Syracuse Orange (2-0) vs. Cal Golden Bears (2-0) GameThread
by Sean Keeley on Nov 19, 2009 6:45 PM EST
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The Orange get their first test of the season. Late word is that Cal's small forward Theo Robertson has a right foot injury and is doubtful to play tonight. One down...
Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below. G'Orange.
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tip-off at 7:10
and it will probably be on a different channel to start, as the Indiana-Ole Miss game won’t be done by then.
Correct.
The next episode of Dexter where we can figure out exactly what’s going to happen isn’t going to disappoint us til Sunday.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
Maybe in 2002
Sorry, not a Larry David fan. Not even Seinfeld. I don’t even like the Simpsons.
That puts me on a pretty lonely island doesn’t it?
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
Like I posted in that recruit thread, Theo Robertson is a huge loss for us. HUGE. He doesn’t get the hype of our other guards, but he is an incredible college player.
Good luck to you guys tonight, but I really feel we (Cal) don’t have a shot except for flukey good shooting or something. Enjoy!
WHAT'S YOUR DEAL?
Well I certainly hope you're right!
; )
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Siena picked as #20 in Sports Illustrated
I’m sitting here reading SI while waiting for the SU game to start. Was surprised to see Siena listed at #20. I’ve had Siena season tickets for 15 years. My heart is with the Orange, but it’s nice to see some live college hoops here in Albany.
There is no way Siena would beat SU. Nice press for them, though.
just throwing that out there......
"I Don't Care if your Family Sells Gasoline, Catch the goddamn ball'
This is causing me visual pain.
We need to score a field goal please.
Did big rick just knock down 2?
Rick is an OK FT shooter
Far better than AO. But who isn’t?
not a bad start
the D looks intense, other than giving up a couple offensive rebounds.
now if KJ could make free throws… he has a good shot, i just don’t understand how he can be that bad from the line.
Cuse!
This D looks like the best I’ve seen in years. And they’re rebounding!
Oh my...
that was almost an epic Alley-Oop
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nice
to see Craig Forth back at Syracuse
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Its at the point where its almost impressive
I feel like anyone could make more free throws
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I like how hes trying the super high arc shot now
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 7:28 PM EST up reply actions
woooo
just got home from my company meeting, drinking an Ithaca Excelsior Eleven (Malt Beverage with Coffee Added)
Time to party.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 7:32 PM EST reply actions
i'm having a sierra nevada torpedo IPA
that’s right, a beer from california. because to hell with them
HEY
In Greek Tragedies, AO is considered comic relief.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 7:33 PM EST reply actions
I'm off my game
In Greek Tragedy, it’s not AO missing a free throw, it’s comic relief… REMEMBER THAT!
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 7:33 PM EST up reply actions
Wow
this team is dominating the boards like no Cuse team I can ever remember
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I can't believe how impressed
Bob Knight is.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 7:37 PM EST reply actions
I sort of want to go back in time and force donte to listen to his shot fake rant.
by Orange22 on Nov 19, 2009 7:38 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
scoop chant going on at the garden
at least i assume that’s what it was. they probably weren’t booing.
Evening all
58 comments with 10 minutes left in the half. Damn. Lucky to get that for 2 football games.
anyone else
loving bobby knight? even if he’s gushing over the orangemen right now
I'm really enjoying Knight's commentary
He’s saying meaningful stuff that he’s saying as opposed to most fluff color commentary.
i'd like to point out that...
Luke Winn from SI.com and Gary Parrish from Cbs Sports both wrote this game off as an easy Cal win. Something to remember for later, you know, if you’re bored and like harassing national columnists.
Boy
Do I love harrassing national columnists. Ok just kidding
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 7:41 PM EST up reply actions
Bobby Knight
Definitely has money on the Cuse.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 7:44 PM EST reply actions
Why is every analyst on the THE Ohio St.
bandwagon? Being from Albany, they lost to a damn good Siena team in the tourney. They have one main guy and the Big Ten will suck as it always does.
It's Amazing
Salder, Mr. Plow and DMF are onto something with enjoying the “coach’s perspective” Knight brings.
Analysis over flash!
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 7:50 PM EST reply actions
what's most refreshing about it is
I’m watching the game, and I’m a fairly knowledgeable fan. I don’t need the usual color commentary that does little more than rehash what I already know.
If
We play like this every game we def have Final Four potential. We are shredding Cal in the first half right now.
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Seriously
How many times have you thought that over the years? I’ll easily say 1 in every 2-3 years I believe this early in the season.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 7:52 PM EST up reply actions
Just as long as we dont have an Edelin sighting I think well be good for the long haul
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 7:53 PM EST up reply actions
Its gonna be tough for teams to stop this many scorers
If Wes and Triche can keep hitting some threes, theyll be almost unstoppable. And I think Bobby Knight was saying something about their length in the zone or something like that earlier.
From the Gary Parrish Blog..
Dear Gary (on my sh-t being together)
Here’s Thursday’s Dear Gary …
Dear Gary: Dude, No. 13 California needs to beat Syracuse before they can meet North Carolina or Ohio State on Friday, and that ain’t happening! Get your sh-t together if you want to be a college basketball columnist.
— Stephen Leahy
Oh, Stephen, my sh-t is together. You see, the Coaches vs. Cancer has a championship game and a consolation game. So regardless of whether California beats Syracuse or loses to Syracuse on Thursday night, California will play North Carolina or Ohio State on Friday night. Just like I said. And California is a slight favorite in the game. So you’re stupid on multiple levels, genius.
God Shamgod is the greatest basketball name ever.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Nov 19, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
Ooh
I have to disagree. Boubacar Aw
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 7:59 PM EST up reply actions
About the same as
Elvir Ovcina making a three point shot.
Boeheim needs his hands on his head
at all times
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Or
in his nose
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:04 PM EST up reply actions
Did that commentator just say that Coach Cal could be the first coach to take two different teams to the championship in consecutive years? Because I don’t remember Memphis in last year’s championship game.
what's even more offensive is the continued sluping of UK's junk
they haven’t proven anything. Slap another school’s name on that uni and they’re not even pre-rankedl
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
They were saying Kentucky
was dominating Sam Houston State and just blew them out..umm 102-92. Not very impressive when you get outscored in second half and give up 92 points at home to a Southland conference team. Get off their junk.
Yeah
That’s Karl Ravich. He might as well stick to baseball, which is what he knows best.
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:05 PM EST up reply actions
okay, time to nitpick
our FT shooting is dreadful.
triche is going too fast on the offensive end.
our FT shooting is godawful.
scoop should not be shooting 3s unless it’s wide open in rhythm (and maybe not even then).
our FT shooting is atrocious.
wes needs to go up for dunks with both hands.
our FT shooting is so bad they should rename them costly throws instead of free throws. i think we should label them CTs, although people might confuse that with the medical scans.
Maybe
Pay throws?
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:09 PM EST up reply actions
on a different topic
does everyone have their fantasy football lineups set for tonight’s game? Deangelo & Stewart are both active.
Jonny Flynn thinks SU fans are unaware who Wes Johnson is
J_Flynn
You syracuse fans better get a good look at @W_Johnson this year…hint hint lol
Who’s Jonny Flynn?
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What does lol mean?
someone should ask Jonny. He needs to be more clear :)
haha, funny hearing someone else getting the "son of" treatment
the kid in the ole miss-indiana game is known to announcers as rivers, son of doc rivers.
Coach Knight wants the Syracuse players
players to be longer (NH).
this team
is going to be the best defensive zone team since Blackwell & Thomas ran the backline. Maybe it is because I had zero expectations for them, but they are playing tremendous defense.
Shot selection sucks, but that can change.
by The Dome Ranger on Nov 19, 2009 8:19 PM EST reply actions
I would like to formally petition Sean to always refer to #1 as
“ANDYROUTINSSONOFLEOROUTINS.” a la “Kistof!”
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
Noted
Like Lord of the Rings
Andy Rautins, Son Of Leo Rautins
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I hear Hugo Weaving announcing his name to the council now.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
Uh oh
Knight gonna get in trouble for dissing Mexico’s free throw shooters
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"That's a Chinese center on his back"
Following, “I don’t think Mexicans are good free throw shooters.”
Oh boy
Dear AP Voters,
I hope you’re watching this game. Seriously 30th??
Even
With a loss tomorrow, we should be ranked
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:25 PM EST up reply actions
Rautins slow to get up
This happens too often. And scares me.
This is enjoyable.
I would like more.
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Aw
Hoping he was only a soph so we’d have 3 years of him
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:27 PM EST up reply actions
Unfortunately
we may only get one anyway
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He could mail a letter without postage
and it would still get delivered.
Need
to start slowing things down. Not shoot with more than 10 seconds on the shot clock
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I just want to get this out of the way early
F U Doug Gottlieb. That is all.
Wes Johnson blocks lefty
That is perfect. Almost no one does that properly. That’s how Etan used to get so many blocks without fouling.
This
is why we never put anybody away. We don’t know to slow the game down
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:35 PM EST up reply actions
yeah
but they can still be aggressive AND play smart
what happened? I left at the half and they’re up by 20?
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 8:33 PM EST reply actions
Bobby Knight claims we need to get in Randle’s face when he’s taking 3’s from 4 feet beyond NBA 3pt line?
Even
Thought it will be with a fake crew that DOC Paid so that people saw him being interviewed
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He could be the first to pull off
the double bluetooth.
Double bluetooth, and two cellphones? Wow
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:40 PM EST up reply actions
those 5 could conceivably be on the court at the same time
Jardine at PG
Jones at the 2
Joseph & Johnson on the wings
Jackson in the middle
Call it the J Squad
I was just thinking that NYC bookies
are getting killed on this game right now. Cal was a slight favorite. Considering the Cuse fandom and all.
Boeheim is a gambling genius
tanked the game against lemoyne & is reaping the rewards in lines stacked against the Cuse
Yikes!!!
Not a thought I want to have
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:48 PM EST up reply actions
Or even Gerry and Hak
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:44 PM EST up reply actions
One of Kemp's 50 children
just signed a b-ball scholarship.
Is there a stream online anywhere?
My wife made me turn on the Panthers-Dolphins game. One time when having a wife who’s a sports fan works against me.
http://www.justin.tv/sportsnationhd1
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:46 PM EST up reply actions
She's from NC
And we live in Miami
Didn’t even think it’d be on 360 for some reason. Moving over…
Great
Let’s bring up how “close” NYC is again. That never gets old.
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Yet in football...
it’s so far away we’re idiots for trying to brand ourselves there
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I agree that it’s close, but don’t tell me that we don’t ever go anywhere just b/c we don’t leave the state.
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:55 PM EST up reply actions
Hey Stupid Announcers
New York City is over 4 hours away from Syracuse.
On 9/11
My friends/family were all calling to see if I was ok/if I could see what was happening. Most people have no clue where Syracuse is.
Most folks don't realize just how different
Upstate and NYC are
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Yeah
You’re out here in Cali. It’s impossible to describe how many people have no clue where Buffalo is
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:56 PM EST up reply actions
I think any team from North Carolina
that doesn’t leave the state has not played a true road game.
I'd call the game against Florida a road game
if you want to call a game at MSG a home game
I don't like math
but I like the lead
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Time
for a Reese sighting
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by PoetryInMoten on Nov 19, 2009 8:59 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Scoop and Andy
the new bromance????
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Did Sean retire the
homoerotic (nh) photos bit for this season? I feel like there could be quality photos this year
Kris Joseph
He is a completely different player this year. He is an athletic freak this season. Really excited about his improvement.
Ahh,
I’ve already made my standpoint known on this. He’s tremendous.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Nov 19, 2009 9:02 PM EST up reply actions
Bobby
dropping references only people over the age of 80 would understand
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Mookie is a broken boomerang.
When the ball goes out to him, it ain’t coming back
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
you think what's-his-name stuck around for that game?
you think he’s regretting his decision right now?
We beat them in the 87 Elite Eight
I don’t think there has been a regular season matchup since before then, if at all. Maybe at the like Maui Invitational or something.
http://cusecountry.com
i expect they'll be top 3 in pac-10
remember, they were missing one of their better players tonight.
crap, vitale is at MSG
no doubt he’ll be doing the SU-UNC/OSU game tomorrow night. i was looking forward to knight again
This was prolly already said
but i’m not scrolling through. ’Cuse played great, but is Cal just that bad? They looked awful. I guess time will tell.
Was there tonight....
Garden was rocking whenever ‘Cuse made a move. Great times. That said, with about 5 mins left in our game, a ton of people in Carolina Blue filed in (place played at about 60-65% capacity for most of our game). I have been to nearly all of Cuse’s MSG games the last few years and UConn is the only team I have ever seen give them a run for the crowd’s heart. If tonight was any indication though, UNC faithful will give it a shot tomorrow….
Watching away from the ball, Scoop seems to have really developed his ability to know where to be when not handling the ball (a la Kristoph!). Could be a great sign for things to come.
Alright, back to the booze. Tomorrow we hunt the elusive Tarheel…..
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