NFT: Seton Hall basketball

That’s great to know, thanks for passing along!
I am a big believer in Coach Willard. Hopefully they can keep him around a long time.

on his roster.🙄

perennially undisciplined, perennially underachieving team next year.

In comment 15211905 Crispino said:

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on his roster.🙄

Richmond was routinely lacking conditioning hence his non starting role. If you've ever watched the kid, he's great off the bounce, extremely athletic and led the league in steals.

But JB doesn't tolerate laziness and that's that. From a strictly basketball standpoint, the kid will be a star. So I'm not really sure what your point is regarding both Richmond and Boeheim.

In comment 15211905 Crispino said:

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on his roster.🙄

Richmond was routinely lacking conditioning hence his non starting role. If you've ever watched the kid, he's great off the bounce, extremely athletic and led the league in steals.

But JB doesn't tolerate laziness and that's that. From a strictly basketball standpoint, the kid will be a star. So I'm not really sure what your point is regarding both Richmond and Boeheim.

In comment 15211905 Crispino said:

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on his roster.🙄

Boeheim wanted to keep him. If his perimeter game develops, he'll be an absolute stud.

In comment 15211952 You'reMyBoyBlue!! said:

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In comment 15211905 Crispino said: Quote: on his roster.🙄 Boeheim wanted to keep him. If his perimeter game develops, he'll be an absolute stud.

Of course JB wanted to keep him. It's a huge loss. Being behind Girard was a constant source of headache for fans and Richmond. But this is how Boeheim has operated for decades. Have that one guy off the bench to offer a completely different look - Josh Pace, Jerami Grant, CJ Fair, etc. Richmond wants to start and that's that.

Boeheim criticism is weird. He could prevent Richmond from going into transfer portal. Walker Kessler entered the transfer portal & that's one of the reasons people Williams called it quit in Chapel Hill.

*couldn't prevent Richmond from entering transfer portal.

NJ resident who went to American U. Guard who shot .47% from the field and averaged 20 points a game coming home to NJ.

Willard does a good job coaching 2 and 3 star kids at the Hall.
Just asking???

In comment 15211966 SFGFNCGiantsFan said:

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Boeheim criticism is weird. He could prevent Richmond from going into transfer portal. Walker Kessler entered the transfer portal & that's one of the reasons people Williams called it quit in Chapel Hill.

Exactly. A kid wants to leave, he leaves.

As for Cuse, they're looking at three Boeheims on the team next year. Don't think that's ever happened in the history of college basketball.

In comment 15211991 Rick in Dallas said:

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Willard does a good job coaching 2 and 3 star kids at the Hall. Just asking???

My criticism of Willard’s teams is a product of watching them play for years.I’m a Villanova alum, so I’ve seen SH plenty. They are always talented, and they always underachieve in the big moment, and it’s almost always because they are undisciplined and play dumb basketball basketball when it matters most. I put that on Willard. I just don’t think he’s a coach who wins games because he out coached the other guy. Quite the contrary is true, IMO.

In comment 15211964 Bricktop said:

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In comment 15211952 You'reMyBoyBlue!! said: Quote: In comment 15211905 Crispino said: Being behind Girard in the rotation is a huge indictment in and of itself. Quote: on his roster.🙄 Boeheim wanted to keep him. If his perimeter game develops, he'll be an absolute stud. Of course JB wanted to keep him. It's a huge loss. Being behind Girard was a constant source of headache for fans and Richmond. But this is how Boeheim has operated for decades. Have that one guy off the bench to offer a completely different look - Josh Pace, Jerami Grant, CJ Fair, etc. Richmond wants to start and that's that.

Being behind Girard in the rotation doesn’t speak well
for him. Girard is stiff at the major college level.

share of 4 star guys. No, he’s not getting the same caliber of guy every year as the top programs, but it’s not all 2 and 3 star guys either.

In comment 15212154 Crispino said:

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Being behind Girard in the rotation doesn’t speak well for him. Girard is stiff at the major college level.

Agree. Completely.

Based on 247 sports basketball recruiting results for the period 2015 to 2019:
Nova
5 5* recruits
5. 4* recruits
5. 3* recruits

SHU
0 5* recruits
1.4* recruits
11. 3* recruits
1 2*. Recruit

Like I said, Willard basically gets 3* recruits at SHU while Nova gets it’s share of 5* and 4* recruits,

It is not even close. I know as I went to The Hall and follow Basketball closely.

I was back a few years ago for the first time in forever; I see Bunny's got a facelift but the pizza still tastes the same as it always did. Town Hall Deli has moved yet again, but what the aitch-ee-double-toothpicks is that "American/Mexican/Chinese Buffet" eyesore where Alex Eng used to be?

have been several players that got frustrated in Boeheim's system and transferred due to a lack of playing time. Few of them ever starred in their next location. Heck, Syracuse has gotten way more transfers who made an impact than those they've lost.

And that's because the players who tend to get limited playing time are ones who aren't putting the work in.

That doesn't magically get better in a different locale.

I've been a SHU BB fan since late 60's - early 70's. My dad taught Physics there until his untimely death in 71. They had a great shot last year with Myles Powell, but COVID happened. I'm a big fan of Coach Willard, but as a few of you have mentioned, he does seem to come up short in critical games and planning. Still a fan here in Easton PA.