Sweet Jesus, What Was That?: Syracuse 59, DePaul 57
by Sean Keeley on Feb 1, 2010 12:23 AM EST
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I'm not quite sure how Syracuse ended up down 18 at one point, or how they didn't take their first lead of the game until four minutes left or that the game came down to a two missed shots by the opponent so the Orange could sneak past a 8-12 team but...that's pretty much what happened on Saturday in Syracuse's 59-57 win over DePaul.
Scoop Jardine's layup with under four minutes to play gave No. 4 Syracuse its first lead of the game after trailing by 18, and the Orange held off a pesky DePaul squad down the stretch to post a 59-57 road win.
Wesley Johnson totaled 16 points, 13 rebounds and seven assists for the Orange (21-1, 8-1 Big East), who were coming off an impressive 17-point victory over Georgetown. Kris Joseph added 15 points and Rick Jackson scored 10 with eight boards.
Down 52-43 with a little more than seven minutes remaining, Syracuse went on a 16-2 run to claim victory. Joseph, Andy Rautins and Jardine each hit a three for the visitors, and Johnson's dunk tied it at 54 with 4:13 left.
Like DePaul's website put it, "for the first 20 minutes on Saturday, DePaul played like one of the best teams in the nation." The Orange are a good enough team to dig themselves out of the monstrous hole they dug for themselves...but it still doesn't wipe away the memory of it.
We need to put this game in perspective. Something we can all understand. We need it put in terms of 80's movies. Brent Axe comes through...
But if you are a Syracuse basketball fan, this win has you feeling a bit like the great Dr.Peter Venkman once did in "Ghostbusters" when he had to explain to his fellow ghostbusters what had happened to the once lovely Dana Barrett (played by Sigourney Weaver) when she became possessed by a dog monster in the movie."OK. So, she's a dog."Now, Dana eventually turned back into a lovely woman at the end of the movie and this one turned out to be a win for Syracuse, so it all works out in the end.
The more interesting takeaway is what this says about Syracuse. The Orange coasted against a lesser opponent Saturday, and instead of storming back and taking control after the half, let that opponent stick around and narrowly miss a drastic upset. That happens to every team, but in a weekend where Cuse is competing with Kansas, Villanova, and several others for a spot atop Monday's AP poll, it was a discouraging performance.
- SU-DePaul Recap...Brent Axe
- That Still Counts as a Win, Right?...Orange Fizz
- It was nice not to have lost, but the Orange knows it'll need more juice against Providence...Bud Poliquin
- How We Won: Painfully...Cuse Country
- CLOSE CALL: Syracuse storms back from 18-point defecit to defeat DePaul...Daily Orange
- The Great Escape - Syracuse Survives Against DePaul...Three Idiots on Sports
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Did you have to?
I was hoping that you were not going to post an update about this game. Pretend like it never happened. Never has a win felt so much like a loss. It still screwed up my day like a loss would have.
Anyway, Providence is in for it. I imagine the team is angry and ready to prove that the DePaul fiasco was a fluke. This is not a bad thing. As I posted previously – think of Saturday’s game as an in-season LeMoyne game without the ignominy of an L.
by DMF on Feb 1, 2010 12:33 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
The whole afternoon I kept shaking my head and wondering how we were a missed 3 from losing to Depaul.
It really did feel like a loss.
wow
i whooped it up after that jam by wes. and his demeanor after the dunk was just as good. all business. that jam was monstrous!!!
Wes Johnson is ridiculously good!!!
Let down
Hopefully this was a good reminder that you can’t take ANY days off in the Big East
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
In all seriousness
as disturbing as this game was- am I crazy to see it as they are separating themselves because they won. How come no one is talking about that. You play to win the game. Classic trap game. Emotional, big win over G’Town then go on the road to a crappy DePaul team. A lot of other teams in the country would have lost and every other Syracuse team would have lost. They didn’t.
And would someone be so kind as to educate me on why Villanova is so highly regarded despite having almost no inside presence and people knock Syracuse because their guard play is merely “inconsistent”. Is it unreasonable to think that SU should enjoy about a 50-0 points-in-the-paint advantage. I know I’m getting ahead of myself here but c’mon.
Go Orange- and while your doing that you might as well shut it down.
I think we, as fans, need to stop worrying about the #1 ranking.
It would feel good to be atop the polls. But it basically means nothing except that teams will be out against us even harder and we’ll get a few more mentions on ESPN.
As long as this team keeps wining they will end up with a #1 seed in the tournament, which is the best they can hope, regardless of their ranking today.
by voteprime on Feb 1, 2010 9:27 AM EST reply actions 1 recs
Fun game moment:
I was at the game and dont know if this made it on TV, but after Rick Jackson’s horrible turnover in the last couple minutes Boehiem threw and angry fistpump so hard that he did a complete 360 in place.
Great unintentional comedy. I couldnt fully enjoy it for another couple of minutes until the game was over.
Any other
year, we would have lost this game, period. This was a good game to bring the guys back to reality. Although the game made me have a few extra drinks, it will bode well in the end.
*Typed while making Risotto and completing my P90x training routine. I know, marvelous.
'I like my baked potatoes with just a little bit of... nothing.'
I feel
obligated to post a comment since many of you know I was there, however, I think I still remain speechless…and still somewhat hoarse from screaming (but I guess that doesn’t so much matter online). The fact we won—-awesome. The rest of the expereince—-still pretty awesome, there were SOME great moments—-but I think Sean is directly quoting me with the “Sweet Jesus, what was that?” because I yelled it (and some other things) many times. I don’t know—really, I have nothing great to contribute to this, my head is still spinning. Plus I’m not gettin my kazoo and silly string which brings me down. I do have one pic to post and will try and figure that out later. Otherwise, bottom line is it was a win. And I don’t have to work today so I get to wear my Otto tattoo a little longer.
yeah sorry about that, because of the nature of that game we didn’t make the effort to find each other. I was too mad to do pretty much anything except yell all game. By the time the game was over everyone just wanted to get the hell out of there. I sent Sean some photos and video links. Overall amazing job by our fans to try and will our guys to a win. We took over the building and quieted their 150 students in their section. The depaul band yelling ‘overrated’ at our section after their post game set, was…special.
"It's not drinking alone if you is on webcam, remember that!"
No problem
I felt the same way. i was exhausted and stunned at halftime and by the end of the game i just needed some water and a nap. Please just tell me you were not the bare ass I saw mooning a bus in the parking lot. Although, Sean, what IS the prize if there’s TNIAAM nudity? The DePaul crowd in my area was ok. Like I said it was mixed with SU fans, and on occassion there were some “sit down” issues, but overall pretty friendly. I will give props to DePaul or Allstate Arena…i thought the music selections during timeouts and what not was good. I had a lot of fun. While my mind was blown by this game, I did have some confidence in the Cuse from the G’town comeback and the fact that DePaul is no G’Town. I was frustrated and freaking, but I was waiting for the comeback—-there were glimpses at times, but I didn’t think it would take so damn long! But anyway, I had a really fun time. I thought it was a good venue—-at least not in the SU alumni section where it sounds like maybe you all were harassed a little more? i sat there last time the Orange were in town and just felt I worked to hard in college to establish a career to not to able to spend my hard earned money on good stuff—-like better seats! So i opted to sit across from the SU bench this time—-it was pretty cool. Maybe lame to bring binoculars, but I didn’t care! Was interesting to watch some stuff going on in those huddles Ok, sorry friends, I’m rambling on.
I was surpised
as you said at how long it took us to come back. At least with most games this year we’ve come out in the 2nd half with guns ablazing and decided right away that we were the best team in the game. Saturday? Not so much.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 1, 2010 2:06 PM EST up reply actions
A Different School of Though
Although it seems as if we should be discouraged by this win, I’m actually encouraged by the Orange’s performance on Saturday. DePaul was on fire for the first 10 minutes of this game. Syracuse did play down to a lesser opponent (which they seem to do at the most inopportune times), but coming back from an 18 point deficit on the road in the Big East shows a resiliency that is characteristic of championship teams. /knocks on wood. Despite playing their worst basketball of the season, the Orange showed the composure of a veteran team to step up when in counted most in a (somewhat) hostile environment. Do I ever want to see them play like this again? No, because I’d probably be the first 20 year old to ever have a brain aneurysm, but I have to say I was impressed that they came out with the victory.
g’orange
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