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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 2766368, member: 716"]
There's a lot of upside to this game, I'm surprised by the negative reactions in some other threads.

Boeheim's new 2-2-1 press looks good, though I don't know if Sidibe and Chukwu are best suited to play it.

Defense was terrific. This team hustles and hits the floor. We see that about twice a decade, so this is a special bunch.

Boeheim demanded that the guards feed the post! Again: the guards were actively feeding the post! 10 points a game out of that would be a fantastic bonus. Sidibe and Dolezaj also had a sweet high-low going on for a couple possessions, too. More, please.

The refs called touch fouls on both teams. That's a huge benefit to SU (and especially Brissett). Now we won't see that every game, but it made for some fun watching last night, even if things dragged when we went into the bonus with 14:00 to play.

Jalen Carey. He's good. Might only play 10 minutes a game when Frank comes back, but the kid plays hard and is fun to watch. Haven't had a point guard with his skill set since Scoop.

Speaking of that, if Carey continues to play strong defense, maybe he'll eat into Buddy's minutes and not the other way around? There's obviously an athleticism advantage there.

One more observation not related to upside: 19,000+ announced attendance. LOL. Let's put to rest any claims about SUAD announcing turnstile count rather than tickets distributed. I know they claim that, but they're not being truthful.
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