I was on the hill for the winningest 4 years of the program's history. We had a little number next to our name for pretty much every single game I was there. 95% of the reason I went to SU was Gerry in the BET in 2006.
I'm a miserable fan because I've seen JAB and Red run the program into the ground and felt that we needed to bring someone in with new ideas. Schertz, Martelli, Hodgson were my preferences.
It's a message board. I'm allowed to say I didn't like the Gerry hire, but also that I like the assistants we're rumored to be bringing in. I'm allowed to say I don't like Gavin Doty as a starter, but also that I like him as a 7th man.
No one gets anything for being right or wrong on here, we're a bunch of people yelling at clouds.
Gavin is a junkyard dog type of player. Will grab rebounds through the trees that you think he has no business in grabbing. Syracuse has lacked that type of player for a long time. He also really improved his 3 pt shooting percentage from freshman year to sophomore year and credited G-Mac with keeping him honest with his form. Would not be shocked to see him continue to add to his skill set and get better as he is that type of player who seems to love basketball and love winning.
And if I remember correctly during one postgame he credited GMac with telling him to stand tall through his jump shot which led to more consistency in his shooting. Think there is more to unlock there.
Maybe we keep JJ as the shooting coach? He is the only player I have seen that regressed from HS and trended down each year to the point he could not make a free throw. Chuck Knoblauch