The Downside- Cornell

[SWC75]

- The first 8 minutes of that game had an uncomfortable sense of déjà vu. I kept thinking that the last time we lost to Cornell was also our last losing season. The next 8 minutes didn’t make it go entirely away. Then came Roberson’s dunk.

- Boeheim was impressed with Turned-on Robey’s first half and equally unimpressed with his vacant second half. He’s a key player. We are a different team when he’s a beast.


- Andrew White was 3 for 10 and 0 for 5 from the arc….vs. Cornell.


- Our point guards were 2 for 7from the field and scored 2 points each. Neither got to the foul line.


- If you blinked you missed DaJuan Coleman’s contribution.


We kept good contact with the outside shooters after a bad start but we allowed way too much penetration for the zone to be effective and out interior defense was non-existent. The ACC big men are going to dine on us like we were a Thanksgiving turkey- or a Christmas ham

 

[tbonezone]

the backline of thompson , lydon, and A-trey may be our best offense option at this point but they are simply horrendous on D.

 

[Fly Rodder]

Coleman got out on that big guy who was around the free throw line, he made a small move and shot it over Coleman who didn't even get off his feet. Boeheim immediately tapped Thompson and the first possession he was in, Cornell had a shot clock violation. I really want Coleman to do well and it's obvious he has some basketball skills, but his physical abilities are just so degraded that he is a liability on defense no matter how bad people think Thompson is. Syracuse can't continue to spot the opposition 5-10 point leads in the first six minutes.

 

[Newhouser]

I still await White to show some consistency as a shooter. So far he is Cooney-esque without the hustle and D. Shooters make shots, not just in bunches during hot streaks.