Recent content by Shenexon

My prediction: it’s going to be a fun year. Washington has a lot of talent and a good coach. This is a tournament team and the hot team at the end gets to the final 4. The Huskies will be competitive. It’s going to be a fun year.

This is a good example. Lots of kudos to Washington with some what-could-have-beens thrown in:https://syracusefan.com/threads/anyone-watching-wash-v-baylor.148185/

Good win Huskies! Indeed there’s been a lot of tormented Cuse fans that lament that Boeheim didn’t retire in time to retain Hopkins. He’s a good coach with a lot of talent to work with. Hope he keeps winning big games like this one. I’d have loved him as SU’s coach but love him as UW’s coach...

I missed it when published a month ago, but Hopkins turned down a UCLA interview when they were trying to find a coach. He wants to be at UW. That means a lot...

I missed it when it happened, but Isaiah Stewart was chosen as the Naismith National HS Player of the Year. Link

I think Stewart is going to be as good as he wants to be, with a lot of room for domination. Derrick Coleman, Rony Seikaly, and John Wallace are the best rebounders I remember with SU' s best teams anchored by a guy like Stewart but mostly 4 year guys not a talent like Stewart. Rick Jackson...

Wow...bring them on! Tennessee has a couple of big guys to match up with Stewart so we'll see how ready he is. Uros Pavsic, a 7 foot 240 lb center from Serbia transferring to Tennessee from Arizona State, may play if he gets a waiver. Should be a good early matchup...How will Hop do against Barnes?

Fair points but it's a team sport, no matter if you have the best players or not. Your caution on Hopkins is reasonable, but that kind of caution is part of the reason he's no longer at Syracuse. When Hopkins had to stand in for Boeheim over a number of games, the team went on a losing streak...

If you think that the success Boeheim had over the 20 years prior to Hopkins becoming the UW head coach wasn't partly attributable to Hop, I'd beg to differ. He has a lot of experience that gets overlooked. With Boeheim, he went to the NCAA 15 times I think, and 3 championship games. Hopkins ran...

I also think Quade is going to surprise. He was highly rated, almost went to Hop out of high school, then went to prep school at Kentucky. He has a bond with Hopkins and think that's one of Hop's strengths. He relates well with the kids, and is a good motivator because he's highly motivated...

Stewart will be as big a force on defense as on offense. The zone will be able to extend farther out with confidence that Stewart can protect the rim. He'll get a lot of blocks and be a force around the hoop. Green & Hardy will have guys to pass to that have a decent chance to score so think...

This is going to be a huge year with lots of room for optimism. Most of the time the coaches have to try and come up with a team that can compete. Hop and the coaches have played that part pretty well. This year, the coaches will have a lot to work with and will be working to develop a team that...

Looking at Battle's clips, he looks like the real deal and should be the starting 2. He's got good quickness, can help with point guard duties until Green can play, and could take Thybulle's role. If he becomes the defensive specialist, who steps up to be the "leader"? It seems the Huskies have...

I think the roster will give Hopkins a lot of depth to work with. He could have a rotation of 8-10 and still redshirt a couple of incoming freshmen. I think Quade Green, McDaniels, and Stewart start but there should be a good competition for playing time overall. Bey may be a key if Battle needs...

Wow...was expecting Hop to recruit the best of the best, but it's another thing to see him do it. Kudos to Hop and the Huskies!! Could be a final four year where anything can happen. McDaniels, Stewart, and Quade Green added to the core from last year and this could be a big year...Go Hop and UW!!