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Class of 2025 SF Sadiq White (NC / IMG) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (5/29/24)

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Don't care what the ranking is. Love this kid.

This kid seems like a model out of what JB would want from a forward and that should be very good for us from day one.

I cannot believe that highlight reel that had him going off hand all day long.
 
MikeSU02 said:
Yeah, that type of momentum is just fantastic.

Can't fault Red for where he is with high school recruiting.

Just need to hold serve and just get in the tourney this year and then take off next year.
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Yep- manage the guys well and see what happens in March. Honestly the first 13 games matter the most. Get the non conference wins we need and hold serve in conference play avoiding bad losses and can get it done.

That said it’s 25-26 where we get to feel like SU again. He still has to manage the portal well but far easier to do that when you are running a few NBA prospects out there night in night out.
 
cuseallday said:
I don't get that drop at all. Sadiq was an honorable-mention All-American at MP as a junior. Did very well with Team United on the EYBL this spring and summer. Also got praise for his play at other showcases in recent months...he's now behind Kiyan, Shon, London, etc. Hmmm.
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Yep. It is shocking that he has performed very well the past several months yet dropped in ranking. At the end of the day, his performance and skill set keeps improving, and he will make an even greater leap at IMG. Whether or not his final ranking next spring improves, we know we've got a jewel.
 
Hopkins16 said:
Yep. It is shocking that he has performed very well the past several months yet dropped in ranking. At the end of the day, his performance and skill set keeps improving, and he will make an even greater leap at IMG. Whether or not his final ranking next spring improves, we know we've got a jewel.
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Shooting rules in the recruiting rankings. I wonder if any of the recruiting analysts have owned up on how badly they missed on Maliq Brown, for instance.

Sadiq White isn't quite as good of a shooter as some of the guys that moved ahead of him. But the analysts must be blind to his obvious physical talents to drop him after his summer performance.

Conversely, White is almost a clone of Freeman at the same age... Freeman shot up in the rankings 25 slots to 8th in the final RSCI rankings because his 3 point shooting hit another level of consistency. The same could happen with White before the end of his high school season.
 
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Hopkins16 said:
Yep. It is shocking that he has performed very well the past several months yet dropped in ranking. At the end of the day, his performance and skill set keeps improving, and he will make an even greater leap at IMG. Whether or not his final ranking next spring improves, we know we've got a jewel.
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Well said, my friend. And I'll add this: Donnie's strong senior year at IMG fueled his rankings surge, and that kind of exposure in the EYBL Scholastic no doubt helped get him into the AA games. I'm hoping the same holds true for Sadiq :)
 
jordville said:
That first photo!
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Is this photo mirrored or he’s looking to yam with his off hand?

The video that swung me on him was him constantly finishing with his off hand.

I can’t stress this enough, if he’s this capable with both hands, it means he has double the geometry of the floor to work with.

And if that’s true, his ranking should be higher.

Also, if he’s going dominant hand to off hand in the sixth photo, that is really impressive as well.
 
MikeSU02 said:
Is this photo mirrored or he’s looking to yam with his off hand?

The video that swung me on him was him constantly finishing with his off hand.

I can’t stress this enough, if he’s this capable with both hands, it means he has double the geometry of the floor to work with.

And if that’s true, his ranking should be higher.

Also, if he’s going dominant hand to off hand in the sixth photo, that is really impressive as well.
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I wonder if he's one of those freaks that somehow shoots with his off hand.

In some ways White does seem to be right dominant when watching his video. He goes right for runners, floaters and his hook shot.

When he does turnaround fade away jumpers, left. Spot up, he's a lefty.

A Hank Gathers situation? Or maybe he's just actually ambidextrous. Which would be amazing, as you pointed out.

I hadn't seen this video before:

 
grepal said:
Can you imagine being able to leap like that. I used to love playing basketball could never imagine what it would be like to fly like some of these athletes. Almost a different, superior species of human.
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Is it me or does Sadiq look like he has put on some more muscle? Kid adds another 10 lbs of strength and look out.. wow
 
I love the look on his teammate's face. It's like, there he goes again. That's great.

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