the big upside today

[upperdeck]

unlike the other good teams we played this game we actually played well most of the 2nd half and closed the gap created by the foul calls.

offense is getting there but the D and rebounding still have a ways to to.

 

[SURules]

Pretty short upside. You came up with more than I could.

 

[upperdeck]

you cant over come one team getting called for 15 shooting fouls and the other getting called for 1.

for this team to score 80 and no FTs is a trend we need to see more of

 

[ebucklewis]

unlike the other good teams we played this game we actually played well most of the 2nd half and closed the gap created by the foul calls.

offense is getting there but the D and rebounding still have a ways to to.

I agree. Our offense is getting better but I’m not sure this team will ever get much better on D.

 

[orangecuse]

Yea, we “closed the gap” against a team (a hated rival one at that) with 7 scholly players who is a team that is a shell of themselves from seasons start. Ugh! If that right there isn’t an additional testament to how far this program has fallen, than I’m not sure what is.

 

[Halfmooncuse]

I agree. This team is very offensive.

 

[Janner]

unlike the other good teams we played this game we actually played well most of the 2nd half and closed the gap created by the foul calls.

offense is getting there but the D and rebounding still have a ways to to.

I'm giving your post a like purely on having the giant onions to make a postive post after losing to a hated rival during a .500 season. May the message board gods have mercy on you good sir.

 

[Halfmooncuse]

You get a like for your like reasons. If I get a like and we keep getting likes predicated on your like you could be the number one creator of a like string!

 

[oTTo113445]

Shoot like this against Iowa/ and oklahoma state maybe we win a few more.

Our passing lanes were so shredded today though. Please give us some physical defense from Guerrier at the two next to buddy or something. Dolezaj and Guerrier could make a good team on the right side together. And Edwards gives us the minutes to do that some.

Dolezaj/Hughes/Buddy or girard will still get us plenty of shots.

 

[Easy Goer]

I'm giving your post a like purely on having the giant onions to make a postive post after losing to a hated rival during a .500 season. May the message board gods have mercy on you good sir.

A .500 season? Sign me up for that right now.

 

[tbonezone]

i'll admit i was a little disappointed when i heard of the suspensions/defections. i wanted to pound the hoyas straight up. fair fight. i fully expected today's match to be a beatdown which would probably drag down our rpi as the hoya's sank slowly to the bottom of the tank. this is one of the few games i actually got to watch and it's a little perplexing trying to say what went wrong. number one i'll say the hoyas probably just played their best game of the year especially given circumstances. two we are WAY too TREY dependent.

 

[oTTo113445]

14 for 32 from three is equivalent to 21 for 32 from 2 which is 65%.

 

[CaptainJ]

The biggest upside of today for me was the game was on broadcast TV and I didn't have to rely on faulty video or audio streams like has left folks in the cold enough this season so far.

 

[tbonezone]

14 for 32 from three is equivalent to 21 for 32 from 2 which is 65%.

then bomb away. just stop crying about not getting any fouls out there.

 

[two3zone]

then bomb away. just stop crying about not getting any fouls out there.

This

 

[tbonezone]

The biggest upside of today for me was the game was on broadcast TV and I didn't have to rely on faulty video or audio streams like has left folks in the cold enough this season so far.

makes me wonder. how does the ACCN effect (or is it affect) national recruiting ? i don't get the games and i'm a fan .since we're never ranked we get little or no national coverage these days. do west coast kids know who syracuse is ? or is it better they don't watch these days?

 

[CaptainJ]

makes me wonder. how does the ACCN effect (or is it affect) national recruiting ? i don't get the games and i'm a fan .since we're never ranked we get little or no national coverage these days. do west coast kids know who syracuse is ? or is it better they don't watch these days?

Good post, good questions. I certainly think it would be negligent to completely write off both the (lack of) coverage and the terrible play when there is coverage, as factors that contribute. Who knows how much.

It might be nice if they gave recruits an anonymous survey after each cycle and ask them why the SU sales pitch relatively sucks, in their opinion. Polling can be quite useful in marketing strategy, and the program could use the data to make improvements. ...of course, it would partly rely on the honesty of the recruits, and hope they weren't too careful not to upset anyone.