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[QUOTE="General20, post: 1183248, member: 724"]
I'd be careful about judging Syracuse's passing ability on this one game.  Carelton's D had a lot to do with how Syracuse passed the ball.  Carleton plays a strange defense that works well in Canada and in pre-season games, but you will never see a major D1 conference team play (because it would never work).   Basically Carleton swarms the ball, cutting off all driving lanes to the basket and all passing lanes.  To do this, they completely neglect to cover outside shots.  If you noticed, Syracuse either got or could have gotten an open three point shot on each possession.  This is reflected in Syarcuse's 3 point percentage in the game (40%) which is atypically high for a preseason game contrasted with Syracuse's free throw percentage (64%) which is as low as is typically usual in these early pre-season games.

Now, maybe you are right, and maybe Syracuse will rely on one-on-one moves all year, but maybe not.  Carleton's defense certainly encourages, if not down right forces, such one-on-one play.

Speaking of passing, the thing I found interesting is that Gbinije filled Grant's role on defense, and Joseph filled Ennis's role on defense, but on offense they switched.  Gbinije looked like the pass first point guard that Ennis was, and Joseph looked like the slasher that Grant was.  I have no idea if this will continue throughout the season, but its an intriguing wrinkle I will keep my eye on.
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