Ok, so transfers didn’t help UConn at all. They would have been just as good going after 4 freshmen
.Hind sight is 20-20. Had bell been a 13-14 a game guy shooting 40% from behind the line this would’ve never been a discussion. I’m not sure who was available to cuse last year so I can’t begin to guess whether or not they chased in the portal. It seems like it’s more active this year, yet still no scoring forward, if they dont get one will red be called lazy?
Ok, so transfers didn’t help UConn at all. They would have been just as good going after 4 freshmen
Most posters on the main board wanted to take a transfer SF last offseason because most posters did not think any of the freshmen outside of Mintz were ready to produce numbers like that. What happened this past year was not a surprise.
I am not saying it was a surprise, but there also needed to actually be someone for Syracuse to go after.
Based on the transfers that Miami and UConn took there were. We just didn't offer them.
Could be true, could be they didn't pick up the phone. Entirely possible that syracuse was not an attractive destination last year. The situation is bad regardless, but I am not in the know enough to claim we didn't do something so matter-of-factly
They had 5 players enter the portal plus they lost 4 seniors - 9 in total were gone from last year’s team.
Those transfers were basically booted from the team because they weren’t good enough.
It’s not hindsight when many many posters on this board last spring were saying we needed at least one if not two experienced transfers to be a contender last season. It was talked about ad nauseum on here. There were reports that our assistants wanted to try to land at least one experienced forward out of the portal and JB said nope. Many posters who watched these kids in high school knew Bell and Taylor weren’t going to be ready for primetime. It was too risky to depend on freshman at that spot. This is about JB’s roster building negligence, pure and simple.
I’m not making excuses, I’m just stating an observation. JB has shown he was willing to take transfers in the past obviously something changed last year and he chose not to take any. There were no guarantees bell or Taylor would have been up to the task, but there were also no guarantees a 1 year rental would’ve been either. And we don’t even need to dive into whether or not there were even any options in the first place.
Did SU have 800k laying around to offer the Miami guy?
The Forth, Pace, Warrick group went to the NIT as freshmen. Good thing we held onto them.
that was also a big part of it...but regardless boeheim wanted to build through recruiting freshman and eschewed the portal on principle
I get what you're saying but not sure it's exactly right. Think JB was trying to replenish the cupboard in his way. We were all happy when every one of those guys committed.
High pressure D I want Copeland in the game.
We could have and should have done both!
Copeland/Westry are redundant. Better off going after wing shooting.
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?
He made a lot of mistakes like fouling 3-point shooters, but I think he can be a good defender. Love his energy, length and athleticism in the press -- he'll force turnovers. I'm very high on Copeland and think he'll develop into a great player for Red.