And I got to see Melo play in person at MSG. My friend that I was with at the Garden (not a 'Cuse fan) says I was so excited at what I was watching that I said something to him to the effect of "wow, we're gonna win a National Championship with this guy". Can't believe it's been 20 years already since that McDonald's game.Depressing. I remember when it was a surprise we didn’t have a guy in the game. Flynn and Donte were fun to watch in theirs.
Me too, man! The game itself no longer generates the buzz it used to. And not just saying this as a sour cuse fan.And I got to see Melo play in person at MSG. My friend that I was with at the Garden (not a 'Cuse fan) says I was so excited at what I was watching that I said something to him to the effect of "wow, we're gonna win a National Championship with this guy". Can't believe it's been 20 years already since that McDonald's game.
Duke know$ how to impre$$ recruit$Most depressing thing is Duke has 3 McD AA’s and that doesn’t include Kyle Filipowski (#5 overall) in the first year after K.
They already have 3 top 100 commits for next year as well.Duke know$ how to impre$$ recruit$
Recruiting isn't as good as it needs to be, but even when we were good we never got 3 McDonalds All Americans. Using this game as a comparison is going to make everyone angry. Heck, Kansas has none on their roster right now.Freaking Arkansas has three 5-stars. Our program is toast unless we can up our recruiting game.
Just an FYI Kansas, who was a number 1 seed and is in the final 4 has NO 5 star guys and 10 4 star guys who have stuck together and learned to play with one another.
Villanova is in a very similar position….this is the way of the future in college basketball in my opinion
The 5 star guys aren’t the end all be all
For comparison's sake, we're looking at probably five 4 star guys next season and the rest being 3 stars.Just an FYI Kansas, who was a number 1 seed and is in the final 4 has NO 5 star guys and 10 4 star guys who have stuck together and learned to play with one another.
Villanova is in a very similar position….this is the way of the future in college basketball in my opinion
The 5 star guys aren’t the end all be all
We are better off focusing on developing and keeping guys with sprinkling in a couple top 50 guys. That’s what we did from 2003-2016 or so.Just an FYI Kansas, who was a number 1 seed and is in the final 4 has NO 5 star guys and 10 4 star guys who have stuck together and learned to play with one another.
Villanova is in a very similar position….this is the way of the future in college basketball in my opinion
The 5 star guys aren’t the end all be all
Recruiting isn't as good as it needs to be, but even when we were good we never got 3 McDonalds All Americans. Using this game as a comparison is going to make everyone angry. Heck, Kansas has none on their roster right now.
Didn't Nova just sign the MVP of the MickeyD's game?Just an FYI Kansas, who was a number 1 seed and is in the final 4 has NO 5 star guys and 10 4 star guys who have stuck together and learned to play with one another.
Villanova is in a very similar position….this is the way of the future in college basketball in my opinion
The 5 star guys aren’t the end all be all
We are better off focusing on developing and keeping guys with sprinkling in a couple top 50 guys. That’s what we did from 2003-2016 or so.
Anyone who looks at these lists are just going to be disappointed.
I’m not saying it wouldn’t be nice to get a few of these guys, but that was mainly the exception even when we were good.
They guys we are losing to transfer now are the reason we used to be good in the past.
They did, but they also don't have any in their current main rotation.Didn't Nova just sign the MVP of the MickeyD's game?
So you are saying the strategy of pulling 2 and 3 star guys, players with family ties, and the occasional foreign dude and having half leave every other year doesn’t work?Just an FYI Kansas, who was a number 1 seed and is in the final 4 has NO 5 star guys and 10 4 star guys who have stuck together and learned to play with one another.
Villanova is in a very similar position….this is the way of the future in college basketball in my opinion
The 5 star guys aren’t the end all be all
Feel like this class is getting back to that a little bit. Wasn’t the initial goal (Dior, Lands) but am excited to have a big class coming in. Hopefully we can supplement them with a little more support (Cole returning and either Mintz or a portal guard) so they can develop at their own pace.We are better off focusing on developing and keeping guys with sprinkling in a couple top 50 guys. That’s what we did from 2003-2016 or so.
Anyone who looks at these lists are just going to be disappointed.
I’m not saying it wouldn’t be nice to get a few of these guys, but that was mainly the exception even when we were good.
They guys we are losing to transfer now are the reason we used to be good in the past.
Agree with your second sentence, but your last sentence is a horrible take - so I will just assume that is sarcasm! LolIt is not our strategy. It is our default since we no longer win recruiting battles. We lost our attractiveness, gravitas. panache... It was inevitable and the staff is not at fault.
Serious question, and I'm not just singling you out 181- but what exactly does this mean, or matter, to the bigger picture?Duke know$ how to impre$$ recruit$
Serious question, and I'm not just singling you out 181- but what exactly does this mean, or matter, to the bigger picture?
I see folks post about "bags" and "getting paid under the table" and I'm like...AND?
The NIL is literally a license to pay these kids, so funneling funds to a prospect is not the stigma that it once was...if it ever was. It's outdated thinking, IMO, to still believe that schools are NOT paying prospects. And to suggest that Duke is somehow shamed by paying their recruits is so... beside-the-point. They're getting guys, and getting away with it, while good old Syracuse maintains the moral high-ground and continues to rot.
Seriously, we'd better stop farting around and get in the game or we're in for a lot of years like this one- wistfully looking at the McDonald's AA game and lamenting how we were once "contenders". (end rant)