In light of the recent development of Joseph committing to 'Cuse, I recall reading an article earlier this week about the bust named Jonny Flynn:
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9547629/the-struggles-former-lottery-pick-jonny-flynn
"At Syracuse, Flynn played in Boeheim's pick-and-roll offense and zone-heavy defense. "From a point guard standpoint, it's the most difficult [position] in the NBA to come in and learn," Rambis said. "It's not only what you have to do for yourself. It's what you have to do for the team. You have to get used to defending different players because what works against player A doesn't work against player B. Just being young has its own issues and also just being a rookie has its own issues."
"But his offensive numbers were inflated because of the playing time he was afforded, and he struggled defensively. "I don't know if it was because he mostly played zone [in college], but [there was] not a lot of second effort in his defense," Wohl said. "He really didn't use his quickness and speed to his advantage in pressuring guys or in his rotations, firing out to the ball. It was really difficult." With the team faltering, Rubio was increasingly viewed as the team's savior."
And my favorite:
"His offensive skillset is NBA-caliber, but he needs to continue to work on his defensive game. As great as Syracuse is as a basketball program, it certainly doesn't create the best defensive man-to-man habits in its players for when they become pros."
It is unfortunate that a talent such as Joseph would commit to a team/program that will not help him achieve success at the next level. Such a waste...
http://www.grantland.com/story/_/id/9547629/the-struggles-former-lottery-pick-jonny-flynn
"At Syracuse, Flynn played in Boeheim's pick-and-roll offense and zone-heavy defense. "From a point guard standpoint, it's the most difficult [position] in the NBA to come in and learn," Rambis said. "It's not only what you have to do for yourself. It's what you have to do for the team. You have to get used to defending different players because what works against player A doesn't work against player B. Just being young has its own issues and also just being a rookie has its own issues."
"But his offensive numbers were inflated because of the playing time he was afforded, and he struggled defensively. "I don't know if it was because he mostly played zone [in college], but [there was] not a lot of second effort in his defense," Wohl said. "He really didn't use his quickness and speed to his advantage in pressuring guys or in his rotations, firing out to the ball. It was really difficult." With the team faltering, Rubio was increasingly viewed as the team's savior."
And my favorite:
"His offensive skillset is NBA-caliber, but he needs to continue to work on his defensive game. As great as Syracuse is as a basketball program, it certainly doesn't create the best defensive man-to-man habits in its players for when they become pros."
It is unfortunate that a talent such as Joseph would commit to a team/program that will not help him achieve success at the next level. Such a waste...
