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This game was a good microcosm of how the season has gone for Syracuse. Some extended moments of glaringly bad defense and uninspired offense. Then some moments of excellence that tantalize us and show us small glimpses of what this team could be, when they are at their best.
Hellems did a good job at the high post in the first half. We made it too easy for him by allowing NC State to get the ball to him near the top of the box. And we had Marek fly out to cover him too quickly and our forwards this season are not very good at rotating back down low to find the void when Marek leaves the low post to cover the guy up top.
In the second half, Marek stayed back when Hellems got it up top and the guards stayed close to him. He had the low post pass take away and while he hit a shot or two and drove and finished once or twice, a key part of their offense in the first half was taken away. Good adjustment.
I was really disappointed34rteddrf. with our offense in the first half. We didn’t do a good job identifying mismatches and taking advantage of them. Beverley is one of the worst defenders in the conference. He was matched with a number of players in the first half as Keatts tried to make it hard for SU to target scoring against the little, weak and untalented tattoo model.
There was a bunch of possessions when Beverley was matched with Griffin and a bunch more where he was matched with Guerrier. Crazy not to get the ball to those guys with those kinds of mismatches. Really wanted to see Kadary get in the game because in addition to Beverley, NC State was playing a couple other 6’1 types at guard. Huge defensive liabilities. But Kadary came in the first time and was awful.
NC State slapped on the press and Kadary did not handle it well. Made a couple of big mistakes and got taken out. Not good. In the meantime, JGIII was in offensive mode, taking some questionable shots and repeatedly ignoring the crazy mismatches we were having when we had the ball. You have to be aware of what is going on when you are the point guard and you have to get the ball to the right people at the right time.
I think Kadary got in later in the half and played much better. NC State was playing those little guards and they had no chance against KR’s post up game.
Things got better early in the second half. Guerrier was paired with Beverley a few times early in the half (what was Keatts thinking) and we got him the ball and get some baskets to get us rolling. From that point onward, it looked like we made it a point to try and attack whenever Beverley was trying to cover.
Kadary came in relatively early in the second half.and kind of took over the game. Was really aggressive trying to beat his guy, post him up and shoot from the middle of the paint. Was really successful doing this but using KR as an offensive weapon meant his assist total was way down (1) and meant we needed Marek to help run the half court offense. Which he did well.
Buddy also took advantage of the little NC State guards and backed his way into the paint for easy baskets a number of times (though he was not as effective as Kadary). Good to see Buddy hitting 3s with good consistency today. Let’s hope his slump is over and he is rolling the rest of the season.
Lots of good passing from lots of players, especially in the second half (Alan and Buddy in particular), and lots of quality shots were taken. So good to see that bad iso ball one on one crap go away. We can’t win many games that way. Just not good enough at that. Gotta play like a team to win games in conference play.
Jesse got a little run, was way too aggressive flying out up top and helped give up a dunk. I think he missed a can ce for a rebound too. That was the end of his day.
Braswell had similar results. In, problems, out. Record time. Matt Park said his body language leaving the court was unusual.
Props to Alan, who despite a pretty awful defensive first half, played well on defense in the second and had a couple of terrific rotations to get big steals. He hit some big 3s, made some nice passes, got some blocks and was very active.
JGIII didn’t play that bad but with Kadary dominating, he needed to play a lot of minutes. A couple of games ago, we saw some real chemistry between Kadary and Joe, with Kadary running the offense and Joe playing on the wing at SG. Since that game, I don’t think those two have played together since. This is senseless and a real wasted opportunity. I wish JB would take Buddy out a few minutes each half to give these two a chance to play together.
I don’t know what is going on with Quincy but he has not been himself the last couple of games. 10 points and 10 rebounds is not a bad game but for him, I expect more. Part of it is that the team isn’t getting him the ball where he can score as much as they should. Too many times he was open down low and did not get the ball. But even when he did, he wasn’t as strong to the hoop as he normally is. Credit Bates, who is an excellent shot blocker. I think Q is a lot more subdued when he plays against a kid who blocks shots well. Marek also took less shots than I would have liked and surely Manny’s shot blocking played a role here.
If we are really lucky, maybe Bourama plays a few minutes soon and allows us to play Marek some at PF. Or Edwards comes in and plays well enough to allow this. At times, we need to have a couple guys taller than 6’7 in the games. We aren’t a great rebounding team and with MD at center, we have 0 shot blockers.
Good win. We get a win over UL and things start to look really good.
Hellems did a good job at the high post in the first half. We made it too easy for him by allowing NC State to get the ball to him near the top of the box. And we had Marek fly out to cover him too quickly and our forwards this season are not very good at rotating back down low to find the void when Marek leaves the low post to cover the guy up top.
In the second half, Marek stayed back when Hellems got it up top and the guards stayed close to him. He had the low post pass take away and while he hit a shot or two and drove and finished once or twice, a key part of their offense in the first half was taken away. Good adjustment.
I was really disappointed34rteddrf. with our offense in the first half. We didn’t do a good job identifying mismatches and taking advantage of them. Beverley is one of the worst defenders in the conference. He was matched with a number of players in the first half as Keatts tried to make it hard for SU to target scoring against the little, weak and untalented tattoo model.
There was a bunch of possessions when Beverley was matched with Griffin and a bunch more where he was matched with Guerrier. Crazy not to get the ball to those guys with those kinds of mismatches. Really wanted to see Kadary get in the game because in addition to Beverley, NC State was playing a couple other 6’1 types at guard. Huge defensive liabilities. But Kadary came in the first time and was awful.
NC State slapped on the press and Kadary did not handle it well. Made a couple of big mistakes and got taken out. Not good. In the meantime, JGIII was in offensive mode, taking some questionable shots and repeatedly ignoring the crazy mismatches we were having when we had the ball. You have to be aware of what is going on when you are the point guard and you have to get the ball to the right people at the right time.
I think Kadary got in later in the half and played much better. NC State was playing those little guards and they had no chance against KR’s post up game.
Things got better early in the second half. Guerrier was paired with Beverley a few times early in the half (what was Keatts thinking) and we got him the ball and get some baskets to get us rolling. From that point onward, it looked like we made it a point to try and attack whenever Beverley was trying to cover.
Kadary came in relatively early in the second half.and kind of took over the game. Was really aggressive trying to beat his guy, post him up and shoot from the middle of the paint. Was really successful doing this but using KR as an offensive weapon meant his assist total was way down (1) and meant we needed Marek to help run the half court offense. Which he did well.
Buddy also took advantage of the little NC State guards and backed his way into the paint for easy baskets a number of times (though he was not as effective as Kadary). Good to see Buddy hitting 3s with good consistency today. Let’s hope his slump is over and he is rolling the rest of the season.
Lots of good passing from lots of players, especially in the second half (Alan and Buddy in particular), and lots of quality shots were taken. So good to see that bad iso ball one on one crap go away. We can’t win many games that way. Just not good enough at that. Gotta play like a team to win games in conference play.
Jesse got a little run, was way too aggressive flying out up top and helped give up a dunk. I think he missed a can ce for a rebound too. That was the end of his day.
Braswell had similar results. In, problems, out. Record time. Matt Park said his body language leaving the court was unusual.
Props to Alan, who despite a pretty awful defensive first half, played well on defense in the second and had a couple of terrific rotations to get big steals. He hit some big 3s, made some nice passes, got some blocks and was very active.
JGIII didn’t play that bad but with Kadary dominating, he needed to play a lot of minutes. A couple of games ago, we saw some real chemistry between Kadary and Joe, with Kadary running the offense and Joe playing on the wing at SG. Since that game, I don’t think those two have played together since. This is senseless and a real wasted opportunity. I wish JB would take Buddy out a few minutes each half to give these two a chance to play together.
I don’t know what is going on with Quincy but he has not been himself the last couple of games. 10 points and 10 rebounds is not a bad game but for him, I expect more. Part of it is that the team isn’t getting him the ball where he can score as much as they should. Too many times he was open down low and did not get the ball. But even when he did, he wasn’t as strong to the hoop as he normally is. Credit Bates, who is an excellent shot blocker. I think Q is a lot more subdued when he plays against a kid who blocks shots well. Marek also took less shots than I would have liked and surely Manny’s shot blocking played a role here.
If we are really lucky, maybe Bourama plays a few minutes soon and allows us to play Marek some at PF. Or Edwards comes in and plays well enough to allow this. At times, we need to have a couple guys taller than 6’7 in the games. We aren’t a great rebounding team and with MD at center, we have 0 shot blockers.
Good win. We get a win over UL and things start to look really good.