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First off, I just want to say that in my opinion Coleman is a stud and will be ready to contribute from day 1.
Secondly, the guy is a center. I dont see him playing anywhere else while he is at SU.
Assuming that is the case, we will have 4 guys capable of playing the 5 in Melo, Coleman, Keita, Christmas.
We will also have 3 guys capable of playing the 4 spot in Christmas, Fair, and Southerland - maybe a fourth in Keita.
It seems like too many big guys to me, assuming everybody stays.
What I would love to see is Keita red shirt his junior year.
Red shirts in general are rarely used, but unquestionably effective. The last SU team to get a 1 seed had two medical red shirts in Rautins and Onuaku, and a transfer who had to red shirt in Johnson. Last year Notre Dame pulled a 2 seed with a bunch of experienced semi-talented guys who were willing to red shirt.
In the next two years Syracuse has a chance to red shirt two excellent players in Cooney and Keita, assuming everybody stays healthy and stays at SU. I hope they do, because the payoff will be huge. Not many (if any) teams will have the luxury of being able to play talents like Cooney and Keita as 5th year guys without having to sacrifice anything depth-wise along the way.
Keita especially would come back a beast after a year off where all he had to do was hit the gym and scrimmage against his very talented teammates.
Secondly, the guy is a center. I dont see him playing anywhere else while he is at SU.
Assuming that is the case, we will have 4 guys capable of playing the 5 in Melo, Coleman, Keita, Christmas.
We will also have 3 guys capable of playing the 4 spot in Christmas, Fair, and Southerland - maybe a fourth in Keita.
It seems like too many big guys to me, assuming everybody stays.
What I would love to see is Keita red shirt his junior year.
Red shirts in general are rarely used, but unquestionably effective. The last SU team to get a 1 seed had two medical red shirts in Rautins and Onuaku, and a transfer who had to red shirt in Johnson. Last year Notre Dame pulled a 2 seed with a bunch of experienced semi-talented guys who were willing to red shirt.
In the next two years Syracuse has a chance to red shirt two excellent players in Cooney and Keita, assuming everybody stays healthy and stays at SU. I hope they do, because the payoff will be huge. Not many (if any) teams will have the luxury of being able to play talents like Cooney and Keita as 5th year guys without having to sacrifice anything depth-wise along the way.
Keita especially would come back a beast after a year off where all he had to do was hit the gym and scrimmage against his very talented teammates.
