UNC Postgame

[djorange1989]

15-13 current record with @Wake @Louisville then home vs PITT then ACCT

Will we end with a losing record ??????

16-16

 

[jncuse]

Extremely Cheap-ass tactic by UNC to not play Caleb Wilson. Autry and his staff put in many hours this week into developing a great plan to stop Wilson.

We would have won had this plan been able to be deployed.

 

[AckermanAve]

It was strange year one. 20 wins, but we got blown out a number of times. I thought it was due to the make up of the team. 3 years later, it’s really more a reflection of the coach.

His teams just flat out lack toughness.

The more I think about that 20 win season, the more I feel Judah Mintz is the only reason we got 20 wins. Red’s offense is questionable, and I think Judah just took it upon himself to be the offense.

I say this and I’m far from the leader of the Judah fan club, but I personally am going to give him credit for willing the team to 20 wins.

 

[OrlandoCuse]

The more I think about that 20 win season, the more I feel Judah Mintz is the only reason we got 20 wins. Red’s offense is questionable, and I think Judah just took it upon himself to be the offense.

I say this and I’m far from the leader of the Judah fan club, but I personally am going to give him credit for willing the team to 20 wins.

Judah, Maliq and Q. They all had their moments

 

[Owens guy]

I have to believe at this point Melo is self aware in his life. To have his son be all the bad things that Melo was accused of being during his playing career (not interested in defense, not a willing passer, and perpetually out of shape) is astonishing to me.

My son has my genes and is a very similar athlete to what I was. I’m sure Melo would be very happy if Kiyan becomes one of the greatest scorers in NBA history with poor defense and passing.

 

[CuseFaninVT]

My son has my genes and is a very similar athlete to what I was. I’m sure Melo would be very happy if Kiyan becomes one of the greatest scorers in NBA history with poor defense and passing.

Except Kiyan doesn’t anything close to his father’s offensive ability. He needs to work twice as hard as his dad, at least.

 

[StLouisCuse]

Red’s first team stopped listening to him because they knew he couldn’t coach. It was actually effective. Judah would take over games. Q would go rogue but was effective. Maliq was the glue that pushed the team forward. They weren’t the best team but had some talent to win games.

It’s also why the whole team departed as soon as they lost in the ACCT. We should’ve known back then that Red wasn’t the guy. There were early signals everyone ignored.

Year 2 was the worst roster in modern SU history. It masked that he was a bad coach because it was easy to blame the lack of talent.

Year 3 he got the talent but was finally exposed as not being able to coach and run a program.

Not everyone is cut out for leadership. Red has the desire but not the ability. Unfortunately, Syracuse is a place that has undying loyalty to their alums. They failed to see the answer to bring SU back was outside the school.

I’m hopeful the completely new leadership will see basketball as an important and valuable part of the school, thereby putting the right resources and commitment to making the program successful again. The last decade has been a disaster. The next leadership group has to get it right or I fear SU athletics (basketball and football) will be left to the annals of history like CCNY or Ivy League football.

Excellent post

 

[newmexicuse]

Yikes - 3 guys got 14 plus minutes (2 of them got 20 plus minutes) and snared a combined ZERO rebounds !!!!

How can we win with three dead men on the court ???????

Nobody had more than 2 assists.

The refs were pathetic in not calling offensive fouls and also on calling ticky tack fouls on otherwise clean block plays.

Same old, same old !!!

 

[HyattsCuse]

When we were up 10-7, FanDuel had UNC money line as +144. It felt like free money so I impulsively placed a bet. I feel dirty now.

 

[Scott11]

He’s a good man. That’s painful to watch.

 

[Bulldog04]

He’s a good man. That’s painful to watch.

He’s one of the best people ever. He cares about friendships, he loves SU, this is absolutely killing him. It sucks for everyone involved that this is the results and has been.

 

[sufan59]

He’s a good man. That’s painful to watch.

It is painful. I can’t believe there is people that seriously want GMAC or Hopkins to have the prospect of potentially going through this immediately after this. None have the resume where success is a certainty.

 

[Scott11]

He’s one of the best people ever. He cares about friendships, he loves SU, this is absolutely killing him. It sucks for everyone involved that this is the results and has been.

Well said. And while the results are what they are, I find it difficult to see some of the over the top shots he takes from fans who seem to root against him and the team. After all, he was a great Orangeman, played his butt off and he is forever orange.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I feel like we've got some pretty good players, but it's just so hard for us to score.

And I feel bad for how many foul calls go against guys like Soare, White and Betsey.

 

[baggerbob]

At least JB was smart enough to have actual 3 point shooters on the team. Why can’t we have those now?

Because you have JJ as your shooting guard.

 

[Cusefan0307]

Gameplan was terrible today. Switching every time Kingz got screened on a 7 footer took him out of the game. Donnie was in la la land and we never tried to get him into any flow. JJ got his. Yay!!!

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

I was really hoping they'd pull this out today so that Red would have something positive on his way out. A few more chances, but it's not looking good. I talked myself into thinking the team would play with their hair on fire after Duke.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

I was really hoping they'd pull this out today so that Red would have something positive on his way out. A few more chances, but it's not looking good. I talked myself into thinking the team would play with their hair on fire after Duke.

We played like our asses were on fire.

 

[721Comstock]

We played like our asses were on fire.

I blame Chipotle.

 

[TommyA13]

He’s one of the best people ever. He cares about friendships, he loves SU, this is absolutely killing him. It sucks for everyone involved that this is the results and has been.

I hate seeing all of the hate that he’s gotten. Is he a bad coach? Yes, but that doesn’t mean he should be treated the way he’s being treated. As you noted, he’s an amazing person and loves SU. The things people have said about him as a person because of his coaching ability are sickening, and I truly feel awful for him. I hope wherever he ends up he has a tremendous amount of success, and I hope he’s still able to enjoy both Syracuse and Syracuse basketball as a fan next season.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

I blame Chipotle.

Don't sleep on the occasional laxative effects of the Olive Garden Tour of Italy. Something about that alfredo sauce sometimes...

I've heard. From a friend.

 

[Blanko97]

STEVEHOLT zero gas lighting. Most of the board knows JJ’s had a disappointing career and is what he is. But there’s a few that act as if he’s 1A or 1B why this teams laughably awful and that stance itself is laughably wrong

Sounds like a coach who can’t judge talent

 

[Blanko97]

Well said. And while the results are what they are, I find it difficult to see some of the over the top shots he takes from fans who seem to root against him and the team. After all, he was a great Orangeman, played his butt off and he is forever orange.

He gets paid millions, the Criticism isn’t unearned. He can be mother Theresa off the court but the bottom line is he’s not paid to be a nice guy, he’s paid to be a coach and he’s awful at it. I don’t see people attacking him personally for anything outside of basketball. He clearly has no idea how to game plan, no idea how to motivate players and zero clue about judging talent. That’s not uncalled for or mean, it’s just what the evidence presented to date has laid bare. Is he stupid as a person? Of course not, but does he sure seem to be “stupid” when looking at relative basketball knowledge versus his peers? 100%. It’s not mean, it’s just true. He’s smarter than the average Joe but that’s worth 2M a year

Again, I don’t look at Facebook so I have no idea what ridiculous things those people might say.

 

[HyattsCuse]

Don't sleep on the occasional laxative effects of the Olive Garden Tour of Italy. Something about that alfredo sauce sometimes...

I've heard. From a friend.

Thanks, man, for activating my PTSD.

I had a BAD case of food poisoning after ordering the Tour of Italy like 15-16 years ago. Haven’t been back to an Olive Garden since!

 

[IthacaMatt]

The more I think about that 20 win season, the more I feel Judah Mintz is the only reason we got 20 wins. Red’s offense is questionable, and I think Judah just took it upon himself to be the offense.

I say this and I’m far from the leader of the Judah fan club, but I personally am going to give him credit for willing the team to 20 wins.

We had Maliq Brown, too.