durhamcuse
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Hi fellow Orange fans,
What UCONN did is what all teams hope to do to finish their season. They got hot at the right time and had just the right elements to make a championship team.
What Syracuse did in 2003 wasn't the same, but we did get hot at the right time. Our defense amped up and our offense improved, all the way to a Championship. The same goes for last year's team. We got hot at the right time and made it to the Final 4. For that team, it was more defense than offense, although both improved.
This year's Syracuse team lacked a second threat from the perimeter. This lead to Cooney calisthenics as he worked hard to get open from the outside. Not surprisingly, he struggled with this shot as the season progressed, and he was less able to show other parts of his game, as he became our only real threat from long range. Our defense (except for lacking height at the top of the zone) was never the problem.
Go Cuse!
What UCONN did is what all teams hope to do to finish their season. They got hot at the right time and had just the right elements to make a championship team.
What Syracuse did in 2003 wasn't the same, but we did get hot at the right time. Our defense amped up and our offense improved, all the way to a Championship. The same goes for last year's team. We got hot at the right time and made it to the Final 4. For that team, it was more defense than offense, although both improved.
This year's Syracuse team lacked a second threat from the perimeter. This lead to Cooney calisthenics as he worked hard to get open from the outside. Not surprisingly, he struggled with this shot as the season progressed, and he was less able to show other parts of his game, as he became our only real threat from long range. Our defense (except for lacking height at the top of the zone) was never the problem.
Go Cuse!