How Do We Beat These Guys Today?

[SUGIANT]

Score more points, defense is overrated.

 

[HoustonCuse]

We don't have to do anything different defensively. They may be "comfortable" against the zone, but they don't usually score a lot of points against us. The problem is they are able to completely disrupt our offense. Every time. So in order to win, we simply need to get an average offensive output for this team. How we do that is the question. We haven't played well on offense against Pitt in at least a decade. Think of the wins even, needing a half court shot, needing Jeremy McNeil to go 2-2 from the stripe and then survive several game winning shots that were called off (and that is with Carmelo Anthony on the team!), winning by a score of something like 49-47 in overtime for gods sake.

Play well = Win. But play well vs Pitt is nearly impossible for Syracuse in the modern era.

 

[Fly Rodder]

In the last eight games against Pitt, SU is 3-5. SU averages 5.75 3PM and 16.25 3PA (35%) and 24 rebounds. Pitt averages 5.88 3PM and 18.63 3PA (32%) and 33.75 rebounds (+9.6). In SU's three wins, they shot 27%, 43%, and 63%. SU beat Pitt on the boards once ... and lost the game mainly because Pitt couldn't miss.

 

[twinight]

Let's put it this way, son... Pitt is on the bubble, too, and it's not because of our zone.

Use your brain, ding-dong. We're not on the bubble because of our zone either.

 

[zhanjuzi]

Must get very nasty to beat Pitt. Forget about a basketball game .. this is WAR! (Hopefully no eyeball popping )

 

[Ghost]

Rebound rebound rebound
Guard Artis
Rebound
Make shots
Dont turn the ball over
Rebound
Keep rebounding

Yup, we have to grab those long rebounds. We've been killed on those of late. the run out, everyone gotta be hitting those boards hard.