sutomcat
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Got to the game shortly after the doors of the Dome opened. Important to get a good parking space with a big crowd given what a mess exiting the Dome parking lots has been this season (due to construction and some really bad policies).
Good turnout by the students. This group was consistently loud. The big cartoon head of an old guy with a green hat...what was that supposed to be? Peter Coleman? Strange. Definitely not a memorable year for big heads or originality, but you can't have everything.
The locals turned out in force. There was even some tailgating. The weather was nice...I played golf shortly before leaving for the game. Around 50, windy but very pleasant otherwise. Strange walking to a basketball game in a spring jacket, with some people not even wearing jackets. Onondaga Lake never froze this year. Maybe that has some good mojo associated with it.
God bless the people that paid $38 to watch a game 80 yards away. I can't imagine they could see much of anything from there. Just watched the game on the replay boards, I would imagine.
Juli's gift to everyone who attended was an orange piece of foam that I guess you were supposed to wave. Didn't see much of that but I did see some pretty impressive hats made of those things. Well done peeps.
Former SU MIKE Jake Flaherty sang the NA and did his usual fine job. As a tribute to native Canadian Kris Joesph, he also sang the Canadian national anthem. Nailed that one too. It is a nice song. When the seniors were introduced, KJ and Scoop got about the same loud ovations. KJ did a better job holding his framed uni up, holding it over his head. Scoop held his in front of his face. Major mistake that was unfortunately a foreshadowing of what was to come.
UL is an awful team offensively, at least against a zone defense. They did as bad a job attacking the zone as any team in the conference. Siva did a fine job getting into the paint and causing problems in the game at UL but in this game, SU was prepared for this and the guards did a good job cutting him off and preventing him from accessing the interior of the zone. No one else was able to get it in there either. Worse, they did a lot of damage in Louisville on the offensive boards, but SU rebounded much better on the defensive end and UL was basically left to force bad 3s that often struggled to even hit the rim. And they made some bad turnovers that was cashed into points almost immediately. Not a good coaching job by Pitino, but frankly, he doesn't have a lot to work with against a good zone. Kuric should have been given a chance to get the ball at the high post more. Don't understand why they didn't try that much.
SU looked a bit tight early and struggled to get points for a while as well. Took too many 3s at the start of the game, didn't get penetration or movement. The UL zone is a good one. They collapsed on the inside players and dared us to hit 3s. This led to extended PT for JS and BT. Thankfully, both played well, we got some transition baskets and opened up a nice lead.
I think the good rebounding allowed BT and DW to sometimes sneak out and get into transition for easy baskets. Some nice long passes to set up scores...mostly made by BT.
It is a shame that Scoop, who has been quite consistent this season, especially in league play, was not able to get his game together on Senior Day. But I guess it is kind of fitting for Scoop, who might be the most inconsistent player we have ever had. Also a little sad that MCW didn't get much PT and did not play well in the little playing time he was able to get. But you can't have everything.
I feel lucky to have watched this team. It has been a special year. These guys have accomplished a ton of things that were unthinkable at the start of the year. The defense has been remarkable, the consistency has been memorable, the ability to make plays down the stretch uncanny. I don't know what these guys will accomplish in the post season but the regular season was awesome.
War Damn Otto!
Good turnout by the students. This group was consistently loud. The big cartoon head of an old guy with a green hat...what was that supposed to be? Peter Coleman? Strange. Definitely not a memorable year for big heads or originality, but you can't have everything.
The locals turned out in force. There was even some tailgating. The weather was nice...I played golf shortly before leaving for the game. Around 50, windy but very pleasant otherwise. Strange walking to a basketball game in a spring jacket, with some people not even wearing jackets. Onondaga Lake never froze this year. Maybe that has some good mojo associated with it.
God bless the people that paid $38 to watch a game 80 yards away. I can't imagine they could see much of anything from there. Just watched the game on the replay boards, I would imagine.
Juli's gift to everyone who attended was an orange piece of foam that I guess you were supposed to wave. Didn't see much of that but I did see some pretty impressive hats made of those things. Well done peeps.
Former SU MIKE Jake Flaherty sang the NA and did his usual fine job. As a tribute to native Canadian Kris Joesph, he also sang the Canadian national anthem. Nailed that one too. It is a nice song. When the seniors were introduced, KJ and Scoop got about the same loud ovations. KJ did a better job holding his framed uni up, holding it over his head. Scoop held his in front of his face. Major mistake that was unfortunately a foreshadowing of what was to come.
UL is an awful team offensively, at least against a zone defense. They did as bad a job attacking the zone as any team in the conference. Siva did a fine job getting into the paint and causing problems in the game at UL but in this game, SU was prepared for this and the guards did a good job cutting him off and preventing him from accessing the interior of the zone. No one else was able to get it in there either. Worse, they did a lot of damage in Louisville on the offensive boards, but SU rebounded much better on the defensive end and UL was basically left to force bad 3s that often struggled to even hit the rim. And they made some bad turnovers that was cashed into points almost immediately. Not a good coaching job by Pitino, but frankly, he doesn't have a lot to work with against a good zone. Kuric should have been given a chance to get the ball at the high post more. Don't understand why they didn't try that much.
SU looked a bit tight early and struggled to get points for a while as well. Took too many 3s at the start of the game, didn't get penetration or movement. The UL zone is a good one. They collapsed on the inside players and dared us to hit 3s. This led to extended PT for JS and BT. Thankfully, both played well, we got some transition baskets and opened up a nice lead.
I think the good rebounding allowed BT and DW to sometimes sneak out and get into transition for easy baskets. Some nice long passes to set up scores...mostly made by BT.
It is a shame that Scoop, who has been quite consistent this season, especially in league play, was not able to get his game together on Senior Day. But I guess it is kind of fitting for Scoop, who might be the most inconsistent player we have ever had. Also a little sad that MCW didn't get much PT and did not play well in the little playing time he was able to get. But you can't have everything.
I feel lucky to have watched this team. It has been a special year. These guys have accomplished a ton of things that were unthinkable at the start of the year. The defense has been remarkable, the consistency has been memorable, the ability to make plays down the stretch uncanny. I don't know what these guys will accomplish in the post season but the regular season was awesome.
War Damn Otto!
