Say Your Prayers, Eat Your Vitamins

[DangerZone]

As a refresher, I invite you to read my post from earlier this year:
Syracuse and Hulk Hogan

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Colgate dismantled the zone and man-to-man with ease. And right on cue, just like in the algorithms of a video game, the desperation press is activated! All of sudden, turnovers abound, no fouling, dunks, three pointers! Massive lead erased and the crowd goes berserk.

Does this seem just a little ridiculous to anyone else?

How is it a team whose regular defenses, found to be woefully inadequate, is capable of playing such a 'masterful' desperation press? Should we simply accept at face value that Colgate was ill-prepared for the same press they've seen the last two years? Should we ask just how it is that a far more aggressive defense doesn't produce more than the occasional foul?

Has anyone wondered why the Orange don't press for 40 minutes? I mean if it is so vastly superior at producing turnovers and erasing leads, why wouldn't it be the default defense? The reasons why it is typically done in small measures, fatigue, fouls, the risk of giving up easy baskets, don't really apply here.

The NCAA didn't really put out a very convincing product this evening. I don't think there is anything to learn from this game. It felt engineered. And just because Syracuse was ultimately declared the victor, it wasn't entertaining.

 

[dasher]

As a refresher, I invite you to read my post from earlier this year:
Syracuse and Hulk Hogan

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Colgate dismantled the zone and man-to-man with ease. And right on cue, just like in the algorithms of a video game, the desperation press is activated! All of sudden, turnovers abound, no fouling, dunks, three pointers! Massive lead erased and the crowd goes berserk.

Does this seem just a little ridiculous to anyone else?

How is it a team whose regular defenses, found to be woefully inadequate, is capable of playing such a 'masterful' desperation press? Should we simply accept at face value that Colgate was ill-prepared for the same press they've seen the last two years? Should we ask just how it is that a far more aggressive defense doesn't produce more than the occasional foul?

Has anyone wondered why the Orange don't press for 40 minutes? I mean if it is so vastly superior at producing turnovers and erasing leads, why wouldn't it be the default defense? The reasons why it is typically done in small measures, fatigue, fouls, the risk of giving up easy baskets, don't really apply here.

The NCAA didn't really put out a very convincing product this evening. I don't think there is anything to learn from this game. It felt engineered. And just because Syracuse was ultimately declared the victor, it wasn't entertaining.

So to be clear, you weren't entertained by this game? I think that is on you.

 

[Cusefan95]

I appreciate the link to the post from last season. After reading this and your earlier work, I’m looking forward to your game reviews for the rest of the season. Although possibly not in the way you intend, I expect they will be hilarious.

 

[DangerZone]

It takes something out of the ordinary for me to post, so more 'reviews' are unlikely.

Suppose hypothetically, there is a game that finishes say 66-64. Close game, great game? I find that the closer to a per-half split of 64-0 followed by 0-66, the less credible that final outcome is. And I don't care who the teams are, officiating always plays a role in significant comebacks especially when the home team is the one coming from behind. In such games, the end result and the manner in which it materializes lacks authenticity, credibility and apparently for me, entertainment value.

 

[Scott11]

Weird post to be honest. Don’t be afraid to enjoy life and have fun.

 

[capeorange]

As a refresher, I invite you to read my post from earlier this year:
Syracuse and Hulk Hogan

The more things change, the more they stay the same. Colgate dismantled the zone and man-to-man with ease. And right on cue, just like in the algorithms of a video game, the desperation press is activated! All of sudden, turnovers abound, no fouling, dunks, three pointers! Massive lead erased and the crowd goes berserk.

Does this seem just a little ridiculous to anyone else?

How is it a team whose regular defenses, found to be woefully inadequate, is capable of playing such a 'masterful' desperation press? Should we simply accept at face value that Colgate was ill-prepared for the same press they've seen the last two years? Should we ask just how it is that a far more aggressive defense doesn't produce more than the occasional foul?

Has anyone wondered why the Orange don't press for 40 minutes? I mean if it is so vastly superior at producing turnovers and erasing leads, why wouldn't it be the default defense? The reasons why it is typically done in small measures, fatigue, fouls, the risk of giving up easy baskets, don't really apply here.

The NCAA didn't really put out a very convincing product this evening. I don't think there is anything to learn from this game. It felt engineered. And just because Syracuse was ultimately declared the victor, it wasn't entertaining.

Were you still at Applebee's when you posted this? Hope you Ubered home, those $2 drafts sneak up on you.