Syracuse at GTown 2003 Replay - on ACCN now

[Eric15]

One thing I noticed is that 2003 kind of changed what fans wore to games at the Dome. Pre-2003, there honestly wasn't all that much orange in the crowd. It was kind of like an NBA game where people just wore whatever. But post-2003, it was a sea of orange for big games.

 

[stuckinbig11]

Regarding the 1985 SU/Gtown game that I watched yesterday, pre three point line basketball was before my time. The strategy is just so much different. It almost feels like you're watching lacrosse or hockey in how they move the ball around trying to get as close as possible before taking a shot since there's no advantage to being further out.

playing real basketball

 

[Orangezoo]

playing real basketball

Yeah it looked liked what you would see when you went out to the playground and played where everything was a point.

 

[Eric15]

playing real basketball

You don't think the three-point shot has added more excitement to the game?

 

[Cusefan0307]

One thing I noticed is that 2003 kind of changed what fans wore to games at the Dome. Pre-2003, there honestly wasn't all that much orange in the crowd. It was kind of like an NBA game where people just wore whatever. But post-2003, it was a sea of orange for big games.

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Yes. It used to drive me nuts seeing fans wear gray to games and it still does if I see people in anything other than orange. I feel like Syracuse more than any other fans have had issues getting their fans to wear their teams colors to games.

 

[stuckinbig11]

You don't think the three-point shot has added more excitement to the game?

loss of fundamentals

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Yes. It used to drive me nuts seeing fans wear gray to games and it still does if I see people in anything other than orange. I feel like Syracuse more than any other fans have had issues getting their fans to wear their teams colors to games.

Remember when baseball fans wore jackets and ties to games?

 

[Eric15]

loss of fundamentals

I think that's a bit of a cliche. If anything I think fundamentals are better than they have ever been. Big men today are expected to pass, shoot and handle the ball more so than ever before.

 

[Eric15]

Yes. It used to drive me nuts seeing fans wear gray to games and it still does if I see people in anything other than orange. I feel like Syracuse more than any other fans have had issues getting their fans to wear their teams colors to games.

I remember against Penn State at MetLife a few years back you would see some SU fans wearing blue or white Syracuse t-shirts. I just thought to myself "why are you so bad at such a simple thing?"