We need more of this

[albanycuse]

And less of what we have.

 

[justgold315]

And less of what we have.

What's that number next to Syracuse by the score?

 

[hoopsupstate]

The difference is athleticism is astounding. We had high flyers all over the court.

 

[PauliePeppas]

Not even the same sport we watch currently. Sigh

 

[stlorange]

I think I just sighed and shed a tear...

 

[jdubs30]

Man that was such a fun era to watch … so many great players and deep teams

 

[althea]

I think someone thought that CB would be this kind of player.
Can we even get/keep a player like this in this era?
Didn't James redshirt a year? then became a force in his jr, sr years?

 

[Bulldog04]

Man he was good. Look at how all those points came off turnovers and good rebounding. I miss THOSE days

 

[Sdot]

Man he was good. Look at how all those points came off turnovers and good rebounding. I miss THOSE days

I have always said Syracuse was at its best when we had 6’4 guards or taller who can run the floor and create points from our defense…can’t even remember the last time we have had that.

 

[hoopsupstate]

I have always said Syracuse was at its best when we had 6’4 guards or taller who can run the floor and create points from our defense…can’t even remember the last time we have had that.

Their length was huge up front in the zone. We lived on turnovers to create transition points.

 

[CardiacCuse]

its wild a player like southerland couldnt do anything in the NBA...tall, athletic, good dunker, blocker, great 3 pt shooter...seems he has everything that the NBA looks for now


...and how even a player like that seems light years away from what we have now...

 

[Cuse4Life29]

All of these guys were DAWGs. Athleticism, grit, heart. What an era.

 

[hoopsupstate]

its wild a player like southerland couldnt do anything in the NBA...tall, athletic, good dunker, blocker, great 3 pt shooter...seems he has everything that the NBA looks for now


...and how even a player like that seems light years away from what we have now...

He couldn’t guard playing man defense.

 

[chuck]

And less of what we have.

3 star recruit developed an stayed 5 years. NIL makes it so these things don't happen anymore these guys will transfer 5 str8 years just for a bag or promise of more mins. Good job.

 

[SmilinBob]

The difference is athleticism is astounding. We had high flyers all over the court.

Agree and it almost seems like the past way too many years the team is playing with ankle weights on.

 

[Forloveoforange]

Missing Brandon Triche. I felt like it wasn't going to be the same when he graduated.

 

[ClamOtto]

3 star recruit developed an stayed 5 years. NIL makes it so these things don't happen anymore these guys will transfer 5 str8 years just for a bag or promise of more mins. Good job.

If I remember, he had a huge exhibition game his freshman year where he couldn't miss from 3. Then he didn't do much the rest of the year and people were wondering if he would ever be good enough for Syracuse. Those were the days...

 

[BonaCuse]

So this would be a stretch, but I was thinking about this last night when I watched the Siena/St. Bonaventure game. Peter Carey starts for Siena and seems really bad...as in very bad. He starts for them, but it got me thinking that while I realize you always need to fill out a CBB roster, how on earth did anyone at SU think this guy was an ACC caliber player?

The talent gap in guys we used to "fill out rosters with" in the past 5 years versus 15, 20, 30 years ago is amazing.

 

[miamicuse]

would be nice but seems a distant memory.

this is how the NBA is played today, watch this:


this is what kids today see, with the focus on so much 3 ball the high flying games are few and far between.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

This thread is funny to me because a lot of people are forgetting how skeptical a lot of posters were about Dirty. He got more than his fair share of criticism.

 

[721Comstock]

This thread is funny to me because a lot of people are forgetting how skeptical a lot of posters were about Dirty. He got more than his fair share of criticism.

Oh indeed!
Southy was Chris Bell 1.0.

… only he wasn’t forced to start because we had nobody else, and coach would nail him to the pine if he wasn’t giving effort on D or rebounding.

Other guys who somewhat unfairly got shite during that era, that we would kill to have now:
Scoop, Triche, Cooney, MCW, Fab.

 

[realorange]

I have always said Syracuse was at its best when we had 6’4 guards or taller who can run the floor and create points from our defense…can’t even remember the last time we have had that.

Wait for the Duke game and you can see it all over again. SMH

 

[CardiacCuse]

would be nice but seems a distant memory.

this is how the NBA is played today, watch this:


this is what kids today see, with the focus on so much 3 ball the high flying games are fewer and far between.

there were 75 missed 3s in a recent raptors game

75!

i want a guy like southerland in a game like that. period.

 

[OrangeAl]

I'm not saying I want centers to dominate, but a little bit of post offense would be a nice flashback to the NBA of old.

 

[baggerbob]

I'm not saying I want centers to dominate, but a little bit of post offense would be a nice flashback to the NBA of old.

The biggest problem is the 3 point line, move it back to 30 feet and make it a difficult shot.
The reward is to great where the line is now.
Moving it back would open up the floor, more spacing and less reward for shooting them.