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[OrangeDW]

But was he that energetic? I feel like he was even keel and his assistants did all the pumping up

I like even keel.

 

[UpstateSM]

Brown and JT should start at forward. Don’t really care who gets burn behind them. Some Taylor minutes at the two could be interesting, too.

it will never happen though

 

[OrangeDW]

Careful what you wish for Louisville pushed out a legend coach and here they are…

Pitino never let it get this bad of course, but it’s not like the follow ups were anything to write home about.

Ok, I’m sold. Let him coach until he’s 95.

 

[djcon57]

Ok, I’m sold. Let him coach until he’s 95.

“You want to be Louisville?” is the new “we’ve never been below .500, so stop complaining”

 

[Cuse181]

Doesn’t give an about recruiting either

Or maybe players just don’t want to go to cuse? Like at some point i think people need to realize this isn’t the 80s and 90s anymore, you don’t need to go to the north east and mid Atlantic to play basketball. I’d be happy to be proven wrong by the next coach, but im not so sure syracuse is losing these recruiting battles because of JB. Perhaps the school just isn’t as attractive as the fans like to think.

 

[Brooky03]

It's almost like there's something to this portal thing.

The portal team won by 2 against a young team with the same number of losses going into the game. Neither team is projected to make the NCAAT. I don’t know if that’s a ringing endorsement for the portal.

 

[NorSyr66]

They’ve had a few good games each.

I’ve liked Brown better all year.

I agree but we are talking about two freshman and a soph that did not play much last year against 5 portal players. We nearly won this game. The glass is not have empty

 

[two3zone]

And yet a moral victory in ways.

 

[Cuse181]

Ok, I’m sold. Let him coach until he’s 95.

Love the sarcasm, but be honest, who comes in after JB and does a good job? There’s maybe 5 coach’s in the country who would 1) take the job and then 2) be good at it right away

 

[Cuse181]

I like even keel.

So low energy? I don’t think this comment thread was meant for your choices of examples

 

[OrangeDW]

Love the sarcasm, but be honest, who comes in after JB and does a good job? There’s maybe 5 coach’s in the country who would 1) take the job and then 2) be good at it right away

We’ll see.

We’re not clinging to much at this point though, so I don’t really care.

If we get worse, we get worse….this sucks anyways.

 

[Orangezoo]

Sounds good after a loss but would have you said this if we won?

Absolutely. Had we won it would have been fun but still a game we never should have had to. What is this a deposition?

Also I made a comment consistent with this in the game thread.

 

[samspann1]

Or maybe players just don’t want to go to cuse? Like at some point i think people need to realize this isn’t the 80s and 90s anymore, you don’t need to go to the north east and mid Atlantic to play basketball. I’d be happy to be proven wrong by the next coach, but im not so sure syracuse is losing these recruiting battles because of JB. Perhaps the school just isn’t as attractive as the fans like to think.

UConn seems to be doing fine. Nova too. Providence is ahead of us. St. John’s beat us….again. JB is afraid of UB.

 

[tptcuse]

The portal team won by 2 against a young team with the same number of losses going into the game. Neither team is projected to make the NCAAT. I don’t know if that’s a ringing endorsement for the portal.

My point was how many times can we say "we're young and the other team had a bunch of older portal guys."?

 

[NineOneSeven]

Bottomline- we lost to Pitt at home. Comeback was fun, but it’s a loss.

 

[Cuse181]

We’ll see.

We’re not clinging to much at this point though, so I don’t really care.

If we get worse, we get worse….this sucks anyways.

100%

 

[anomander]

At least UConn isn’t #2 in the country…oh wait. They made a good coaching hire and turned things around quickly. Wondering when that will happen for us?

 

[Orangezoo]

Part of it is the lineup. I don't see how you keep Maliq Brown on the bench for Chris Bell much longer. You can't afford for both of your forwards to be soft, and at least Benny gives us a mid-range game.

Absolutely that is part of it. Brown deserves to start.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Pitt played so smart and poised for most of the game. They got conservative and played into our hands. Teams get comfortable against the zone. When you make teams have to make decisions against some pressure defense, they don’t look the same. The zone has become toonpassive and teams with lesser talent can just stand, pass and shoot.

 

[Cuse181]

UConn seems to be doing fine. Nova too. Providence is ahead of us. St. John’s beat us….again. JB is afraid of UB.

I think you’re proving my point for me, Syracuse isn’t that attractive anymore.

 

[OrangeDW]

I think you’re proving my point for me, Syracuse isn’t that attractive anymore.

Because the coach is 80 and we play zone 100% of the time.

 

[samspann1]

I think you’re proving my point for me, Syracuse isn’t that attractive anymore.

This is what you said:

“Like at some point i think people need to realize this isn’t the 80s and 90s anymore, you don’t need to go to the north east and mid Atlantic to play basketball.”

I gave you a number of examples of better programs in the NE and Mid-Atlantic.

Why is Syracuse no longer attractive, in your mind?

 

[Cuse181]

Because the coach is 80 and we play zone 100% of the time.

So that changes, what does Syracuse bring that any other school doesn’t? A dome but that’s about it. They’ll have some good years and some bad I don’t think any coach today can make Syracuse was it was in 80s-early 2010s.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Brown and JT should start at forward. Don’t really care who gets burn behind them. Some Taylor minutes at the two could be interesting, too.

it will never happen though

I will give him credit, Boeheim has tried a lot of things this year.

 

[hoopsupstate]

Just look at the size of the crowd and that tells you a lot about the program. The crowds have been pretty bad all season.