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[QUOTE="JDubbin, post: 5567652, member: 2453"]
A couple of quicker hitters...

I don't think just because we didn't play well tonight that the first 3 games were invalid, I believe we're a good, energetic defensive team with a lot of athleticism. The Monmouth game did help clarify some things... when we get turnovers & get out on the break Syracuse is capable of blowing things wide open. When we get locked in a foul fest 1/2 court slog, we're going to struggle executing on offense.

The poor free throw shooting adds to that. If we can't start grabbing these easy points at about a 20%+ higher clip from the line, it's going to cause us to lose winnable games. We aren't good enough to have the buffer or leeway for that not to have major impact. It scares me, because we're bad bad at it... bad bad. Even "good" shooters on the team are struggling, Kiyan's struggles emphasize that point.

JJ Starling. When we was out the last 3 games, the team played super well in just about every facet of the game. He's in, Syracuse struggles. I don't think it's just a matter of how well he plays individually, the chemistry just feels off. The cloud of trying to fit him in, his history of porous defense, the craziness of the FT situation, all detract from the team focusing their energy on the other things. I'm a believer he needs to come off the bench... but sheesh, it's like it's own circus show when it comes to JJ.

I don't love seeing Donnie hobbling like he was tonight, it looks TOO MUCH like last year's injury. That scares me, a lot.
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