Why do people think this team is atheltic?

[Scooch]

I don't think this team is atheltic. Those guys play in Boston.

 

[oldpinepoint]

We haven’t been athletic since 2012

 

[Brooky03]

The team is athletic. Not just ‘athletic compared to last year.’ They’re close to as athletic as Syracuse teams get. I don’t really have time for anybody who wants to argue otherwise.

What makes them look slow is the fact that nobody, seemingly, knows where the hell to be and when.

 

[Sherman20]

You can be athletic without playing athletic.

But you watch the game and you are hard pressed to find a play where we drove past anyone, get out on the break and run by people.. we dont outjump anybody.

We have a bunch of guys in the 6-7 ish body but then they struggle to guard guys who slower but play the game faster.

“But you watch the game and you are hard pressed to find a play where we drove past anyone…” um, hello, Judah was penetrating into the lane regularly in the second half. He’s a very athletic and skilled player. Symir can drive into the lane too, but didn’t do that for 3/4 of the game. Yes, Joe is slow and less athletic for a P5 2-guard. I’ll give you that. The small forward options we have right not are athletic players, but they’re FRESHMAN. It takes time (not 2 games) to adjust and learn the game at the college level. Q and Taylor and maybe even Bell could develop and become good with some time. My main criticism of JB is that he went into the season thinking he could rely on freshman at the small forward spot instead of pounding the portal for a high level transfer forward who can attack the rim and make jump shots. They were out there but we never even tried. Lots of posters have pointed this out, and apparently Autry and Griff thought we needed to do that but were ignored.

 

[Bayside44]

They're not allowed to be athletic in that zone. At least in the first game they played man and some pressure D which gave them some transition.

 

[djcon57]

They're not allowed to be athletic in that zone. At least in the first game they played man and some pressure D which gave them some transition.

Yep, thinking instead of doing.

Just watch Benny last year. No one can suggest he isn't athletic, yet he roamed around aimlessly in the zone from point to point w/o purpose.

 

[Doc5120]

Benny and Jesse are athletic for their positions

Benny has really good hops, but I can't decide if I think he is athletic or not. He doesn't appear overly fluid to me, but I guess my definition can differ from someone else's. I think Jesse is an excellent player, but I'd personally classify him as an average athlete.