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Class of 2023 PG Naithan George (Ontario/AZ) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/4/25)

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Blanko97 said:
So is his defense good? Looking at basketball reference his Drtg is... not great. Not saying thats the end all be all but i just want to make sure he can cover for JJ.
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Gonna go on a limb here and say this kid is our best PG since Ennis. Definitely our most complete PG in terms of being able to score, pass, handle the ball, rebound and play defense.

Literally the only knock I have on George is his 3pt shooting. But I think he is more than capable to hit the shot. He has a nice shot so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s shooting around 38-40% from 3 this year. Kingz will probably be around 45%, starling and freeman hopefully mid-high 30’s. I think those numbers are all realistic and if that happens. We should be in good shape on offense
 
CuseMan4 said:
Gonna go on a limb here and say this kid is our best PG since Ennis. Definitely our most complete PG in terms of being able to score, pass, handle the ball, rebound and play defense.

Literally the only knock I have on George is his 3pt shooting. But I think he is more than capable to hit the shot. He has a nice shot so I wouldn’t be surprised if he’s shooting around 38-40% from 3 this year. Kingz will probably be around 45%, starling and freeman hopefully mid-high 30’s. I think those numbers are all realistic and if that happens. We should be in good shape on offense
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45% for Kingz would be great but not likely realistic. Only 5 guys in D1 shot 45% or better and all of them were from mid-major/smaller conferences.
 
kcsu said:
If Red had been fired Donnie, JJ and the other recruits would have all been gone. It would have been a complete rebuild from the ground up without the support of some important individuals including Melo. JW made the best decision in keeping Red for next season and in doing so going on record that he expects huge improvement. One other fact I seriously doubt that Kline would have stayed and with his leaving all of his leg work and connections would have been gone as well.
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Thats not true at all. Kiyan was coming here regardless of red and melo was going to support his son regardless of red.
 
Blanko97 said:
Thats not true at all. Kiyan was coming here regardless of red and melo was going to support his son regardless of red.
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If they fired red i think he would still come here if he liked the new head coach.
 
kcsu said:
If Red had been fired Donnie, JJ and the other recruits would have all been gone. It would have been a complete rebuild from the ground up without the support of some important individuals including Melo. JW made the best decision in keeping Red for next season and in doing so going on record that he expects huge improvement. One other fact I seriously doubt that Kline would have stayed and with his leaving all of his leg work and connections would have been gone as well.
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We probably would’ve retained Donnie and the other recruits and just would’ve had to replace JJ which wouldn’t have been that bad
 
bnoro said:
We probably would’ve retained Donnie and the other recruits and just would’ve had to replace JJ which wouldn’t have been that bad
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Red made it seem like Donnie was halfway out the door in the video he made a few months ago on social media. He probably was since there were schools contacting him.
 
djcon57 said:
I don’t know. Kiyan has been pretty outspoken about his relationship with Red
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Of course he has, what player doesn't say good things about their coaches? But beyond that, who is to say the next coach wouldn't have just as good of relationship? There are a lot of great players coaches out there.
 
albanycuse said:
If they fired red i think he would still come here if he liked the new head coach.
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I think he was probably coming here regardless, but yes i think you can guarantee that if he liked the coach at all, he was coming here. I dont think Kiyan in particular was a red or die guy.
 
kcsu said:
My HS coach when I was a sophomore made me do everything left-handed in the off season other than write. Brush my teeth, cut and eat food, all household choirs and task. He didn't ask me to work on my left from a bball standpoint. It worked, as I developed a good left.
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Nice you developed your left, but I think you meant chores not household choirs. I don't think they exist. ;)
 
bnoro said:
Hopefully a player better than Stephen.
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I'm with you, I don't dislike Stephen, but from what little I've seen of him, he needs work. I would love to have him but not as C1 or C2. If Kyle is C1 and he is C2, I will trust Kline's vision.
 
kcsu said:
If Red had been fired Donnie, JJ and the other recruits would have all been gone. It would have been a complete rebuild from the ground up without the support of some important individuals including Melo. JW made the best decision in keeping Red for next season and in doing so going on record that he expects huge improvement. One other fact I seriously doubt that Kline would have stayed and with his leaving all of his leg work and connections would have been gone as well.
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In addition this we'd be buying out the rest of his contract, and signaling to any other coaching candidates that you have <2 seasons to rebuild. Wouldn't be a good look.
 
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