September 29, 2008 – 1:02 am
The ladies in Orange took their #2 national ranking on the road this weekend, with games Friday at Providence and Sunday at UMass. Both teams were ranked just outside the top 20 as the week began, and both gave Syracuse a lot to handle.
SU outshot Providence 11-2 in the first half, yet the Friars’ [...]
It’s June, and I have to admit, I can’t stop thinking about next year’s college basketball season. So here are ten reasons why I love this team we’ve got coming in:
10. The unfathomable experience jump
It blows my mind that it’s possible for us to go from last year, where the main roster players had a [...]
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Since Donte Greene’s announcement to declare for the NBA draft yesterday, I’ve heard a lot of gentle questioning of his logic couched in otherwise supportive talk. Sadness over his departure, understanding the logic of financial decisions, and bidding him a fond farewell. On one level I get that. He’s a talented player pursuing a career [...]
December 13, 2007 – 2:47 am
I was planning a nice long trash talking post after the Big East trounced the SEC in the inaugural Big East-SEC Invitational last week, but then SU lost to RI and I lost all my momentum. But I’m back on the ball now, so I’d like to stress that those boys from the SEC are [...]
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December 6, 2007 – 10:07 pm
Sports Illustrated’s Seth Davis has a really interesting column today looking at who’s rooting for whom with conference play just over the horizon. The conceit is simple: Unless you’re a mortal lock to make the Field of 65, you’ve to cross your fingers and hope your tough wins in November and December still look good [...]
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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November 28, 2007 – 4:40 pm
If you’ve seen any Syracuse basketball games this year or read anything about the team, you probably already know that these guys really love to push the tempo. So far this year, we’re playing faster basketball than 9 out of 10 teams. And when the transition offense is working, we’re really tough to stop.
Well, tonight’s [...]