Class of 2022 - PG Quadir Copeland (PA/IMG) COMMITTED/SIGNED TO SYRACUSE | Page 68 | Syracusefan.com

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

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Sbucketball said:
I'm with you. If Q sticks around we'll be good, and he'll be loved by the fans. He's exactly what we've wanted for the last several years. I really hope he doesn't transfer if he doesn't get playing time Freshman year or if there's a coaching change. I could easily see 3 of 6 freshman leaving after next year, including Q and Bunch if they don't get time, but maybe they'll stick together since they're all friends and seemingly bought into building Cuse back up in the long term.
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Based on Captain Obvious‘ view, the following breakout would occur.

Right now, Joe, Symir and Judah will split 72-76 minutes per game at guard with Quadir and JT getting spot time for the remaining 4-8 minutes.

Benny, Chris Bunch, Maliq Brown and JT will split the forwards’ minutes with a possibility of Quadir added in if shortage results due to fouls difficulties.

Jesse will get the bulk of center minutes with Peter Carey earning 5-10 minutes in a developmental back up role and perhaps Jon Bol Ajak will get a couple of minutes of garbage time. Serious question was raised if Jesse gets hurt, then we may see Benny Williams play there. We would be at a severe disadvantage if that would to occur.

Chaa Owens is the lone scholarship player and even if he had outstanding talent, he would be hard pressed for minutes.

Looking at our players in comparison to other SU past players and hoping,

JGIII - Buddy Boeheim
Symir Torrance - Scoop Jardine
Judah Mintz - (hard) Dion Waiters
Quadir Copeland - Lazarus Sims
Chaz Owens - Howard Trice
Benny Williams - Hoping for John Wallace but settle for a Marty Byrnes
Justin Taylor - Buddy Boeheim/Trevor Cooney
Chris Branch - James Southerland
Maliq Brown - Rick Jackson / Otis Hill
Jesse Edwards - Ron Seikaly/Danny Schayes
Peter Carey - JB Reafsynder (really unknown to me, again hoping)
Jon Bol Ajak - Jon Bol Ajak (probably not going get any better)

Feel free to offer different comparisons.
 
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50YRsofCuse said:
Based on Captain Obvious‘ view, the following breakout would occur.

Right now, Joe, Symir and Judah will split 72-76 minutes per game at guard with Quadir and JT getting spot time for the remaining 4-8 minutes.

Benny, Chris Bunch, Maliq Brown and JT will split the forwards’ minutes with a possibility of Quadir added in if shortage results due to fouls difficulties.

Jesse will get the bulk of center minutes with Peter Carey earning 5-10 minutes in a developmental back up role and perhaps Jon Bol Ajak will get a couple of minutes of garbage time. Serious question was raised if Jesse gets hurt, then we may see Benny Williams play there. We would be at a severe disadvantage if that would to occur.

Chris Owens is the lone scholarship player and even if he had outstanding talent, he would be hard pressed for minutes.

Looking at our players in comparison to other SU past players and hoping,

JGIII - Buddy Boeheim
Symir Torrance - Scoop Jardine
Judah Mintz - (hard) Dion Waiters
Quadir Copeland - Lazarus Sims
Chris Owens - Howard Trice
Benny Williams - Hoping for John Wallace but settle for a Marty Byrnes
Justin Taylor - Buddy Boeheim/Trevor Cooney
Chris Branch - James Southerland
Maliq Brown - Rick Jackson / Otis Hill
Jesse Edwards - Ron Seikaly/Danny Schayes
Peter Carey - JB Reafsynder (really unknown to me, again hoping)
Jon Bol Ajak - Jon Bol Ajak (probably not going get any better)

Feel free to offer different comparisons.
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Who is Chris Owens...and is being compared to H Triche?
 
OrangeDW said:
I remember Z Sims and Anthony Harris being the ones everyone was talking about.
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At that time I was tutoring Micheal Brown (CNS/Providence) with SATs. I spoke with his coach about why not SU. Said Boeheim's thought he had an BE back court in Harris and Sims.
 
50YRsofCuse said:
JGIII - Buddy Boeheim - MARTY HEADD
Symir Torrance - Scoop Jardine - PRE-SENIOR YEAR LAZ
Judah Mintz - (hard) Dion Waiters - DIFFERENT POSITION BUT ERICH SANTIFER
Quadir Copeland - Lazarus Sims - MCW (AIM HIGH YOUNG MAN)
Chaz Owens - Howard Trice - DONOVAN MCNABB
Benny Williams - Hoping for John Wallace but settle for a Marty Byrnes - WENDELL ALEXIS
Justin Taylor - Buddy Boeheim/Trevor Cooney - JASON CIPOLLA
Chris Branch - James Southerland - WES JOHNSON
Maliq Brown - Rick Jackson / Otis Hill - TROB I
Jesse Edwards - Ron Seikaly/Danny Schayes - ETAN/FAB
Peter Carey - JB Reafsynder (really unknown to me, again hoping) SEAN KERINS
Jon Bol Ajak - Jon Bol Ajak (probably not going get any better) HERM HARRIED

Feel free to offer different comparisons.
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I'll play! (IN CAPS ABOVE)

I think the Symir and Jesse ones were the only ones I really disagreed with at all. You couldn't have picked 2 completely different players than Rony and Danny! Not sure Jesse will ever be the shooter Danny was, it kept in in the NBA for 20 years after all! He's a lot smoother than Rony was, though I will admit Jesse has learned Rony's dunk if within 5 feet mentality.
 
newmexicuse said:
laz sims was terrific for us and he was arguably the worst backcourt outside shooter that we ever had.

i am with u, luv q from the highlights !!!!!
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And yet…his back-to-back threes brought us back from the edge in the “John Wallace Game” vs Georgia. If he doesn’t hit those, we lose.
Sims was a player, and a patient one too. Didn’t get any real run till his senior year, much like Allen Griffin.
 
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cuseincincy said:
I'll play! (IN CAPS ABOVE)

I think the Symir and Jesse ones were the only ones I really disagreed with at all. You couldn't have picked 2 completely different players than Rony and Danny! Not sure Jesse will ever be the shooter Danny was, it kept in in the NBA for 20 years after all! He's a lot smoother than Rony was, though I will admit Jesse has learned Rony's dunk if within 5 feet mentality.
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I have no clue how Peter Carey will predict. I used Seikaly and Schayes as hopeful possibilities. I could had used George Papadoklis and Elvir Ovcina as possible examples but I am hoping.
 
tptcuse said:
You don't think Joe proved he is worthy of starting last year? I couldn't disagree more. I would argue that he shouldn't play point and will do even better this year at his natural position. He played very well last year despite being asked to do way too much.
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I sincerely hope Girard is never the only "ball handler" in the game at any point this season.

We lost at least four games because we could barely inbound the ball this past year. It was the number one contributor to a painful season. Girard was a big reason for that, having him leading a team starting four subpar ball handlers.
 
tptcuse said:
You don't think Joe proved he is worthy of starting last year? I couldn't disagree more. I would argue that he shouldn't play point and will do even better this year at his natural position. He played very well last year despite being asked to do way too much.
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He shot it well. He’d get some nice steals here and there, but the defense isn’t there overall.

He’s certainly a starter on this team though. Right now, he looks like he’ll probably be our second best player.

Don’t think he starts on too many typical SU teams of the past though, and we need to get the program back to a level where a guy like him isn’t typically a starter.
 
Niastri said:
I sincerely hope Girard is never the only "ball handler" in the game at any point this season.

We lost at least four games because we could barely inbound the ball this past year. It was the number one contributor to a painful season. Girard was a big reason for that, having him leading a team starting four subpar ball handlers.
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He wasn't the inbounder, as I recall.
 
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newmexicuse said:
laz sims was terrific for us and he was arguably the worst backcourt outside shooter that we ever had.

i am with u, luv q from the highlights !!!!!
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He shot 36% his last year and improved every year he was here. I think you're wrong.
 
newmexicuse said:
laz sims was terrific for us and he was arguably the worst backcourt outside shooter that we ever had.

i am with u, luv q from the highlights !!!!!
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Z shot 35% from 3 as a Jr. and 36% as a Sr. He tended not to shoot unless the team was going cold, in which case he would shoot and with accuracy. He was also a highly skilled ball handler. There is a reason he played for the Globetrotters. Z was one of our best point guards.
 
Capt. Tuttle said:
He wasn't the inbounder, as I recall.
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He being the "best" ball handler against any kind of pressure is a recipe for disaster.

How many of his turnovers were dribbled of his knee under light pressure? Even one is extremely frustrating, especially when it directly contributes to us losing a game.
 
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