Syracuse 87 - Providence 73: Set Friars To The Rain
by Sean Keeley on Jan 4, 2012 11:58 PM EST
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Brandon Triche scored 16 points on 4-of-5 shooting from beyond the arc, as No. 1 Syracuse bested Providence, 87-73, on Wednesday night.
Triche was one of six Syracuse players in double figures, and the Orange (16-0, 3-0 Big East) used that depth to pull away in the second half.
Kris Joseph and Dion Waiters contributed 13 points apiece, C.J. Fair supplied 12, Fab Melo had 11 and Scoop Jardine added 10 in the win to go along with his 11 assists (boxscore).
Waiters, by the way, scored 13 points while making only one field goal. He hit three 3's and two free throws for the difference.
Melo had 2 blocks, which is down from his 10 block performance two games ago. I was pretty sure he was going to keep that up...
Rakeem Christmas added two points, five rebounds and committed five fouls, ensuring that every day he looks more and more like freshman Etan Thomas (which, eventually, is a good thing). James Southerland added five and MCDubz added five points in four minutes of play.
Baye Moussa Keita sat out the game due to his hip injury. As usual, Jimmy B plays it coy with the injuries.
Vincent Council and Gerard Coleman both scored 17 points for the Friars (11-5, 0-3), who trailed 36-34 at halftime. As usual, the Orange broke the game wide open with a solid run (12-1 with 15 minutes to go) and never looked back.
It was the first time the Orange really had to deal with foul trouble and they came out alright. Still, it's a wary signpost of what could be if the frontcourt get themselves into too much trouble early (that said, Providence went two-thirds of the game before being whistled for their second team foul...uh, WHAT?).
The Orange are now 16-0, which is the third-longest season-opening streak since James Arthur took over. The record, as you're going to hear mentioned often, is 19-0 and last year the team made it to 18-0. An extremely ticked off Marquette Golden Eagles squad will be visiting the Dome this Saturday. We owe them a bit of payback as you might remember, so it should be an emotional one all-around.
H/T: eliteirathlete29
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Southerland Dunk?
Anyone have gif or video of the Southerland windmill dunk to end the game?
You ask, I give....still same shit quality
I scratched the lens on my iphone so, booo. I need to get a nice pirating set up so I can make highlight tapes hahaha
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by eliteirathlete29 on Jan 5, 2012 12:26 AM EST up reply actions
You're a champ
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Yea man I'm nervous about Marquette
They are gonna be gunning after their recent losses.
I can understand AnonymousEagle being so pissed off
If Syracuse blew a 222,301 point lead to Georgetown, I would probably stop writing about them too.
by DukePettyjohn on Jan 5, 2012 12:10 AM EST reply actions 3 recs
their center is out because of injury, they are not the same team as they were a week ago
Some kids piss their names in the snow. Chuck Norris can piss his name in concrete.
by AdirondackOrange on Jan 5, 2012 12:12 AM EST reply actions
Waiters, by the way, scored 13 points while making only one field goal. He hit three 3’s and two free throws for the difference.
I’ve got to ask. When did 3s stop being field goals?
'Cuse 2010, Michigan 2012
You know what I meant...
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Like David Akers had 18 Fantasy Points..
..but 7 came off of a TD pass..
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
Anyone catch this nugget at end of AP report of Jimmy on D Gavitt?
“If we could have just stayed basketball, we could have had the greatest basketball league ever, forever. But unfortunately it doesn’t work that way…”
The 'Cuse is in tha house, oh my God oh my God.
I'm not the only one concerned
about Kris Joseph’s basketball IQ am I? 2 more of those reckless shoulder down offensive fouls, and then late in the 2nd when Fab is out with 5 PFs and Christmas is out with 4, with CJ Fair playing center in the zone, KJo rotates late and picks up another. He needs to recognize that we are having foul issues with the bigs tonight with BMK out, and be smarter. I know it may be nit-picking, but he’s the senior leader guy, right?
F#&% the Big East
Most of our losses in recent years
Have been the product of low basketball IQ.
I don’t know who can beat us when we have good shot selection and less than 8 turnovers.
Dictated, but not read.
http://atlanticcoastconfidential.wordpress.com/
/Remembers Paul Harris's 10 second violation to lose the game vs Pitt
//gun in mouth
Lacks knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief
by Rocket Ship Science on Jan 5, 2012 11:04 AM EST up reply actions
No it was a fumbled pass on the baseline out of bounds
When all they had to do was get it in and across. This was my last game I saw as a student in the Dome.
Unless there are two instances (highly possible).
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
by Lots of Pulp on Jan 5, 2012 12:11 PM EST up reply actions
You're both right
That was probably the worst SU basketball loss I’ve ever endured in person.
It's the most bullshit thing I've seen in thirty years.
by Girardi Party on Jan 5, 2012 1:27 PM EST up reply actions
not many teams loose when making less than 8 turnovers.
the problem is the unforced turnovers in recent years, I wish there were a more standard stat that broke out unforced turnovers from forced turnovers.
Here's a tidbit
This may lend a little credence to the “Dome is hard on shooters” recurring bit. Our top three EFG% are our three away games.
70.4 @ Providence
65.3 @ NC State
61.2 @ DePaul
Our worst?
43.0 Florida
Maybe Ron just watched the wrong SU game?
Orange Update App
I love stat sheet on my smartphone. Gives me what I want (box scores, team stats, basically anything u can think of) without having to sell my soul to the devil (espn).
I wasn't happy with the D last night.
Granted, Providence hit some shots that if we took they would never fall, but somehow I feel like people were out of position all night. We’re not going to shoot 61% from the floor every night, so we need to play better D starting now.
Our second half defense was better
But we have to understand that teams are going to start playing a very deliberate type of game against us. No risky passes (to steal). Inside shots are going to be with multiple head fakes (get Fab in foul trouble). Plus, the Big East teams have a better idea how to attack the zone after all these years. Not every game will be 12 steals and 12 blocks. The other teams have guys paid to get their players prepared to not fall into the same traps as the teams in December…
Dictated, but not read.
http://atlanticcoastconfidential.wordpress.com/
espn has the story title
“Syracuse hangs on”
hangs on? It is getting to the point that I hate ESPN.
ESPN who?
I hope we “hang on” (dominate most of the game and win by double digits) to a lot more games this season.
Syracuse didn't build a double-digit lead until 15 min left in the game
I wouldn’t call that domination for most of the game. I really think “hangs on” is a good way to describe it. They went on a run, got a double digit lead, weathered a couple of PC runs and ended up with a double digit win. But let’s not forget that the Friars were within 7 with 5 or 6 minutes to go. A dominant performance, it wasn’t. It was good enough to win.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 5, 2012 10:14 AM EST up reply actions
When I think "hang on"
I’m not picturing the point guard standing and dribbling at half court while the 2 opposing teams shake hands and the clock ticks to zero.
I picture “hang on” as 2-3 possessions as time expires.
Yeah, I feel you
Just a matter or perspective. But it certainly wasn’t a rout or a domination either.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Jan 5, 2012 10:34 AM EST up reply actions
We beat the spread,
I count that as doing more than just hanging on.
But I’ll admit, after the past few blow outs, I’ve grown unaccustomed to frustrating ’Cuse wins.
They overuse that a lot I think, not just for Syracuse
As well as “routs.” I’ve seen 14 point wins in football called “routs” by ESPN.
F- ESPN
forget them fools and trolls.
“Marquette? Remember Us? Prepare to Die!!!”
Since the early 1990's I have not been able to get Mike Hopkins' bloody face out of my brain. I don't remember what game it was but I'll never forget that as my first memory of SU basketball. Mike Hopkins, bloody face, bloody nose, all for the love of Syracuse.
We are Syracuse University. You killed our tourney run. Prepare to Die.
Syracuse '13
by OrangeCrush13 on Jan 5, 2012 10:22 AM EST up reply actions 2 recs
Haha Yes!!!
Since the early 1990's I have not been able to get Mike Hopkins' bloody face out of my brain. I don't remember what game it was but I'll never forget that as my first memory of SU basketball. Mike Hopkins, bloody face, bloody nose, all for the love of Syracuse.
I giggled with glee when the Friars showed us the 2-3 zone.
And what happened? Scoop drives in, dishes out to a wide open Dion, and SWISHHHH
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
Question,
ESPN article says:
Then an assistant coach pulled Brandon Triche aside at halftime and told him to be more aggressive
Gmac inspiring?
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
And Sean,
do you think the players and the paper have caught on to the Starters vs. Bench thing we’ve been discussing?
http://blog.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2012/01/could_syracuse_basketball_team.html
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
Seems like Scoop and Dion have talked about it.
Born in '87, Orange fan since '86
I guess I made a twitter, follow @StealthTurkey
by StealthTurkey on Jan 5, 2012 10:44 AM EST up reply actions
I will say
that I’ll be glad to get into the tough games to see what this team is really made of. We definitely have a team that is capable of beating up on the bottom half of the BE. I’ll be interested to see if we have the best team in the country or “just” a top 10 team. I know this team can go 14-4 in BE play. I’ll be interested to see if they can make that 16-2 or better.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
Sean
You headline made me laugh way too hard.
If you're going to be stupid, you're going to have to be tough
by FatK44 on Jan 5, 2012 12:07 PM EST via mobile reply actions
(that said, Providence went two-thirds of the game before being whistled for their second team foul…uh, WHAT?).
Providence had 2 fouls in the first 4 minutes according to the ESPN play-by-play. i’m curious to know what are you talking about here.
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by StealthTurkey on Jan 5, 2012 7:34 PM EST up reply actions
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