Quadir Copeland/NC St

[Cuse1055]

FWIW no "irony" involved - IF the portal existed when Dion was a player, 144% he gone.

It was only due to having to sit out a year if he left, and also Hop playing "Good Cop" that they were able to hang onto him,
AND get him to buy in to the whole super 6th man role that he thrived in.

Also don't think he was quite the same level of cancer/malcontent that Q was.

AND - it's one thing to have ONE headcase on your team.
But when there are 2 or 3 (Benny & Judah) it becomes a massive problem in the locker room and on the court.

See also: When Jonny left to go Pro, JAB also told Devo AND Paul Harris that they were done here.
He cleaned house of the guys who routinely didn't listen to him.

And the result was the amazing Wes & Andy "Shut it Down" team of 2010.

Dion was interviewed a few years ago and said Boeheim actually told him to leave and transfer after his freshman year and he didn’t want to. He actually took it as a challenge to prove Boeheim he belonged. But there were definitely a TON of players who would have transferred over the years if they didn’t have to sit out.

 

[grepal]

Dion was interviewed a few years ago and said Boeheim actually told him to leave and transfer after his freshman year and he didn’t want to. He actually took it as a challenge to prove Boeheim he belonged. But there were definitely a TON of players who would have transferred over the years if they didn’t have to sit out.

"Players only love you when they're playing".

 

[Sherman20]

Seeing that pic reminded me of Petar. He's doing great in his own right. Starts at Long Beach St. Plays 31mpg. Averaging 15ppg, 6rpg, 2apg, 2spg. Shooting 55% including 38% from 3 and 75% on FTs. Good for him.

Wow. He’s doing well. FYI, though, that’s Peter Carey in the photo with that 2024 Cuse squad, who went Siena for a year and then subsequently disappeared and apparently took a year off. Of course you’re talking about Petar Majstorovic from last season. Long Beach State stinks but he’s their second leading scorer. He could have had a role on this team backing up Kyle at center.

Petar Majstorovic - Long Beach State Beach Forward - ESPN

View the profile of Long Beach State Beach Forward Petar Majstorovic on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.

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[Sherman20]

Dion was interviewed a few years ago and said Boeheim actually told him to leave and transfer after his freshman year and he didn’t want to. He actually took it as a challenge to prove Boeheim he belonged. But there were definitely a TON of players who would have transferred over the years if they didn’t have to sit out.

IIRC, Dion’s mom told him to suck it up buttercup and deal with adversity.

 

[rrlbees]

Wow. He’s doing well. FYI, though, that’s Peter Carey in the photo with that 2024 Cuse squad, who went Siena for a year and then subsequently disappeared and apparently took a year off. Of course you’re talking about Petar Majstorovic from last season. Long Beach State stinks but he’s their second leading scorer. He could have had a role on this team backing up Kyle at center.

Petar Majstorovic - Long Beach State Beach Forward - ESPN

View the profile of Long Beach State Beach Forward Petar Majstorovic on ESPN. Get the latest news, live stats and game highlights.

www.espn.com

lol. yea, a case of mistaken identity.

 

[Owens guy]

Also brought back up Justin Taylor, wow has he really done nothing at JMU

Justin Taylor has really struggled since leaving Syracuse. He is only averaging 0.5 points per game in just 6 minutes/game this season (in 12 games). He missed the first 3 weeks of January games. Looks like he basically just plays garbage time.

Last season, Justin played 10 minutes/games and only averaged 1.8 points after moving to the bench just 5 games into the season. He did experience some major issues with his wrist.

Too bad to see him very quietly finish out his college basketball career. Hopefully things work out for him after college.