Postgame Thoughts… Wake Forest

[Scooch]

Meh.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

That sidelines inbounds set was stupid. Why not have all ten players within five feet of the ball. HOW THE HELL is anyone going to get open? I expect more from a hall of fame coach. There wasn’t even a play, but just get open. There was not one screen set. The screener is always open.

I can almost guarantee you they don’t even practice it.

 

[jncuse]

My highlight of the game was Wake playing the Undertaker theme music with a few minutes left in overtime. Pretty much captured our season at this point.

 

[sugrad68]

Yes Swider was hit on the arm and should have had 2 shots. Welcome to life on the road.
I'm sorry but that was a well earned loss.
Inbound the ball in regulation with 10 seconds. Get fouled. Make a free throw. And win the game. When we couldn't do that we deserved the loss.
What difference does it make? This team isn't going anywhere.

Every statement you made is 100% true unfortunately. Best 3-point shooting team in SU history according to JB and BB and Girard go 4-18. Buddy probably under 30% for the year.

 

[walsh2012]

i expected nothing and am still disappointed.

 

[FRANKIEFAN]

I don't want to rail on our players they have been in every game and gave us a sweet 16 run last year.

I hope we can send the Boeheims off against Miami and honor them last game of the year.

 

[kingtidge]

terrible officiating but the fact that we cant run an inbounds play at that point is just inexcusably bad coaching

boeheim is done he's gotta hang it up

... And reason # 127 why no one on the current staff should take over.

WE CAN'T RUN A BASIC INBOUNDS!

 

[walsh2012]

I don't want to rail on our players they have been in every game and gave us a sweet 16 run last year.

I hope we can send the Boeheims off against Miami and honor them last game of the year.

jim is a legend and i have nothing but regard for him and the family but the athletic department is bigger than him and at this point the results speak for themselves. he just can't get the job done anymore.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

Also, Buddy was 5-20

Ah yes… but what was his TRUE fg %age ?

 

[SUalldway]

Where to start…

Officiating was awful. That wasn’t off Buddy. BUT… just don’t inbound the ball there. What were Cole and Joe doing?

Edwards out was, unsurprisingly, huge. And Frank not coming in sooner after that is ridiculous. Awful coaching.

Hey… we won the first 5’ of the second half though.

Can the JBIII as backup center experiment be done? We are not playing any more Ivy League games and ACC teams will just feast on that move.

 

[dan7800]

boeheim is done he's gotta hang it up

I’m sorry to say that unless there is some incredible run, it’s almost guaranteed that JB’s legacy is a guy who should have retired 10 years ago.

We’re at a point where a top 25 vote would be a hugely successful season.

 

[CuseCPT]

Can the JBIII as backup center experiment be done? We are not playing any more Ivy League games and ACC teams will just feast on that move.

Sorry, nobody else is ready. Ignore the effectiveness you saw from Frank on the court today. You don't see what he does in practice!

 

[Col. Bleep]

That sidelines inbounds set was stupid. Why not have all ten players within five feet of the ball. HOW THE HELL is anyone going to get open? I expect more from a hall of fame coach. There wasn’t even a play, but just get open. There was not one screen set. The screener is always open.

Beat me to it.
Shouldn't the players have been spread out to try to avoid exactly what happened...passing the ball into a crowded corner?

 

[Jake]

Listen I can understand the “he’ll score more than he gives up argument” for Jimmy at the five. I don’t agree with it, but I can at least wrap my brain around it.

But how JAB, who historically plays offense / defense switches when he has the option, suddenly eschews the concept with :10 on the clock today….is absolutely maddening.

Let’s just fast forward to next year, when his judgment isn’t clouded.

 

[STEVEHOLT]

jim is a legend and i have nothing but regard for him and the family but the athletic department is bigger than him and at this point the results speak for themselves. he just can't get the job done anymore.

Well, you have to try. I don’t see any evidence of an effort being made to improve very basic fundamental flaws of this team that should be easily correctable and do not require any significant degree of athleticism.

 

[Sherman20]

That sidelines inbounds set was stupid. Why not have all ten players within five feet of the ball. HOW THE HELL is anyone going to get open? I expect more from a hall of fame coach. There wasn’t even a play, but just get open. There was not one screen set. The screener is always open.

That whole sequence was coaching malpractice.

 

[kingtidge]

Can the JBIII as backup center experiment be done? We are not playing any more Ivy League games and ACC teams will just feast on that move.

It's really unbelievable.

 

[Sherman20]

I can’t believe we’re staring down the barrel of the worst Syracuse season since 1968-69.

 

[690West]

The LMFAO part of that all important inbounds play that we “threw away”?

It was off Wake AND Buddy was a victim of manslaughter. The ref part can’t be underestimated. My goodness

 

[STEVEHOLT]

W

That whole sequence was coaching malpractice.

We haven’t been able to inbounds a ball for years . Historically we usually have our worst in bounders doing the inbounding…. Culminating a few years ago with Paul Harris disaster game at home vs Pitt

 

[kingtidge]

I can’t believe we’re staring down the barrel of the worse Syracuse season since 1968-69.

To be fair, it was always a distinct possibility this year and not entirely unexpected if we're being honest.

 

[CuseTG2003]

Well, you have to try. I don’t see any evidence of an effort being made to improve very basic fundamental flaws of this team that should be easily correctable and do not require any significant degree of athleticism.

That’s because the goal isn’t to win apparently. It’s to make the HC’s job as easy and simple as possible (e.g., all zone, small rotation, all iso) and feature his sons.

 

[Ajflood12]

I can’t believe we’re staring down the barrel of the worse Syracuse season since 1968-69.

JB is so stubborn I feel like this is almost necessary for meaningful change.

It is awful in the interim.

 

[jncuse]

Time to tank and trade all our seniors and upcoming free agents.

 

[phil77]

Let’s just fast forward to next year, when his judgment isn’t clouded.

If it keeps going like this, will there even be a next year