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    Syracuse Basketball 2023-24

    in Off the Wall

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    2 hours ago, DCOrange said:

    Jyare Davis to Syracuse is official. Gotta think Dakota Leffew will follow soon.

     

    In outgoing transfer news, Justin Taylor committed to James Madison and Maliq Brown is visiting (gulp) Duke.


    Taylor to James Madison??? He should have gone to Sienna! 
     

    I think Maliq had one of his best games against Duke last year. Probably left quite a good impression. It would hurt to see him there.

    2024 Masters Tournament

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    58 minutes ago, Augie said:

    Did anybody else see Tiger get sandblasted in the face a while ago? That was pretty funny with the wind trying to empty that bunker!  😂 

     

    That is basically our weather and the HOA sent landscape crews to get all the fallen branches out of everyone’s yard. I can’t IMAGINE golfing in that, but they are the best of the best. 


    That was nuts. 
     

    I hate golfing in windy conditions!!  People who don’t play don’t fully appreciate how hard that is. 

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    Syracuse Basketball 2023-24

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    Posted · Edited by Miyagi-Do Karate

    Don’t know much about him, but Aden Holloway had entered the portal, and we recruited him. Anyone follow his recruitment? 

     

    https://insidetheloudhouse.com/posts/syracuse-basketball-former-5-star-pg-recruit-aden-holloway-enters-transfer-portal-01hv1x3mvcmx

     

     

    Edit: looks like Michigan might be interested in him.

     

     https://www.maizenbrew.com/2024/4/9/24125629/michigan-wolverines-basketball-auburn-transfer-portal-aden-holloway

    The eclipse weather is like the Bills and Sabres

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    1 hour ago, Draconator said:

    Bright and sunny Saturday and yesterday, cloudy AF today. Bills and Sabres have strong games that give us hope. Then in crunch time to make the playoffs (Sabres) or succeeding in the playoffs (Bills), fail.


    if they were really like the Bills, at about 3 PM, we would have gusting winds of 50 mph too. 

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    Bass is no longer Bass-o-matic

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    Statistically, he has been pretty much the same his four seasons. 
     

    I think he missed a few bigger (and very makeable) kicks last year, which skewed our view. But he usually misses about 4 or 5 per year. 

     

    I think he will bounce back and be fine. Just like a golfer— need an offseason to re-set the mechanics a bit.

    Where will you watch the eclipse?

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    1 hour ago, Simon said:

    Any interesting plans?

    I just got back from a week in Sedona and kayaking out there made me think that it might be fun to be paddling when the eclipse occurs. Tempted to break out one of the shells for the first time this spring and watch from on the water.

    Also thought about breaking out the golf clubs for the first time since my 4th back surgery, which has been 6-7 years now. Cruising around on a cart with a cooler through wide open acreage might also be a cool way to watch the shadows and lighting.

    Hmmm, maybe I should just sneak a kayak onto a golf course.....

    What are y'all thinking about doing?


    I actually was on a golf course the last time there was an eclipse. Unfortunately, it was cloudy, so the view wasn’t great. But what’s sort of fun is that every time my friends/playing partners and I play that same course, we always talk about the one specific hole where we all saw it. 
     

     

    Syracuse Basketball 2023-24

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    3 hours ago, DCOrange said:

    Sounds like Dakota Leffew might be the one to keep an eye on. He'll be a 5th year senior, but this past season was the first time he's played point guard as their starting PG got hurt two games into the year. It would be a high risk move. I don't really think it makes a ton of sense for him to be the target, nor do I think it makes a ton of sense for him to even want a PG role, but we'll see I guess. He showed a lot of flashes of passing ability this past season, but over his 4 year career playing in the MAAC (in the conversation for the worst conference in Division 1), he has 233 assists to 228 turnovers.

     

    Unfortunately there aren't a lot of point guards out there right now; there's a lot of scoring guards but it's pretty light on guys that will consistently create for their teammates. Carlos as mentioned above is certainly one of the few, but I'm not sure if he offers enough scoring. The one kid that seems to offer both the scoring and creating upside is Malik Mack from Harvard, who is notably friends with Donnie Freeman, but it doesn't sound super likely at the moment. He's asking for a ton of money to leave Harvard; it doesn't sound like Syracuse is willing to match his price but it sounds like maybe nobody will so he may have to decide if he just wants to take the most he can get or simply stay at Harvard (which is obviously a very good choice too lol).

     

    I think we were really hoping Erik Reynolds from St. Joseph's would enter the portal. Similar to Leffew, he's not really a point guard but has shown flashes of passing ability. But what he does have is some of the best shooting/shot creation in the country. Unfortunately it's starting to sound like he'll just end up staying at St. Joe's.


    Maybe a dumb question, but any thoughts on whether Cuffe could handle PG duties.  Maybe in more of a platoon? 
     

    he strikes me as having okay enough handle to do it, but I am not entirely sure. 

    Syracuse Basketball 2023-24

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    4 hours ago, DCOrange said:

    I assume at this point that JJ and Bell stick around to start on the wings so we end up with a lineup of:

     

    PG: ???, maybe Erik Reynolds but not sure

    SG: JJ Starling

    SF: Chris Bell

    PF: Donnie Freeman

    C : Eddie Lampkin

     

    I fear the paint defense will be atrocious again as JJ and Bell haven't really shown the effort to defend on the perimeter and Lampkin almost literally cannot jump. Gotta hope Red gets those guys to buy in on defense to minimize Lampkin's flaws defensively.

     

    Offensively, we could be good. A little nervous about the ball-handling/shot creation but if Reynolds ends up being the guy, he gives us a lethal shooter on the move. Bell is a great stand still shooter. JJ isn't particularly great at anything but shot it pretty well the second half of the year and has shown some flashes of creating off the dribble. Lampkin is a guy you can run the offense through in spurts; his size is tough to deal with even if he isn't super skilled and he's a creative passer (albeit very careless with the ball like Copeland was).

     

    Not entirely sure what to make of Donnie offensively yet. He didn't shoot the ball well in high school, but he's supposedly been shooting it very well at the McDonald's practices/scrimmages. He's a good athlete and is fairly comfortable with the ball in his hands, though I wouldn't really expect him to break people down off the dribble.

     

    At any rate, if Lampkin ends up being the guy, then it definitely feels like we're hoping to score enough points to make up for our defense. Lampkin does not have the skillset I would personally prioritize in a center, particularly with the likely roster we'll have next season. But I don't know what other options are really feasible for us so maybe this is the best we can do. I'd prefer someone that can protect the rim and elevate around the rim offensively but the fact that we can just post Lampkin up would probably provide some value.


    i think it is more important to get a 5 with some offensive talent. I think if Lampkin can just eat space, i will take that! 

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