February 9, 2010 – 12:46 pm
I grant that being #2 in the AP poll — so close to glory we can taste it — is more exciting than the Coaches poll relegating us to #3 (that’s soooo last week). However, it’s worth noting that SU received a solitary glorious FIRST PLACE VOTE in said Coaches poll, and it behooves me [...]
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Also posted in ACC, Arizona St, Big East, Coppin State, Hofstra, Jim Boeheim, Kansas, Maryland, Rankings, San Diego State, South Alabama
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December 3, 2007 – 3:56 am
Here’s what I think: I think the offensive statistics from the UMass box score should not count for SU’s guys. I think that any time you play defense as awful as that, you shouldn’t be able to reap the stat-stuffing rewards of a free for all. In a vacuum, almost every Syracuse player comes [...]
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Also posted in Arinze Onuaku, Defense, Donte Greene, Eric Devendorf, In the Media, Jonny Flynn, Nonconference Games, Ohio State, Paul Harris, Regular Season Games, UMass, Virginia, Washington, Wins
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November 27, 2007 – 3:19 am
Some thoughts while watching Jason Hart lock people up at the top of Jerry Sloan’s zone defense…
Of many bizarre aspects of the SU-Washington box score, the free throw shooting disparity stood out the most. SU attempted an astounding 52 free throws in that game, while the Huskies only were granted 19 tries. I’m sure Lorenzo [...]
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Also posted in Donte Greene, Eric Devendorf, Fordham, Jonny Flynn, Ohio State, Paul Harris, Regular Season Games, Rick Jackson, Scoop Jardine, St. Joseph's, Wins
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November 17, 2007 – 5:51 pm
Just a quick update on the out of town scoreboard, for those who don’t comb the results the way I do:
1) The Friars got a big win for the Big East on Friday as Providence knocked off a ranked SEC team, #18 Arkansas, on a neutral court (in San Juan at the Puerto Rico Tip-Off). [...]
November 14, 2007 – 12:13 am
My favorite daydream from last season centered around the hypothesis that if only Paul Harris would get starter’s minutes, he would average something ridiculous like 14 rebounds per game. This became a pleasant running joke, because he never seemed to get huge PT no matter how well he played, and because extrapolations like that [...]
November 13, 2007 – 1:28 am
As a sports fan generally starved of anything warranting happiness for the last 8 or so months, I naturally take tonight’s poorly executed 97- 89 victory over Siena with unbridled optimism. It comes down to the crucial difference between young players and veterans. If last year’s team had produced the same outcome, I’d feel pretty [...]
By Tom
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Also posted in Assists, Carmelo Anthony, Demetris Nichols, Eric Devendorf, Hakim Warrick, Jonny Flynn, Mookie Watkins, Nonconference Games, Paul Harris, Rebounding, Regular Season Games, Rick Jackson, Scoop Jardine, Terrence Roberts, Wins
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November 12, 2007 – 11:12 pm
I’m sure this post is going to get sandwiched between a few others and ultimately lost in the ether but I just have to say:
Jonny Flynn is the balls
Siena has some pretty good shooters, but they had a number of open shots that they missed, even in close. The defense is going to need some [...]
November 12, 2007 – 9:23 pm
I didn’t see tonight’s game, but I’d really love to know how a team can chuck it up there 82 times in the span of 40 minutes. Just reading the box score, I’d say it’s impressive how we really made Siena’s top scorers work for it. After all, Edwin Ubiles scored 20 points on 22 [...]
