sutomcat
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Props again to our fans in the Winston-Salem area for coming out and supporting the team. Great to see Syracuse differentiating themselves from a school like BC as they make their way through the venues of the ACC. Not all schools from the North have no fan base. Anyone willing to make a call on what the breakdown was of Wake fans to SU fans? On TV, it looked like 67% Wake to 33% SU but that was based on limited view of the lower sections. Based on sound, we must have had a lot of fans in the upper levels.
Thought Wake played good defense. The refs let quite a bit of contact go most of the game, which helped the Demons stay in the game. They did a good job initiating contact and drawing fouls whenever possible, especially in transition. Their half court offense was not very good; they shot the ball horribly from the outside and seemed to get most of their shot attempts in the paint blocked. Didn't even shoot their FTs well. Hence major problems scoring.
SU didn't shoot the ball well from the outside, didn't hit mid range jumpers much either. CJ, JG and TE all did a good job getting in the paint and drawing fouls. Couple that with SU's dominance on the offensive boards, solid job on the defensive boards and there was enough offense to take the game. BMK got 4 in 20 minutes, continuing a recent trend here, which is great to see. I think that rebound/follow dunk was the first one he has done as an Orangeman. JG had 7 offensive rebounds, which is pretty extraordinary. When he rebounds (and he has been rebounding well pretty consistently since league play began), SU is tough to beat. He seems to have regressed somewhat on offense in recent weeks though. Not hitting or even trying that 15 footer and his drives to the hoop are becoming a 'lower your head, palm the ball' and make a wild rush to the hoop/pull up to it with a weak finger roll. RC and CJ were also excellent on the boards. Devin Thomas and Cavanaugh were man handled underneath. Both looked like they wanted to be somewhere else most of the game.
Speaking of Tyler Cavanaugh, SU actually offered him, which could have resulted in 3 Tylers on the same team (along with ACC announcer fave Trevor/Tyler). I think it was best he did not come to SU. Good player, would have been a great fit playing for someone like Beilein at Michigan, where a big guy who likes to play on the perimeter would thrive. But at SU, he is not quick enough to play a wing in the 2-3 and is not athletic enough to play center (really need to have quick feet and shot blocking ability to excel at C in the SU zone). I think he might have had 4 or 5 shots blocked in a row...was not in his element playing against SU level athletes.
Ugly game. TE and CJ are both, in my mind, making strong cases for first team all conference, with JG just a little behind them. Both have been excellent in crunch time, especially Tyler. This was a good win, that arena is a tough place to get a win, and there is no question WF and their fans were very hyped for the game. Wild scene in the locker room before the game.
Thought Wake played good defense. The refs let quite a bit of contact go most of the game, which helped the Demons stay in the game. They did a good job initiating contact and drawing fouls whenever possible, especially in transition. Their half court offense was not very good; they shot the ball horribly from the outside and seemed to get most of their shot attempts in the paint blocked. Didn't even shoot their FTs well. Hence major problems scoring.
SU didn't shoot the ball well from the outside, didn't hit mid range jumpers much either. CJ, JG and TE all did a good job getting in the paint and drawing fouls. Couple that with SU's dominance on the offensive boards, solid job on the defensive boards and there was enough offense to take the game. BMK got 4 in 20 minutes, continuing a recent trend here, which is great to see. I think that rebound/follow dunk was the first one he has done as an Orangeman. JG had 7 offensive rebounds, which is pretty extraordinary. When he rebounds (and he has been rebounding well pretty consistently since league play began), SU is tough to beat. He seems to have regressed somewhat on offense in recent weeks though. Not hitting or even trying that 15 footer and his drives to the hoop are becoming a 'lower your head, palm the ball' and make a wild rush to the hoop/pull up to it with a weak finger roll. RC and CJ were also excellent on the boards. Devin Thomas and Cavanaugh were man handled underneath. Both looked like they wanted to be somewhere else most of the game.
Speaking of Tyler Cavanaugh, SU actually offered him, which could have resulted in 3 Tylers on the same team (along with ACC announcer fave Trevor/Tyler). I think it was best he did not come to SU. Good player, would have been a great fit playing for someone like Beilein at Michigan, where a big guy who likes to play on the perimeter would thrive. But at SU, he is not quick enough to play a wing in the 2-3 and is not athletic enough to play center (really need to have quick feet and shot blocking ability to excel at C in the SU zone). I think he might have had 4 or 5 shots blocked in a row...was not in his element playing against SU level athletes.
Ugly game. TE and CJ are both, in my mind, making strong cases for first team all conference, with JG just a little behind them. Both have been excellent in crunch time, especially Tyler. This was a good win, that arena is a tough place to get a win, and there is no question WF and their fans were very hyped for the game. Wild scene in the locker room before the game.
