Too Full of Themselves....

[Fjoinkay]

The last 10 minutes were bad. JB was angry with Scoop and DW multiple times. They seemed to be ignoring him and the best interest of the team with early shots and TOs rather than pulling it out and running clock with a double digit lead. I noticed the familiar body language where JB removes a player and the player walks past JB while JB is addressing the player. I see this a lot with SU every year, and I rarely see it with any other team or coach. With a lot of college coaches simple disrespect like that is automatic dog house and probably a heavy handed scolding in the moment. I'm not saying JB is doing anything wrong, but I do believe he is unique in some ways.

 

[IthacaBarrel]

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I only saw the second half of the Marshall game on videostream.

During the time that I watched, Marshall outworked us and outplayed us. They wanted it badly.

The only thing that saved us was that they couldn't hit a trey until too late, and of course, that is also what made the score close at the end.

Forget them, I am only concerned with us. I saw a team that wasn't aggressive or working hard. I saw a team that let a lesser team bully them on the glass. I saw a team that had a lead and played without respect that the opponent could possibly make a comeback rather than wanting to play hard and really put the game out of reach.

I saw a team that either needs to change it's mindset or else this team will blow a gimme game where it had a 15 plus point lead before this season is out, probably to a midpack opponent.[/quo

Nobody is denying that they coasted most of the 2nd half, but that game was NEVER in doubt. The crowd knew it, syracuse players and coaches knew it, us watching it on tv knew it. Credit marshall for continuing to play hard, they could have easily rolled over in the 2nd half but they didnt. But its not fair to think we can plays balls to the wall 110% every nite, these are college kids not robots.They were coming off a big time top 10 win, they knew after the 1st half marshall couldnt hang with them, a lethargic 2nd half isnt all that surprising. Theyve destroyed most of the cupcakes theyve played this year, and marshall isnt exactly a cupcake.

Good post, agree 100%. I saw a really good team get up and coast their way in, it happens. Not a big deal and sure they will most likely lose a game they should not, most teams do. Like you said they are not robots. people who expect 110% every night on a basketball court are unrealistic.

 

[AZOrange]

The last 10 minutes were bad. JB was angry with Scoop and DW multiple times. They seemed to be ignoring him and the best interest of the team with early shots and TOs rather than pulling it out and running clock with a double digit lead. I noticed the familiar body language where JB removes a player and the player walks past JB while JB is addressing the player. I see this a lot with SU every year, and I rarely see it with any other team or coach. With a lot of college coaches simple disrespect like that is automatic dog house and probably a heavy handed scolding in the moment. I'm not saying JB is doing anything wrong, but I do believe he is unique in some ways.

JB is not a screamer for the most part. I think he is ok with the way his player operates. Watch Coach K, Self, Pitino and/or Calipari sometime. Those guys just destroy their players when they screw up (and often when they dont). JB is very unique in that regard.

 

[shermstheman]

Nobody is denying that they coasted most of the 2nd half, but that game was NEVER in doubt. The crowd knew it, syracuse players and coaches knew it, us watching it on tv knew it. Credit marshall for continuing to play hard, they could have easily rolled over in the 2nd half but they didnt. But its not fair to think we can plays balls to the wall 110% every nite, these are college kids not robots.They were coming off a big time top 10 win, they knew after the 1st half marshall couldnt hang with them, a lethargic 2nd half isnt all that surprising. Theyve destroyed most of the cupcakes theyve played this year, and marshall isnt exactly a cupcake.

It has been a trend that the Cuse will ease up and allow teams to come back. But, that certainly was not the case against Florida and has not been the case against good teams in the last couple of years. They've been able to will themselves when needed (such as Stanford) but I have liked that they can play hard all game against the very best. I'd like 100% all the time- which, though I hate Duke, they seem to do but that has not been a character of our teams for awhile...nor does it seem to be the character of most.

 

[AZOrange]

It has been a trend that the Cuse will ease up and allow teams to come back. But, that certainly was not the case against Florida and has not been the case against good teams in the last couple of years. They've been able to will themselves when needed (such as Stanford) but I have liked that they can play hard all game against the very best. I'd like 100% all the time- which, though I hate Duke, they seem to do but that has not been a character of our teams for awhile...nor does it seem to be the character of most.

Has anyone noticed this year that K just goes bananas on the sidelines? i saw him in Maui and thought he was having a heart attack.

 

[OrangeAl]

We got caught coasting and - hard as it is to believe - nearly let Marshall get the ball with the chance to tie. A minute longer and that would have happened! It was a miserable way to finish the game and we shouldn't be happy with it at all.
Are we that fat and happy that we don't care about these things anymore?

 

[realorange]

Has anyone noticed this year that K just goes bananas on the sidelines? i saw him in Maui and thought he was having a heart attack.

This is new?!