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Post by cusefan2016 on Apr 8, 2022 7:55:15 GMT -5
That I can agree with. I guess my point is that I do not think even if we looked at tons of other transfers at center we would come away with anyone significantly better than Ballard because of the PT situation.
In an ideal world you can get a Theo John or Patrick Tape but that is a much easier sell to play 10-15 at Duke than here.
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Post by sobecuse on Apr 8, 2022 9:21:25 GMT -5
It wouldn't. If he comes here it is to play 10 minutes a game and back up Jesse. Potentially take a step the year after that or get leaped over by a recruit, current player, or portal player. I’d like to see us look at other players besides just Ballard. Essentially we’re doing the same thing we did last year with Symir and Cole. We grabbed guys that we had previously offered that didn’t cut it elsewhere. No real effort or energy expended looking for better fits. There’s got to be other big men besides QB in the portal or grad transfers to look at besides QB. I hear that but I bet they don’t want to come here. The way we use bigs, no SU big men in the NBA, Zone, etc. We have to be ok with a kid who wants to come here and play sparingly (because of Jesse who is far from polished might I add), set screens, etc. Unfortunately those are the lower rated raw projects further down the trough.
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 8, 2022 14:19:09 GMT -5
I’d like to see us look at other players besides just Ballard. Essentially we’re doing the same thing we did last year with Symir and Cole. We grabbed guys that we had previously offered that didn’t cut it elsewhere. No real effort or energy expended looking for better fits. There’s got to be other big men besides QB in the portal or grad transfers to look at besides QB. I hear that but I bet they don’t want to come here. The way we use bigs, no SU big men in the NBA, Zone, etc. We have to be ok with a kid who wants to come here and play sparingly (because of Jesse who is far from polished might I add), set screens, etc. Unfortunately those are the lower rated raw projects further down the trough. You’re right, but that’s part of the problem. Countless other programs have more than one good big man but not us. You can’t be successful with only one good center. If Jesse is in foul trouble or gets injured then we are going to be in big trouble next year. We need to be more creative with our rotations so that guys get more minutes. Frank should have easily gotten 20mpg this year at PF and C, and if he had I think he might have stayed.
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 15, 2022 11:15:36 GMT -5
I assume this means Quincy is coming to Syracuse?
Not all that excited about it to be honest. More lazy work by the staff.
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 16, 2022 13:40:58 GMT -5
Guess I was wrong… wow QB commits to Wichita St??? Personally I’m glad. We can do better.
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Post by sobecuse on Apr 16, 2022 14:08:40 GMT -5
Guess I was wrong… wow QB commits to Wichita St??? Personally I’m glad. We can do better. Yeah I guess he wants more playing time and willing to compete against their recent transfer signee. Boeheim has an uphill battle to fight with his bench usage and roster construction woes. That being said, I don’t mind losing him. No way he could get to the corner to cover the 3 as he’s a bit of a plodder. But, we are seriously F’d if we can’t find a reliable backup to Jesse. Rolling with JBA (assuming he returns) would be laughable.
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Post by JazzNC on Apr 16, 2022 15:13:45 GMT -5
Guess I was wrong… wow QB commits to Wichita St??? Personally I’m glad. We can do better. Yeah I guess he wants more playing time and willing to compete against their recent transfer signee. Boeheim has an uphill battle to fight with his bench usage and roster construction woes. That being said, I don’t mind losing him. No way he could get to the corner to cover the 3 as he’s a bit of a plodder. But, we are seriously F’d if we can’t find a reliable backup to Jesse. Rolling with JBA (assuming he returns) would be laughable. We’re going to need a back up, unless we think Carey can contribute more quickly. And yes JBA would be laughable. Maybe small ball with Maliq?
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Post by sobecuse on Apr 16, 2022 23:18:15 GMT -5
Yeah I guess he wants more playing time and willing to compete against their recent transfer signee. Boeheim has an uphill battle to fight with his bench usage and roster construction woes. That being said, I don’t mind losing him. No way he could get to the corner to cover the 3 as he’s a bit of a plodder. But, we are seriously F’d if we can’t find a reliable backup to Jesse. Rolling with JBA (assuming he returns) would be laughable. We’re going to need a back up, unless we think Carey can contribute more quickly. And yes JBA would be laughable. Maybe small ball with Maliq? I doubt it. I don’t think he’s ready for that yet (eventually I think he could be a Roberson type) and our system/players can’t really do the proper small ball. Would love to try to get both Akok and Manny Bates but that’s probably a pipe dream.
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