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Post by sobecuse on Nov 21, 2019 15:26:24 GMT -5
All of our bigs are soft beanpoles, and Sidibe is a stiff to boot now. I called all of this a LONG time ago. I said that we needed a college ready big, and what do we recruit? A guy that’s redshirting (Ajak), and Jesse who is nowhere near ready to play at the P5 level. We’re stuck with garbage at center for like the fourth year in a row. Sidibe and Dolejaz??? LMAO Downright unacceptable. That doesn’t mean I don’t like some of our recruits, but our roster management is pathetic. It’s like JB will take any 4 star recruit that’s willing to play here now regardless of position. Don’t get me wrong because I’m high on a Kadary, but we need a real f*ing big man that weighs about 250, that can bang, and rebound. We need to not be outweighed at every position. JB is soooooo past his prime it’s sickening. I mean, what does he expect from Jesse? To bang down low? Ain’t gonna happen. He like 6’11 and what? 205? He recruited him! Jesse is a finesse guy who did a lot of roaming around the court trying to showcase a jumper in his limited time in the US. He can’t bang down low. He won’t hold up down there.
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Post by deano on Nov 21, 2019 16:22:43 GMT -5
All of our bigs are soft beanpoles, and Sidibe is a stiff to boot now. I called all of this a LONG time ago. I said that we needed a college ready big, and what do we recruit? A guy that’s redshirting (Ajak), and Jesse who is nowhere near ready to play at the P5 level. We’re stuck with garbage at center for like the fourth year in a row. Sidibe and Dolejaz??? LMAO Downright unacceptable. That doesn’t mean I don’t like some of our recruits, but our roster management is pathetic. It’s like JB will take any 4 star recruit that’s willing to play here now regardless of position. Don’t get me wrong because I’m high on a Kadary, but we need a real f*ing big man that weighs about 250, that can bang, and rebound. We need to not be outweighed at every position. JB is soooooo past his prime it’s sickening. I mean, what does he expect from Jesse? To bang down low? Ain’t gonna happen. He like 6’11 and what? 205? He recruited him! Jesse is a finesse guy who did a lot of roaming around the court trying to showcase a jumper in his limited time in the US. He can’t bang down low. He won’t hold up down there. I agree, kid is just not ready now and like Jazz said and you are alluding to we need a big man and now, not 2-3 years away. It's sad we haven't a good center since Rak left.
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Post by tomcatcuse on Nov 22, 2019 12:06:48 GMT -5
All of our bigs are soft beanpoles, and Sidibe is a stiff to boot now. I called all of this a LONG time ago. I said that we needed a college ready big, and what do we recruit? A guy that’s redshirting (Ajak), and Jesse who is nowhere near ready to play at the P5 level. We’re stuck with garbage at center for like the fourth year in a row. Sidibe and Dolejaz??? LMAO Downright unacceptable. That doesn’t mean I don’t like some of our recruits, but our roster management is pathetic. It’s like JB will take any 4 star recruit that’s willing to play here now regardless of position. Don’t get me wrong because I’m high on a Kadary, but we need a real f*ing big man that weighs about 250, that can bang, and rebound. We need to not be outweighed at every position. JB is soooooo past his prime it’s sickening. I mean, what does he expect from Jesse? To bang down low? Ain’t gonna happen. He like 6’11 and what? 205? He recruited him! Jesse is a finesse guy who did a lot of roaming around the court trying to showcase a jumper in his limited time in the US. He can’t bang down low. He won’t hold up down there. Yup. JB recruited Jesse knowing full well that he’s a finesse guy who’s weak and will need time to develop. Take a look in the mirror JB. You recruited this mess at the center position. We didn’t need TWO developmental big men. We needed someone who could contribute right away. Or we should’ve recruited a developmental big guy a couple years ago so he’d be ready by now.
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Post by JazzNC on Dec 1, 2019 16:53:34 GMT -5
Of what’s left, this is the guy who I’d offer in 2020 because you know darn well players will transfer. Javarzia Belton is a 3 star center who’s 6’10 and 240 pounds. He’s a NC kid I’ve seen a few times. He’s nothing spectacular but he can bang, rebound and he’s better than anything we have by far. He ain’t elite, and he needs to get into better physical condition, but at least it’s the opposite problem as Sidibe, Dolejaz, Jesse, and JBA. With hard work he could be a gem. I’d take my chances that he can offer more than Dolejaz at Center any day of the week. Offers include Drexel, Lasalle, and College of Charleston.
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Post by rustyorange on Dec 2, 2019 6:33:13 GMT -5
Of what’s left, this is the guy who I’d offer in 2020 because you know darn well players will transfer. Javarzia Belton is a 3 star center who’s 6’10 and 240 pounds. He’s a NC kid I’ve seen a few times. He’s nothing spectacular but he can bang, rebound and he’s better than anything we have by far. He ain’t elite, and he needs to get into better physical condition, but at least it’s the opposite problem as Sidibe, Dolejaz, Jesse, and JBA. With hard work he could be a gem. I’d take my chances that he can offer more than Dolejaz at Center any day of the week. Offers include Drexel, Lasalle, and College of Charleston. I’d take him. He isn’t gonna get pushed off the block, that’s for sure. Mostly dunks and limited offense in the video, but he looks like he could at least play D and be an inside presence.
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Post by deano on Dec 2, 2019 8:54:58 GMT -5
I'm kind of iffy on him. Reminds me a little of Jeremy McNeil but maybe a little better offensive game. If Grif could polish him and bring out the talent in him why not. Like you guys have alluded to it's no worse than the garbage we have right now plus this guy isn't a TLS type of kid either.
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Post by JazzNC on Dec 2, 2019 9:42:57 GMT -5
I'm kind of iffy on him. Reminds me a little of Jeremy McNeil but maybe a little better offensive game. If Grif could polish him and bring out the talent in him why not. Like you guys have alluded to it's no worse than the garbage we have right now plus this guy isn't a TLS type of kid either. If he could give us even close to what McNeil did, I’d gladly take him over the beanpoles we have now.
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Post by cusefan2016 on Dec 2, 2019 11:31:24 GMT -5
I have been probably one of the more avid defenders of cuse and JB on this board. I was also at the OK state game Wed and was too disgusted to go on Friday vs PSU. I am happy to say we have a talent problem, which obviously stems from recruiting. Our bigs are non competitive. Marek is a nice player but has to be a 4. I like QG raw ability. But the fact that Bourma was an inept as he was vs PSU, and JB still didnt have the confidence to put Edwards in there is all you need to know. We dont have a semblance of low post scoring, get bullied on the boards by an P5 team, and simply dont have a prayer.
Now do I think Buddy, JG3, Goodine, Eli, are the best guards we have ever put out there? No. But they are serviceable enough in what would be a "down" year. The big problem I believe truly starts inside. The bottom line is we have a talent deficiency. We have 1 top 50 player on our roster, and he just got benched. Do i think JB can still coach? Yes I do with all my heart, but you need players. And if he can't recruit well then he is loosing half the battle...
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Post by JazzNC on Dec 2, 2019 13:49:28 GMT -5
I have been probably one of the more avid defenders of cuse and JB on this board. I was also at the OK state game Wed and was too disgusted to go on Friday vs PSU. I am happy to say we have a talent problem, which obviously stems from recruiting. Our bigs are non competitive. Marek is a nice player but has to be a 4. I like QG raw ability. But the fact that Bourma was an inept as he was vs PSU, and JB still didnt have the confidence to put Edwards in there is all you need to know. We dont have a semblance of low post scoring, get bullied on the boards by an P5 team, and simply dont have a prayer. Now do I think Buddy, JG3, Goodine, Eli, are the best guards we have ever put out there? No. But they are serviceable enough in what would be a "down" year. The big problem I believe truly starts inside. The bottom line is we have a talent deficiency. We have 1 top 50 player on our roster, and he just got benched. Do i think JB can still coach? Yes I do with all my heart, but you need players. And if he can't recruit well then he is loosing half the battle... I agree with just about all of this. JB is losing recruiting battles. The reasons/fault at this point are irrelevant (damage is done). I also agree that JB hasn’t forgotten how to coach. He’s a defensive mastermind who used to have enough elite talent that it could hide his offensive deficiencies as a coach. Now we don’t have the size/strength so the defense can only do so much. We definitely don’t have the type of athletes we used to. I also agree that JG3 OR Buddy on the court would be fine (not both at the same time) with other talented players surrounding them. JG3 is on par athletically with Gmac. Buddy is similar to Andy. But the problem is JG3 and Buddy are playing together with the likes of Dolejaz and Sidibe. That’s just terrible. The only thing I think we probably differ on, is I think Hopkins was carrying this program far more than we realized. His energy and enthusiasm were infectious. He could probably sell snow shovels in Florida. JB, on the other hand, blames players he recruited that are outweighed every game for getting outrebounded. When he’s interviewed he’s like a crotchety old man. Just my two cents, but it’s time to move on and inject some life into this program. Kadary and Woody won’t solve our lack of an interior presence next year. Every day that JB stays recruiting will get harder. We’ve been embarrassed twice on national television by mediocre teams. It’s about to get a whole lot worse.
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Post by sobecuse on Dec 2, 2019 14:21:39 GMT -5
The problem is also that JB is not scheming well for these players. I mean we look like barely Fordham or Fairfield level. Teams like Creighton scheme guys open against better competition. Baylor who plays 2-3 Zone can scheme shooters open. JB is hell bent on using Girard and Buddy like they are ISO stars. Now perhaps even scheming differently would largely fail due to the roster really not being that good and our poor screening with thin guys. One thing about Salt and that Teske guy on Michigan...great screeners. Bigger bodies with a little bit of skill.
I need to see a LOT more from Goodine. He looks slow and not this dynamite leaper I envisioned. Maybe he is just too nervous and raw but he doesn’t look like a contributor at ALL right now. Frankly, the fanbase overhyped these guys especially the rubes/mods/homers on the other board. They mocked and/or banned realists like us or called the recruitniks all liars. Frashcilla is a connected guy who is an authority on NBA Draft talent especially from the foreign angle and a former coach. He dissed our talent both games on the air. Goodine is barely Top 100. The bigs are clearly WELL below that level and Quincy G is not Oshae Brissett. Not even close. He doesn’t even look like the athlete CJ Fair was. He is who I compared him too. Some dummies on the other board were calling Quincy G the next Wiggins, lol. We have a lot of problems now and in the near future.
I stick to my take last week. Girard and Buddy look good against Patriot League guys. They look like they belong there and can put up big numbers there. But using them the way JB is with all the ISO, overdribbling? No. Make it stop except it won’t. We are stuck with this. Buddy playing 40 mpg, Girard 35, etc., Hughes 40.
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Post by tomcatcuse on Dec 2, 2019 22:32:57 GMT -5
JG3 doesn’t have talent around him so he’s a liability. Gmac wouldn’t have faired any better if his surrounding cast was Buddy, Hughes, Dolejaz and Sidibe. The problem isn’t JG3.
Buddy, on the other hand, is IMO not a P5 player, or at best a bench player.
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Post by tomcatcuse on Dec 2, 2019 22:34:04 GMT -5
Of what’s left, this is the guy who I’d offer in 2020 because you know darn well players will transfer. Javarzia Belton is a 3 star center who’s 6’10 and 240 pounds. He’s a NC kid I’ve seen a few times. He’s nothing spectacular but he can bang, rebound and he’s better than anything we have by far. He ain’t elite, and he needs to get into better physical condition, but at least it’s the opposite problem as Sidibe, Dolejaz, Jesse, and JBA. With hard work he could be a gem. I’d take my chances that he can offer more than Dolejaz at Center any day of the week. Offers include Drexel, Lasalle, and College of Charleston. I’d take him sight unseen over what we have on the court this year at center. That’s how bad it is.
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Post by sobecuse on Dec 3, 2019 0:17:09 GMT -5
JG3 doesn’t have talent around him so he’s a liability. Gmac wouldn’t have faired any better if his surrounding cast was Buddy, Hughes, Dolejaz and Sidibe. The problem isn’t JG3. Buddy, on the other hand, is IMO not a P5 player, or at best a bench player. Mostly agree. Girard clearly had problems with some P5 bigger guards but there are more pressing issues and lack of talent around him like you say is one of them. It’s just crazy that Girard is having to play like 35 mpg at PG and Buddy plays the whole game. Carey is done. Goodine is a LONG way from doing anything. That’s where we are with SU basketball. Boeheim has created a real mess with no solutions looming nearby.
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Post by deano on Dec 3, 2019 8:19:11 GMT -5
JG3 doesn’t have talent around him so he’s a liability. Gmac wouldn’t have faired any better if his surrounding cast was Buddy, Hughes, Dolejaz and Sidibe. The problem isn’t JG3. Buddy, on the other hand, is IMO not a P5 player, or at best a bench player. Mostly agree. Girard clearly had problems with some P5 bigger guards but there are more pressing issues and lack of talent around him like you say is one of them. It’s just crazy that Girard is having to play like 35 mpg at PG and Buddy plays the whole game. Carey is done. Goodine is a LONG way from doing anything. That’s where we are with SU basketball. Boeheim has created a real mess with no solutions looming nearby. What kills me too is Washington isn't that bad but can't only give him a minute or two then put one of your starters back in, especially when they haven't done squat.
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Post by JazzNC on Dec 3, 2019 10:51:55 GMT -5
Yup
As much as I appreciate what JB has given to the Syracuse program and community I’m starting to resent his unwillingness to see his time is up. So here’s my Message to JB:
Let go! You’re a fucking legend. You have nothing to prove to anyone. Don’t be the legend turned goat. Don’t destroy the program you built. The falling leaves teach us everyday to let go. It’s not death, it’s transition. You can be a fan. You can enjoy family time. Stop fighting Father Time. Stop your revenge on the NCAA. Everyone who’s opinion of you should matter knows you got the shaft. Your penalties were unfair. But life is short. Let karma fix itself. Enjoy life.
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