Syracuse hiring Alex Kline as GM

[RM32]

there's another addition that should be official in july.. almost there

Please tell me it’s Devo. Makes too much sense not to bring him back now

 

[Niastri]

That post may not age well.

I like your hint here. I'd be enthusiastic if we could get somebody better than Carey to be our third center and second or third power forward.

It may also be that Carey was my binky prospect and I'll never let him go.

 

[cardiac]

I think Carey would have been ok as a trunk monkey third center and third power forward. He wasn't great, but I have my doubts that we will get someone even as good as him to be our 5th big man for this falls team.

And highly unlikely to have Carey's nebulous upside.

Weve gotten so used to bad recruits that we just say they have "upside". Red has consistently brought more talent in and if he thinks he can get someone better then Carey i trust him.

 

[Niastri]

Fair

Weve gotten so used to bad recruits that we just say they have "upside". Red has consistently brought more talent in and if he thinks he can get someone better then Carey i trust him.

Fair enough. I trust Red's recruiting for the most part.

And Dasher laying out some serious hints something good is happening doesn't hurt.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[jordville]

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[OrangeXtreme]

 

[asj410]

Knowing nothing about Alex prior to his hiring, reading what others have said about him here and listening to that interview has me pretty amped up for what he is going to do for the program. I love the breath of fresh air that has been injected into the program and the direction that it's headed in since Red took over. Even more, it's just really heartwarming to continue to hear from various people how genuine and down-to-earth the staff is. Really looking forward to seeing where SU goes in the next several years.

 

[0.2 YNdeeR]

Knowing nothing about Alex prior to his hiring, reading what others have said about him here and listening to that interview has me pretty amped up for what he is going to do for the program. I love the breath of fresh air that has been injected into the program and the direction that it's headed in since Red took over. Even more, it's just really heartwarming to continue to hear from various people how genuine and down-to-earth the staff is. Really looking forward to seeing where SU goes in the next several years.

Agree. Thinking he's a glorified GA because of his youthful appearance would be a mistake. This guy is smart (SU alum) and has great experience. He will be a value add for the program, and not just scouting and NIL. Imagine if we had hired him 4-5 years ago (and maybe avoided some of the roster disasters we suffered through)! Welcome home, Alex.

 

[sufan59]

Great interview! They probably won’t say it directly, but it’s very clear that we are striving to build the culture that UConn has had under Hurley. This is the only way to even enter that level of play, no team last year was even close to UConn’s level. Hopefully along the way, we find the competitive advantage over UConn because it should be assumed they are already brainstorming on how to continue innovating there program.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[MSOrange]

SU mention

College basketball programs turning to general managers: Inside the money moves from new-age front offices

GMs are starting to pop up for numerous college programs, the start of NBA-like, full-fledged front offices

www.cbssports.com

 

[Jake]

Kline is a great hire. GREAT hire.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Kline is a great hire. GREAT hire.

Jake (other insiders as well): As of yet, are there any tangible benefits of having Alex on board that you are able to share?
I think he probably brings some youth to the “staff” and his connections from his tournament and time with the Knicks will undoubtedly pay dividends long term. Also, unless there is a huge offer that SU can’t match, or an NBA GM type position, you got to believe he is her long term, providing a lot of stability.
Another question: is he men’s team only, or will he work for the women as well?
Thanks!!

 

[Bayside44]

Jake (other insiders as well): As of yet, are there any tangible benefits of having Alex on board that you are able to share?
I think he probably brings some youth to the “staff” and his connections from his tournament and time with the Knicks will undoubtedly pay dividends long term. Also, unless there is a huge offer that SU can’t match, or an NBA GM type position, you got to believe he is her long term, providing a lot of stability.
Another question: is he men’s team only, or will he work for the women as well?
Thanks!!

Men's only. He'll be in the NBA at some point, dude is ridiculously bright.

 

[IthacaMatt]

If it's what I think it is then no.

I think Eric has matured a lot in the last few years. I see all his stuff on Linked In. Very happy for him. People can grow into themselves, and our team could use some moxie.

 

[Bayside44]

I think Eric has matured a lot in the last few years. I see all his stuff on Linked In. Very happy for him. People can grow into themselves, and our team could use some moxie.

Yeah ED might be in the mix. Clearly has come a long way. Not sure what I was responding to in my post.

 

[Orangezoo]

I would say that this connection given it’s in the Cuse mbb story as well as Alex’s is a good thing on a number of levels. Also Eddie is extremely active on social media and thus tons of this kind of stuff with other Cuse mentions all over the place. More attention to the brand only helps.

 

[jordville]

 

[SUFan44]

Notice he didn't say anything about the talent of the group.

 

[imdevo]

Notice he didn't say anything about the talent of the group.

The note was around culture building. We have talent, but do we have the right culture/system to bring us back?

Great to see Red is working on that. And Kline is a huge addition to it.

 

[Sbucketball]

Notice he didn't say anything about the talent of the group.

Thrilled to see the warmth/respect stuff because Red's at the beginning of trying to build a program and that tells me he can do it with this current gen. But yeah I would think if he was blown away by Freeman or the general talent he would have said that.

 

[Orangezoo]

Notice he didn't say anything about the talent of the group.

Nor would he given someone could probably do the math pretty quickly to figure out who it was. Scouts are smart like that

 

[HyattsCuse]

Notice he didn't say anything about the talent of the group.

I don't know much about the business of scouting, but intuitively, that's not a real surprise. He is a scout for an NBA team after all. His opinion and the data he collects are for his employer's eyes and ears. That stuff I assume doesn't get publicized in interviews.

 

[Niastri]

I don't know much about the business of scouting, but intuitively, that's not a real surprise. He is a scout for an NBA team after all. His opinion and the data he collects are for his employer's eyes and ears. That stuff I assume doesn't get publicized in interviews.

I agree.

Even if the NBA scout did share that information with Kline, it showing up in a tweet would likely be the end of that friendly relationship.

Kline really doesn't seem like the sort to blow up a relationship over something like that.