Bucknell Game Thoughts

[Gonzo]

glad to see Carter-Williams stay on the floor and Joseph stay on the bench during the second half even as the team left too many Bucknell shooters open and they made a lot of them. Great learning experience. This will pay dividends down the road

the team's defense was just so-so tonight, active on one hand but didnt find the shooters all too often. got away with it in the first half as Bucknell was flat-out cold. But got burned frequently in the second half as Bucknell heated up

I like Scoop playing off the ball. Shot well in rhythm. I wonder if Boeheim experiments with this more with Triche

Great too see Christmas play so well. Can see why Boeheim is reluctant to play him more in bigger games. But the guy oozes potential. I too wish he played more in the first half.

If we can get just moderately more post offensive presence from Christmas and/or Melo, watch out. Glad to see the rest of the team make a good effort to get these guys involved tonight. The team needs to try to exploit its size advantage more often rather than settling for jump shots at times

 

[STEVEHOLT]

I thought for the second straight game our defense was not very good. People will point to the second half as the weaker interval however we were giving them just as many good looks in the first half, and they were just missing.

had our offense not been clicking, this would have been a nail biter. we have been saved the last couple games by outside shooting. that can not last...but with the number one team in the nation, one figures a drop in our offense will be offset by a revving up of the defense. ..thats just the way it works with the truly good teams.

 

[General20]

I like Scoop playing off the ball. Shot well in rhythm. I wonder if Boeheim experiments with this more with Triche

Good thought. Scoop did play very well off the ball.