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good article by John Gasaway for ESPN INSIDER...following is a # out of article and a link to it
Yes, this is a deserving No. 1.
I don't mean that the Orange are a shoo-in for the national championship (Carmelo Anthony thinks that's the case, but he might be biased) or even that they're clearly the best team in the country. I mean simply that Syracuse has won its games in such a way to suggest that it's the equal of any team in the country, and if you're going to have polls, someone has to be No. 1. It might as well be the Orange, who are doing a lot of the things they often do (great defense without fouling, forcing opponents to shoot a lot of 3s, etc.) but have added something new and important: They're taking better care of the ball. This season, Syracuse has committed a turnover on just 17 percent of its possessions. That performance is a stark contrast to what we saw from the 2009-10 team (21 percent turnover rate in Big East play), and it should serve Boeheim's team well as the season progresses.
In article he mentions..Waiters, Triche and talks about defense, less turnovers and of course poor defensive rebounding---have at it
Not sure if links to ESPN INSIDER work but here is article url:
http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-col...orange-seem-destined-extended-stay-atop-polls
(place in browser if doesnt work)
Yes, this is a deserving No. 1.
I don't mean that the Orange are a shoo-in for the national championship (Carmelo Anthony thinks that's the case, but he might be biased) or even that they're clearly the best team in the country. I mean simply that Syracuse has won its games in such a way to suggest that it's the equal of any team in the country, and if you're going to have polls, someone has to be No. 1. It might as well be the Orange, who are doing a lot of the things they often do (great defense without fouling, forcing opponents to shoot a lot of 3s, etc.) but have added something new and important: They're taking better care of the ball. This season, Syracuse has committed a turnover on just 17 percent of its possessions. That performance is a stark contrast to what we saw from the 2009-10 team (21 percent turnover rate in Big East play), and it should serve Boeheim's team well as the season progresses.
In article he mentions..Waiters, Triche and talks about defense, less turnovers and of course poor defensive rebounding---have at it
Not sure if links to ESPN INSIDER work but here is article url:
http://insider.espn.go.com/mens-col...orange-seem-destined-extended-stay-atop-polls
(place in browser if doesnt work)
