Class of 2022 - PG Judah Mintz (DC / Oak Hill) COMMITTED/SIGNED TO SYRACUSE | Page 99 | Syracusefan.com

Class of 2022 PG Judah Mintz (DC / Oak Hill) COMMITTED/SIGNED TO SYRACUSE

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sutomcat said:
If there is interest, we can try. We should do a board chat soon for hoops. Maybe after Cole decides and we see who we get from the portal. Mike Waters might be a better choice though.
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I don't know if Mike knows how to set up a chat. I think you're the best choice, Tom.
 
to think we actually will have speed in the backcourt...Torrence and Mintz.
No doubt Girard will start as a "2". But you have to wonder if over the course of the season,
Mintz and Torrence look like a more "solid" backcourt in all phases of the game.
If Swider stays, Cuse has options for scoring.
 
Goin' Deep said:
to think we actually will have speed in the backcourt...Torrence and Mintz.
No doubt Girard will start as a "2". But you have to wonder if over the course of the season,
Mintz and Torrence look like a more "solid" backcourt in all phases of the game.
If Swider stays, Cuse has options for scoring.
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Solid or not, Joe will get 30+mpg
 
To me, it was a very frustrating year with very little areas of encouragement. We lost to teams that we normally beat. I do not remember if we beat a team truly better than us (maybe one). Our recruiting was a roller coaster of we are in on this player, he is coming and then he’s not. We had some good games from Buddy, Jim Jr, Joe and Cole but it did not seem like a cohesive team. Benny was not playing as projected.
The hate/negativity that some posters put on the board about the coaching staff was (probably had some merit) unnerving.

I longed for the days like Dasher referred to when the board was fun to read and it seemed more positive than negative.

Just one day (yesterday) has lifted me out of my doldrums, made me smile and feel good about Syracuse basketball again. There is reason for optimism. We have a very good recruiting class (I know that we missed on some high recruits but looking back at them, we are probably better off) with a lot of potential that can be real good in a couple of years. We have a recruit that has potential to really improve an area we need improving.

At least for now, the sun is shining (somewhere) and Syracuse basketball fans are feeling good.
 
Goin' Deep said:
to think we actually will have speed in the backcourt...Torrence and Mintz.
No doubt Girard will start as a "2". But you have to wonder if over the course of the season,
Mintz and Torrence look like a more "solid" backcourt in all phases of the game.
If Swider stays, Cuse has options for scoring.
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I think people greatly undervalue Girard’ s development and what he brings to the game.
 
The thing that always set SU apart under JB was that teams were dedicated to the system. It’s what allowed JB’s teams to be ready early in the season. Guys that had been in the program were accustomed to the zone and how things were done. If you had to plug in a new player or two each year, you could do that. The system worked.

I think what we are seeing with the transfer portal and the current mercenary-like environment in college basketball is negating some of the core benefits of the system. Joe and Buddy were returners… they knew what to do and regardless of whatever footspeed deficiencies they may have, they were the system. Add Swider and Jimmy to the lineup and they were starting almost from scratch. Same with Benny and Symir and Frank. Jesse had a little experience in the system and was rounding into form mid season.

I think the system is difficult to conform to a revolving door of players. I hope I’m wrong because the system isn’t changing immediately. I suspect that’s why JB has hinted at possibly playing some M2M. I think maybe he knows that at some point he may need to let the players rely more on their athleticism, and less on a structure of play.
 
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Goin' Deep said:
to think we actually will have speed in the backcourt...Torrence and Mintz.
No doubt Girard will start as a "2". But you have to wonder if over the course of the season,
Mintz and Torrence look like a more "solid" backcourt in all phases of the game.
If Swider stays, Cuse has options for scoring.
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I think the ball will be in mintz’s hands mostly so you probably want Joe in there pulling a defender
 
Goin' Deep said:
to think we actually will have speed in the backcourt...Torrence and Mintz.
No doubt Girard will start as a "2". But you have to wonder if over the course of the season,
Mintz and Torrence look like a more "solid" backcourt in all phases of the game.
If Swider stays, Cuse has options for scoring.
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I bet they’ll be a great 1-2 punch together BUT, Joe’s going to be a star next year. Book it.
 
CuseDream said:
Went down the rabbit hole of watching recent footage of Copeland and damn that kid is big physical and fast and seems like he plays with a chip on his shoulder. Him and Mintz going at in practice will very entertaining.
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I am hoping that by the end of the season, we are going to have a problem keeping a few guys off of the floor.
 
orangefog said:
I am hoping that by the end of the season, we are going to have a problem keeping a few guys off of the floor.
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I know what you mean by this and it’s a good problem to have but in todays college basketball that scares me as it would probably mean a few transfers.
 
CuseDream said:
Went down the rabbit hole of watching recent footage of Copeland and damn that kid is big physical and fast and seems like he plays with a chip on his shoulder. Him and Mintz going at in practice will very entertaining.
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I hope Copeland can have an upside similar to Battle. Eventually.
 
Todoubled23 said:
Already picturing a lineup a year or two down the road like

Copeland
Mintz
Taylor
Benny
Jesse

on paper seems like a very Syracuse roster of the past...
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If Mintz is the real deal as it appears, it may be one year is all we get. That is OK though. By year two hopefully the other youngsters are rocking and rolling and we can add from the 23 class.
 
cali315phan said:
I'm back in!!!!!
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cali315phan said:
I'll tell ya tomorrow at 4:30
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Going through the saga the last two days (100% worth it), I think we need to investigate this guy right here. These are from Wednesday when it was almost entirely still doom and gloom about Mintz. Even those of us in the know were still feeling pessimistic. But not this man...hmmm... is this the great Marc Fiscarelli?? The great hero of our time?? Did he put cali in his name as a distraction? Is this the man who deserves all the free beer in Syracuse??
 
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