Comments on: Josh Wright will transfer

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Cuse Country » OK, fine, here goes — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:51:06 +0000

[...] the pipe was the Josh Wright credit card fiasco, but here at Cuse Country we’ve been taking our share of digs at Wright for years and it just didn’t seem worth it. So, all in all, a slow couple of weeks for SU [...]

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George Wright — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 20:37:10 +0000

Josh has game it has to be coached and he always has to remember to stay in champ formation physically and mentally and let the game come to him and just hve fun playing the sport of basketball

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None of that « Cuse Country — Wed, 30 May 2007 20:09:35 +0000

[...] here in the past seven days. Doesn’t look like anyone’s asked about Josh Wright, the most obvious choice in the opinion of your Cuse Country [...]

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doleary — Fri, 23 Mar 2007 01:23:19 +0000

Josh takes the last shot in the Clemson game? Coach B says he has no problem with that… If I were the A.D I would have Boeheim get his head checked out…I believe they have a mental health professional on the payroll. Hopefully, the new kid they have coming in to play point will keep Josh Wright on the bench where he belongs and can best help his team…..

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Josh — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:13:06 +0000

Update: Coach B after the Nova game said “Josh was very good today. I thought he did a tremendous job in the first half….He made a couple mistakes, but I thought he did a good job and that’s a good sign.”

I missed the first half, so is JB just trying to boost his confidence or is this objectively true?

Jim also said “We’re going to need his help.” Take that as you will….

(Quote taken from one of the Post-Standard game stories)

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doleary — Mon, 05 Mar 2007 05:41:58 +0000

I don’t think I have ever seen a point guard with so much talent, so under perform as J Wright has. What color is the sky in his world? Somebody should talk to this kid like Sherman Douglas on what a point guards role on the court is. I can’t remember the last time I watched a point guard who had no IDEAL what he was doing or had as many turnovers, bad shot selections, lazy passes, and bad judgement how many people can he drive thru anyways. If he can’t get his head on right he should do the team a favor and leave…………

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Tom — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 23:16:43 +0000

I definitely agree that losing Wright to transfer hurts the team. Suddenly we go from losing 4 of our top 8 players to losing 5 - and if you factor in the Mike Jones transfer that would make 6 of 9. Unless Wright’s an all-out cancer in the locker room, which I don’t think is likely, this would hurt the team. Flynn will definitely need at least a year to get up to speed.

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syracusan — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:46:09 +0000

I meant, “two scoring guards in the _back_ court…” Duh.

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syracusan — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:44:33 +0000

Harris fits into the J-Wright situation, even for next year. If Paul continues to show he can run the offense from the SF position, that lessens the need for a true PG. If Harris can be a Scottie Pippen/Anthony Mason true point-forward, then Jimmy can go with two scoring guards in the front court and feel OK about it. That’s what Rautins and Devo are, and so far it’s worked well having them out there together, as long as Harris is helping to distribute and bring the ball up the court. Technically Devo is a PG too, but we all know he wants to score first, and usually when he thinks “pass first” he assists the other team to a basket about 50% of the time.

The point is, there are Harris scenarios that involve hurting J-Wright’s playing time. Harris might be even more of a threat to J-Wright next year than Flynn is. Flynn will get the freshman short leash, but Harris will be out there 38 minutes a game.

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Josh — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 22:36:17 +0000

Against the Syracusan’s point: Someone pointed out on this board a few weeks back that Josh Wright was himself a “monster recruit” out of high school — one of the top ten point guards that year, a top-50 player overall. Flynn is rated somewhat higher (top-5 PG, top-25 player) but it’s foolish to think that he can come in and supplant a senior, even one who has underperformed as much as JW. Freshmen are generally inconsistent — freshman PGs doubly so. Harris will be playing mainly in the frontcourt next season so that’s not a consideration. Josh will still be a primary contributor next year, probably still a starter if he doesn’t bolt. That said, I think he’s probably very unhappy at this point (I thought I saw him nearly in tears after getting yanked early in the UConn game) and JB clearly has no more patience for his poor play. I would not be shocked if he does decide to move on. But I don’t think he “should”. His best bet would be to get his head back on straight and show some senor leadership.