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I also heard the same thing as far back as early June. Syracuse knew all summer he was leavingI heard that Jcalz is right on the money.
I also heard the same thing as far back as early June. Syracuse knew all summer he was leaving
I'm not aware of a person named cuse.The answer is yes. cuse has been saying all summer they will not release him to seton hall.
Cuse initially blocked his release during last twoish weeks, also during the last minute negotiations that had to wrapped up by 9/5, then relented. So yes they absolutely tried to stop him from coming here, at least for a little while. Or they wanted to be dicks about it for a few days just to let all involved that they knew (or thought they knew) some shadiness was involved.
Gibbs was also a graduate transfer, so Seton Hall would've had very little to say about where he wound up.As if Syracuse is some bastion of integrity. It's over and done, time to move on for everyone involved. We were on the losing end of the deal when Kevin Ollie wined, dined, and courted an unhappy Sterling Gibbs from us. I don't recall SHU making a big stink about what happened despite Gibbs giving his word that he was coming back to us. Nothing to be gained by causing problems for a student athlete and where they want to be.
Gibbs was also a graduate transfer, so Seton Hall would've had very little to say about where he wound up.
The appropriate consequences haven't been created for what Jimmy B pulled over the years. Many of your alums and fans are embarrassed at the lengths he has gone to cheat the system in search of recruits. You and your ilk are hypocrites.
I find it extremely hard to believe that Syracuse didn't know he was going to transfer. This staff has been around the game for what, 30+ years? And they think it's normal behavior to not hear from a player for 4 months? What the heck did they think was going to happen when the kid got the hell out of dodge in May and never returned for summer class, team workouts, etc. Not to mention he wouldn't answer/return calls from the players or staff. He went completely AWOL for three or four months.
Bottom line is no one here is going to have any sympathy for Syracuse on this board; nor will you find any outside of their own locale. Further, this type of situation with players happens all the time, whether we like it or not, and whether it was handled the best way or not by the kid. This is not some tragic circumstance that has befallen Syracuse and, frankly, I would fathom this situation has worked out in Syrcause's favor countless more times than it has worked against them over the long career of Coach Jim Boeheim. Chalk one up in the L column and move on. The fact he/they even considered trying to cause a problem for him going to "lowly" Seton Hall, a school that was never offered any respect when talking about the Big East all these years, would just seem like awfully petty behavior or, possibly, show that the Orange are a little more worried about recruiting talent in our backyard these days than they used to be. When thing I do know is that it sure can't be about taking the moral high ground, because there is little chance your program (or nearly any for that matter) has a leg to stand on in that argument.
Enjoy your program and appreciate having your head coach around for a few more years.
Love the continued statements about how Syracuse is fair game to be cheated and treated unfairly(I'm not saying that actually happened, just going on your statement) because they went on probation before. That's quite the logic there.
The kid transferred to Seton Hall. I have no idea why so many of you are so fired up based on pure conjecture. You got him. Enjoy.
*I especially loved how that one guy made the challenge to play Syracuse over this. LOL. Classic message board posturing.
I will say it once again. He did do the right thing. He told the coach he was leaving several months ago. Jimmy B said great but you can not transfer to SHU. He said that is where I want to go. Then they did not talk for several months. Your staff knew he was gone in May. They just did not want to admit it.So it's all Syracuse's fault that Thompson acted like that all summer? LOL. Perhaps he should've just done things the correct way in the first place? Blame them, if there's issues.
Syracuse sucks!!!Love the continued statements about how Syracuse is fair game to be cheated and treated unfairly(I'm not saying that actually happened, just going on your statement) because they went on probation before. That's quite the logic there.
The kid transferred to Seton Hall. I have no idea why so many of you are so fired up based on pure conjecture. You got him. Enjoy.
*I especially loved how that one guy made the challenge to play Syracuse over this. LOL. Classic message board posturing.
why is it so humorous to you that I suggested our schools play each other?
No one is fired up. You are literally parked in a message board and rattling defensive dribble anytime someone on a SETON HALL message board mentions Syracuse. Your logic is flawed because I can guarantee you that you, and all of your fellow fans, were not keyboard-warrioring it up in defense of those schools Syracuse always got one over on. This is the reality of college basketball. All teams have been, are, and will be affected by this. Crying about Syracuse being a victim this particular time is pointless, because everyone has been a victim somewhere along the way.
Why are you still here talking about this? You lost him. Enjoy the memories from last year and move on.
Also, why is it so humorous to you that I suggested our schools play each other? We are both Northeast schools who recruit in the same area and could benefit from the RPI bump each school could offer. A nice tool for recruits to sort out their opinions of programs is to see them go head to head against each other. That would actually require a school like Syracuse to stop being afraid to play a team like ours in the non-conference season. The only posturing I see is the Cuse fan that rolled himself in here to puff out his chest and throw a comment in every time somebody has something to say to one another on the topic.
I will say it once again. He did do the right thing. He told the coach he was leaving several months ago. Jimmy B said great but you can not transfer to SHU. He said that is where I want to go. Then they did not talk for several months. Your staff knew he was gone in May. They just did not want to admit it.
Don't feel bad, he's in a better place now.That's your side of the story. Regardless, looks like this one is settled. I actually do hope TT gets it all together and fulfills his potential. I actually feel kinda bad for him.
Don't feel bad, he's in a better place now.
As for why the schools don't play.....we play St John's because of MSG. We play Georgetown because of D.C. And they were both rivals of ours. Seton Hall wasn't much of a rival for the most part, and they don't offer anything recruiting wise that we don't already have.
The best high school basketball in the nation (world?) Is played in a 15-mile radius in New Jersey (Union, Essex, Bergen counties), and that's been true for a decade. One would think more schools would want to come to Newark to play, if it offers a recruiting advantage
Why are we continuing to give a platform to this Syracuse defender . It's time to shut him off as all that happens is that you empower him by responding to his posts.
I wouldn't exactly call MSG with the Knicks and Jonnies a hot bed anymore. It hasn't been in a long while. And I don't think a professional arena is what sells recruits at all.I could be wrong, but it seems to me that playing Villanova in Philly or St. John's in MSG brings more to the table from that standpoint. They're both close enough to NJ, while offering things SH doesn't....an elite program(recently) in Nova or MSG. Not to mention both were bigger SU rivals in the BE glory days.
No, but the pirates during the BET are always an exciting watchMSG with the Knicks and Jonnies a hot bed anymore.
No, but the pirates during the BET are always an exciting watch