Cuse favored by 14.5 Monday night vs UNH

[cliftonparksufan]

Couldn't tell you much about UNH, but if we are at full strength, we should win by 20 in Red's official head coaching debut.

 

[Orangezoo]

Couldn't tell you much about UNH, but if we are at full strength, we should win by 20 in Red's official head coaching debut.

They have one pretty good player who was all league and is a do it all 6-6 210 forward who averaged a double double last year.

 

[cliftonparksufan]

They have one pretty good player who was all league and is a do it all 6-6 210 forward who averaged a double double last year.

If history means anything, we will try to lock him down and have some other random dude go off for 30 points. But history might not mean anything.

 

[721Comstock]

If history means anything, we will try to lock him down and have some other random dude go off for 30 points. But history might not mean anything.

That’s the 2-3 zone history.

Making Random Bench Guy* (tm) into AA’s with a career high -
for that 1 game only.

* used to be Random White Guy, but we’ve been much more diverse and inclusive of whom we let go off on us during the past half dozen seasons or so.

Judah, Q, and Maliq are guys I’d trust to be able to put in a solid effort on D to prevent 1 dude from beating us.
(And Westry if/when he gets back at full speed).

 

[upperdeck]

hard to get a read on SU after the sloppy play they have shown so far

 

[Orangezoo]

I wouldn't be surprised if we see some different things vs UNH- maybe some press included.

 

[upperdeck]

I wouldn't be surprised if we see some different things vs UNH- maybe some press included.

if this team cant press I think the struggle to score. the faster paced it is the more flows they hide.

 

[Orangezoo]

if this team cant press I think the struggle to score. the faster paced it is the more flows they hide.

It's way too early to have any definitive opinions yet with this group. Everyone says they understand that during off season then the moment we see a couple games everyone has a crystal ball. Gotta let things play out.

 

[upperdeck]

I agree. But so far. We have seen poor shooting and really only 2 guys who seem like they should be shooting 3s in volume. We have seen no post up game from any forwards. The guys like Benny/Cope who need to be defenders have been abused down low by pretty avg teams. We have not stopped anyone in transition. We have not rebounded well as a team.

Or course it can all get better, but we are the least athletic team that seems like they should be athletic given the makeup of the roster.

The games before Maui are huge to see if they can develop a roster that can compete.

The good thing about the roster is that it does go pretty deep with guys that offer things to fix the issues.

 

[cali315phan]

We win by 30.

 

[Orangezoo]

I agree. But so far. We have seen poor shooting and really only 2 guys who seem like they should be shooting 3s in volume. We have seen no post up game from any forwards. The guys like Benny/Cope who need to be defenders have been abused down low by pretty avg teams. We have not stopped anyone in transition. We have not rebounded well as a team.

Or course it can all get better, but we are the least athletic team that seems like they should be athletic given the makeup of the roster.

The games before Maui are huge to see if they can develop a roster that can compete.

The good thing about the roster is that it does go pretty deep with guys that offer things to fix the issues.

We were much better in transition last night. Judahs first game of the year after resting. Pieces still being put together on both ends which will take time.

Rebounding has been tough to gage with so many bad misses and sloppy play and then missing two of our best rebounders last game.


Shooting is the only thing I'm taking from the first two games as a concern honestly. We need the guys who are our shooters to at minimum show up when they are getting easy clean looks. That will be something that could stunt the ceiling of this team.

 

[Dcuse]

We were much better in transition last night. Judahs first game of the year after resting. Pieces still being put together.

Rebounding has been tough to gage with so many bad misses and sloppy play and then missing two of our best rebounders last game.


Shooting is the only thing I'm taking from the first two games as a concern honestly. We need the guys who are our shooters to at minimum show up when they are getting easy clean looks.

This 100%. Very good take

 

[Goin' Deep]

They have one pretty good player who was all league and is a do it all 6-6 210 forward who averaged a double double last year.

yup good pickup... Player was 15/11 roughly for his double/double and shot 40% from the arc. So when we go m2m, who matches up with this guy?? Can this year's Benny hang with this guy?? Be fun to watch...

 

[Orangezoo]

yup good pickup... Player was 15/11 roughly for his double/double and shot 40% from the arc. So when we go m2m, who matches up with this guy?? Can this year's Benny hang with this guy?? Be fun to watch...

Will be best individual player we face before Maui and it's not close. Will be curious who we put on him for sure.

 

[721Comstock]

Will be best individual player we face before Maui and it's not close. Will be curious who we put on him for sure.

Too bad we don't have Westry - this would be ideal matchup for him/us.

If we go big, I'm thinking Maliq.
Then any of: Benny, JT, Bell (lol)

Smaller - could be any of: Judah, JJ, Cuffe.

 

[Orangezoo]

Too bad we don't have Westry - this would be ideal matchup for him/us.

If we go big, I'm thinking Maliq.
Then any of: Benny, JT, Bell (lol)

Smaller - could be any of: Judah, JJ, Cuffe.

Copeland, JJ or Cuffe to me seem most likely candidates. This team is incomplete without Westry as currently designed. The skillsets of Freeman and Choppa coming in will really help and then whoever we add through the portal ( if necessary that is).

 

[721Comstock]

Copeland, JJ or Cuffe to me seem most likely candidates. This team is incomplete without Westry as currently designed. The skillsets of Freeman and Choppa coming in will really help and then whoever we add through the portal ( if necessary that is).

Forgot Q - my bad.

Yeah, he's definitely a solid option to try to matchup on D with this guy.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Copeland, JJ or Cuffe to me seem most likely candidates. This team is incomplete without Westry as currently designed. The skillsets of Freeman and Choppa coming in will really help and then whoever we add through the portal ( if necessary that is).

Choppa? Choppacabra?

 

[Orangezoo]

Choppa? Choppacabra?

Do you pay no attention to the recruiting board?

 

[OttoinGrotto]

I think our exhibitions went pretty well considering we haven't seen the projected starting lineup yet, and our likely best sub Maliq played all of 10 minutes in 1 game.

 

[tbonezone]

Choppa? Choppacabra?

choppalivva ?

 

[FrancoPizza]

I

Do you pay no attention to the recruiting board?

remember the freeman news. Choppa must be an unheralded player under the radar

 

[Orangezoo]

I

remember the freeman news. Choppa must be an unheralded player under the radar

Class of 2024 - G Elijah Moore (NY) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (1/28/23)

Two guards from Cardinal Hayes. This kid isn’t ranked by 247. Wonder if we went to see Jackson and ended up liking this kid too.

syracusefan.com

 

[FrancoPizza]

Class of 2024 - G Elijah Moore (NY) COMMITTED & SIGNED TO SYRACUSE (1/28/23)

Two guards from Cardinal Hayes. This kid isn’t ranked by 247. Wonder if we went to see Jackson and ended up liking this kid too.

syracusefan.com

no idea he had a nickname.

 

[Niastri]

no idea he had a nickname.

Otto hasn't yet approved Choppa... Players don't get to choose their own nick names.