We’ve had bad seasons and worse talent, but I never saw any team mail it in quite like this one

[Cusefan0307]

Outside of Kingz, Kyle, Sadiq and maybe Betsey everyone gave up about 10 games ago.

 

[IthacaMatt]

Outside of Kingz, Kyle, Sadiq and maybe Betsey everyone gave up about 10 games ago.

That's the sad truth. Lot of quitting up on the Hill since last October.

 

[Cusefan69]

New leadership will hopefully change anything like that. Looking forward to the future and not giving a thought to this season, it's over.

 

[orangepassion]

Not since this past Football season

 

[hoopsupstate]

New leadership will hopefully change anything like that. Looking forward to the future and not giving a thought to this season, it's over.

We’re going to find out real soon if the University is serious about basketball. Monumental changes need to take place.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Would love to see NIL actually tied to performance. Doubt most of the team cares that it’s over. They got paid.

 

[OptimusOtto]

Without sounding like a cranky old man that’s the worst part of the portal era. Very quickly shifts into setting up for the next move rather than playing for pride, growth and next year.

 

[Mr. M]

I don’t think George mailed it in

 

[SU2NASA]

2002

 

[Bulldog04]

I don’t think George mailed it in

He shot the ball 5 times in 2 possessions today lol

 

[Cusefan0307]

2002

That team won 6 games after February including 3 in the NIT and didn’t routinely get their ass kicked against every decent team. This was a completely different level of mailing it in. 3-12 to finish and 2 games won after January.

 

[PeteCalvin]

2002

2001-02 was a cluster from the start of the Fall semester when the whole Edelin / Konecny thing went down and Edelin was forced off campus for a he said / she said. Then there was the Deshaun / Preston drama. It’s amazing that team was able to function the way it did. We couldn’t even escape drama in the championship season because of a stupid YMCA league. When I hear the sob stories about the NCAA these days, I think back to when they wielded their Draconian powers with impunity and say “karma sucks, doesn’t it?”

 

[Jasoncuse]

The rare team that got significantly worse as the season progressed.

What a waste of a season.

 

[85SUAlum]

The rare team that got significantly worse as the season progressed.

What a waste of a season.

The way the season started, I thought maybe Red had figured things out and turned the corner. The way the team regressed over the course of the season was really discouraging and kind of cemented the idea that Red was unfortunately just not head coach material.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

The collapse was real.

The wheels came off.

Train got off track.

Pooped the bed.

 

[sdhall01]

The rare team that got significantly worse as the season progressed.

What a waste of a season.

This is the craziest part. We just DEVOLVED.

 

[hungrychuck]

This is the craziest part. We just DEVOLVED.

I still believe we had - at minimum - the talent to be a bubble team.

Those early games showed it.

 

[AZOrange]

Red never said it but there were definite chemistry problems

 

[sdhall01]

I still believe we had - at minimum - the talent to be a bubble team.

Those early games showed it.

I definitely agree. I simply do not believe that the team who gave Houston a run for their money and beat Tennessee couldn't have made the tourney.

 

[oldpinepoint]

Red never said it but there were definite chemistry problems

It was pretty apparent on the court

 

[tptcuse]

Red never said it but there were definite chemistry problems

Every year

 

[Scooch]

Red never said it but there were definite chemistry problems

It seems rare when SU hoops *doesn’t* have chemistry problems. It’s a constant with this program.

 

[hungrychuck]

It seems rare when SU hoops *doesn’t* have chemistry problems. It’s a constant with this program.

One of those areas where coaching matters.

 

[Orangefan1]

We suck so bad, Kent’s decisions, hiring Autry our basketball program is in complete shambles and a national embarrassment from once a proud program. Still loyal Cuse fans went to cheer on their team today down at the ACC tournament and again were pathetic. We better hit a home run with this new hire

 

[OrlandoCuse]

I think the term Gen Z and Gen Alpha likes to use is “quiet quitting”

The vast majority of the team quiet quit