Virginia game thread

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[HughWotmate]

LLLLLEEEEEEEEEEETTTTTT'SSSS EEEFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFFIINNNNNGGGGG GGGOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[doc05]

When the Cuse is in the house!!!

 

[Shermthegeneral]

When the Cuse is in the house!!!

Where's John Wallace when you need him!

 

[iommi]

Yeah, I know...I just think we need to change tempo since we can't score against their half court d. What would it hurt to try?

I believe in the monkey. Shock the monkey!!!

 

[Ringostar57]

This finish brought tears to an old man.....

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

[Madbiker]

Greatest and most unlikely SU comeback I've ever seen. My heart was pounding the last 3:30 minutes. OMG we're going to the Final Four! Unbelievable!

 

[HtownOrange]

Great for Cooney. Even when his shots are not calling, he does not give up on the rest of his game. I wish we had more final fours, though.

 

[OrangeXtreme]

 

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[OttoMets]

Great for Cooney. Even when his shots are not calling, he does not give up on the rest of his game. I wish we had more final fours, though.

Very cool for Cooney, after having no success around the basket for the whole conference season, he managed to hit a ton of driving shots this weekend. We couldn't have been in position to win without his lay-ups keeping us in shouting distance tonight. Very quietly, another nice game for him.

 

[HtownOrange]

Very cool for Cooney, after having no success around the basket for the whole conference season, he managed to hit a ton of driving shots this weekend. We couldn't have been in position to win without his lay-ups keeping us in shouting distance tonight. Very quietly, another nice game for him.

Hat tip, you said it better than I did. Cooney is a leader and you showed why.

 

[reedny]

Bennett is unbelievably classy. He quotes the bible .. talks about the pain tonight the joy tomorrow. Why can't this guy run for office!?

 

[Watson18]

Well done , 'Cuse! Welcome to the F4!

 

[TempleNCuse]

What an awesome, AWESOME win!! Richardson's play down the stretch was incredible. That was a John Wallace '96 type performance.

As painful as Temple's exit was Syracuse has more than made up for it!

 

[reedny]

Very cool for Cooney, after having no success around the basket for the whole conference season, he managed to hit a ton of driving shots this weekend. We couldn't have been in position to win without his lay-ups keeping us in shouting distance tonight. Very quietly, another nice game for him.

And HEART is why I love this kid. He's taken a lot of heat this season for being streaky. And I can certainly understand the frustration -- especially for fans judging him by only one metric (number of made 3's). Meanwhile, Trevor has worked his ass off. Tonight, Virginia wasn't going to let him or G see the rim from deep ... they're a super talented defensive team and Bennett kept bodies on TC/G 24/7. So what did TC do about it? Did he sulk? Did he hang out on the perimeter for an "open look"? (lol). Nope ... that sucker ran 25 miles to get open and drove the lane repeatedly. Finally, he started getting the ball up high on the glass and it started to drop for him -- a timely reward for a monster effort. It didn't hurt that Malachai took the game over for 5 minutes and got us back in it.

A couple other observations. 1) We were dominated on the glass the 1st half with 80% of the Virginia team hanging back for rebounds. This fit UVA's plodding, half-court style. They wanted to slow the game down and negate our athleticism. Once JB put the press in, suddenly we were doing what we do best (run) and the half-court game was a distant memory. We were the aggressors, either scoring or getting to the line. 2) Down the stretch (like the Gonzaga game), Tyler Lydon's contribution was invaluable. The kid is so long ... he just finds a way to affect the outcome of the game, securing key rebounds, blocking shots and providing complimentary scoring. G was not himself tonight ... but he did enough. Glad to see this "UNDERRATED" team standing on a ladder with scissors.

 

[durhamcuse]

I love Bennett, though.

Yeah, and he's still handsome. I'm comfortable with my masculinity

 

[SarasotaPaul]

Bennett is unbelievably classy. He quotes the bible .. talks about the pain tonight the joy tomorrow. Why can't this guy run for office!?

Because he is honest - that doesn't set well in DC or with the radicals on either side - But you knew that already --

 

[samspann1]

Man, I'm so friggin happy for the team and staff.

Happy for DC, that his hard work and perseverance paid off.

Happy for Kaleb, for being a good teammate and not pouting.

Happy for the seniors, for obvious reasons.

What a great day for SU.

LGO!!!

 

[Easy Goer]

Yeah, but how many of those brackets were outside of Syracuse?