Syracuse Basketball 2023-24

[Buffalo716]

11 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

Chance Westry anyone?  Are we getting all the recruits now that would have come to Cuse if not for JB?  😂 

How has his career been? I remember he was hot on SU

[Johnny Hammersticks]

48 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

How has his career been? I remember he was hot on SU

Didn’t play much.  Knee injury led to medical redshirt.  

[Buffalo716]

57 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

Didn’t play much.  Knee injury led to medical redshirt.  

He’s a combo guard right? So he could be competing with Copeland as the backup at 1 and Justin Taylor for backup at 2?

[Johnny Hammersticks]

6 minutes ago, Buffalo716 said:

He’s a combo guard right? So he could be competing with Copeland as the backup at 1 and Justin Taylor for backup at 2?

Yeah, I think he could play both guard positions and even some SF.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Ugh, if true.

 

 

[Buffalo716]

47 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

Ugh, if true.

 

 

My man ED guaranteed he was coming back!!

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

1 minute ago, Buffalo716 said:

My man ED guaranteed he was coming back!!

ED, plus even Autry sort of said something that confirmed he was coming back. Very weird to leave now, if this is true. Would be a real bummer.

[Johnny Hammersticks]

12 minutes ago, Miyagi-Do Karate said:

ED, plus even Autry sort of said something that confirmed he was coming back. Very weird to leave now, if this is true. Would be a real bummer.

Bit of a stretch here, but could this be because they know they have a good shot at Hunter Dickinson?  I love Jesse, but Hunter would be an upgrade 😂 

[Buffalo716]

32 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

Bit of a stretch here, but could this be because they know they have a good shot at Hunter Dickinson?  I love Jesse, but Hunter would be an upgrade 😂 

I don’t think Hunter runs like Jesse

 

And he definitely doesn’t have the blocking ability

 

He does have a more Developed Offensive game… My friend played D1 at michigan … really likes hunter 

 

Says he runs like Frankenstein

 

If that’s the swap I’ll take it but I don’t want to lose Jesse than lose out out Hunter 

Edited April 11, 2023 by Buffalo716

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Welp, looks official. Transfer portal.. and over NIL money. This seems bizarre.

 

 

[DCOrange]

Needless to say this is a pretty brutal loss, particularly with how much it caught our staff off guard. They believed he was returning, and by all indications, it seemed like Jesse believed Jesse was returning too. Ultimately if I had to pick one player to come back next year it would easily be Judah, but this now makes me more nervous that Judah might be gone too and if that happens, the wheels could really start to come off.

 

Perhaps we'll aggressively pursue Dickinson now, but my hopes on that front aren't super high. I do tend to believe Jesse would likely be less valuable in Autry's system than he was in Boeheim's though. It's possible, albeit very unlikely, that this could end up being okay for us.

Edited April 11, 2023 by DCOrange

[The Poojer]

It's weird because I've seen comments that Edwards' visa prohibits him from receiving money from US companies, couple this with Weitsman pulling out of the NIL game thanks to the chancellor. Hopefully this gets resolved before the real damage is done, which may already be happening 

[Buffalo716]

3 hours ago, The Poojer said:

It's weird because I've seen comments that Edwards' visa prohibits him from receiving money from US companies, couple this with Weitsman pulling out of the NIL game thanks to the chancellor. Hopefully this gets resolved before the real damage is done, which may already be happening 

What is going on!!!

 

weitsman is done too!!

[Johnny Hammersticks]

1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said:

What is going on!!!

 

weitsman is done too!!

I’ve been hearing since before JB announced his retirement that the University was going to “push out” Adam Weitsman after this season.  They weren’t pleased with his involvement.  Take that for what it’s worth…

[Buffalo716]

2 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

I’ve been hearing since before JB announced his retirement that the University was going to “push out” Adam Weitsman after this season.  They weren’t pleased with his involvement.  Take that for what it’s worth…

You’re not the only one I’ve heard that from
 

Question is will that hurt or help recruiting

[Johnny Hammersticks]

1 hour ago, Buffalo716 said:

You’re not the only one I’ve heard that from
 

Question is will that hurt or help recruiting

It’s my understanding that there are some very wealthy alums that are in line to take his place.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

So Filipowski (sure-fire first round pick and probably lottery pick) comes back to Duke, but we lose Edwards and probably Mintz. Does Syracuse ever catch a break on these close calls?  

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

Not holding my breath, but let’s cross our fingers.

 

 

[Johnny Hammersticks]

I just heard Kentucky is the favorite to land Jesse Edwards.  The Syracuse “consortium” did the best they could to match (and even go beyond) what Kentucky could do in terms of NIL money, but in the end it sounds like Kentucky may end up winning out here.  Again, just what I’m hearing from a source.  Take it for what it’s worth.

[Miyagi-Do Karate]

11 minutes ago, Johnny Hammersticks said:

I just heard Kentucky is the favorite to land Jesse Edwards.  The Syracuse “consortium” did the best they could to match (and even go beyond) what Kentucky could do in terms of NIL money, but in the end it sounds like Kentucky may end up winning out here.  Again, just what I’m hearing from a source.  Take it for what it’s worth.

Frustrating. If the money is about the same, I would think he would stay at Syracuse?