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Message: [QUOTE="ScriptCuse, post: 5577135, member: 8191"] [HR][/HR] [B]Curious what Houston fans really thought about Syracuse last night[/B] I’ve been reading our fan board, and some of the opinions about Syracuse seem filtered through our orange-colored glasses... and a lot of the opposite. As one poster put it: [I]“I bet some of you exhaled and lit a cigar when Syracuse lost just so you could be right.” [/I]I get the "I'm not a morale victory" guy but there's a lot to take from last night. So I wanted to see what Houston fans had to say. Keep in mind, in the last 8 years Houston is [B]243-44[/B], averaging [B]30-6[/B] per season, with a [B]National Championship appearance, 2 Final Fours, 6 conference championships, and 6 Sweet 16s[/B]. These are fans who [I]know[/I] basketball. Here are the quotes that struck me the most: [LIST] [*]“Syracuse plays too fast for some of our guys” [*]“Syracuse has caught the nation’s attention” [*]“Our FT defense is elite” 🤣 [*]“They’re forcing us to take really bad shots” [*]“Our guys need to slow down. Syracuse has them playing out of control” [*]“Syracuse will be a tournament team” [*]“Anyone calling this a stunner hasn’t been paying attention. Syracuse is good” [*]“This is easily a top 25 team” [*]“The winner of this game will be in the championship game” [*]“Yeah. That team is a PROBLEM in March” [/LIST] And a few others that stood out early in the game: [LIST] [*]“Syracuse D is really stout” [*]“They’re taking it to us” [*]“They are so quick and much better than we thought” [*]“And they’re without their top scorer?” [/LIST] It’s interesting to see how respected Syracuse is from an outside perspective, even by a program with Houston’s recent resume. [/QUOTE]

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