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[QUOTE="longislandcuse, post: 1215797, member: 937"]
[B]Last night showed we "can" be much better than last year come tourney time (provided we make the tourney).[/B]
 
-2nd half Cooney was awesome and if he can shoot around 40%, this team becomes very difficult to defend.
-Rak was a monster and is showing that he's that good. 
-CMac had a rough game BUT really started showing off towards the end.  He's going to be a monster towards the end of the season.
-G.  He needs to be our primary ball handler in crunch time.  Our only perimeter player capable of creating his own shot.  Those drives he had last night were impressive.
 
[B]What needs to really improve..[/B]
 
-The defense.  They are awful at guarding the perimeter.  Only Patterson seems to be a solid defender up top.
-Joseph.  Needs to be better.  Plain and simple.  I know he's only a freshman but he's playing like a freshman at Providence, not a freshman at a Syracuse level school.
-The role players in limited minutes.  Looks to be 2 guys, Roberson and Patterson.  Johnson maybe here and there.  I thought they did ok last night.  No clue why we forced the ball to Roberson a few times but he had a few nice plays and we need him to improve.  Patterson didn't do much on offense but his defense was smothering.
 
All in all, last night sucked but it gives much reason for optimism.  We can do some damage if we get to the tourney with this team and how I assume they will develop however we have to get there to do any damage.
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