Class of 2022 - SG Chance Westry (PA / AZ Compass Prep) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/17/23) | Page 89 | Syracusefan.com

Class of 2022 SG Chance Westry (PA / AZ Compass Prep) TRANSFERRING TO SYRACUSE (4/17/23)

For me Copeland is a glue guy you develop and by his Junior season is starting. We can’t just portal 6 guys every year. That said it makes sense to grab Westry as well. It’s not a one or the other scenario. If he has lockdown defender dna in his game, to me that makes him a must get. We need one guy like that. Red going M2M needs a defender like Westry and a glass cleaner who makes it his business to board. Since I am speaking of wanting abilities on the team, I will say one more. I want Edwards to spend 3 weeks this summer with DC and I want DC to ingrain in Edwards that whenever he is in 5 ft of the rim he should be dunking. Send Edwards to Detroit and get a little bit of a mean streak.
 
Trueblue25 said:
westry’s a plus defender and solid distributor now as is.

He’s a plug and play. Copeland may have arguably a higher ceiling? Maybe? But he’s not there yet.
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Get the 7 footer back along with Mintz and get wild with the versatile lineups to maximize matchups
 
hoopsupstate said:
Copeland has always been regarded as a poor defender. I’m not sure why people are now thinking he‘s some kind of defensive wonder?
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Q seems to have the length and quickness to become a good defender. This can be coached.

As for playing PG…
 
Trueblue25 said:
Iron sharpens iron

If he’s got it in him, the best way to realize that is to put him up against the best defending guards in practice. Bring in Mr Westry
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Yeah I hear you.

Chance has a rep as a good defender. We need some dogs that can defend 1-4 on any given play. This will allow Red to play a much more aggressive, switching man scheme.
 
hoopsupstate said:
Copeland has always been regarded as a poor defender. I’m not sure why people are now thinking he‘s some kind of defensive wonder?
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I don’t think this is quite correct but I could be wrong. I thought the reports on him coming in was it was more that he was never was concentrated or Really tried/put effort into defense.
 
hoopsupstate said:
Copeland has always been regarded as a poor defender. I’m not sure why people are now thinking he‘s some kind of defensive wonder?
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Based on my observations of Q this season, he appeared to be a strong defender and rebounder. Perhaps in HS he didn't show the intensity that I thought he displayed this past season. I think a man to man defense would fit his game quite nicely. Now if you look at his offensive skills, I was under whelmed with what he showed. Not to say that an intense off season of working on his shooting and other deficiencies can't be corrected. He's a flashy player but prone to a lot of bad turnovers.
 
littlereg said:
I don’t think this is quite correct but I could be wrong. I thought the reports on him coming in was it was more that he was never was concentrated or Really tried/put effort into defense.
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I think that's right. I think people here questioned his effort on defense in high school. I thought he put that to bed last year. Guy's an animal. High ceiling on both ends of the court.
 
I think Q is the type of guy that can get you 10 rebounds and 10 points while also committing 10 turnovers. High risk/high reward.

I didn’t see anything that made me question his defense though outside of typical zone rotational lapses. Hopefully that doesn't matter anymore though
 
NC_Orange said:
I think Q is the type of guy that can get you 10 rebounds and 10 points while also committing 10 turnovers. High risk/high reward.

I didn’t see anything that made me question his defense though outside of typical zone rotational lapses. Hopefully that doesn't matter anymore though
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Yeah, he’s a homeless man’s Russell Westbrook,
aka a “table guy”:

Brings a lot to the table.
Takes a lot off the table at times.

Here’s hoping he can mature out of the latter.
I’m bullish.
 
NC_Orange said:
I think Q is the type of guy that can get you 10 rebounds and 10 points while also committing 10 turnovers. High risk/high reward.

I didn’t see anything that made me question his defense though outside of typical zone rotational lapses. Hopefully that doesn't matter anymore though
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He'll take better care of the ball going forward I'm sure. He's an electric passer though, which will cause some turnovers. Really want to see those highlight reel assists this year.
 
MGDCuse said:
Check the Jalil Bethea thread.
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you gotta know the thread code
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Lol Seton Hall always raiding the portal... hope for Chances sake he stays away. PSU being local I would think plays out here too... just a guess
 

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