No. 5 Syracuse Orange (24-2) vs. No. 10 Georgetown (18-6) GameThread
by Sean Keeley on Feb 18, 2010 6:00 PM EST
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Someone complained the other day that the GameThread photos were getting a stale. This do it for you? (H/T: Steve G.)
What do I need to tell you? Syracuse vs. Georgetown. Both in the Top Ten. Boeheim vs. Thompson (kinda). This is the reason they invented Big East college basketball in a lab 30 years ago.
Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below. G'Orange!
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GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"My mind is focused now, in this sea of Orange" - Dickey Simpkins
Glaude sure has a lot of free time
And a willingness to destroy his shit.
And the Hoyas.
That top pic
means that someone must have been looking over this guy’s shoulder taking a picture of the seat. Unless he’s standing 4 feet from the toilet.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
Focus on legal writing paper due at 8 a.m.....
or focus on destroya the hoya?
Our fearless leader...
so wise. editing is for suckers, anyways.
uhh do what i'm doing focus on the destroya hoya
then resume legal research paper till the wee hours of the morning like a trooper
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
what if the hurricane's name
is rautins?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
i'm a bit nervous
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
A story before the game
I lived in DC for 5 years between my years at SU and law school. Once I decided to attend law school, I signed up for the LSAT’s. The LSAT’s only told me, however, that I would be taking the test SOMEWHERE in DC when I signed up. A few weeks later, I received notice that I would be taking the LSAT’s at….Georgetown law school. This, I estimated, did not portend well for my high-score karma. I had to do something, but I couldn’t reschedule the test or change to a different venue. In response to the gods casting me into such a hellish pit of immorality and filth to take such an important test, I did the only thing I could: donned 2 championship SU T-shirts, an SU hoodie, SU sweats, with SU mesh shorts underneath, an SU hat, and I brought a picture of Otto in my pocket. It was an epic struggle between good and evil. I scored in the 95th percentile and cast the demon Hoya gods of assclownery back into their pit of despair. And all was right with the world. Go Orange.
by Sadler1 on Feb 18, 2010 6:42 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
awesome story.
Bet the hoyas all did horribly because oof the bright light of Otto
by illwillbli on Feb 18, 2010 6:45 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
awesome. +1
(sorry i got home late, just catching up on posts now)
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
Well hey, gang.
Figure i’ll pop in here for the big game tonight.
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 6:45 PM EST reply actions
Hacksaw Jim
Duggin’D is bad ass…lol…isnt the original Jim Duggin from upstate NY? I heard that one time in a drunken stooper and believed it ever since
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Feb 18, 2010 6:56 PM EST reply actions
Damn
Should call you fast actioncuse…good work
by Mike Will is DoubleDown on Feb 18, 2010 6:59 PM EST up reply actions
ugh gtown rollabannas
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
I can't chat.
Too nervous.
I can promise you all I’m at the comfort of my home, with my lucky outfit.
No risking it tonight.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
Move the Leo/Andy RautinsMentionWatch
up to around the 18:30 mark of the game. No way Dick makes it any farther without referencing his fact sheet
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Today is FUCK GEORGETOWN DAY! I view it kind of like Valentine’s Day…yes, you should make sure your loved one knows you love them every day, but Valentine’s Day is the day to show it in a big, obnoxious, obvious way. Well, every day you should HATE GEORGETOWN, but today is the day to make it obvious, obnoxious, and be loud about your hatred of the biggest shithole on the planet!
…Let’s kick some Hoya ASS tonight boys!
so georgetown...
plays zombie nation and chants ‘we are…georgetown.’ can they steal anything else from penn state?
they also have ugly cheerleaders?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
allright already a late foul call on AO
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
New Orange Unis
better than the whites
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I hate that i'm :20 behind you guys
ruins the surprise
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SHUT IT DOWN ON D
more turnovers please
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
"thousands of people wearing orange shirts in this building tonight"
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thats crazy... you can hear "Scoooooooooop"
when he checked in
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 18, 2010 7:09 PM EST up reply actions
Andy Rautins, ladies and gentlemen.
Apparently Andy has a little brother. Is this a new part of this talking point?
The brother who's ass we've seen?
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SU needs to get some stops if Glaude's prediction is to come true
no more fg’s
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Unless AO stays out the rest of the half
I cant see him getting to the second half with only 2
Unfrotunately
you gotta account for that at least once a night from Scoop
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Hoyas, please...
You’re out of your element
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 18, 2010 7:21 PM EST reply actions
LOL
That’s what those black lines are for. Apparently Hoyas aren’t taught that. That’s gotta be the 3rd or 4th time.
"Grind now, shine later." - Wesley Johnson
Well
now they have something to work on in practice tomorrow
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I can hear Let's Go Orange
that’s crazy
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what if the hurricane's name
is rautins?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
those guys standing up
in the back row, in the center, by the VW sign, that was us. I got the tickets 13 minutes after they went on sale. the only sign in the joint was in the row in front of us, so we were on TV a bunch, it got like 11 phone calls from my people telling me we were on the tv. it was loud, and the upper levels were 95% ORANGE fans. shit was awesome. like the dome.
syracuse just represents. it was like the Gerry years all over again.
chancy nancy getting some face time
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
BALL BALL BALL BALL
BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL BALL
"Grind now, shine later." - Wesley Johnson
fuck thats 3 on AO
horrible call
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
clearly gtown only has 3
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
9 fouls in 11 min
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
ROBOT REFEREES.
If we accomplish anything in this lifetime, let it be this.
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Baseball could
and should already be doing it
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Especially in football...
… just put sensors in the ball and on the field, then no question about the spot of the ball.
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 18, 2010 7:32 PM EST up reply actions
get biden on it
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Thankfully all hockey games are live
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 18, 2010 7:36 PM EST up reply actions
Not on the west coast
Where, you know, Vancouver actually is.
boy
the refs are being veeeery inconsistent on both ends
Dickie V is funny
I’m sure he loved this Syracuse team when he put North Carolina over them after MSG
Dick's tie
is blue and gray, by the way.
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he's not wearing
his ACC logo tie?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Whens the last time you saw two teams in the bonus
before the 6 minute mark in the first half?
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 18, 2010 7:37 PM EST reply actions
Cuse fans dominating the Penthaus tonight
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 18, 2010 7:37 PM EST reply actions
love how they keep showing the mini-sea of orange.
"My mind is focused now, in this sea of Orange" - Dickey Simpkins
The mookapocalypse
only exists to destroy the hoya
by Doc Gross's Phones on Feb 18, 2010 7:40 PM EST up reply actions
folks behind SU bench all in orange following the game
folks behind gtown bench not watching game in hipster clothes playing on cell phones
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Ok this is annoying, refs decided they want to be involved today
Guess its practice for what we’ll see in the tourny
RIck is a massive fail in the post right now
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
badly missed dunk
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
One should be 100% on dunks and layups
No sympathy. The difference between a 17 point game at the half and a 13 point game.
Every basket MUST count.
wait wait wait wait wait
are we hitting our free throws?
I'm just impressed
no one has fouled out yet
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and boom goes the dynaminte
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
I scared my family earlier by screaming "YES!" when Andy hit the early 3's
Very quiet now. Worried about foul situation.
Scrap that. “YES!” after Wes’ 3
'91 SU alum
Gerry McNamara and Mike Hopkins
can out-chew any assistant coach duo in the nation.
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clearly just went to locker room cause a minute left in the half he looked fine
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
thought he went in the back
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Is it the Orange Hyper-elite jerseys
or AO on the bench?
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 18, 2010 7:57 PM EST up reply actions
Darth Vader is more powerful than you might think
"Wes Johnson's your daddy and daddy's hungry, bitches!"
by bwelch37 on Feb 18, 2010 8:02 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
BTW, it was me who whined about the game thread pic
This game thread pic certainly makes up for it!!!!
But, you got to admit, the louisville pic was lame.
Go Orange(men)!
Hey, I admit to it, I was whining
But, nothing like getting a beautiful pic like this one. So, whambulance or not, it was worth it!!!
Go Orange(men)!
this is true. This was a classic.
Maybe it actually was a masterfully timed whine meant to evoke this type of selection
thank god
Rick got out of the half with just 2 fouls. That said, the foul situation still has me pretty concerned, unless the officials do the patented “call the game the exact opposite way you called the first half” and swallow their whistles for the second 20 minutes
me too
although the extent to which gin and tonics are contributing remains to be seen
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 18, 2010 8:07 PM EST up reply actions
Since it's halftime I've been meaning to ask...
What does this Rick Jackson tweet mean…
“On the bus next to greg oden, she look a hot mess lol”
Great first half
Wished we had converted more bunnies and had a few less turnovers. However, the total number of turnovers has been outstanding. It’s just that they were unforced. Not good plays by G’Town at all. Oh well. Great passing.
Beginning to tire of Kris Joseph’s game. He does not seem as willing to pass as anyone else. Other teams have figured out his clear-out and drive maneuver. C’mon, KJ. Pass the ball and you’ll end up scoring more in the long run.
Foul trouble will be key. If we end up with Riley at C, could get ugly.
woot
nice 1st half, other than the foul trouble all around. fortunately, gtown isn’t any deeper than we are.
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
We're shooting 62.5% from behind the arc
This cannot be sustained.
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 18, 2010 8:09 PM EST reply actions
thats my cock!
That pic is from chucks (aka hungry charlies), pre louisville game. My penis was upset and has promised to make amends.
P.s. I didn’t write it. Misspell not my fault
by hobocuse on Feb 18, 2010 8:11 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Andy is an unsung hero?
Really Dicky V?
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:13 PM EST reply actions
Sung like a horse.
Erm.
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Not only was that just flat out wrong
but it made no sense to make that comment after he committed a “foul”
I think he has a certain lines prepared when a player is involved in a play and just reads it.
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 18, 2010 8:14 PM EST up reply actions
Very very solid inside D from the Orange.
Have they been playing this well on the defensive end all game?
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:14 PM EST reply actions
Hey. Nice dunk Clark.
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:16 PM EST reply actions
Made up for it.
THREEPOINTBOMBBB
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:17 PM EST up reply actions
ANDY SMASH
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:18 PM EST reply actions
70% from three?!?!
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:18 PM EST up reply actions
Wouldn't it be crazy if his dad played for Syracuse
by Rocket Ship Science on Feb 18, 2010 8:20 PM EST up reply actions
Crazy...
Next thing you’ll be telling me Triche had an uncle that played too
by Doc Gross's Phones on Feb 18, 2010 8:22 PM EST up reply actions
woot!
too bad wes’ head got in the way of that last pass to RJ. lovin’ andy’s game tonight regardless.
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
What a shot!
Hoyas are so clutch!
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:22 PM EST reply actions
Andy "Lebron" Rautins with the block
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
by Moiso13 on Feb 18, 2010 8:23 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Who makes more treys this game:
Rautins or Georgetown?
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:24 PM EST reply actions
Who wins in a fight?
Hurricane or Rautins?
by Doc Gross's Phones on Feb 18, 2010 8:26 PM EST up reply actions
what if the hurricane
is named rautins?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Then everyone wins.
Or no one wins, if the Earth dies from that much badass.
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:31 PM EST up reply actions
wasn't hurricane andrew
one of the really really bad ones a long time ago?
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
i really wish ....
dicky V supported the NCAA championship expansion …. cause i really hate agreeing with that guy.
Andy's getting under Wright's skin.
"He's the straw that makes the drink go."
by Thelonious Dunk on Feb 18, 2010 8:26 PM EST reply actions
the bench
love it that we are going deep with 12+ to play
by lawrencemoten21 on Feb 18, 2010 8:30 PM EST reply actions
Scoop's a clown
could come back to bite us in the ass down the stretch in the tourney
by lawrencemoten21 on Feb 18, 2010 8:32 PM EST up reply actions
giggity giggity
that’s all i have to say about the game up to this point
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
Question
Is there anything hotter than Erin Andrews talking about Gerry McNamara’s game-winning three?
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
c'mon, don't get complacent out there
if we keep up the defensive intensity, we’ve got this
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
wow is he not ready
deer in headlights out there. not unexpected of a freshman who hasn’t seen any minutes in big east play
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
C'mon, Scoop.
Glad to see triche back. I think he’s better for overall chemistry.
scoop is a great change of pace
but we need to get triche ready for the tourney because he can dictate the pace on offense with his size
by lawrencemoten21 on Feb 18, 2010 8:42 PM EST up reply actions
Scoop's got his moments, so yeah
But in some recent second half tough times, I think part of it has been Scoop coming in and changing the rhythm away from what Andy otherwise would be setting
joseph clearly fouled by monroe on the attempted put back
i mean, it was fucking obvious. but no call, of course, because we can’t get gtown’s golden child in foul trouble
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
can't expect foul calls on the road
they just need to suck it up and slow down the pace a little bit. work the shot clock
by lawrencemoten21 on Feb 18, 2010 8:45 PM EST up reply actions
in a game where they're calling a gazillion fouls
you’re damn right we should expect that to be called.
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
you need to watch more big east hoops then
because if you expect any consistency at all from the refs your dreaming
by lawrencemoten21 on Feb 18, 2010 8:47 PM EST up reply actions
Really rough night for him
Normally he finds really creative ways to finish but it’s not happening tonight
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
monroe's 4th foul!
oh wait, they didn’t call it. fucking typical
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
something's cookin'
anyone smelling
this
"My mind is focused now, in this sea of Orange" - Dickey Simpkins
gtown plows into a guy, no call
wes plows into a guy, charge. fuck you refs
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
Such
a ticky tack foul.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 18, 2010 8:52 PM EST up reply actions
whyyyy
why can we never dominate for an entire game? WHY?!
"Wes Johnson's your daddy and daddy's hungry, bitches!"
How many times is Triche going to pass it to a Hoya
THEY’RE NOT ON YOUR TEAM MORON
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
monroe would've fouled out twice by now
if they were calling these sorts of fouls on him
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
wow, phantom 5th foul call on RJ
thanks a lot, piece of shit refs
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
so straight up in the air is a foul?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Wow
I don’t know what’s more annoying: the refs or Dicky V slobbering all over georgetown
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
Garbage
I havent been watching the whole game, but I’ve seen enough to know the refs have it in for us tonight
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
Now, how come there was no foul call there?
If you’re gonna make the call, at least make it on both ends
no, no
only syracuse fouls apparently
by Doc Gross's Phones on Feb 18, 2010 8:59 PM EST up reply actions
they have to penetrate
and try to draw fouls on monroe
by lawrencemoten21 on Feb 18, 2010 9:02 PM EST reply actions
fuck
put Riley in and just let him foul Monroe
I counted 3
apparently, these refs didn’t learn how to count in 1st grade. Must’ve skipped school that day
I like how
the GTown guy had an arm bar on Wes I believe it was on the foul shot. Then there’s no way Monroe had control of that ball. There’s our TO makeup call
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 18, 2010 9:07 PM EST up reply actions
riley shouldn't be in there
we should be playing small, with andy down low & KJ in the middle
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
oh, i dunno
he would’ve had 4 more minutes to get another foul by now… (-:
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
Wow
Clark never misses, we dodged a huge bullet
I actually did mute the game.
I couldn’t take that turn around in the momentum and Dickie V shouting about whatever the heck he was shouting about. I felt better, but still hating watching the end of that game.
as the color commentator we'd prefer to have tonight would say
ONIONS!
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
genius move
gotta foul when up by three
by lawrencemoten21 on Feb 18, 2010 9:10 PM EST up reply actions
Agree
100%
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 18, 2010 9:11 PM EST up reply actions
That's the cuse I remember...
too many easy games this year, knew it was going too well in this game. Always the heartburn.
Wow
big win for us. Should NOT have been that close, but a win is a win is a win is a win.
By the way, does anyone else realize that
WE SWEPT GEORGETOWN THIS YEAR!!!!!!!!!!!!!
WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
Oh
and we did it on a night where we played the last 3 minutes without our two big men
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 18, 2010 9:15 PM EST up reply actions
don't know
but one of the guys over at CasualHoya now has to write a puff piece about Gerry McNamara
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
I cant wait to see
Casual Hoya’s fulfillment of the bet
man … we talk about this team just finding ways to win … but holy crap that looked like we were finding a way to lose!
YANKEES FUNDAMENTALS !!!! NOT METS FUNDAMENTALS!!!!
Buy better players?
Homer: Aw, twenty dollars! I wanted a peanut!
Homer's Brain: Twenty dollars can buy many peanuts!
Homer: Explain how!
Homer's Brain: Money can be exchanged for goods and services!
Homer: Woo-hoo!
by bigbluethruandthru on Feb 18, 2010 10:52 PM EST up reply actions
I think
03 is what I heard earlier this year
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 18, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
Hmmmm
’03 sounds familiar for some reason
by Doc Gross's Phones on Feb 18, 2010 9:18 PM EST up reply actions
I don't know what I'm doing
I came home at 2 with a 10 and woke up at 10 with a 2
by Amish_Gangster on Feb 18, 2010 9:17 PM EST up reply actions
I think this game earned an LOLCatz interpretation
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 18, 2010 9:17 PM EST reply actions
What we learned tonoght
- Cuse is only 7 players deep……ONLY SEVEN
- I never knew you can turn the ball over on Defense, we did, twice
- Without Rautins, we have NO point guard
- Burr is bad, Vitale is bad, together it is a bloody nightmare
Going to go drink some more now…
Go Orange(men)!
I thought he was actually slightly better tonight
Which is still rather unbearable
by DomeSweetDome44 on Feb 18, 2010 9:19 PM EST up reply actions
i thought he was better in the first half
awful the last ten minutes… or maybe that was just the game.
he's just really, really old
I don’t think he can help it… it’s like listening to my rambling grandfather…
They need to get Dashonte some time
Yes, the refs screwed us. But we need to anticipate that. Dashonte and Mookie need to be ready to go because Andy, Jackson and Onuaku have gotten in foul trouble recently and it has killed us.
That and Kris Joseph is becoming more of a go-to guy than Wes
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
Riley looked slow and clueless out there
A few minutes a game from here till tourney time will not change that.
Go Orange(men)!
he's so damn thin
compared to AO and RJ at least…. it was like Monroe could just brush him outta the way at will
Look at videos of Coleman, Siekly, and Etan Thomas when they were freshman
Bernie works wwith these guys and when they are seniors the have added a ton of muuscle.
'91 SU alum
Clueless yes slow know
He looked slow because he was clueless. And how do you get a clue? Experience. Obviously a freshman is going to look like that if he’s thrown into a big game against Georgetown. That’s why we need to get him more time before the tourney
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
You aren't going to get the experience
in the amount of time left this year. He slows the offense to a halt, and he is a foul machine on defense.
Maybe next year he will be better. But he looked REALLY slow out there, you can’t fix that.
Go Orange(men)!
no intensity
i know he’s a freshman, but come on man. he looked like he was in a walk through out there. he played with no intensity and no fire. you’re playing against georgetown for crying out loud. the biggest game of your young life.
MOOOOOOOOK
lol… I think Wes is still hurt more than we realize. Was still crazy to see him go really, really high for that one put back dunk
What does 7 mean?
Can you use it in a sentence? No… use it in a dirty sentence…
This team...
Has to:
(A) Learn how to treasure possession. Teams that commit 17 turnovers a game do not tend to win championships. Continues to be the achilles heel. Turn the ball over 5 less times… convert 2 more baskets… and this game has an entirely different outcome. Turn the ball over a few less times during G’Town’s run and it never gets close.
(B) Learn how to get someone in foul trouble ON THE BENCH. Monroe gets 2 fouls with 36 minutes to go and WE FOUL OUT TWO PLAYERS??? The team needs to learn how to handle that. You get Monroe with 4 fouls with 15 minutes to go and that run doesn’t happen. We blew it with Samuels and we blew it with Monroe. Poor.
© Bunnies. Can’t miss bunnies. Layups. Dunks.
(D) Adjust. The refs were calling it tight. Adjust to that. You can’t expect to go over Monroe’s back to steal the ball tonight. You just can’t.
(E) Killer instinct. This is a game that Mookie and Sutherland should have played. Instead, we played stupid fucking street ball and let them back into it. Never.
This is a nice season no matter what. But this team has to get better at this stuff or it is going to be a disappointing end somewhere along the line. You can’t play dumb in the tournament and win it all.
Win over Gtown and Knicks shed Jeffries' contract
Great day of basketball
Until they’re unable to get two superstars in this offseason, and they end up having to trade away the #4 pick next year for the Rockets’ #20, followed by another high lottery pick in 2012. :)
(go Sixers. Yes, we suck. And we will for years. And we’re in cap shape as bad as the Knicks were before all the salary shedding the last two years. Er… I’m gonna go cry now)
We swept Georgetown
Forget everything else, the poor second half play, losing the lead… we swept Georgetown. I’m enjoying this moment (or maybe I should go to the hospital for these chest pains). Tomorrow I worry about all the bad stuff.
let's just say we won and move on
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
*Spoiler Alert*
I have reason to believe he may come on here and say something nice relatively soon.
At least it wasn't as life-threatening as the UConn game...
and it was on the road… against a team that’s actually going to be a pretty high seed in the tournament… with some horrible officiating…
Huzzah!
"Wes Johnson's your daddy and daddy's hungry, bitches!"
I think
he was talking about tonight (aside from the UConn part)
by Doc Gross's Phones on Feb 18, 2010 9:26 PM EST up reply actions
Arent you
aware? Everywhere Syracuse plays is a home game.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 18, 2010 9:30 PM EST up reply actions
Another classic near choke!
Allowing teams to stick around could really kill us in the tournament!
by upstateNYYFan1984 on Feb 18, 2010 9:24 PM EST reply actions
Forget that whole thing about the Big East
I am so tired of second-rate reffing. Tim Higgins made an atrocious call last week… but for the second game in three, I actually wished he was reffing. Fucking insane. Where do we dig up these retards? It was bad both ways too.
At some point, “they are only human” rings hollow. The average human can call a better game than that. They just can.
I get a missed call here and there. All fucking night. Terrible.
KJ plays out of control sometimes
But man did that kid have some serious balls driving to the hoop for the basket in the final minute.
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
It opened up
because we finally got Monroe with the 4th foul that he should have had with 15 minutes to go.
If we were a smart team. We just aren’t smart.
Smart teams do not turn the ball over with this frequency.
Don't know if you guys realized...
But Carmelo’s in an important game tonight too. Facing Lebron in Cleveland on TNT
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
oh, and another thing
we can now put to rest the whole, “gtown never loses when chris wright scores in double figures” nonsense.
because he had 10 pts early when we were still blowing them out.
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
Yeah
When we were killing them I was so happy. It was the ideal response to the Louisville fiasco. And then…all that happiness evaporated, then came back. Still they’ve got to figure out a way to either stay out of trouble or go to a larger rotation
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
Game was over at 1:07
When Monroe called the last time out at 1:07 when they had the possesion arrow the game was over. Dukie V and Shulman totally missed it.
It was nice of Clark
to decide not to go into Monroe too. Whew!
The fact that both Rick Jackson and Onuaku fouled out scares me. Having KJo or Riley play the 5 isn’t really ideal. Nonetheless, good job facing a huge comeback and finishing a game. They needed this win in the fact they that they won but not by how much they should of won by.
by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 18, 2010 9:44 PM EST reply actions
it doesnt scare me!
shit officiating! if they are going to get fouled out because of standing straight … then let them! and when the tape is reviewed i hope the shitty refs get fired!
It was as if the refs were calling everything only because its Georgetown v Syracuse I just saw guys playing hard and getting called for stupid ticky-tack fouls on both teams. God help us if they ever pair Burr with Higgins.
Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here! -The Dude
by S2 on Feb 18, 2010 9:51 PM EST up reply actions
When we get to tourney time
We get refs that call a lot more fouls, suddenly we will find ourselves in the same situation. Look, it really makes sense for Riley to get some more minutes in situations where he won’t be totally exposed, like playing with Arinze or Jax.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 18, 2010 10:58 PM EST up reply actions
Can’t blame the officiating. I know they sucked by what can ya do? Jackson and Onuaku usually play together for about 5 minutes. 10 fouls between them just isn’t good. I feel Boeheim played Riley when up 20 b/c he wanted him to get somewhat comfortable b/c he saw this coming(both of them fouling out), which is great. But who else thought both of them would foul out in a game? I certainly didn’t That’s why it scares me.
by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 18, 2010 9:54 PM EST up reply actions
That's why
Riley needs to be further along than that. He doesn’t have to be great, but he at least has to be able to play on defense in the middle.
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
Agree 100%
I was happy to see him in the game, and see Boeheim rip him when he did something wrong on the TO. Having a 3rd big man with experience is something to look forward too…
by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 18, 2010 10:01 PM EST up reply actions
What I learned
The officials pretty much dictated that game. There were extreme runs and no flow to the game… Syracuse found a way to win again though and that’s what’s important. Welcome back Wes. That was the last time we will see Riley this season (even if AO and RJ foul out again. I love this team and even though they give up leads, they finish.
Hey, careful, man, there's a beverage here! -The Dude
I don't want to show sympathy for Hoya fans
But man it’s got to be frustrating to have Greg Monroe on your team.
One thing we learned
Wes may be the most talented player, but he is not the go-to guy in crunch time. It was obvious they were trying to get KJ the ball. Both before the timeout and after, Triche was looking to give JOseph the ball so he could go one on one (and he delivered).
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
i think they wanted to give the ball to
the guy Monroe was guarding, knowing that, w/ 4 fouls, he would back off.
Syracuse players have a lot of length.
True but
I think at this point, KJ is most effective going off the dribble, getting to the basket and finishing/drawing a foul. Or at least he was tonight
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
Wes
You can’t use an injury excuse. Looked fine in the first half. Regardless, if you are hurt, do not force shots. During the G’Town run he completely forced a shot. Gotta be smarter.
This team really does not have a go-to player at crunch time. Andy will be guarded… he is out. The team looks lost. Most ends of halves has been Scoop dominating the ball and then doing something stupid.
For a 25-2 team, we sure do have faults. At the same time, somehow we are 25-2.
Lost?
They looked poised. Slowed the game down and played a half court game. Anyone can make a play in a tight game on this team. KJo attaching the basket up 1 under a minute was the play of the game.
by Matthew Ventolo on Feb 18, 2010 10:24 PM EST up reply actions
I think we're learning Wes' limitations
We need to use him more effectively. He’s a lot like Shawn Marion. He is a great shooter with awesome athleticism. If we can get him two or three 3’s a night, a couple of jumpers, a couple of layups and a few free throws, we can get him to 16-20 points a night without having him be the focal point of the offense. That’s gotta be his role. He’s not Carmelo.
If anything the Carmelo of this offense (i.e. the most versatile guy who can create his own shot as well as knock down jumpers) is Kris Joseph.
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
That makes sense now
cause earlier in the year Wes would always have the nights of scoring a “quiet” 15-20. You wouldn’t be paying attention and all of a sudden there is 5 minutes left in the game and sure enough Wes has got 17 or something.
Now that everyone is paying attention, it is becoming harder…that or his injury.
Go Orange(men)!
I'm back now.
That took a lot out of me. But winning that way impressed me more than if we had come back to win sunday.
That was a perfect storm of bad brewing since 10 in the first half when AO picked up 3.
Once Rick & Wes picked up 4, it was just hold on time.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
Incedently, we are now 25-0 when I'm wearing the Cuse Snuggie.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
by StrawHatGuy on Feb 18, 2010 10:20 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah we lost on a Sunday and a Saturday
Both afternoons. That’s like the perfect time to wear a snuggie
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
both times, I was AT the game.
I’m going to St John’s, you’d better believe I’m wearing the snuggie.
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
KJo
I’ve been saying since last year that KJo can be a great player for us, and was even more hyped on him at the beginning of this season… and as it progressed, it was great to see him come into his own.
However, the last couple games, especially for most of the game tonight, he has simply looked like a guy who’s wearing down a bit. His legs don’t have the same hop, he’s not as explosive… which I can completely understand.
On the last clear-out drive that clinched the game, he showed he can take it one on world. And he stayed aggressive all throughout the game, despite being a bit flat. Maybe he needs a little more R&R to get him fresh again, or maybe he just needs to catch his 9th wind of the season by gutting it out… but hey, at least he made it work when it really, really had to work.
by TheRenegadePumpkin on Feb 18, 2010 11:56 PM EST reply actions
They ALL could use some R&R
I don’t think they win the championship with a 7-man rotation. Period. We were 9 deep in ’03
GO CUSE, BLUE, AND EAGLES!
I thought we were 8 deep in 03?
Anthony, McNamarra, Warrick, Edelin, Forth, Pace, Duany, and…..what’s his face (looked it up) McNeil. Who was 9?
Go Orange(men)!
BTW, not arguing that 7 is too low, 8 would be better
Just more of curiosity, cause the brain gets fuzzy after a drinking game like last night’s.
Go Orange(men)!
former congressman
Jim Walsh, the retired former congressman from Syracuse, was sitting next to us in the beginning of the game. IN THE TOP ROW! seriously, there were no rows behind us, and all the sudden my former congressman sits next to us.
but thats not the best part, as he is eating his personal pizza from papa johns, the usher comes up, he was sitting in someone elses seat. he had to go to another section! he tried to sneak into the back row and got caught!
Little distrubed
Our friends over at Casual Bitch are starting to handle losses a little too well. I dunno, but sushi was involved.
Go Orange(men)!
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