cliftonparksufan
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One, Two, Three, FAMILY!!!
One, Two, Three, FAMILY!!!
Not seeing it on tape, but hopefully Jerami got to show off some of his skills playing full court vs the actives. A perfect example of someone who's actions speak louder than his words.Red is smart. Biggest current Cuse name in NBA.. mad props to bringing him in and glad to see Jerami back on campus. Always amazed how chill and expressionless he still is after all these years yet such a crazy hard worker off and on the court
Red's going to have a hard time not finding a spot in the starting lineup for Westry. He's perfect for the anticipated new style and he's going to be a problem for other teams.Westry says he's healthy and ready to go: “This season is big for me. I have high expectations of myself and am glad to be back where I was at a year ago before surgery. I’m ready to play the best basketball of my life.” link - Chance Westry preparing for a big season at Syracuse - video
With Mintz and Starling penciled in as the starters and each getting, say, 30 minutes each, that leaves Westry, Copeland, Taylor, Bell and Cuffe competing for the 3rd guard/small forward position.Red's going to have a hard time not finding a spot in the starting lineup for Westry. He's perfect for the anticipated new style and he's going to be a problem for other teams.
With Mintz and Starling penciled in as the starters and each getting, say, 30 minutes each, that leaves Westry, Copeland, Taylor, Bell and Cuffe competing for the 3rd guard/small forward position.
With 60 minutes spread among 5 guys, someone is going to be disappointed. I suspect Cuffe is the odd man out, playing sparingly... He's just been out of the game too long, and needs to prove he's fully recovered and not rusty. The fact he transferred into a full backcourt leans me to believe he understands this situation. That still leaves insufficient minutes for the remaining guys, unless we play really small a lot of the time.
In ACC play a lineup with three guards and either Bell or Taylor at forward is a recipe to never get a rebound.
Westry being great helps with this problem, or Bell greatly improving his rebounding, but we can't count on that based on previous performance.
This also takes minutes from Brown and Williams, who have their own minutes crunch at PF. The Highlander and Hima will play 40 minutes against bigger ACC opponents, Brown just didn't have the mass or height to defend or rebound from the middle.
The best players will play the most minutes, but for the first time in a long time I'm feeling pretty good about the competition and the depth of somebody goes down.
I'm expecting we're safely in the tournament and not sweating out selection Sunday.Realistic expectations for the season. Goooo.
And I’m marrying Anna in 1 hour.I'm expecting we're safely in the tournament and not sweating out selection Sunday.
I'm expecting we're safely in the tournament and not sweating out selection Sunday.
Yup. We have a lot of talent. It comes down to Red's in game coaching which I think he's ready for.I'm expecting we're safely in the tournament and not sweating out selection Sunday.
With a lot of talented players no one needs to play 30. You can put up great numbers playing 25 at a better efficiency.With Mintz and Starling penciled in as the starters and each getting, say, 30 minutes each, that leaves Westry, Copeland, Taylor, Bell and Cuffe competing for the 3rd guard/small forward position.
With 60 minutes spread among 5 guys, someone is going to be disappointed. I suspect Cuffe is the odd man out, playing sparingly... He's just been out of the game too long, and needs to prove he's fully recovered and not rusty. The fact he transferred into a full backcourt leans me to believe he understands this situation. That still leaves insufficient minutes for the remaining guys, unless we play really small a lot of the time.
In ACC play a lineup with three guards and either Bell or Taylor at forward is a recipe to never get a rebound.
Westry being great helps with this problem, or Bell greatly improving his rebounding, but we can't count on that based on previous performance.
This also takes minutes from Brown and Williams, who have their own minutes crunch at PF. The Highlander and Hima will play 40 minutes against bigger ACC opponents, Brown just didn't have the mass or height to defend or rebound from the middle.
The best players will play the most minutes, but for the first time in a long time I'm feeling pretty good about the competition and the depth of somebody goes down.
I think even more than “in-game” will be his practices and system implementation. I suspect there will be huge player buy-in and attention to detail as it will be new to all.Yup. We have a lot of talent. It comes down to Red's in game coaching which I think he's ready for.
It's definitely tight but I think Westry forces his way into a big role. Future NBA player.With Mintz and Starling penciled in as the starters and each getting, say, 30 minutes each, that leaves Westry, Copeland, Taylor, Bell and Cuffe competing for the 3rd guard/small forward position.
With 60 minutes spread among 5 guys, someone is going to be disappointed. I suspect Cuffe is the odd man out, playing sparingly... He's just been out of the game too long, and needs to prove he's fully recovered and not rusty. The fact he transferred into a full backcourt leans me to believe he understands this situation. That still leaves insufficient minutes for the remaining guys, unless we play really small a lot of the time.
In ACC play a lineup with three guards and either Bell or Taylor at forward is a recipe to never get a rebound.
Westry being great helps with this problem, or Bell greatly improving his rebounding, but we can't count on that based on previous performance.
This also takes minutes from Brown and Williams, who have their own minutes crunch at PF. The Highlander and Hima will play 40 minutes against bigger ACC opponents, Brown just didn't have the mass or height to defend or rebound from the middle.
The best players will play the most minutes, but for the first time in a long time I'm feeling pretty good about the competition and the depth of somebody goes down.