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Decent sized crowd. I'm not sure what they announced for the attendance, but I would guess there were at least 20 K actually there. Not bad at all without the students there.
The national anthem was sung by a local a cappella group, who did a nice job. Interesting arrangement.
I for one was quite impressed by Long Beach State. They had a bunch of good athletes, played without fear, and I thought they shot the ball really well for most of the game. On their medium manus jumpers and inside chances anyway. Their long-range shooting? Not so good. No real surprise there, clearly JB schemed to take away the three point shot from them from the start. He completely lost it when Joseph left someone open early in the game and then again when Buss came in to replace Joseph and did the same thing. Syracuse never really played Long Beach State well in their half-court defense. This was a weird game where Syracuse actually won by outscoring the 49ers. That used to happen a lot years ago but not much recently. Syracuse was actually behind 14 to 4 early before putting on the press and creating a complete meltdown for Long Beach State. The 49ers did not handle press well, turnover after turnover ensued, and soon Syracuse had control of the game.
I think had the 49ers played even decent defense, they might well who won the game. I'm not really sure what they were trying to do on defense. Clearly they were trying to take away Christma,s who was doubled most of the game and sometimes tripled. It looked like they were at least trying to cover Cooney, but they really didn't bother to try and cover anyone else on the team. That includes silent G, who had a huge game, greatly aided by the complete lack of interest in Long Beach State had for his presence on the court.
Uneven game for Joseph, who had a very weak first half, and a very impressive second half. He did not have a big game scoring, but his turnovers were down markedly and He continues to do a better job finding the open man. His assists are up markedly from early in the season.. His assistant turnover ratio continues to.improve; I believe today he had seven assists and only two turnovers. There may be hope for the live free or die kid.
If there was any remaining doubt, it should be gone now. Chris McCullough in a major slump. I thought he played okay today, but he is amazingly you susceptible to lose in the bar in the paint, he is not rebounding, and his defense, if anything, maybe getting worse. If JB played them in the second half, it was only for a token minute or two. He better start focusing on the fence or she is going to end up with a primary role as a backup center.
Tyler Roberson on the other hand, continues to make slow but steady progress. When he has an opening on offense, he is taking advantage pretty consistently. I love the way he finishes on the fast break. That great lead pass Joseph made to him was very impressive, but I was even more impressed by Tyler's ability to catch that ball and then make a definite love to converted into an easy layup. I think a big key for him, is him setting up closer to the low post these days. The closer he is to the basket when he gets the ball, the more successful he's going to be. Good to see a young player improving.
I thought Cooney had another big game, especially in the first half when he was needed the most. He is the emotional core of the team, and when he is on, the team is on. He had a couple of uncharacteristic turnovers today, but he's playing with extreme aggression on offense, and he is hitting his outside shots consistently. When that happens, Syracuse has a chance to beat most anyone.
Yawn, Ho-hum. Another terrific game from Christmas. Despite being double teamed also the game, he's finding ways to get the ball and when he gets the ball, he's finishing consistently. Strong a lot of files, and his presence on the court crates many openings for his teammates to score. Perhaps best of all, he is getting much better at finding the open man when he gets doubled, as excellent passing has been a key to the improvement Syracuse has shown in it's half-court offense in recent games. Good to see him doing some damage on the offensive boards as well.
Good to see silent to playing so well. This team desperately needs a third go to guy. Silent G has the best chance to develop into that role. Yes Long Beach State did not cover and for most of the game. Still, he shutting off from the outside, he is slashing to the basket with good success, he is rebounding while, and perhaps best of all, he is passing the ball real well. Lots of assists today.
Perhaps the most encouraging thing I am seeing right now is a market improvement and I don't ability to score in the half-court offense. It's good to see this team so I'm gonna capable on offense. Tacos two games in a row! Who would've thought that possible?
The national anthem was sung by a local a cappella group, who did a nice job. Interesting arrangement.
I for one was quite impressed by Long Beach State. They had a bunch of good athletes, played without fear, and I thought they shot the ball really well for most of the game. On their medium manus jumpers and inside chances anyway. Their long-range shooting? Not so good. No real surprise there, clearly JB schemed to take away the three point shot from them from the start. He completely lost it when Joseph left someone open early in the game and then again when Buss came in to replace Joseph and did the same thing. Syracuse never really played Long Beach State well in their half-court defense. This was a weird game where Syracuse actually won by outscoring the 49ers. That used to happen a lot years ago but not much recently. Syracuse was actually behind 14 to 4 early before putting on the press and creating a complete meltdown for Long Beach State. The 49ers did not handle press well, turnover after turnover ensued, and soon Syracuse had control of the game.
I think had the 49ers played even decent defense, they might well who won the game. I'm not really sure what they were trying to do on defense. Clearly they were trying to take away Christma,s who was doubled most of the game and sometimes tripled. It looked like they were at least trying to cover Cooney, but they really didn't bother to try and cover anyone else on the team. That includes silent G, who had a huge game, greatly aided by the complete lack of interest in Long Beach State had for his presence on the court.
Uneven game for Joseph, who had a very weak first half, and a very impressive second half. He did not have a big game scoring, but his turnovers were down markedly and He continues to do a better job finding the open man. His assists are up markedly from early in the season.. His assistant turnover ratio continues to.improve; I believe today he had seven assists and only two turnovers. There may be hope for the live free or die kid.
If there was any remaining doubt, it should be gone now. Chris McCullough in a major slump. I thought he played okay today, but he is amazingly you susceptible to lose in the bar in the paint, he is not rebounding, and his defense, if anything, maybe getting worse. If JB played them in the second half, it was only for a token minute or two. He better start focusing on the fence or she is going to end up with a primary role as a backup center.
Tyler Roberson on the other hand, continues to make slow but steady progress. When he has an opening on offense, he is taking advantage pretty consistently. I love the way he finishes on the fast break. That great lead pass Joseph made to him was very impressive, but I was even more impressed by Tyler's ability to catch that ball and then make a definite love to converted into an easy layup. I think a big key for him, is him setting up closer to the low post these days. The closer he is to the basket when he gets the ball, the more successful he's going to be. Good to see a young player improving.
I thought Cooney had another big game, especially in the first half when he was needed the most. He is the emotional core of the team, and when he is on, the team is on. He had a couple of uncharacteristic turnovers today, but he's playing with extreme aggression on offense, and he is hitting his outside shots consistently. When that happens, Syracuse has a chance to beat most anyone.
Yawn, Ho-hum. Another terrific game from Christmas. Despite being double teamed also the game, he's finding ways to get the ball and when he gets the ball, he's finishing consistently. Strong a lot of files, and his presence on the court crates many openings for his teammates to score. Perhaps best of all, he is getting much better at finding the open man when he gets doubled, as excellent passing has been a key to the improvement Syracuse has shown in it's half-court offense in recent games. Good to see him doing some damage on the offensive boards as well.
Good to see silent to playing so well. This team desperately needs a third go to guy. Silent G has the best chance to develop into that role. Yes Long Beach State did not cover and for most of the game. Still, he shutting off from the outside, he is slashing to the basket with good success, he is rebounding while, and perhaps best of all, he is passing the ball real well. Lots of assists today.
Perhaps the most encouraging thing I am seeing right now is a market improvement and I don't ability to score in the half-court offense. It's good to see this team so I'm gonna capable on offense. Tacos two games in a row! Who would've thought that possible?
