Class of 2022 SG/SF Justin Taylor (VA / IMG) COMMITTED/SIGNED TO SYRACUSE

[rrlbees]

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Good question -- the answer probably is, "kind of."

The issue I see is that Lands indicated that he was also recruited by the staff as a 2. So, in tandem, one of them would have to play 3 defensively on the back end. That might work, as the 2 and the 3 are often similar in terms of their offensive role in JB's system.

Of course, things get complicated from there. If [and I recognize that this is an "if"] Benny Williams comes back for year 2, he's more of a 3 than a 4.

And JJ Starling is a 2 / combo, not really a 1. So does landing Taylor take us out of the running for him?

And Westry / Copeland are both lead guards, so I don't envision us landing both in tandem.

I'm guessing that we land one of Taylor / JJ, and one of Copeland / Westry -- and then the focus is exclusively on finding a big.

With the ever present caveat that I know nothing, I think it's going to shake out like this:

Taylor - commit
Copeland - commit
JJ if he wants, commits later and the war for guard PT is on

Flip is the top priority forward, Clingan the top priority center, Bunch next in line behind Flip.

 

[Cusecuse44]

Taylor is so smooth. He's Buddy with more hops. Perfect guy to come in and take over when Buddy leaves. Also seems pretty smart and his Mom seems very impressed with Syracuse too. Following Syracuse recruiting is FUN AGAIN! I think he's ORANGE!!!

 

[Franz69]

Why go to Syracuse said on the Indiana board. 76 year old coach. Lots of snow. Dull campus. Well, lets look at that. Hall of Fame coach vs a guy that I don't think has won a game in college basketball. 3rd coach in how many years. And yeah, Indiana is the Miami of the Mid west.

Do they have indoor plumbing in Bloomington?

 

[Cusesky8214]

5pm Saturday will be his decision.

 

[Cuse Countr]

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[cliftonparksufan]

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Thats great and exciting but we know sometimes the meth heads change based on the flow of info and still count it as a correct prediction

 

[Cuse Countr]

Thats great and exciting but we know sometimes the meth heads change based on the flow of info and still count it as a correct prediction

No this guys never wrong

 

[Orangezoo]

No this guys never wrong

Well to be fair - he's 90 pct. But that is still solid.

 

[rrlbees]

5pm Saturday will be his decision.

 

[Cusesky8214]

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Hall of fame Old Coach?

Dull campus(seriously)?

got me on the snow though

I have never been to Bloomington but northern Indiana along route 80 is depressingly blah

 

[Cuse Countr]

Well to be fair - he's 90 pct. But that is still solid.

He got Dior wrong that was it. Last year I believe he was 84/84

 

[UpstateSM]

He got Dior wrong that was it. Last year I believe he was 84/84

He’s 84/94 all time lol

 

[SUFan44]

Lands & Taylor. #30 & #56 on 2 4 7 Top 100. Benny Williams #38 from last year.

Just to put that into perspective, here are our top recruits over the last 5 years: Kadary Richmond (92), Quincy Guerrier (72), Oshae Brissett (52). Battle was 39.

FWIW - Westry is 26, Starling is 62, Filipowski is 86.

 

[Cuse Countr]

He’s 84/94 all time lol

Read it wrong. Still my point still stands lol

 

[CuseBlock]

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[Sherman20]

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Andrew White was a great thread

Andrew White recruitment was the equivalent of a buzzer beater. He waited to commit until he had to show up on campus for the first team meeting. IIRC, the staff thought he was coming but they weren’t certain until he actually showed up. I recall Jake chiming in with confirmation and it finally seemed official. Then the Final Four talk started. Doh.

 

[pearl31]

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Andrew White recruitment was the equivalent of a buzzer beater. He waited to commit until he had to show up on campus for the first team meeting. IIRC, the staff thought he was coming but they weren’t certain until he actually showed up. I recall Jake chiming in with confirmation and it finally seemed official. Then the Final Four talk started. Doh.

lol that was the one in which the dude w (supposedly) the fiancé working in the Athletic offices was desperately trying to attain his insider-status cred

 

[rrlbees]

lol that was the one in which the dude w (supposedly) the fiancé working in the Athletic offices was desperately trying to attain his insider-status cred

funny thing is….he was legit.

 

[kcsu]

Good question -- the answer probably is, "kind of."

The issue I see is that Lands indicated that he was also recruited by the staff as a 2. So, in tandem, one of them would have to play 3 defensively on the back end. That might work, as the 2 and the 3 are often similar in terms of their offensive role in JB's system.

Of course, things get complicated from there. If [and I recognize that this is an "if"] Benny Williams comes back for year 2, he's more of a 3 than a 4.

And JJ Starling is a 2 / combo, not really a 1. So does landing Taylor take us out of the running for him?

And Westry / Copeland are both lead guards, so I don't envision us landing both in tandem.

I'm guessing that we land one of Taylor / JJ, and one of Copeland / Westry -- and then the focus is exclusively on finding a big.

We have a winner!

 

[Bulldog04]

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I take offense to that. Cmon guys how much clearer do I need to be. This is day 5 of saying that he is going to be on this team

 

[littlereg]

I take offense to that. Cmon guys how much clearer do I need to be. This is day 5 of saying that he is going to be on this team

What team

 

[kcsu]

I take offense to that. Cmon guys how much clearer do I need to be. This is day 5 of saying that he is going to be on this team

Your information is truly appreciated. Thank you for sharing it.

 

[DoctorBombay]

I take offense to that. Cmon guys how much clearer do I need to be. This is day 5 of saying that he is going to be on this team

Yup, as quoted earlier:

Class of 2022 - SG/SF Justin Taylor (VA / IMG) COMMITTED/SIGNED TO SYRACUSE

Read now he worded that about his mom. Hopefully the word “if” wasn’t accidentally left out. I think the if was implied the way I read it. As though he meant it was important to have those relationships given he is both a student and an athlete.

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