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Class of 2024 SG Jalil Bethea (PA) Portal to Alabama

HyattsCuse said:
Yes, my sources say we will have enough guys to field a team.
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I meant because I wasn’t sure if they go out and get a transfer guard and have Kiyan come off the bench or something like that
 
dasher said:
That is still up in the air. I believe no one can really offer him more money than we can. And by that I mean, other programs have guys that are really good that they have to pay before him. He is the best we got. The question I think is, does he want to be here?
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He needs to make sure we can surround him with quality players. I’m sure he wants to win games. That takes a team of good players. Relying on freshman as main contributor’s is a recipe for disaster.
 
dasher said:
That is still up in the air. I believe no one can really offer him more money than we can. And by that I mean, other programs have guys that are really good that they have to pay before him. He is the best we got. The question I think is, does he want to be here?
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Agreed. He is a priority to retain.
 
TommyA13 said:
I meant because I wasn’t sure if they go out and get a transfer guard and have Kiyan come off the bench or something like that
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I knew what you meant. My poor attempt at humor. I’m also curious who the coaches have on their radar and who we end up with to replace our portal guys!
 
Out of the following players.
JJ
Cuffe
Bell
Moore

Name the one player that actually won games for us, could get a basket when we needed one?

JJ. Yes he has flaws. So did Judah. But they could get a bucket when we needed one.
The three guys who are leaving are all average at best substitute players. You can't win games with Bell or Cuffe. They are not very good. Moore is a shooter who has the potential to be a decent but he is two seasons and a ton of work away.
We aren't losing anything that can't be replaced.
JJ for all his faults is a baller.
Keep Donnie
Add three solid portal players.
1,3,5 and we are a much better team.
 
kcsu said:
Out of the following players.
JJ
Cuffe
Bell
Moore

Name the one player that actually won games for us, could get a basket when we needed one?

JJ. Yes he has flaws. So did Judah. But they could get a bucket when we needed one.
The three guys who are leaving are all average at best substitute players. You can't win games with Bell or Cuffe. They are not very good. Moore is a shooter who has the potential to be a decent but he is two seasons and a ton of work away.
We aren't losing anything that can't be replaced.
JJ for all his faults is a baller.
Keep Donnie
Add three solid portal players.
1,3,5 and we are a much better team.
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JJ can easily be replaced too.
 
Cusefan0307 said:
JJ can easily be replaced too.
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JJ was the only perimeter player that teams had to game plan for. Too many people are underestimating how big a role JJ plays. He has some weaknesses, but he’s the only one on this team that can create his own shot and can get to the rim. He would be a high priority for a lot of teams in the portal. He’s a top five scorer in the ACC with eligibility left and fans want to run him off. People think we can just pick up the phone and get a better player. Delusional!
 
hoopsupstate said:
JJ was the only perimeter player that teams had to game plan for. Too many people are underestimating how big a role JJ plays. He has some weaknesses, but he’s the only one on this team that can create his own shot and can get to the rim. He would be a high priority for a lot of teams in the portal. He’s a top five scorer in the ACC with eligibility left and fans want to run him off. People think we can just pick up the phone and get a better player. Delusional!
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Explain his inefficiency when Judah was here then.

We are arguing over a shooting guard who shoots 26% from 3, plays zero defense and has 8 more assists than turnovers for his career. All because this fanbase is drunk on iso ball.
 
Cusefan0307 said:
Explain his inefficiency when Judah was here then.

We are arguing over a shooting guard who shoots 26% from 3, plays zero defense and has 8 more assists than turnovers for his career. All because this fanbase is drunk on iso ball.
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The entire St. John’s and Arkansas game was iso ball yesterday. When teams can’t shoot, that’s how they play. JJ’s strength is not shooting threes, but few players in the country can put as much pressure on the rim as JJ. You may not like his style, but he has a skill that few can do. Was the team makeup bad for JJ? Probably, but if you surround JJ with a couple of shooters he will practically be unguardable attacking the rim. JJ’s problem this year was his usage was too high and he took too many threes. If he isn’t relied on to shoot threes his efficiency will go way up. His mid-range game could be very good. His defense is not consistent, but I watched St. Johns guards get torched the entire game off the dribble. Arkansas‘s guards were beaton the entire game, but they had shot blockers who covered up for them. SU needs to build a roster that can play to all of their players strengths and help to cover up their weaknesses. Trying to find five perfect players is not going to happen.
 
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