Syracuse 78 - Providence 55: The Mookie Jones Show

All-in-all, an awesome night. My only regret is I didn’t react fast enough to catch the good doctor on camera.

I didn’t even get to pull the camera out

Meanwhile, our 11th player into the game scored 10 in a blowout victory. Anyone who thinks UK or UNC should be ranked ahead of us right now can eat a bucket of [expletive deleted]s.

or even when they give us the gentlest of slights.

So we should give credit where it’s due, too. Myron Medcalf likes us. #TakeHimOffTheList

Syracuse proved, again, that it’s the undisputed No. 1 team in the country. SU has separated itself from one of the most competitive leagues in the country. The Orange’s 19-0 start matches the best in school history. With North Carolina losing to Florida State and Kentucky struggling against Tennessee, it’s about time that Syracuse gets more credit for its strong start. Best team. In the country. No debate.

When I heard that Council would not play before the game has started I let out an “aw schucks”. Normally I’d be slightly giddy to know that the other team was a good man down but not this time, not this year. I new before the game starter it would be a blowout and that was sort of a let down.

LOVED seeing Mookie hit double figures and his 10 points in 8 minutes does still keep that “what is JB played him more” thing slightly alive. Scoop was Scoop and had a great game with 9 assists to 0 turnovers.

Out of town right now.

Honestly, had no freaking inclination that would happen last night.

Also, my Niners rule.

Nice to see him make a few plays again.

On another note, I realized over the past couple of games that Scoop is still the best guard on the team as far as penetrating and finding the bigs. At some points it doesn’t look like Triche or Waiters can do it. Despite some of the boneheaded plays, Scoop is important.

The homepage doesn’t have our game recap up top – it’s all NFL playoffs. #ADDTHEMTOTHELIST!!!

j/k

If they’re lucky enough to tune in, they fall asleep at the half because we’re usually doubling up on our opponents by then, and the thought of watching the same the guys pass the ball back and forth around the top of the zone, looking for an opening that will never come, is more powerful than Ambien.

Who was down for my 30th b-day party. When the game was 12-all with 12 minutes left in the first half, he said he was concerned about the outcome. I had to remind him that Syracuse had yet yo make their customary 15 point first half run. The Orange obliged.

That is what we need from him… smart plays. When he can limit himself to one or two turnovers and only one bad shot, he can be a glue guy. I wish I could do something other than “cross my fingers.” But he played a great game last night and deserves props.

Really, everyone played well. We’re starting to see flashes from Christmas and MCW too. That is really important as they will play significant roles next year.

And that’s the difference between most of our prior top 5 teams and this one. We are getting important minutes for everyone—which helps for this year and next. Even Waiters is just a sophomore and still learning.

Very proud of this team.

My god the wheels have absolutely fallen off. We thought our 4 game slide last year was awful, they havent won a big east game yet.

I hope we crush them for that win last year.

It just absolutely plays into SU’s hands now. The harder the opponents work, the more they get worn out by the 10 man roster.

When I saw Providence going balls out physically in the 1st half, the more I believed “the run” was coming. You can just see SU wear the team down, then as soon as SU goes on “the run” the opponents just get their back broken.

Scary, scary team.