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Was privileged to watch the game next to BillOrange, who bleeds orange just as much as JW, Nycfan, jdemo (sp?), NewYawker, Metro Mattress Guy or any of the other great SU fans I have sat next to recently. I love the enthusiasm.
Spent part of the afternoon with Lurker Dave. We went to Katz' Deli. Great sandwiches and atmosphere there as always (thanks for the recommendation TorontoCuse). Heartily recommend stopping by if you want a truly New York deli experience. The pastrami is tender, juicy, hot and full of flavor. Great pickles too...you have to respect a place that gives you two kinds of pickles with your sandwich.
Anyway, as we were leaving the deli, we saw a familiar face. It was Vomit Guy, the guy who got vomited on the night before!
He remembered us. I was able to tell him the story of what happened to him. He really wanted to see the video taken by the Marquette fan documenting the legendary spew, and gave me his business card in the hope that we would run into the videographer last night, to get a copy of the video forwarded to him. Alas, Francis Ford Marquette was not back in his seat last night. Worse, I have searched YouTube for the video (I urged him to post it there) but have not been able to find it. Still hoping it finds it's way there eventually. Pretty sure it will be one of those world wide sensations if it does get posted.
We spent some time on the second floor of the Blarney before the game. A little quieter, cleaner and roomy than the ground floor and I like the translucent part of the roof too. Had one my good mojo ginger ale before the game. We have not lost when I have done this. 3 for 3 this year, 8-0 lifetime. I am gonna indulge again today.
When to MSG early. Don't like this new rule where you can't get a soda of more than 16 ounces in the city. A man needs to quench his thirst and needs caffeine too to help get through the late night sessions.
MSG has a lot of interesting options for food with the recent renovations complete. All sorts of fancy sandwiches are available. Gourmet burgers too. Haven't sampled almost any of it as it is expensive and I am quite certain the quality is not very high. But I applaud the variety of choices available. Carrier Dome people, take note. The 1990s are over. Make adjustments accordingly.
On to the game. Was really surprised to see Gtoelwn play mostly man in the first half. I guess that.happens after JS went off like he has been going in the BET, but almost everyone else on the team is better against a man defense than JS is, and honestly, when JS is hot, it doesn't matter much what defense is being played. Really bad decision by JTIii IMHO.
Some random thoughts:
Otto Porter did not have much of a offensive performance, but he was terrific on defense, hounding CJ like he has never been hounded, bloodying him as hard as he could without getting called for a foul. Really overplayed him on the left and forced him to do things he was not comfortable doing. CJ needs to work on his right hand and on going right hard in the off season.
I have been critical of JS' defensive play in the past. Thought he had his best defensive game of his career last night, BMK attacked their guy on the high post all game long (high extreme mobility was a huge asset here) and the Hoya love to go high low in these settings. CJ and JS need to rotate inside with the cutter when this happens to cut off the passing lane. Both did it well but JS was terrific here. Got a lot of steals and deflections and turnovers doing this. BT was also extremely active and aggressive on defense, especially late in the game, when. He knocked the ball loose and caused turnovers a number of times,
BMK was very emotional during the game, as usual. Hugged other guys on the team, was really encouraging, he wanted this one really badly. I think the whole team did. They were fires up from the start of the game. The blowout in DC was fresh on their minds and they wanted revenge.
Lots of bizarre calls both ways. Most games are called tightly most of the way and the refs let a lot go late. This game was tha opposite. Very strange. Glad all the controversial calls did not affect the outcome of the game. Driscoll is the best ref in the conference and unfortunately he can't work Syracuse games.
JB is tight with Governor Christie. Went out of his way to shake his hand and smile at him as he left the court.
UL has the 2nd most fans here. I am impressed with this. Each year they bring another 500 or so extra land with them. Good news for ACC scampers. Bad news for Big East scalpers.
Went to L&B Spumoni Gardens in
Brooklyn for lunch today based on a strong recommendation from CuseRegular. Good call on his part. Unpretentious place with reasonable prices and excellent Italian food. The veal parm was outstanding. I only wish I had room to try some other things there. Easy trip on the subway, one simple transfer. If you like Italian and value your money, this is a great option. Looks really kid friendly as well.
I think we match up pretty well with UL and I think we have a good chance to win this one. Biggest concern is MCW and his ability to play major minutes under 40 minutes of intense pressure after playing 3 days in a row. Don't know how visible it was on tv, but there was a point near the end of the game where MCW was fouled and due to go to the FT line but he was so winded, JB.was forced to call a TOntonlet him recover. I expect BT will help out a lot and probably be the primary guy taking the ball up against the UL pressure.
Should be a great game.
War Damn Otto my friends. WDO!!!!
Spent part of the afternoon with Lurker Dave. We went to Katz' Deli. Great sandwiches and atmosphere there as always (thanks for the recommendation TorontoCuse). Heartily recommend stopping by if you want a truly New York deli experience. The pastrami is tender, juicy, hot and full of flavor. Great pickles too...you have to respect a place that gives you two kinds of pickles with your sandwich.
Anyway, as we were leaving the deli, we saw a familiar face. It was Vomit Guy, the guy who got vomited on the night before!
He remembered us. I was able to tell him the story of what happened to him. He really wanted to see the video taken by the Marquette fan documenting the legendary spew, and gave me his business card in the hope that we would run into the videographer last night, to get a copy of the video forwarded to him. Alas, Francis Ford Marquette was not back in his seat last night. Worse, I have searched YouTube for the video (I urged him to post it there) but have not been able to find it. Still hoping it finds it's way there eventually. Pretty sure it will be one of those world wide sensations if it does get posted.
We spent some time on the second floor of the Blarney before the game. A little quieter, cleaner and roomy than the ground floor and I like the translucent part of the roof too. Had one my good mojo ginger ale before the game. We have not lost when I have done this. 3 for 3 this year, 8-0 lifetime. I am gonna indulge again today.
When to MSG early. Don't like this new rule where you can't get a soda of more than 16 ounces in the city. A man needs to quench his thirst and needs caffeine too to help get through the late night sessions.
MSG has a lot of interesting options for food with the recent renovations complete. All sorts of fancy sandwiches are available. Gourmet burgers too. Haven't sampled almost any of it as it is expensive and I am quite certain the quality is not very high. But I applaud the variety of choices available. Carrier Dome people, take note. The 1990s are over. Make adjustments accordingly.
On to the game. Was really surprised to see Gtoelwn play mostly man in the first half. I guess that.happens after JS went off like he has been going in the BET, but almost everyone else on the team is better against a man defense than JS is, and honestly, when JS is hot, it doesn't matter much what defense is being played. Really bad decision by JTIii IMHO.
Some random thoughts:
Otto Porter did not have much of a offensive performance, but he was terrific on defense, hounding CJ like he has never been hounded, bloodying him as hard as he could without getting called for a foul. Really overplayed him on the left and forced him to do things he was not comfortable doing. CJ needs to work on his right hand and on going right hard in the off season.
I have been critical of JS' defensive play in the past. Thought he had his best defensive game of his career last night, BMK attacked their guy on the high post all game long (high extreme mobility was a huge asset here) and the Hoya love to go high low in these settings. CJ and JS need to rotate inside with the cutter when this happens to cut off the passing lane. Both did it well but JS was terrific here. Got a lot of steals and deflections and turnovers doing this. BT was also extremely active and aggressive on defense, especially late in the game, when. He knocked the ball loose and caused turnovers a number of times,
BMK was very emotional during the game, as usual. Hugged other guys on the team, was really encouraging, he wanted this one really badly. I think the whole team did. They were fires up from the start of the game. The blowout in DC was fresh on their minds and they wanted revenge.
Lots of bizarre calls both ways. Most games are called tightly most of the way and the refs let a lot go late. This game was tha opposite. Very strange. Glad all the controversial calls did not affect the outcome of the game. Driscoll is the best ref in the conference and unfortunately he can't work Syracuse games.
JB is tight with Governor Christie. Went out of his way to shake his hand and smile at him as he left the court.
UL has the 2nd most fans here. I am impressed with this. Each year they bring another 500 or so extra land with them. Good news for ACC scampers. Bad news for Big East scalpers.
Went to L&B Spumoni Gardens in
Brooklyn for lunch today based on a strong recommendation from CuseRegular. Good call on his part. Unpretentious place with reasonable prices and excellent Italian food. The veal parm was outstanding. I only wish I had room to try some other things there. Easy trip on the subway, one simple transfer. If you like Italian and value your money, this is a great option. Looks really kid friendly as well.
I think we match up pretty well with UL and I think we have a good chance to win this one. Biggest concern is MCW and his ability to play major minutes under 40 minutes of intense pressure after playing 3 days in a row. Don't know how visible it was on tv, but there was a point near the end of the game where MCW was fouled and due to go to the FT line but he was so winded, JB.was forced to call a TOntonlet him recover. I expect BT will help out a lot and probably be the primary guy taking the ball up against the UL pressure.
Should be a great game.
War Damn Otto my friends. WDO!!!!
