Class of 2025 PG Luke Fennell (Australia) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (10/23/24)

[Cuse_NYC]

Kingz shot 44% from three on decent volume for a whole basketball season. If he doesn't start,it will be a wild development.

I would not be shocked at all if Kiyan starts and is the better player. Kiyan is a knockdown shooter. Esp. If he’s kind of only asked to do that. Fennell is obviously a reach, but who’s to say he isn’t better than Kingz? We obv don’t know until we see them all out there together. But to say wild development is too much imo.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Kingz is going to start. He might be our second or third best player.

If he’s 2nd best, we will not be decent.

 

[Niastri]

I would not be shocked at all if Kiyan starts and is the better player. Kiyan is a knockdown shooter. Esp. If he’s kind of only asked to do that. Fennell is obviously a reach, but who’s to say he isn’t better than Kingz? We obv don’t know until we see them all out there together. But to say wild development is too much imo.

If Anthony or Fennell come in and beat Kingz out,it would be shocking.

If that happens, either something very bad or wildly good happened.

You don't bring in a transfer from a P4 program that scored 12 ppg on 44% shooting from three to then have him beaten out by a freshman.

If he does get beaten out, it means one of the freshman has decisively beaten him out for playing time. I think that’s extremely unlikely, but if one of them proves to be better, that would be amazing.

On the other hand, it could mean Kingz had a collapse like Bell suffered last season, which would be really bad for the team.

 

[longtimefan]

I would not be shocked at all if Kiyan starts and is the better player. Kiyan is a knockdown shooter. Esp. If he’s kind of only asked to do that. Fennell is obviously a reach, but who’s to say he isn’t better than Kingz? We obv don’t know until we see them all out there together. But to say wild development is too much imo.

The maturity and experience factors strongly favor Kingz.

 

[Cusefan0307]

If he’s 2nd best, we will not be decent.

He put up numbers against Gonzaga last year. He will be more than fine.

 

[RedtheGOB]

Kingz is going to start. He might be our second or third best player.

Yea nothing against the frosh but the difference between 18 and 21 year old athleticism matters.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Yea nothing against the frosh but the difference between 18 and 21 year old athleticism matters.

We’ll see

 

[althea]

Kiyan is a knockdown shooter.

Well, he was in one game - all of the hundreds of other games he was not.
Let's hope he becomes one, but to say he is now, is without evidence.
Kingz did it against much older players.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Well, he was in one game - all of the hundreds of other games he was not.
Let's hope he becomes one, but to say he is now, is without evidence.
Kingz did it against much older players.

One game? What? He was arguably the best player on one of the best hs teams in the country

 

[Orangezoo]

I would not be shocked at all if Kiyan starts and is the better player. Kiyan is a knockdown shooter. Esp. If he’s kind of only asked to do that. Fennell is obviously a reach, but who’s to say he isn’t better than Kingz? We obv don’t know until we see them all out there together. But to say wild development is too much imo.

I could be wrong but sensing a bit of negative bias towards Kingz as though he is a returning player from the class with Bell and Copeland etc and maybe a bit too much faith into high rated frosh.

Freshmen are valuable but they aren’t replacing talented upperclassmen on the regular in this environment as we have seen play out. Unless Kiyan and Fennell are All ACC caliber as frosh, which would be great albeit unlikely, it would be an unusual outcome. Alternatively if Kingz is awful, also unlikely, it would be a poor outcome.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I would not be shocked at all if Kiyan starts and is the better player. Kiyan is a knockdown shooter. Esp. If he’s kind of only asked to do that. Fennell is obviously a reach, but who’s to say he isn’t better than Kingz? We obv don’t know until we see them all out there together. But to say wild development is too much imo.

Actually, Kingz is a much better three point shooter. Anthony hasn’t sniffed shooting close to 40% from three. Kingz shot 44% in college. Autry has said publicly that Anthony’s body has to get bigger and stronger.

 

[Cuse_NYC]

Shoot, I hope we play the best of the 3 the most minutes. But Kiyan is no slouch. And I’m shocked with how good Fennell looked. But to think we’ll auto play Kingz over them bc he is older and stronger is unfair.

 

[Bulldog04]

Before we got GT transfer, I was completely sold on him starting at PG. The kid is a winner. He has a mature game and can shoot it. This is Alex’s favorite recruit. Everyone is insanely high on him

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Before we got GT transfer, I was completely sold on him starting at PG. The kid is a winner. He has a mature game and can shoot it. This is Alex’s favorite recruit. Everyone is insanely high on him

I was too, but his game isn't a point guard's game quite yet.

 

[althea]

I could be wrong but sensing a bit of negative bias towards Kingz as though he is a returning player from the class with Bell and Copeland etc and maybe a bit too much faith into high rated frosh.

Freshmen are valuable but they aren’t replacing talented upperclassmen on the regular in this environment as we have seen play out. Unless Kiyan and Fennell are All ACC caliber as frosh, which would be great albeit unlikely, it would be an unusual outcome. Alternatively if Kingz is awful, also unlikely, it would be a poor outcome.

All of the freshman look very promising but I love that we don’t have to expect much from any of them.

 

[jimb]

Fennell showed out in his last game for Australia.
4/6 three Pointers, 6 of 12 overall. 18 points, 2 assists, 2 rebounds, 2 steals, and 1 block. Watch it on YouTube -- especially the third quarter.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Before we got GT transfer, I was completely sold on him starting at PG. The kid is a winner. He has a mature game and can shoot it. This is Alex’s favorite recruit. Everyone is insanely high on him

So, can we coordinate "Aussie, Aussie, Aussie, Oi, Oi, Oi" for big plays. ð£Share your Aussie spirit ðð and bring your "Aussie Aussie Aussie, Oi Oi Oi!" ðð

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[RF2044]

I would not be shocked at all if Kiyan starts and is the better player. Kiyan is a knockdown shooter. Esp. If he’s kind of only asked to do that. Fennell is obviously a reach, but who’s to say he isn’t better than Kingz? We obv don’t know until we see them all out there together. But to say wild development is too much imo.

Kiyan is a volume scorer, but not necessarily a knock down shooter at this stage.

He can get streaky hot, but he can also be a ball-stopper who misses a lot.

Let's give him a year to get acclimated. I expect more his 2nd season than next year, honestly. Doesn't mean he won't have his moments [he will] -- but Kingz is 100% going to start at 3, barring injury.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Where is he?

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Where is he?

Coming back from Switzerland.

 

[orangefog]

Coming back from Switzerland.

On a donkey.

 

[sufan59]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cusefan0307]

Kiyan is a volume scorer, but not necessarily a knock down shooter at this stage.

He can get streaky hot, but he can also be a ball-stopper who misses a lot.

Let's give him a year to get acclimated. I expect more his 2nd season than next year, honestly. Doesn't mean he won't have his moments [he will] -- but Kingz is 100% going to start at 3, barring injury.

Yeah, no disrespect to Kiyan. He will be a good player, but Kingz is a man.