SU vs Duke (51-71): Sun Dec 28, 4 PM

[PeteCalvin]

Hope everyone got home safely. Those roads were treacherous.

 

[SURules]

Biggest game of year………no show. Very disappointing

Unfortunately, I’m not surprised. The team has better talent than last year but far from being real competitive in ACC play. Honestly, I’m not sure we have the coaching to get us back right now. I hope I am wrong.

 

[CuseBlood44]

this is a good sign

Isn’t it the same as in football when the 10k casuals show up for a big game after a good start beating up on cupcakes (5-1, 4-0, etc) only for the team to lay and egg and the fans to never return? Seems to happen all the time with this school

 

[Ozone!]

Talent, coupled with size was what killed us. Also, we need to do a better job of finishing around the basket. We have some height, but not enough. Also, IMO, speed and quickness are our allies, currently shooting from 3 point range is not.

 

[Dinkyspond]

Isn’t it the same as in football when the 10k casuals show up for a big game after a good start beating up on cupcakes (5-1, 4-0, etc) only for the team to lay and egg and the fans to never return? Seems to happen all the time with this school

that does seem to happen a lot with football, some momentum, the crowd shows out and then the balloon bursts

 

[Dr. Bill]

Unfortunately, I’m not surprised. The team has better talent than last year but far from being real competitive in ACC play. Honestly, I’m not sure we have the coaching to get us back right now. I hope I am wrong.

Stop with this blaming "Coaching"...Where is all of this we need new Coaches Shizit coming from? Syracuse has some of the least informed, out of touch, unrealistic fans on the planet. Coach Jack...or Coach Fran...or Coach Red....I haven't been on the Lacrosse Board, so, I don't know what the talk is about Coach Gait, are not the problem....lack of talent is the difference between Us ...and Them.
Concerning the Women's hoop team: The difference between this year's team and last year's...is talent. The season is only half way over, and they look like a serious team that should make the NCAA's. They got blown out by Duke as a result of...Duke is a better Team with more depth and quality players. We can play better and will hopefully learn and improve from this game, but at the end of the day, there was still a talent gap between Syracuse and Duke. When Duke went to their bench, their players produced to the degree that you didn't know they were not the starters. When we go to our bench, there is a significant drop off. Don't get me wrong, I like this year's team, but more players ...not the Coach, need to step up in a big way if this team is to advance to and through the NCAA"s.

 

[rhcuse]

Sophie is doing so much more this season defensively with the hustle and boards and scrapping and assists. Noticeable improvement in cardio. When her shot starts falling they'll roll off some Ws.

I know they want to go fast, but it leads to a LOT of sloppy play, turnovers, rushed shots and consecutive empty possessions. The 3/4 court home run balls drive me nuts. Must be <20% success rate with those. I mean, the stats guy or gal has to charting that, right?

 

[Cheriehoop]

Sophie is doing so much more this season defensively with the hustle and boards and scrapping and assists. Noticeable improvement in cardio. When her shot starts falling they'll roll off some Ws.

I know they want to go fast, but it leads to a LOT of sloppy play, turnovers, rushed shots and consecutive empty possessions. The 3/4 court home run balls drive me nuts. Must be <20% success rate with those. I mean, the stats guy or gal has to charting that, right?

i think the success of the half court transition passes is dependent on the passer and the target. Uche has been good as the target but I imagine the better teams will be aware and be more proactive defending it.

 

[Dr. Bill]

Sophie is doing so much more this season defensively with the hustle and boards and scrapping and assists. Noticeable improvement in cardio. When her shot starts falling they'll roll off some Ws.

I know they want to go fast, but it leads to a LOT of sloppy play, turnovers, rushed shots and consecutive empty possessions. The 3/4 court home run balls drive me nuts. Must be <20% success rate with those. I mean, the stats guy or gal has to charting that, right?

Rhcuse: I partially agree with your statement on fast play. Yes it does lead to some sloppy play and rushed shots. They definitely need to clean that up, but this team plays much better when it plays fast as opposed to a slower half court set. Why? Our half court offense isn't very good so far! Watch the game closely and i have seen every game this year...in our half court set, it looks like we are running a high post pick/screen and pop offense. Our half court sets rely on one on one moves off a screen with very little ball movement. If the ball handler doesn't get free of the screen for a drive or midrange shot, the kick out to the perimeter is not working because we are not making our 3 point or deep 2 point shots. We have a good inside post player the freshman from Japan, but we don't feed her the ball enough in my opinion. If this team doesn't score in transition off of rebounds or steals, it has trouble scoring in a slow half court set. If someone out there sees something different, please chime in with your perspective...