sutomcat
No recent Cali or Iggy awards; Mr Irrelevant
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2011
- Messages
- 26,691
- Like
- 116,397
SU News
In First Real Test of the Season, Cal Men Face #23 Syracuse (dailycal.org; Carroll)
While the men’s basketball team has already played two games this season, neither game has really tested the Bears. Both were blowouts that Cal won — the team beat Alcorn State 91-57 and Kennesaw State 93-59 — so the Bears don’t have much of a resume yet.
But on Thursday, the Bears take on No. 23 Syracuse at 6 p.m. at Madison Square Garden. The game will be the third year in a row that the two teams have met, Cal having lost the previous two games, including a 2013 matchup in the NCAA tournament game in San Jose.
“I’m ready to go,” said head coach Cuonzo Martin. “I think (the guys) are ready to go … For us, it’s just playing the way we know how to play, being aggressive, being assertive. You’re going against one of the best teams in America … and I think it will be exciting for our guys and our fans.”
Both teams have undergone substantial roster changes since the last meeting, Cal having lost Justin Cobbs and Richard Solomon and Syracuse having lost Tyler Ennis and Jerami Grant to the pros and leading scorer CJ Fair to expired eligibility.
...
What SU Basketball's Young Starters Need to Improve (sujuiceonline.com; Irvine)
Last weekend’s close game against Hampton revealed the Syracuse men’s basketball team has a long way to go. Syracuse is relying on three newcomers to its staring five, two of whom are freshmen. Two games into the young season, these newcomers are already demonstrating the areas they need to improve but also their great potential.
After the victory over Hampton, coach Jim Boeheim gave a blunt assessment of his freshman point guard Kaleb Joseph. “He played like a freshman point guard,” he said. “He made a bad bounce pass to the post late. He has to push it better in transition.”
Through two games, Joseph has compiled 11 assists and 7 turnovers, a 1.6-1 ratio. This is a far cry from Tyler Ennis’s 3.2-1 ratio last year, but not all of those turnovers were as bad as Boeheim described. Except for a weak feed to the post against Hampton and a lazy bounce pass at the top of the key against Kennesaw State – two classic freshman mistakes – all of Joseph’s turnovers have come from pushing the pace. This is a good sign.
...
In First Real Test of the Season, Cal Men Face #23 Syracuse (dailycal.org; Carroll)
While the men’s basketball team has already played two games this season, neither game has really tested the Bears. Both were blowouts that Cal won — the team beat Alcorn State 91-57 and Kennesaw State 93-59 — so the Bears don’t have much of a resume yet.
But on Thursday, the Bears take on No. 23 Syracuse at 6 p.m. at Madison Square Garden. The game will be the third year in a row that the two teams have met, Cal having lost the previous two games, including a 2013 matchup in the NCAA tournament game in San Jose.
“I’m ready to go,” said head coach Cuonzo Martin. “I think (the guys) are ready to go … For us, it’s just playing the way we know how to play, being aggressive, being assertive. You’re going against one of the best teams in America … and I think it will be exciting for our guys and our fans.”
Both teams have undergone substantial roster changes since the last meeting, Cal having lost Justin Cobbs and Richard Solomon and Syracuse having lost Tyler Ennis and Jerami Grant to the pros and leading scorer CJ Fair to expired eligibility.
...
What SU Basketball's Young Starters Need to Improve (sujuiceonline.com; Irvine)
Last weekend’s close game against Hampton revealed the Syracuse men’s basketball team has a long way to go. Syracuse is relying on three newcomers to its staring five, two of whom are freshmen. Two games into the young season, these newcomers are already demonstrating the areas they need to improve but also their great potential.
After the victory over Hampton, coach Jim Boeheim gave a blunt assessment of his freshman point guard Kaleb Joseph. “He played like a freshman point guard,” he said. “He made a bad bounce pass to the post late. He has to push it better in transition.”
Through two games, Joseph has compiled 11 assists and 7 turnovers, a 1.6-1 ratio. This is a far cry from Tyler Ennis’s 3.2-1 ratio last year, but not all of those turnovers were as bad as Boeheim described. Except for a weak feed to the post against Hampton and a lazy bounce pass at the top of the key against Kennesaw State – two classic freshman mistakes – all of Joseph’s turnovers have come from pushing the pace. This is a good sign.
...
