Home Cooking

[Marsh01]

Just realized that since the 2008-2009 season we are 91-10 at home. Damn.

 

[edowd26]

Not good enough.

 

[StopCoolio]

The numbers since the Melo Center have been built are just insane. We are 131-26(83%) in the five years since then, compared to 123-54(66%), which were the five years before. Our NCAA seeds have been 1-3-1-4, with another high seed looking promising this year. Obviously, there’s more to it than just the Melo Center, but it pretty much allowed us to recruit mostly whoever we want for our system.

 

[bballbeadle]

Our home record is impressive indeed! But I have a feeling (and I'm hardly ever wrong) that our team plays more "tight" at home and loosens up on the road - for the most part. I hear the players talk about how they LOVE to go into another team's arena and get the win. I think they play with more intensity from start to finish on the road. I'm not saying they don't love the Dome, but it's almost like they feel a little more self-conscious in front of the fans.

I would welcome other perspectives on this! Am I insane in the membrane on this matter?

 

[SoBristol]

The numbers since the Melo Center have been built are just insane. We are 131-26(83%) in the five years since then, compared to 123-54(66%), which were the five years before. Our NCAA seeds have been 1-3-1-4, with another high seed looking promising this year. Obviously, there’s more to it than just the Melo Center, but it pretty much allowed us to recruit mostly whoever we want for our system.

JB and staff have recruited some elite players (Dion, Fab, MCW), but much of that run was supported by players who developed in the program (Rautins, Scoop, Rick, Southerland, CJ, Baye), a key local (BT), and a transfer who proved to be better than advertised (Wes). No doubt the Melo Center helped.

 

[shandeezy7]

Anyone know our away record over the same period?

 

[HoustonCuse]

Anyone know our away record over the same period?

I was just thinking the same thing. We have had not many losses in that span and many were on neutral courts:

UL in BET (after 7OTs in 24 hours)
Oklahoma in NCAA

GTown in BET (Arinze's last game)
Butler in NCAA (Suplex game)

UConn in BET (OT game)
Marquette in NCAA (erroneous backcourt violation game)

Cincinatti in BET
Ohio State in NCAA (most fouls called in an SU game since 6OT, except this was 40 minutes)

Temple at MSG
UL in BET
Michigan in Final Four


That is off the top of my head, I may have mised some. But that accounts for 11 losses right there.

 

[Cuse_1999]

I was just thinking the same thing. We have had not many losses in that span and many were on neutral courts:

UL in BET (after 7OTs in 24 hours)
Oklahoma in NCAA

GTown in BET (Arinze's last game)
Butler in NCAA (Suplex game)

UConn in BET (OT game)
Marquette in NCAA (erroneous backcourt violation game)

Cincinatti in BET
Ohio State in NCAA (most fouls called in an SU game since 6OT, except this was 40 minutes)

Temple at MSG
UL in BET
Michigan in Final Four


That is off the top of my head, I may have mised some. But that accounts for 11 losses right there.

Off the top of my head, we lost:
@Nova in 09. And probably a bunch more since we lost 10 games that year
@Lville in 10
@Pitt in 11. When started the game in 17-0 hole
@ND in 12

 

[shandeezy7]

Off the top of my head, we lost:
@Nova in 09. And probably a bunch more since we lost 10 games that year
@Lville in 10
@Pitt in 11. When started the game in 17-0 hole
@ND in 12

We lost @Nova last year also. Damn you Archidinasdaidfkgg!!

 

[Dave85]

Just realized that since the 2008-2009 season we are 91-10 at home. Damn.

Not to be a pooper but at least 25 of those wins were against teams like Monmouth University and High Point in November and a December. The more interesting number would be the win loss ratio January, February, and March in that time period.

 

[Marsh01]

Not to be a pooper but at least 25 of those wins were against teams like Monmouth University and High Point in November and a December. The more interesting number would be the win loss ratio January, February, and March in that time period.

Well you could say that about any school really.

 

[Sgt Cuse]

Well you could say that about any school really.

Yeah, and besides it probably isn't bad anyway because weren't we riding the longest home winning streak just last year.

 

[Dave85]

Off the top of my head, we lost:
@Nova in 09. And probably a bunch more since we lost 10 games that year
@Lville in 10
@Pitt in 11. When started the game in 17-0 hole
@ND in 12

I've said it before but I just can't help myself and I have to say it again. When you play at Pitt, the home fans are within spitting distance of our players. They jump up-and-down like maniacs and really make it a hard place to play. And at Duke, it's probably the worst I've ever seen. The home fans are within touching distance of opposing teams players sitting on their bench. It's a very unsportsmanlike advantage for Duke playing at home. But the universe has a strange way of fulfilling karma. I JUST CAN'T WAIT FOR DUKE TO PLAY AT PITT AND VISE VERSA! Oh, the poetic justice! Oh the juicy feeling of infantile revenge!!! I just can't wait for each of them to get a taste of their own medicine!!!

 

[OttoMets]

We're also closing in on our 500th Dome win.

496-94 after Binghamton. Would be nice if the athletic department were to acknowledge this at some point.

 

[ORRange]

The numbers since the Melo Center have been built are just insane. We are 131-26(83%) in the five years since then, compared to 123-54(66%), which were the five years before. Our NCAA seeds have been 1-3-1-4, with another high seed looking promising this year. Obviously, there’s more to it than just the Melo Center, but it pretty much allowed us to recruit mostly whoever we want for our system.

The 'Melo center is available to the players to work on their game, that wasn't always the case before. Other teams needed the Dome and Manley , especially this time of year. It's been a huge asset.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Lost @ Louisville in 09, gtown in 09 and louisville at 11 to. Remember in 11 after the West Virginia game is when JB went off on reporters who said he couldnt beat Pitino. It wasn't until 11-12 where JB finally beat Pitino I think the first time since GMAC's SR year.

 

[realorange]

The 'Melo center is available to the players to work on their game, that wasn't always the case before. Other teams needed the Dome and Manley , especially this time of year. It's been a huge asset.

Well, according to JB, we've averaged 6 more wins a seasons since the Melo Center.

 

[orange79]

Not to be a pooper but at least 25 of those wins were against teams like Monmouth University and High Point in November and a December. The more interesting number would be the win loss ratio January, February, and March in that time period.

Oh, you mean against teams like Rutgers, Seton hall, DePaul, and USF?

 

[IthacaMatt]

Well you could say that about any school really.

Yep , every school has 4 or 5 . And in our defense many more of our pre-conf s he duke has been quality mid-majors, not classic cupcakes. That's why our seeds have been so good.

 

[anomander]

The 'Melo center is available to the players to work on their game, that wasn't always the case before. Other teams needed the Dome and Manley , especially this time of year. It's been a huge asset.

The Melo Center is the #1 reason for our current rise to the top the past few years

 

[AlaskaSU]

the melo center helps with recruiting but so does the ever growing reputation of our coach, and the pipelines established by his able assistants.

 

[Dave85]

the melo center helps with recruiting but so does the ever growing reputation of our coach, and the pipelines established by his able assistants.

I have to believe the size of the crowd, Cooney going 5 for 9 from 3 against IU, the crowd going nuts, had to help get Malachi Richardson make his verbal commitment. Malachi had to see himself in Cooney hitting those 3s and the crowd going nuts. Who doesn't want to be part of that!!!!

 

[LennX6]

Not good enough.

I remember about 20 of the wins and all the losses. Prototypical SU fan.
Seriously I matriculated on SU Hoops in the '70s (WKU, Penn, UNCC,) and matured in the '80s (Navy, G'town, Georgia Tech Ohio St). The reason I think like I do must be rooted there someplace.There was a point after the NC where I didn't have to do 5 quick shots of anything just to fall asleep after a NCAA bounceout. Vermont did require that therapy however. Texas A&M and Alabama not so much. About the Temple loss last year it all started coming back though.

 

[LennX6]

Not to be a pooper but at least 25 of those wins were against teams like Monmouth University and High Point in November and a December. The more interesting number would be the win loss ratio January, February, and March in that time period.

Like 6 wins gets you bowl eligible in Football, a good recipe for the NCAA is go 12-0, 11-1, 10-2 OOC and go 8-8 in conference, win 1 game in the tournament and you are in the discussion.