Postgame Thoughts… BC

[Orangezoo]

He appeared to be shooting with the ball in front of his face

That was the most Along Came Polly Make it rain performance I've seen in quite some time.

 

[CardiacCuse]

symir with 3 assists in 10 minuts

joe with 4 assists in 33

 

[Cusefan0307]

There were more shots on tap given Jesse's foul trouble but 4 or 5 of Buddy's 19 should have gone to Cole. Kid was on fire and should have had 30.

Part of that is on Cole. He’s not as aggressive as Buddy and is a little bit like Tyler Lydon where he won’t shoot unless he’s very open.

 

[Madbiker]

The last 8 minutes BC's pressure bothered us and the offense stagnated. Would have liked to see Symir in earlier as his ball handling and penetration gets the offense some good shots. It did in the first half. We are vulnerable to teams that pressure the ball. Thankfully BC doesn't have enough offensive firepower to take advantage. But any road win is a good win and we ahead the entire game.

 

[BigNastyJon]

I like it when symir plays. Don’t really care who comes out for him.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

Teams looking better and better. Should have won by 30.

Man if we got ANYTHING out of freaking Williams this year I think we have 4-5 more wins hes brutal and you need a 3rd wing you can't get by with just 2 guys at those 2 spots.

 

[Orangezoo]

Part of that is on Cole. He’s not as aggressive as Buddy and is a little bit like Tyler Lydon where he won’t shoot unless he’s very open.

It is but tonight Buddy had him on the wing 3 times and ignored him. All 3 were misses and one awful miss.

 

[Cusefan0307]

It is but tonight Buddy had him on the wing 3 times and ignored him. All 3 were misses and one awful miss.

He should have sat some for sure.

 

[CardiacCuse]

Part of that is on Cole. He’s not as aggressive as Buddy and is a little bit like Tyler Lydon where he won’t shoot unless he’s very open.

agreed. but a much bigger part of that is that the boeheim bros COMBINED FOR ZERO ASSISTS

its like before the game dad and his boys had a talk and decided if any beoheim ever gets the ball this game he must shoot and never look for a pass...

the only way cole scores at all is by going 1 on 1

or if symir is in and feeds him wide open shots he doesnt get when joe is in

 

[Orangezoo]

The last 8 minutes BC's pressure bothered us and the offense stagnated. Would have liked to see Symir in earlier as his ball handling and penetration gets the offense some good shots. It did in the first half. We are vulnerable to teams that pressure the ball. Thankfully BC doesn't have enough offensive firepower to take advantage. But any road win is a good win and we ahead the entire game.

Symir and Joe rolling in that time may have been able to put BC away. Buddy needed to sit having little in the tank by then

 

[NineOneSeven]

Teams looking better and better. Should have won by 30.

Man if we got ANYTHING out of freaking Williams this year I think we have 4-5 more wins hes brutal and you need a 3rd wing you can't get by with just 2 guys at those 2 spots.

Good lord

 

[djcon57]

Symir and Joe rolling in that time may have been able to put BC away. Buddy needed to sit having little in the tank by then

Yeah ultimately it def didnt matter today.

I just don’t want it to matter like it did vs Georgetown...so it’s worth discussing.

 

[Orangezoo]

Yeah ultimately it def didnt matter today.

I just don’t want it to matter like it did vs Georgetown...so it’s worth discussing.

Yep.

 

[hoopsupstate]

SU and VT have both won four in a row. Big game for both teams on Saturday.

 

[CardiacCuse]

SU and VT have both won four in a row. Big game for both teams on Saturday.

syr up to 72 in kenpom...VT 36 (despite being only 14-10 on the year)

if SU wins both teams will have identical records on the season

huge game

 

[Cheriehoop]

VT might not match up well with Buddy. Their guards are small. They have been streaky. They are playing better of late.

yes - VT has underachieved but have talent. They seem to finally be putting it together - hoping we can stop them at their place. They return 3 starters from last year and were picked 5th in the ACC preseason rankings after Duke, FSU, UNC and Virginia (the other team coming on strong). They have 6 players shooting over 38% from 3. Our defense has to close out and guard these shooters. Both SU and VT are on league leading 4 game win streaks.

 

[AlaskaSU]

Torrence should not have been taken out

He should learn how to make foul shots.

 

[Orangezoo]

yes - VT has underachieved but have talent. They seem to finally be putting it together - hoping we can stop them at their place. They return 3 starters from last year and were picked 5th in the ACC preseason rankings after Duke, FSU, UNC and Virginia (the other team coming on strong). They have 6 players shooting over 38% from 3. Our defense has to close out and guard these shooters. Both SU and VT are on league leading 4 game win streaks.

If we want Q1 wins and a shot this year beating VT is a big one.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Good win.
Swider plays like this we are good.
He needs more shots.

I don’t get how Jimmy gets the second most shots in a game like this.

Buddy has got to take fewer contested shots.

When Swider and Girard are playing this well, there is ZERO reason that Buddy should play 40 minutes. These are the dog days of the season, and he had tired legs in the 2nd half.

I mean, 2-9 from three, only 6 for 19 for the whole game, with 3 turnovers, 0 steals and 0 assists.

Sit him down when he plays like that, and Swider & Girard are scoring. Give him a breather. It's obvious to everyone still watching.

 

[Cheriehoop]

If we want Q1 wins and a shot this year beating VT is a big one.

These last 7 games are all crucial. We have 4 possible opportunities for Q1 wins including VaTech. Bad that Indiana has fallen lately too. Currently we don’t even have one Q1 win.

 

[Newhouser]

How does JB watch game tape and not see that?

He sees it.

 

[OburgOrange]

 

[pearl31]

Not just last night, some of these fouls called on Jesse are... comical

Was nice to see Benny up cheering and engaged with his other benchmates in the 2nd half - in previous games he was mostly sitting emotionless - but yeah, my god, need to get him some dunks/layups when he's in the game to hopefully kickstart him

 

[CousCuse]

Not just last night, some of these fouls called on Jesse are... comical

Was nice to see Benny up cheering and engaged with his other benchmates in the 2nd half - in previous games he was mostly sitting emotionless - but yeah, my god, need to get him some dunks/layups when he's in the game to hopefully kickstart him

One game, soon, Benny is going to his that first jumper he throws up and that monkey will come off his back.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

One game, soon, Benny is going to his that first jumper he throws up and that monkey will come off his back.

You keep the dream alive for the rest of us who have lost that feeling.