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    New Assistant

    Whomever the equivalent of Fran Brown is in college hoops. Talent wins games... can we stop playing with inferior talent? Can't wait for the day where we aren't playing 4 or 3 on 5 on offense because the other team doesn't have to guard our players. Can't wait for the day we stop playing power...
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    Effort, Toughness and Discipline

    I don't understand the concern over the portal. We got three very highly rated portal transfers that had a number of high major offers... two got hurt. We also got a player with very a good prospect profile out of Kansas as a bit of a flyer. Sure we lost Edwards... but that dead horse has been...
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    Shogun

    how many people on this thread know that the original Shogun was an 80s mini series?
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    Louisville Postgame Thoughts

    I bet the team doesn’t like you either… yet here we are ;)
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    Q-

    Wait… JJ has been at Syracuse for a decade?
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    Q-

    Huh? Next year assuming Mintz is gone, He’s the only player on the team who can both get his own shot whenever he wants to and he is the only legit 3 level scorer we have. Not to turn this into a jj thread, but how is he not a starter?
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    Jim Boeheim Day

    the man is a coaching legend… I doubt his coaching instincts will ever turn off. Also he recruited Bell and coached him… it’s not like he’s some random dude taking pot shots.
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    Georgia Tech Postgame Thoughts

    We have immature players. That is clear. I guess I don’t see every little thing like this as an indictment of the coaching staff. Staying in zone too long and leaving Taylor out there too long are definitely indictments of the coaches. One other observation… Bell has no clue how to play zone...
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    Georgia Tech Postgame Thoughts

    Why is players talking it out on the sidelines or in the game a sign of loss of control by coaches? Maybe the non-conspiracy theory version is these are high caliber athletes who are used to winning and care about winning and are pushing each other to get better? These guys know they need to win...
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    Georgia Tech Postgame Thoughts

    Stayed in the zone too long. Real problem is they can’t shoot. Even below average shooting and this game is a win.
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    Program changing win

    I think this is a case where the the outliers are messing up the stats. Against teams who can break down the perimeter D or when our perimeters defenders stop trying because a butterfly flew past them our D is no bueno. Luckily we hold up against average teams and can dominate below average...
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    Red or Players, which is it

    You all are insane… today BC hung with Duke and Miami is hanging with UNC. This team dominated both of those teams for long stretches. This team had pretty good talent and when playing with full effort was dominating good teams. They have also gotten markedly better since the beginning of the...
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    What’s the gameplan?

    At some point it’s on the players to live up to their prospect profile. JJ was hurt and that messed up his shot. I’m sure Judah is working on his perimeter game because that will make or break his professional career. It wasn’t just our coaches… JJ was a top transfer target everyone wanted...
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    What’s the gameplan?

    The plan on O was to have two guards who are interchangeable, are lethal in the open court and are triple threats. Then you have Bell and Taylor as perimeter threats to create space for the guards. Westry and Cope were meant to be slashers who could cause chaos by breaking down the D. Benny was...
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    NC State UpDown

    Mintz reminds me of those hard nosed annoying NYC guards that Seton Hall, St John’s and Providence seemed to always have. Not the greatest shooters but the game definitely ran through them.
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    OT: basketball drills help

    Thanks everyone for the great advice!
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    I don't know about next year being a bridge year... I think with Josh plus the talent we have this is still a 1/2/3 seed contender: - the o-line is in the best shape it's been in for a long time - only risk here is if Morse retires and regardless they need a long term plan here - TE is set with...
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    As I reflect… the real issue is that 17 seconds was probably the peak for this team, but the Chiefs have another level they can get to that the Bills can’t match because they have hof talent in Mahomes, Kelce, Reid and other elite talent like Jones. This version of the Bills just has Allen. It’s...
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    Mcd needs to be on the hot seat next year. He can’t keep blowing it in the playoffs when his o plays almost perfect games
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    He couldn’t step into the throw so he under threw it.
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    He was hit while throwing
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    Coaching matters… injuries matter… having your best players show up matters. Big decision on Diggs coming up. He doesn’t have it anymore. They need to rebuild the receiver core from scratch. D will be fine if they can stay healthy
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    Well that was predictable
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    This plus a thousand. Then have Josh run it in with no time on the clock.
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    You can’t say mcd is a terrible coach and then blame them for burning clock. He knows they can’t leave time on the clock no matter what.
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    What happened to diggs
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    The post mortem of this season is that Reid is a better coach than McD. Allen is probably the best player in the league but he can’t overcome his own coaches and all these injuries to the D.
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    When the other team is run blitzing maybe run some play action?
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    That’s ball game
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    They can’t even force s 3rd down
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    OT: basketball drills help

    Good call on the id’ing ball handlers. The first half of the first practice is going to be all dribbling so I can see what’s what. I need to rotate every 4 minutes to make sure everyone gets equal time so I need to spilt up the ball handlers.
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    OT: basketball drills help

    We had our coaches clinic yesterday and I got nervous when one of the refs was talking about teaching kids how to take charges, calling double dribbles, 3 second violations, etc... I'm like dude this ain't the NBA this is a developmental league and some of the kids barely know how to dribble...
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    OT: basketball drills help

    I volunteered to coach my 10 year old daughter's YMCA team this season. Anyone have any pointers to good coaching videos/books/drill sites? Also any tip, pointers, lessons learned from coaching kids would be much appreciated. It's a developmental, coed league with players of all skill levels. I...
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    Miami Postgame Thoughts

    Not saying Benny is lazy… but his shot definitely is. That one 3 that he air balled was such poor form its like he was in warm ups just throwing stuff up. Then he hit a 3 like three plays later. It’s all about mentally staying in it play after play.
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    Miami Postgame Thoughts

    Hey it’s all because of that assistant head coach they hired after Maui that this board thought was such a good idea. I guess the board is always right? (Yes I’ll let this go someday… but probably not before the 2024 World Series)
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    Thanks Red

    This plus a thousand… I actually try to watch most of the games because they are fun and I think they will win. I haven’t been able to say that for years. If only these guys could shoot… they get a ton of open looks but the “shooters” don’t make them. This team would be so much harder to defend...
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    Interesting season so far

    The problem is that we don't have an automatic bucket getter to go to in order to stop the other team's run. Needless to say... if this team had Jesse we would be a lock for the tournament because they could dump it to him to get an easy look. Getting easy looks consistently is the #1 problem...
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    UNC Postmortem

    Dang, I didn’t watch the game… because let’s be honest, why? I didn’t realize it was a 36 point loss. That’s embarrassing and can’t happen to a conference opponents. What are we the Washington Generals? I think back to this offseason when optimism ran high even after losing 50% of our offense...
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    I will say it again Worst shooting team in the entire country

    I’m not a shooting expert by any means, but JT’s follow through seems a mess. He has such a crazy arc to shot… opposite of the flat Benny shot. To me that means he’s not following through as the wrist snap is what flattens the arc I think. Anyways, like I said I have no clue about shooting...
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    that's a great point... John Elway junior needs to mature into the John Elway who won two super bowls in a row. I really think this could be the Bills year if Josh sharpens up a little... all of the pieces are there. Of course they could lose to Pittsburgh on a last minute Mason Rudolph drive...
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    or if a certain RB doesn't drop easy td passes or if we had a receiver number two more consistent than Gabe Davis. The offense actually seems to have a plan beyond force it to diggs... they run first and do a bunch of RPO off of establishing the run game. This is the opposite of Dorsey who ran...
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    I was saying this to someone last night... how does THIS team lose to the Broncos, Pats, Jets? Jags loss is somewhat acceptable given the London nonsense and the crazy injuries. Bengals own the Bills. Eagles game shoulda coulda been a win if a certain RB doesn't drop an EASY TD pass. This is a...
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    Buffalo Bills 2023 Thread

    That statement really puts the 4 AFC titles in perspective. If it's this hard to win 4 AFCe in a row imagine 4 AFC titles in a row.
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    Observations

    Autry bet heavily on Starling, who I think was the number one ranked portal player. Still a work in progress, but if the team is going to make the tournament Starling needs to live up to his prospect profile. Autry also bet on Westry, another highly rated portal guy, and he got hurt. Autry...
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    Cuse opens as 14.5 road dogs vs Duke.

    Apparently Vegas doesn’t believe in 10-3… they are trying to get some Cuse fans to part with their Xmas present money from grandma with that line.
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    Syracuse Basketball is FUN again

    This post is gold… it’s mind boggling to me how correlated the great decline is with tempo. Sure we went to two final fours in that period but that was all due to suffocating zone D… the regular seasons were pretty painful to watch. The slow tempo helped less talented teams stay in games leading...
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    Syracuse Basketball is FUN again

    That post would be an even bigger compliment to Autry… regardless of players HCAA has completely changed the style of play for better or worse. If you buy the “JB’s players” story then it means you are also buying that HCAA’s approach is, so far, getting superior results than FHCJB approach...
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    Duke - Cameron - Orange Out!

    Congratulations on retiring! Sounds like a career well worked. I hope you enjoy the next phase of life. I bet having competitive Cuse programs in fall/winter will help make it more enjoyable!
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    Pitt Postgame Thoughts

    I think Bell can definitely score at this level. He needs plays run for him to get at least a second because he’s not great at creating his own shot. But he can drive and score in a few ways. His major issue is whether he can impact the game in other ways if he isn’t scoring. I think Red should...
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    Pitt Postgame Thoughts

    Here is where I am at... - This team has found its identity with the in your shorts, extended m2m D. Pitt didn't try to backdoor cut them or get a lot of movement off the ball which played into Cuse's hands. - The team is a perimeter threat away from being a top-25 team - Red waited too long in...
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