Postgame Thoughts… ND

[bballbeadle]

It’s easy for adults to say how a kid should act. He is likely imagining all that he had worked for and thought he would achieve slipping away.

Empathic and compassionate, Captain.

 

[690West]

I’ll keep saying it until it gets better. It’s INCREDIBLE in 2023 that we don’t have the Boeheim presser an hour and 15 minutes after the game

 

[Scott11]

Quiet homecoming for JJ Starling -mostly invisible except for the drive/dunk in 27".

You have to wonder if he has some second thoughts. When we played there it had the atmosphere of a high school game. Tonight the dome was alive.

 

[rrlbees]

we outscored them 31-14 the last 12 minutes.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

My favorite stat in basketball is team assists. We had 21 tonight, the most we have had in conference play by far.

That can’t be. Didn’t JB tell Donna that assists didn’t mean anything because we were ISO one one one?

 

[Cusefan0307]

I’ll keep saying it until it gets better. It’s INCREDIBLE in 2023 that we don’t have the Boeheim presser an hour and 15 minutes after the game

10 years ago we were able to watch it live. We have gone backwards.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Empathic and compassionate, Captain.

Well, I’m getting to that age. Plus, my son lost his senior college season this year due to injuries, so maybe I’m a bit more aware of the psyche around this type of stuff.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Judah 2, JJ 0

Judah is the better player right now and I was all in on wanting JJ to come here. I’ve followed Starling like I have followed most upstate NY D-1 kids and I’m not sure if JJ has a shoulder injury, but his shot looks completely broken. He was a better shooter for Baldwinsville High School as a sophomore.

 

[Cheriehoop]

I find it comical when Boeheim told us Maliq Brown wasn't quite ready ‍

Maliq Brown carves out new role with Syracuse

He’s relatively new to basketball. He has a great attitude. As he has been learning the game, the staff will continue to find the best way he can maximize his talents on the court. He definitely has innate basketball talent. What a great find he’s been for ‘just’ a supposed 3 star player. Thank you Justin Taylor and GMac.

Syracuse basketball recruit Maliq Brown’s transformation from football star to basketball wonder

Brown, a native of Culpeper, Virginia, is a member of Syracuse's large Class of 2022 basketball recruits.

www.syracuse.com

 

[OrangeDW]

Mintz
Taylor
Bell
Brown
Edwards

Copeland
Transfer wing or guard who can shoot
Ajak
Hima

If that’s the main 9 next year, we’ll be top 25.

 

[stuckinbig11]

We’re young, but for the first time in a couple years, we look like a Syracuse team again.

Four freshmen on the court and doing the job--it seems like the coaching has made them better.

 

[OptimusOtto]

Keep this class together, they’re showing a lot. It was awesome seeing the 4 freshman and hima start the comeback.

Excited for the future, but more importantly for the near term. We have a hole to climb out of but opportunity to make some noise this year is there. I think we matchup well with Miami. A win would go a long way.

 

[Orangeman]

Good on Bell. I’ll eat crow. But he was getting cooked on D in 1H. The man hit some huge shots.

I loved JT at the 2.

Maliq needs to start.

Judah was ice cold at the end of the game.

Now we can start thinking about the tournament. But whatever is up with Benny has to get figured out.

Benny is just coaching.

Other players screw up terribly (Joe's horrendous TOs in the 2H), no impact.

Some guy hits a three in his vector, Coach Boeheim goes bananas despite the fault being scheme.

It is what it is...this type of coaching is just not relevant anymore, it's over, and doesn't lead to best outcomes, but that's where we're at.

Obviously it's also a function of having 4 players for 2 spots, which most programs can manage through coaching, but we've proven we cannot.

But, solid win, the Frosh are rounding out a bit, hope for a fun ending and Benny works through it.

 

[newmexicuse]

Keep this class together, they’re showing a lot. It was awesome seeing the 4 freshman and hima start the comeback.

Excited for the future, but more importantly for the near term. We have a hole to climb out of but opportunity to make some noise this year is there. I think we matchup well with Miami. A win would go a long way.

And its arguable that Copeland has the most potential in the class if he can get his act together.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

So just rewatched the final sequence and didn't see Benny on the bench for the end...

He was too busy tearing stuff

 

[FrancoPizza]

I was worried we would wait too long to press. Bell came to play tonight and Maliq is a beast. I thought this was Taylor's best game too. LGO!

JB has always used the 12 point rule. Even go back and re-watch our comebacks against ND and Pitt in 2003. We were down 12 when he goes to the press. If Brey was smart he would’ve instructed his players to just run out the shot clock when their lead was 10 points.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

I really don’t care about the Benny Williams gossip in terms of how hard he is cheering on the bench…..blah blah blah. I’m too old for that

What I’m not too old for is being annoyed by us constantly getting behind in games and halves starting an inferior player. Second half tonight was a prime example . So sick of it

 

[JDubbin]

Benny is just coaching.

Other players screw up terribly (Joe's horrendous TOs in the 2H), no impact.

Some guy hits a three in his vector, Coach Boeheim goes bananas despite the fault being scheme.

It is what it is...this type of coaching is just not relevant anymore, it's over, and doesn't lead to best outcomes, but that's where we're at.

Obviously it's also a function of having 4 players for 2 spots, which most programs can manage through coaching, but we've proven we cannot.

But, solid win, the Frosh are rounding out a bit, hope for a fun ending and Benny works through it.

These types of post drive me crazy… after watching a year & half of Benny playing, you’ve come to the conclusion that his one & only issue is coaching? Coaching. What are you watching? It’s borderline ridiculous.

 

[Cuseregular]

Rip wheeler is the man.

Ha dude left Rip hanging there, lol. Better hope he doesn’t get a trip to the train station before he gets his money!

 

[Bulldog04]

Credit to JB, the press was effective in making ND work harder to get into their offense and tired them out so they couldn’t just stand and shoot. What a great effort by the guys. Crowd was great. Anytime you beat ND in anything it’s amazing

 

[cuseattle]

Missed this one, but glad to have the board chatter to get a feel for it. Bell looked insanely good in condensed game!
Really curious how Benny responds to a tough situation.

Somebody want to help me understand these train yard references??

 

[SWC75]

Down 20 to Pitt, we press and lose by 1.
Down 23 to UVA, we press and lose by 6.
Down 12 to ND,we press and win by 5.

But Jim says we’re not a good pressing team and Jesse would foul out if we pressed. Jesse has yet to commit a foul while we are pressing.

Bell finally showed his potential.
Brown continues to amaze and work well with Jesse.
Mintz needs to work from the top on offense, not the side.
Joe’s weak handle will be a liability again vs. the ‘canes.
We are not a good defensive team. We don’t cover the corners and can’t keep the ball out of the middle.

 

[Waltdods]

Maliq brown is just so good. As good as bell shot and as clutch as mintz was, brown was imo the mvp.

He shot 87 percent today. 6 rebounds 2 assists a couple steals and a block. No turnovers. He has an unbelievable knack to always be in the right place and always make the right play. Very special in a frosh - I think of guys like Cj fair, Preston shumpert, Lawrence moton. All these guys were different players but they all were just remarkably positive contributors from moment one and seemed to have a preternatural ability to just make the right play. Brown has that. Can’t say enough about him.

 

[jdubs30]

Maliq is literally what we wanted Benny to be. He’s watching a freshman make it look easy.

 

[NineOneSeven]

And its arguable that Copeland has the most potential in the class if he can get his act together.

I suppose anything can be argued but I’d like my odds arguing against that.