The difference, imo, is that red seems to be telling the guards to actively try to get the ball to McLeod in the post. That really didnt happen with Dajuan or early Christmas. I do think red wants to be able to play McLeod.Jb always gave his centers with pedigree their 5 minutes and then benched them lately a la dajaun coleman etc
starting mcleod is the most JB thing red is doing, imo
Nice to have a vibe that all would be well-Reminded me a lot of the Gtown game with how it was close until we woke up and then just ran them off the court. Apparently they only had 7 scholarship players. No doubt not having two bigs was key but we still punked them.
How did Oregon win 7 games? This is just their 3rd loss.Incorrect.
Everyone on this board will remind us several thousand times over the next few days about Oregon's injuries.
they were missing like 5 players and only brought 7 scholarship plauyers to the gameHow did Oregon win 7 games? This is just their 3rd loss.
I compared their roster for their OT win against Michigan on Dec 2nd and their game against us and only 1 player, some kid named Barthelemy who scored just 2 points against Michigan was missing - who was replaced by a player named Reichle who scored 2 points against us. Oregon played 9 players against Michigan and 9 players against us.
I noticed even our shooting percentage at halftime was pretty good considering the start. Really solid game after that slow start.Pretty nuts that we started 1-10 from the field and ended up shooting 57% overall.
Yup. Sign of a good Team. Pick up for your teammate on nights they struggle.I like the quick hook for Bell today. His shot was cold, and he wasn't playing good defense. He got unlucky with some legit blocks being called fouls in the second half. We are learning how to win with little production from Bell and Taylor, which is good at this point
less minutes for taylor and mcleod and more minutes for everyone else is cool with meI like the quick hook for Bell today. His shot was cold, and he wasn't playing good defense. He got unlucky with some legit blocks being called fouls in the second half. We are learning how to win with little production from Bell and Taylor, which is good at this point
They had the same players and all the same starters 15 days ago when they beat Michigan.they were missing like 5 players and only brought 7 scholarship plauyers to the game
You can tolerate him missing open shots. It happens. Once he starts forcing contested 2’s out of frustration , time to yank himI like the quick hook for Bell today. His shot was cold, and he wasn't playing good defense. He got unlucky with some legit blocks being called fouls in the second half. We are learning how to win with little production from Bell and Taylor, which is good at this point
The more important point is IT JUST DOESNT MATTER who they had or didn’t have. Syracuse defeats Oregon is all that will be recorded in the books. And won convincinglyThey had the same players and all the same starters 15 days ago when they beat Michigan.
Even red admitted it would be a while before he’s back in basketball shapeThis is a tournament team. Chance Westry also could be back soon
They haven’t played anyone good outside of Alabama, their Michigan win seemed good early on but they’ve clearly fallen apart. They need their guys back I guessHow did Oregon win 7 games? This is just their 3rd loss.
I compared their roster for their OT win against Michigan on Dec 2nd and their game against us and only 1 player, some kid named Barthelemy who scored just 2 points against Michigan was missing - who was replaced by a player named Reichle who scored 2 points against us. Oregon played 9 players against Michigan and 9 players against us. 8 players (all the starters) were the same in their win against Michigan and their loss today against us.
I will try to check the roster differences from a game they had in November and the one they just played against us. .
We seemed to have at least 1 What non-con loss for a decadeThis is shaping up to be easily our best non-conference since 2015-16. No embarrassing losses, only quality losses, and a handful of good wins.
Very good point. I think I actually included one WTH loss in my non-conference iggy prediction just because I was used to it happening. We tried vs Colgate, but still pulled it out. Assuming we don't throw up vs Niagara, I'm happy with the results heading into the conference season.This is shaping up to be easily our best non-conference since 2015-16. No embarrassing losses, only quality losses, and a handful of good wins.
When was the last time we played six games on the road before Christmas?Impressive win. Especially on a neutral court.