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[QUOTE="arbitragegls, post: 160021, member: 302"]
...and without transition points.  He debunks the half court offense saying we are at .93 per position and second in BE...see below for partial write-up from insider:
[B]2. [URL='http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/_/id/183/syracuse-orange'][COLOR=#225fb2]Syracuse Orange[/COLOR][/URL] [IMG]http://a.espncdn.com/i/teamlogos/ncaa/scoreboard/trans/183.gif[/IMG][/B]
 
Syracuse has four Sagarin top-50 wins and remains at its best in transition. But when Notre Dame was able to limit Syracuse in the open floor, the Cuse struggled to consistently make shots. Perhaps the notion that Syracuse is [B]not a great half-court team is overblown, as the Cuse averages 0.93 points per possession in half-court situations, second in the Big East[/B]. But clearly the Orange are far more dangerous in transition. Notre Dame was able to get the ball inside without [URL='http://sports.espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/player/_/id/51343/fab-melo'][COLOR=#225fb2]Fab Melo[/COLOR][/URL] in the middle of the zone, and even though the Irish had close to 20 turnovers, they were not "live ball" turnovers that Syracuse could turn into easy baskets. If Melo is out for longer than a couple of games, maybe Syracuse drops. If he's back, all is well.
 
[B]This is a fair assessment of 'Cuse...lets pause and just know that if we shot better we would have been in the game and possibly won...ND shot 50% overall and 50% from three...but we had 19 TOs...so if we had made some baskets it would have been different outcome.  However, we do need Melo back or for Keita and Xmas to step up...it is almost AO scenario all over again.  [/B]
 
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