Class of 2022 PG Quadir Copeland (PA/IMG) COMMITTED/SIGNED TO SYRACUSE

[ORANGE OATH]

Welcome aboard Quadir !
The best is yet to come !

 

[Cusecuse44]

A little late in posting... but super happy that this cat picked Syracuse. He's got a whole new level of swagger to his game that has been missing from our leaders at point guard for quite some time. If he doesn't drive JB to drink first, he's gonna be one heck of a point guard for us. Time for SHOWTIME!!!

 

[Bulldog04]

I finally figured out exactly who he plays like- Baron Davis. Same movements, same crossover same razzle dazzle. The more and more I see the better it gets.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I finally figured out exactly who he plays like- Baron Davis. Same movements, same crossover same razzle dazzle. The more and more I see the better it gets.

I like that. I like that a lot.

Quadir is a lot taller though.

I like that a lot too.

 

[orangefog]

I like that. I like that a lot.

Quadir is a lot taller though.

I like that a lot too.

Taller and not quite as explosive, but I like the comp.

 

[AZOrange]

Taller and not quite as explosive, but I like the comp.

Baron was a crazy athlete who could shoot too

 

[jordville]

 

[Orangezoo]

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Odd post...

 

[JrodCuse]

I think he’s saying he’s sad Kamari is leaving?

 

[jdubs30]

I think he’s saying he’s sad Kamari is leaving?

Yep

 

[orangefog]

Let's hope he doesn't join him

You shut your...mouth, kcsu. Quadir is coming to Syracuse!!!!

 

[kcsu]

You shut your...mouth, kcsu. Quadir is coming to Syracuse!!!!

I hope so as he is the one kid that i really want. Point is SU needs to get their NIL act together and soon if they want to remain relevant with top 100 recruits

 

[orangefog]

I hope so as he is the one kid that i really want. Point is SU needs to get their NIL act together and soon if they want to remain relevant with top 100 recruits

Agreed. It seems we’re turning an opportunity in to a disadvantage.

 

[cuseallday]

Just my own personal opinion, but if SU lands (no pun intended) Bunch, it's not necessarily a huge drop-off from Lands. Bunch is actually rated higher than Lands on 247Sports, if rankings are your thing, although Lands is much higher in other rankings. That being said, Lands could be a one-and-done guy, while maybe Bunch sticks around for a couple of years. Maybe I'm wrong, trying to spin the positive take!

 

[OrangeAl]

I hope so as he is the one kid that i really want. Point is SU needs to get their NIL act together and soon if they want to remain relevant with top 100 recruits

So this is what it's come to - we have to put together an attractive compensation package for recruits. We're approaching the realm of the ridiculous.

 

[50YRsofCuse]

So this is what it's come to - we have to put together an attractive compensation package for recruits. We're approaching the realm of the ridiculous.

It is no longer come to college and get a free all paid for education. It is now what can the school give me and what can the school do for me.

Guess it is the Me Now Generation!

 

[OttoinGrotto]

It is no longer come to college and get a free all paid for education. It is now what can the school give me and what can the school do for me.

Guess it is the Me Now Generation!

 

[RealMcNeil]

This sums up my feelings about most of the commentary on here.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This sums up my feelings about most of the commentary on here.

I totally get the frustration. I do.

But the reality is that things have changed, and at least in my opinion, that change was overdue. Fans wringing their hands helps us pass the time, but doesn't accomplish much beyond that.

 

[cuseallday]

Yeah, I totally get fans being frustrated. I was bummed about seeing Lands' decision on Saturday night. But it's a new world with the transfer policy, NIL and now conference realignment. Plus, I think that the Lands news (coupled with Johnson and Bazley previously) is magnified for us fans because SU hasn't gotten a ton of top-25 players in recent years. In reality, de-commitments by elite players happen frequently for many schools, it just seems to sting a bit more for us. That being said, Taylor is top 60, Copeland is top 100 (and hopefully climbing), and we'll have to see which other players SU gets in 2022 (and then 2023/2024, both of which could be great, too).

 

[CardiacCuse]

just pay all division 1 basketball players a set amount of dollars per year across the board = straight cash on top of everything paid for at school - and let the chips fall...

but letting schools compete in terms of giving players different "NIL packages" will ruin an already highly damaged product, imo.

For the people, who just see this as no big deal, thats what the captain of the Titanic thought when they hit the iceberg, too.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

For the people, who just see this as no big deal, thats what the captain of the Titanic thought when they hit the iceberg, too.

Bit of an exaggeration here, boss.

And speaking for myself, I do think it's a big deal, but I don't actually care how it impacts me as a fan because how it impacts the athletes in positive ways is more important.

 

[CardiacCuse]

Bit of an exaggeration here, boss.

And speaking for myself, I do think it's a big deal, but I don't actually care how it impacts me as a fan because how it impacts the athletes in positive ways is more important.

yes, youre right.

in a society where every last inch is commoditized to the hilt it is easy to just take the social view of it all and be glad that the little guys = the players = are (legally) getting paid finally.

to me, it is separate issues.

i can be happy that players are getting theirs (i am) and also see that these changes threaten everything that this sport is built on.

in the abstract, yes of course I want these players to be compensated and have a fair share of what they are creating.

but in the frame of what college basketball is - this is not going to work.maybe I have naively bought into the illusion that these players havent been paid since the 70s...but the allure of ncaabb has a lot to do with its amateurism, imo..especially march madness.

i see it in all aspects of US society and its systems. overly convoluted to maintain an image of fairness and openness and honest competition when it is anything but.

hypocritical to the core.

looking through orange-colored glasses, i dont see this as a threat but an advantage...but for the sport as a whole it is really bad news, imo. the orange already have a great brand and tradition - they oughta be able to capitalize big-time on this...in ways other schools have no chance to.

there must be a way to compensate athletes fairly AND also shepard the sport into fairness and high-level competition...but only imo if they drop the charades that they cling to.

just make them professional college athletes and pay them all the same - get snake oil salesman and boosters and grimy coachs and programs out of it...keep the field level...or its going to tip up and sink to the bottom of the ocean, imo.

a million dollar recruit playing against a 50k recruit is just bad business for ncaabb, imo...it wont appeal at all the way the previous model did...maybe i am just idealistic and it wont bother most people...idk...i know i personally wont like it.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

just pay all division 1 basketball players a set amount of dollars per year across the board = straight cash on top of everything paid for at school - and let the chips fall...

but letting schools compete in terms of giving players different "NIL packages" will ruin an already highly damaged product, imo.

For the people, who just see this as no big deal, thats what the captain of the Titanic thought when they hit the iceberg, too.

Unless they are employees, and the restrictions are bargained for, they will likely be held to be unconstitutional.

 

[CardiacCuse]

Unless they are employees, and the restrictions are bargained for, they will likely be held to be unconstitutional.

so make them employees of ncaabb.

there's nothing amateur about it so stop pretending