Class of 2018 PG/SG Sam Rautins (CN) to Canisius

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[TinyManInside]

Is Andy going to audition as a wilding in the final season of GoT?

 

[Jeremy L.]

That beard is everything I need to see in my life. Anyway somebody can photoshop that beard onto him when he played at SU?

 

[two3zone]

That beard is everything I need to see in my life. Anyway somebody can photoshop that beard onto him when he played at SU?

Never understood why good looking guys cover up their face with that crap.

 

[Funk Doc]

Never understood why good looking guys cover up their face with that crap.

Haha! Is that beard envy, or is it a man crush with Andy and your not digging the new look?

 

[two3zone]

Haha! Is that beard envy, or is it a man crush with Andy and your not digging the new look?

No envy, do very well without one. haha

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Cheriehoop]

Mike Waters tweeted this. Guess he’s proving to be a sharp shooter, if that’s a surprise to anyone.

 

[Brooky03]

Mike Waters tweeted this. Guess he’s proving to be a sharp shooter, if that’s a surprise to anyone.

Such a sweet stroke. Reminds me of Andy's, which is the best looking I remember seeing.

 

[Chicago44s]

Mike Waters tweeted this. Guess he’s proving to be a sharp shooter, if that’s a surprise to anyone.

We need to find a way to get Sammy in Orange.

 

[Orangepace]

Andy had a lightning quick release too.

Thanks for posting that video as I'd never seen it and loved being able to reflect. I wish that Syracuse basketball had Andy Rautins (meaning someone who played the game the way he did) on the team. Kid was talented, but always seemed to play within himself. He's literally one of the only basketball players at SU that I've never really critiqued. If Andy decided to take a shot, it was usually a shot he should have taken. If the shot wasn't there, I don't remember him triggering.

Andy is one player that I appreciated watching wear the Orange.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Thanks for posting that video as I'd never seen it and loved being able to reflect. I wish that Syracuse basketball had Andy Rautins (meaning someone who played the game the way he did) on the team. Kid was talented, but always seemed to play within himself. He's literally one of the only basketball players at SU that I've never really critiqued. If Andy decided to take a shot, it was usually a shot he should have taken. If the shot wasn't there, I don't remember him triggering.

Andy is one player that I appreciated watching wear the Orange.

Andy is to my thinking, the best pure basketball player we have had in a long, long time. Not the best athlete, shooter, rebounder, dribbler, etc,. all of which he was good to excellent at, but making the right pass and not making the wrong one. Being in the right spot. Understanding time and situation. All of the nuamce lost in the AAU world.

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

Andy is to my thinking, the best pure basketball player we have had in a long, long time. Not the best athlete, shooter, rebounder, dribbler, etc,. all of which he was good to excellent at, but making the right pass and not making the wrong one. Being in the right spot. Understanding time and situation. All of the nuamce lost in the AAU world.

I echo this exact sentiment to people all the time. Andy really understood playing angles, both on offense & defense. His assist numbers weren't huge but he had some of the best vision of any player I can remember. He had a few needle-threading 3/4 court bounce passes off the dribble that made my jaw drop.

 

[jordville]

Sam really shot the ball well his Senior season. Here is one of his more recent games (9 treys!)...
We are looking solid in the guard department but it would be a nice luxury to add another shooter on the bench with the Cuse family connection.

 

[EastCoast2]

Family friends with the Rautins. Used to shoot hoops in the driveway with Sammy when he was not much older than 5 years old. Cool to see him getting D1 offers.

 

[Trueblue25]

Hope he lands with buffalo/sbu/canisius. I dont think hes cuse calibre but could help out a solid mid major like the first two

 

[Ryand877]

Hope he lands with buffalo/sbu/canisius. I dont think hes cuse calibre but could help out a solid mid major like the first two

High Point was also be a good spot for him.

 

[CuseLegacy]

Leo retweeted this today.

 

[Chicago44s]

Leo retweeted this today.

Why can’t we have walk ons that eventually become starters? Like UNC and Luke Maye. With a redshirt year Sam could be lighting it with Buddy from beyond the arc.

 

[two3zone]

Why can’t we have walk ons that eventually become starters? Like UNC and Luke Maye. With a redshirt year Sam could be lighting it with Buddy from beyond the arc.

He didn’t really walk on, was unsure of an open scholarship but wanted to go to UNC. Was a top 100 guy and had a few other P5 offeres.

 

[suclass2014]

He didn’t really walk on, was unsure of an open scholarship but wanted to go to UNC. Was a top 100 guy and had a few other P5 offeres.

Sam's a bit shorter than his brother and didn't get a lot of play on the EYBL circuit. He'd likely be a walk-on candidate at SU if anything.
CIA Bounce (@BounceTTCaau) - 2017 NIKE EYBL - Roster - #5 - Sammy Rautins - G

 

[orangemass]

Is walking on at Syracuse an option?

 

[Dave]

Family friends with the Rautins. Used to shoot hoops in the driveway with Sammy when he was not much older than 5 years old. Cool to see him getting D1 offers.

Wasn't he more into baseball early?

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Is walking on at Syracuse an option?

I'd guess that option would gain more traction with Sam Rautins if there wasn't another 'walk on' at his position who is clearly going to play a lot more. Maybe if he was a couple years younger. But Syracuse is a major program you have no idea who will be recruited in the future as your competition or if the guys ahead of you don't leave. Southerland for example was great for us and would have been way better if K Jo didn't stay 4 years and/or he redshirted.

I think hes a great fit for the the Seth Curry Liberty>Duke rout. Light up a small conference, sit for a year to get stronger, then have 2-3 years at a bigger school. Maybe even us. He should go where there is PT. Someone will be interested in him as a transfer if hes good. Andy wasn't ready to play here as a true freshman even though he saw minutes and redshirted due to injury I think after his sophomore year.