And a thought- maybe who starts won’t be settled until August.

 

[LpoolNative]

Here’s the real question- how much do we have left to spend?

And a thought- maybe who starts won’t be settled until August.

If we had 10-12, I’d assume 5-6 left?

 

[BEGood]

I like the pickup. We are just a miserable fan base

 

[NineOneSeven]

Never heard of him so I can’t really give a strong opinion. 6’5” is nice though.

 

[Lukeyloo]

A lot of this board needs help with reading comprehension.

 

[LpoolNative]

I like the pickup. We are just a miserable fan base

I wouldn’t say miserable.

Tired is the word.

 

[BEGood]

I wouldn’t say miserable.

Tired is the word.

Yes tired and I get it. But some are negative about everything and it’s frustrating.

 

[TheHaze315]

I like the pickup. We are just a miserable fan base

Can you name a pickup you haven’t liked? This board has a tendency to hype up every pickup and then the team sucks anyway, rinse repeat.

 

[Melancer46]

The meltdown is crazy over this kid. He is essentially very similar to Kadary who everyone has lamented for years we couldn’t keep. Yes the shooting is a concern I’ll share but if we are adding a high scoring wing or still pursuing one this makes a lot of sense. I’d say stay tuned for how the rest shapes up.

Again, entirely possible that things just clicked for Dual this past year and it'll transition smoothly to the ACC, but his first two years when he was playing in the Big East, he averaged 8 points per 40 minutes which is lower than everyone on our team this past season with the exception of Fennell, Zephir, Suoare, and Noah Lobdell. For reference, Kadary was at 12 his freshman year with us, which was his lowest of his 5 years (and by comparison, Dual hit 12.6 this year).

Dual is definitely a pass-first player, which is fine, but I just don't think he was really capable of going anywhere with the ball until he transferred down to the Southland.

But again, Dual came into college as a toolsy project and it's entirely possible that things just finally clicked for him.

Edit: Also, I've said it previously, but I personally yearn for us to return to the days of playing suffocating defense and good enough offense. The beginning to this past season when we were playing our butts off on defense was the first time in forever that I've actually enjoyed watching our games. The idea of having a guy like this at the point of attack on defense is very exciting.

 

[BEGood]

Can you name a pickup you haven’t liked? This board has a tendency to hype up every pickup and then the team sucks anyway, rinse repeat.

I’m iffy on the Australian kid. I’m not hyping him up at all. I just said I like it. Everyone here needs to calm down. It’s like we don’t trust the coaches everyone loved we got.

 

[Jdono927]

They had two tremendous scoring guards ahead of him. He was the third option. He locked up the other teams best player every game.

Sounds a lot like McNeese last year lol…

 

[Orangezoo]

Again, entirely possible that things just clicked for Dual this past year and it'll transition smoothly to the ACC, but his first two years when he was playing in the Big East, he averaged 8 points per 40 minutes which is lower than everyone on our team this past season with the exception of Fennell, Zephir, Suoare, and Noah Lobdell. For reference, Kadary was at 12 his freshman year with us, which was his lowest of his 5 years (and by comparison, Dual hit 12.6 this year).

Dual is definitely a pass-first player, which is fine, but I just don't think he was really capable of going anywhere with the ball until he transferred down to the Southland.

But again, Dual came into college as a toolsy project and it's entirely possible that things just finally clicked for him.

I wonder if we are still in on Cox as well or not etc and whether maybe Moesch isn’t coming in etc etc..

 

[BEGood]

Again, entirely possible that things just clicked for Dual this past year and it'll transition smoothly to the ACC, but his first two years when he was playing in the Big East, he averaged 8 points per 40 minutes which is lower than everyone on our team this past season with the exception of Fennell, Zephir, Suoare, and Noah Lobdell. For reference, Kadary was at 12 his freshman year with us, which was his lowest of his 5 years (and by comparison, Dual hit 12.6 this year).

Dual is definitely a pass-first player, which is fine, but I just don't think he was really capable of going anywhere with the ball until he transferred down to the Southland.

But again, Dual came into college as a toolsy project and it's entirely possible that things just finally clicked for him.

It’s funny he’s similar to Copeland who everyone complained we lost. Now we get this kid and people hate him.

 

[bnoro]

If we had 10-12, I’d assume 5-6 left?

If we have 5-6m left we are COOKED.

 

[TommyA13]

I like the pickup. We are just a miserable fan base

We’re miserable because we haven’t been to the tournament since 2021

 

[kidorange]

If we have 5-6m left we are COOKED.

Seems to me Sadiq is the only one who should have been highly paid. (And the only one who might start on a contender so far)

 

[Orangezoo]

If we have 5-6m left we are COOKED.

1.5- Sadiq
1.0 - M3
800- Doty
200- Goodrick
1.0- Dual
??- Kiyan

Just guessing but I’d think 7 or 8 is more likely

 

[721Comstock]

not for nothing, but -

We made the Final Four in 2013 with 2 guards who both shot under 30% from 3.

MCW & RoboTriche.

But both were excellent defenders.

The only accurate volume 3pt shooter on that squad was Dirty South.
He hit nearly 40%.

I get that that was forever ago, but -
you don’t need 3-4 guys to hit 40%+ from 3 to be successful.

Lots of different ways to skin the cat.

 

[powdersmack]

Yes tired and I get it. But some are negative about everything and it’s frustrating.

Sometimes to BEGood, one should BEQuiet a bit more.

 

[LpoolNative]

I’m iffy on the Australian kid. I’m not hyping him up at all. I just said I like it. Everyone here needs to calm down. It’s like we don’t trust the coaches everyone loved we got.

3m is probably our BEST pickup so far

 

[Jdono927]

Again, entirely possible that things just clicked for Dual this past year and it'll transition smoothly to the ACC, but his first two years when he was playing in the Big East, he averaged 8 points per 40 minutes which is lower than everyone on our team this past season with the exception of Fennell, Zephir, Suoare, and Noah Lobdell. For reference, Kadary was at 12 his freshman year with us, which was his lowest of his 5 years (and by comparison, Dual hit 12.6 this year).

Dual is definitely a pass-first player, which is fine, but I just don't think he was really capable of going anywhere with the ball until he transferred down to the Southland.

But again, Dual came into college as a toolsy project and it's entirely possible that things just finally clicked for him.

In fairness his efficiency has jumped pretty noticeably each year, including year 1 to 2 in the Big East. I don’t think anyone is under the impression that this is going to be our first option scoring wise.

 

[LpoolNative]

If we have 5-6m left we are COOKED.

Are we?

 

[Charbroil]

I don’t necessarily agree with the “it’s easier to teach offense than defense” take that was mentioned. But I do understand it to an extent.

When you’re young it’s absolutely easier to teach defense than offense. But if you’re already playing high level D1 basketball and are a bad defender there is almost certainly a component of it that revolves around lack of effort or athleticism. Those deficiencies are really difficult to overcome.

I’m in a “wait and see” approach on this guy and the team as a whole. If they land a big-time scorer in the portal at some point I’ll feel optimistic about the team’s direction.