Class of 2018 SF Cole Swider (RI) Transferring from Villanova to Syracuse

[TinyManInside]

You're probably right, SBC. As an aside, I have always respected Mason's take. He has been "here" for as long as I can remember (pre Julius Hodge days). On this one, my instinct is that JB and Wildhack have a mutual understanding of how this will go down.

He has no intention of ever retiring. I have that from about as good of a source as you can get.

 

[iommi]

He has no intention of ever retiring. I have that from about as good of a source as you can get.

I agree, but you're also saying he will be shown the door? He seemed to own Wildhack, based on how things went down. I doubt JB will be kicked to the curb because he doesn't want to leave. I genuinely respect you as a poster but I don't agree with that part of what you seem to be saying.

 

[AZOrange]

He has no intention of ever retiring. I have that from about as good of a source as you can get.

Does his name rhyme with Nike Bopkins?

 

[AZOrange]

I agree, but you're also saying he will be shown the door? He seemed to own Wildhack, based on how things went down. I doubt JB will be kicked to the curb because he doesn't want to leave. I genuinely respect you as a poster but I don't agree with that part of what you seem to be saying.

Things will change once Buddy gets through...

 

[jordville]

I think you're talking King, right? Can I hope to God RF is talking about Killa?

How about both?:noidea:

 

[littlereg]

Why not both?

I took it as Killa, myself.

But, that was wishful thinking so must be King.

Oh yeah I took it as king but geeze I Killa is cool too

 

[iommi]

Does his name rhyme with Nike Bopkins?

We are a Nike school for now. I like their stuff over Adidas and the others.

 

[iommi]

Oh yeah I took it as king but geeze I Killa is cool too

We are also far from dead in the water with the guy you have as your avatar.

 

[007]

He has no intention of ever retiring. I have that from about as good of a source as you can get.

I think the notion that Hopkin's to Washington is what prompted the change in the succession plan was always window dressing.

 

[justgold315]

Report: Villanova lands prized basketball recruit Cole Swider

Is this for real?

 

[littlereg]

We are also far from dead in the water with the guy you have as your avatar.

Oh believe me I know. A lot of people here haven't had that much of an appeal towards EA but I love his game. scrappy, crafty guard who makes plays from all levels of the court for a guard.

 

[Zepharus]

so... we are beginning to whiff on 2018 recruits now... This is extremely sad to watch this slide from prominence..

 

[iommi]

Is this for real?

Yep. It's just a formality that at 3:30 Swider will be a Villanova Wildcat.

 

[SoBeCuse]

That video actually makes me kind of sad. To see the kind of offense we use to play. Or as the video puts it "all out offense" "basketball the way it was meant to be played" "high speed assault" "wide open game"

All of the things that made the dome and the 'Cuse so great. Just night and day from the style we play now.

Yup. Feel the same way. Great video, though.

 

[Oráiste]

And Boeheim pointing out that we'd had the All Big East Point Guard for 6 straight seasons, at that point.

Joseph and Howard (so far) have been misses, but let's not forget that we've had a PG on an All Big East or All ACC team 8 of the last 10 seasons; 2 out of 4 (Ennis & Gbinije) in the ACC

 

[Cusefan0307]

Joseph and Howard (so far) have been misses, but let's not forget that we've had a PG on an All Big East or All ACC team 8 of the last 10 seasons; 2 out of 4 (Ennis & Gbinije) in the ACC

I don't care how you spin it. Mike was great here, but he was not a PG and that was evident when we played against teams that liked to pressure him(UNC/Pitt/Louisville). Saying Gbinije is a PG is like saying Lydon was a center.

 

[OrangeDW]

Joseph and Howard (so far) have been misses, but let's not forget that we've had a PG on an All Big East or All ACC team 8 of the last 10 seasons; 2 out of 4 (Ennis & Gbinije) in the ACC

Gbinije was a great player who played PG because we had nobody else that could do it.

We had a nice run of Flynn-Triche-Scoop-MCW-Ennis.

 

[AZOrange]

How about both?:noidea:

These are the types you get burned on because the big boys come in. I thought Dean said the Killa ship sailed long ago.

 

[perdurabo]

 

[pearl31]

I think the scariest thing is - JB isn't the type to recognize if and when it's best for the program for him to step aside. Look at how the whole Hop transition was bungled if you need tangible proof. He'll be that captain in the Titanic locking himself in the cabin when the water crashes through.

wow you chiming in now/in this context? shocking

 

[cuse10]

so... we are beginning to whiff on 2018 recruits now... This is extremely sad to watch this slide from prominence..

Slide from prominence? Dra-ma-tic.

 

[JLine]

so... we are beginning to whiff on 2018 recruits now... This is extremely sad to watch this slide from prominence..

We're doomed. Doomed, I tell ya.

It's all over because Cole Swider went to Nova.

 

[Sherman20]

He has no intention of ever retiring. I have that from about as good of a source as you can get.

If you think about it, he has said many times, "I think you should keep coaching until you don't think you can win anymore"--so I guess we'll end up watching that play out, to the frustration of many fans.

If that is the case, he will eventually be pushed out, imo. And it will be an unnecessarily ignominious end to his career. He might be able to do this for another 4-5 years (through the end of Buddy's college career) and get good to very good results, but things will eventually go south. It's inevitable. I love JB, but he needs to understand that as he nears 80, he will need to hang it up. Coaching at this high of a level is a younger man's game. If results continue to trend downward, Wildhack will be forced to intervene.

His selfishness frustrates me. We had the perfect youngish heir apparent groomed and ready to go... I think Hop will have great success at UW. Maybe we can entice him back here eventually.

 

[AirForceOrange]

We're doomed. Doomed, I tell ya.

It's all over because Cole Swider went to Nova.

I think SU should buy out all the staff contracts, release the players to transfer and sell the court and all the basketball equipment.

 

[jgeorge322]

I think SU should buy out all the staff contracts, release the players to transfer and sell the court and all the basketball equipment.

DRAIN THE SWAMP!