No. 2 Syracuse Orange (22-1) vs. St. John's Red Storm (10-12) GameThread
by Sean Keeley on Feb 4, 2012 11:00 AM EST
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PrintSyracuse Orange at St. John's Red Storm, Feb 4, 2012 12:00 PM EST
As Fab Melo returns to the lineup after missing three games over an academic issue, No. 2 Syracuse wants to reaffirm its place atop the college basketball kingdom, not to mention the state of New York, when they take on the St. John's Red Storm Saturday at noon. The game will televised on ESPN.
Considering the Johnnies don't have a player over 6'8", Melo's return should keep help the Orange regain their footing in the paint, grab more rebounds, change the course of the other team's offense and control the tempo.
MSG is the Orange's home away from home. Syracuse will be playing in Madison Square Garden for the third time this year (NIT Season Tipoff) and the 159th time in the program’s history (all-time record of 87-71).
St. John's has won two of three since starting an all-freshmen lineup led by D'Angelo Harrison and Moe Harkless, who have combined to average 43.7 points in that stretch. They dominated the same West Virginia squad that almost beat Syracuse last week.
Syracuse leads the all-time series with St. John’s, 48-37 and has won the last six meetings.
Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below.
G'ORANGE!
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thought that only mattered in football?
You keep chanting one more year, I thought college was four years
by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 11:11 AM EST up reply actions
This article made me laugh
Even if you win today, we’ll keep outdrawing you every single time we go there.
they are utterly disregarding the tradition that St. John’s has with New York City and Madison Square Garden. It says a lot that they need to try so hard to make things clear."
And that “tradition” includes routinely getting outdrawn by Orange fans and getting smacked in your own building.
Oh Queens Community College fans, they’re a silly, delirious bunch.
Simply put
Wheres St Johns football team or Lax team. They have a Basketball team in NYC, they are called the Knicks.
Hasn't Manhattan made the tournament more in the last decade or two than St. John's?
The Jaspers are New York City’s College Team!
Damn, didn't realize USF and G'Town had to play at 11
That blows…thank god we didn’t get stuck with one of those.
At the Garden ....
TONS of Cuse fans in the building. It’s about 100 Cuse fans per single St. John’s fan. Go Orange!
"44 is embarrassing you!"
by GCM238 on Feb 4, 2012 11:30 AM EST via iPhone app reply actions
Same here
Just checking in. TONS is putting it lightly. Place lit up when SU took the floor.
A Georgetown degree is life's technical foul. - H/T HoyaSuxa
Jim Boeheim is Mick Jagger of college basketball. He gets cooler as he gets older. - Jay Wright
by theNYsportsguy on Feb 4, 2012 11:38 AM EST up reply actions
Good the band is back together
I’m expecting 80+ points, LETS GO ORANGE!
Bubba Army
by AdirondackOrange on Feb 4, 2012 11:47 AM EST reply actions
Make a statement
Considering the Johnnies don’t have a player over 6’8"
starting an all-freshmen lineup
These two facts say it all. I want to see us blow the doors off these guys and display our dominance once again. LET’S GO ORANGE!!!
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live tempo-based stats for the game here, starters posted
Feel like I have to show you guys some love now, since you’ll be in the ACC soon, here is the live tempo-based stats for the game…
There is a sign at Mizzou college gameday saying "Dickie V for president."
I just lost respect for the Mizzou fan base.
Does Hubert Davis pick against us every time?
Seems like it, though he owns up to it when he’s wrong, so we can #keephimoffthelist
Doris burke....
(smacks forehead)
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:02 PM EST reply actions
With these pre-game features
It sounds like the game’s downstairs at Penn Station and nobody’s in the Garden
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Wow triche got drilled...
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:05 PM EST reply actions
ESPN's audio makes it sound like there's a ton of St. John's fans there
#PutThemOnTheList
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Scoop not guarding the three..shocker
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:08 PM EST reply actions
Where the hell is dion? Come to the freakin ball
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:10 PM EST reply actions
I have to drive myself somewhere in like 15 minutes.
So I probably shouldn’t start either.
'Cuse 2010, Michigan 2012
uglier than doris?
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
yup i have a vendetta against her
"You a big orange Imma put you in the fridge!" -Stanley Robinson in response to my heckling
Jeeeeeeeeoseph
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:15 PM EST reply actions
I haven't seen that much hard action at both ends since
……….well…..uh……
"Grind now, shine later." - Wesley Johnson
Sign in Garden
UPGADE YOUR SEATS!
by DCsRA on Feb 4, 2012 12:16 PM EST via Android app reply actions
firs 5 mins
and it’s clear how important Fab is. He didn’t register a block, but forced at least 3 misses by making the Johnnies alter shots.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
THIS
They’ve had to take some ugly, ugly shots
It's one of those things
Where they don’t realize exactly how big he is until they try to shoot over him. Advantage Orange.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 12:21 PM EST up reply actions
that seal by melo
is what we missed when he was out
Scoopid shot
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:18 PM EST reply actions
It seems like it took the team a while
to realize that big bastard was back.
Doris just talks too much, even vitale doesnt talk as much as she does
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:20 PM EST reply actions
Don't you ever leave me again, Fab!
Holy crap, this is a totally different team with him in there. He just takes up so many guys’ attention on rebounds. Not to mention…the BLOCKS! Plus, no disrespect to Baye, but it makes a big difference that guys can pass Fab the ball…
Mike b getting some loveee
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:21 PM EST reply actions
Cmon scoop....
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:22 PM EST reply actions
I was looking away, thought I heard Mike's name
What did they show?
Props, Mike!
His latest art
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:23 PM EST up reply actions
There u go, do that, less jumpers
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:22 PM EST reply actions
They give us free points, we give em right back with dumb fouls
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:24 PM EST reply actions
St johns gets all the bail out fouls
syracuse doesn’t get any fouls called period
Mcw has a sweet stroke
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:26 PM EST reply actions
Melooooo
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:26 PM EST reply actions
+1
He doesn’t get as much burn, obviously, but MCW reminds me of G-Mac in that they both “got it” at an early age. MCW plays smart, efficient ball.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 12:30 PM EST up reply actions
We already have points from 7 guys
And Triche is yet to score
Mcw says gimme more minutes baby(vitale voice)
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:27 PM EST reply actions
Hes pumped
Cuz his buddy Noel is comin to join him.
Was thinking about this
Having friends/family already on the team could be a huge deciging factor. Look at the whole Rick/Scoop/Dion thing.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 12:31 PM EST up reply actions
A player not known to make threes makes two in a row
Thought that only happened against us?
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:28 PM EST reply actions
Too bad there's no more Gus Johnson
OHHHHHHHHHH MYYYYYYYY EMMM-CEEE-DUBBBSS IS IN THA HOUUUUUUUSE!!!
Pour some out
No more Gus Johnson during March Madness, right? B/c he signed with Fox Sports last year. Very sad.
MCW should change his name to BMW
Because he is top class!!!
I see Nets-Knicks is later today at the Garden
Had this been at the Prudential Center and we were playing Seton Hall today, that would be 2 games with the road team having the crowd advantage
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Wowww
Usf has less points than cuse with 9 mins left in the game
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:31 PM EST reply actions
That's why we're going all Hyper-Platinum on them
Well, that and they wear UA and you know how Nike loves to make things into a label war
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"Pirates very much in this game"
It’s 12-11…….
Love that aggression from triche
So he can shoot free throws.
SPIKE
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:33 PM EST reply actions
Fab Treated that ball like his academics.
He hated it!!!!!
Southerland...cant leave him open
He has been brick city since the nc state game
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:35 PM EST reply actions
I like him betterin the paint area, ft is his range
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:37 PM EST up reply actions
Wowwwww
Late calls are getting annoying
If the ball goes in, no foul, if they miss its definetly a foul
I don't care about the bs calls
Its the fact that St johns gets SOOOOO many shooting fouls where Syracuse never gets to shoot fts
Feels like the celtics game last night...knicks got no calls all night, breathe on celtics they shot two
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:40 PM EST up reply actions
Refs are confused by the Knicks logo
Calling this like an NBA game. Ticky Tack stuff
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I guarantee at all the Big East meetings we arent allowed to go to.
They say any contact by Syracuse, is an auto foul.
Knicks are in the middle of a back-to-back-to-back
He’s probably sleeping
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I'd bet he's sleeping in today
8 PM tip in Boston + travelling back + game tonight
That one's on scoop
Rak was going for the boxout
Cmon scoop....hate it when he tries passing to baye or christmas...u know they arent all that great at catching easy passes, let alone passes of their back
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:42 PM EST reply actions
Dont blame rak
he was in GREAT position for a rebound because he thought scoop was shooting/.
+1
If Scoop is open, he has to let that fly, because the big is going to assume a shot is giong up.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 12:55 PM EST up reply actions
Get scoop out please.....
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:45 PM EST reply actions
Triche showing scoop how to do it
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:46 PM EST reply actions
RAK
is quite athletic, if he gets good passes
Boeheim definetly
trusts rak at the 5 more now.
9 different scorers already
South is the only one not to score
Baye kinda sorta scored
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:47 PM EST up reply actions
Incorrect
He uses pure vodka, and has the TNIAAM bino card
Mcw is our best pg today
I understand trying to get waiters going tho
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:49 PM EST reply actions
Last year Melo had his coming out party against St. John's
Might MCW be having his today?
Yeah, that was pretty bad...his confidence is shot once again
He just needs to play, i feel like he thinks entirely too much
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 12:51 PM EST up reply actions
Rak is in beast mode today
That ball is his, and nobody elses.
Triche
Needs to play more off the ball. I hope next year MCW is the point, and Triche can just play more and think less.
And on another note
If Fab was still in, we would have been up by 30
14 point lead after an awful first 5 minutes and not getting any calls
Not to mention 41 points after having like 2 at the 15 minute mark.
NICE.
Where is Boeheim on wins list?
I can’t keep track.
by 5YearPlan on Feb 4, 2012 12:54 PM EST via mobile reply actions
What are these "Enjoy Better" ads all about?
Too lazy to Google it
Would you call that a small step up from what they usually call our games at MSG?
I mean, they are knocking us, but still using the term “Road.”
Go Cuse!
by nymetsfan1226 on Feb 4, 2012 1:02 PM EST up reply actions
Halftime
I couldn’t have scripted it any better. Even the first 5 minutes was OK, given the defense effort. Fab showed why he’s Syracuse’s most important player. MCW played great fro the 3 minutes of burn he got. KJ is off to a great start with 9 and 5. Great way to tune up for G-Town on Wednesday.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
Hoyas
Had quite a tune up of their own today. Wednesday should be awesome.
I can't wait to be there. My annual drive up for a game, and I think I picked a good one.
Gotta be better than the game I went to last year. F-in Seton Hall.
Go Cuse!
by nymetsfan1226 on Feb 4, 2012 1:04 PM EST up reply actions
Ouch
That’s the only game I’ve ever left early (not counting games against like Colgate where I had to be somewhere)
Honestly the Time fab missed
Might help his draft stock, the difference he makes in the middle really shows and highlights his defensive presence.
Fab drawing the charge!
Miissssseeed youuuuuuu, Faaaaaab! =D
Refreally throwing his hips in that call...
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:11 PM EST reply actions
Melo with ten already...beast mode
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:13 PM EST reply actions
This is not a road game
All orange in the stands. Small red student section underneath each basket. No cheers for St Johns.
by 5YearPlan on Feb 4, 2012 1:13 PM EST via mobile reply actions
My cousin jjust posted pics from where hes sitting.....orange everywhere in the building
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:14 PM EST up reply actions
Yep
Apparently my parents decided to do a day in the city and grabbed tickets yesterday. They said there isn’t a single St. John’s person even remotely close to them.
Erupting after Waiters play
Everyone on their feet. No more sarcasm about MSG is a home game please. That is true.
by 5YearPlan on Feb 4, 2012 1:23 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
I would like to hope that we do an annual set with GTown and St John's.
One home and one away every year.
Go Cuse!
Praise from the Doug
GottliebShow Doug Gottlieb
Cuse looks so much better today- Fab-MSG-young Johnnies,playing fast=outstanding
LOL Boheim..
Hes laughing hes having a good time…
When Waiter is on
He is alot like D-Wade
by Jordan Selmer on Feb 4, 2012 1:24 PM EST up reply actions
I brought my xbox360 controller with me
You’re all welcome.
A Georgetown degree is life's technical foul. - H/T HoyaSuxa
Jim Boeheim is Mick Jagger of college basketball. He gets cooler as he gets older. - Jay Wright
Nothing but orange cheering here.
No more cracks about MSG away games. Accept it guys.
by 5YearPlan on Feb 4, 2012 1:25 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Commuter Schools just don't generate solid fan bases.
Go Cuse!
by nymetsfan1226 on Feb 4, 2012 1:26 PM EST up reply actions
sure they do
if you have a Chris Mullin. or a good team. MSG hasn’t always been full of Orange.
Utahns for Orange
NYC wants a winner
SJU hasn’t been good in 25 years
Stuffed by the rim= foul on fab
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:26 PM EST reply actions
Josepph
Isnt settling for Js, hes in attack mode
I think Melo's gotten the better of Harkless enough today
I’ll excuse it
Thats not a poster
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:29 PM EST up reply actions
KJo has gotten his step back
I haven’t seen him play this physically strong since he went down with the concussion.
A Georgetown degree is life's technical foul. - H/T HoyaSuxa
Jim Boeheim is Mick Jagger of college basketball. He gets cooler as he gets older. - Jay Wright
Hes using this game at the garden
as his NBA preview.
Give us some breathing room
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:32 PM EST up reply actions
Why does it seem like we only make those 3s when we have this kind of a lead?
Put Southerland in, I bet he’d nail 3 in a row
"You have to wonder, will it (Georgetown-Syracuse) continue when Syracuse goes to the ACC?"
I wonder about that playing in the Big East…..
Sju in the bonus....home cooking is awfull in this game
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:35 PM EST reply actions
OOOh bob Knight for Georgetown
He generally LOVES syracuse teams.
11 final 4s and two titles
Sounds like a lot of choking going down in dean smiths tenure
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:36 PM EST reply actions
Boeheim was one shot away from having two in three appearances
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:38 PM EST up reply actions
Well it's not like Boeheim has those numbers to put up
But he sure as hell can add to it in these next couple years
we've got 3 and 1
So tough to knock them for that
by drothgery on Feb 4, 2012 1:39 PM EST via mobile up reply actions
Harrison has 10 FT attempts
F’N ridiculous
Thats a poster
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:38 PM EST reply actions
Hey
Listen to those St Johns fans at their home court
God. Damn
God’s Gift on a poster.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
St. John's would kill to get this kind of noise in MSG
NEW YORK’S COLLEGE TEAM
Let's Go Orange chants
Even MSG is playing go music. They’ve accepted it.
by 5YearPlan on Feb 4, 2012 1:41 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Reunited
And it feels so good!!! Welcome back Melo, welcome back dominant basketball
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Waiters got his shot now
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:42 PM EST reply actions
Put in Brandon Reese!
We need him on a roll for a history class debate we have on Tuesday as he’s in my group. Putting him in will be a big morale boost to the group
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Spilled beer all over my shirt
And I thank you for it MCW
A Georgetown degree is life's technical foul. - H/T HoyaSuxa
Jim Boeheim is Mick Jagger of college basketball. He gets cooler as he gets older. - Jay Wright
Man, does Melo really change us THIS much? How nice to be back to the first 20 games.
Being an Eagles fan is like being friend-zoned by the girl you love
ND sucks
only had their big…shot the lights out that night though. Probably would have been a W if melo was in.
Being an Eagles fan is like being friend-zoned by the girl you love
agreed
i think im just saying that having melo for this game is not as big a deal as missing him vs those specific 3 teams that had inside presence
You're probably right
I’m just caught up in the moment i suppose
Being an Eagles fan is like being friend-zoned by the girl you love
St. John's can be Queens' college team
They sure as hell can’t hold Manhattan
41 pts, 13 bounds, 9 asts from the bench...17-26
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:45 PM EST reply actions
Fair
Has a great midrange game, Id love him as a true 4 with a Offensive 5.
Looked like someone hit his legs
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:49 PM EST up reply actions
Triche is still at SU
catching up on academics, or so it seems
In departure news, West Virginia today notified Florida State that they will not play this year.
Could this mean WVU is definately on it’s way out? Could this lead to us leaving as well?
Go Cuse!
Jeeeeeeeoseph in beast mode
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:50 PM EST reply actions
Yeah
but I love the hustle to knock that ball loose.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 1:52 PM EST up reply actions
Eh
2 boards
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 1:54 PM EST up reply actions
Man, southerland is cold as iceeee
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 1:52 PM EST reply actions
Cmon
Southerland, needs one to drop, or his confidence is gonna be poopy. He also needs to stop leaning in, its hurting him and hes leaving it short.
MCW COONEY backcourt next yr...
dis gon be good!
MCW at the point next year
I have no concern with his abilities, kid’s gonna be a stud.
+3
Coming out game for him. I hope he gets some more burn going forward.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 2:09 PM EST up reply actions
Ladies and Gentlemen, Welcome to Hate Georgetown Week!
Go Cuse!
by nymetsfan1226 on Feb 4, 2012 2:00 PM EST reply actions 3 recs
yup, gettin chippy
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 2:01 PM EST up reply actions
he's was trying to pad his steal stats
the guys leaving it out there i’d take it too
Can someone find that GIF
from 2 years ago of Hop doing the “23 and 1. One!!!!”
B/c it’s appropriate again.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
I liked the fake out
Look I’m innocently talking to triche, and then BOOM the ball is mine.
No, hes racist
Fob= Fresh of the boat
Thats the only plausible explanation.
Nice win.
Even better to shut down those Johnnies. Your “building,” our Home Away From Home! Let’s go ORANGE!!
Dedicated Syracuse Orange, New York Yankees, New York Jets, New York Knicks and New York Rangers fan. Riding and dying with 'em.
And so it begins
Let the trolling, the hate and the passion for the rivalry commence.
Bring it on georgetown
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
South shouldn't have done that
Shoving him isn’t any better. Take the ball away and go home with your loss.
I like to use this more for beating Johns Hopkins in lax
But this works for today as well
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKIocZ3WbgE
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And all is right in the world again.
Talk about depth and balance. 14 from Fab, Dion and CJ, 13 from KJ and MCW. I know St. John’s is young, undermanned, undersized and missing their coach, but damn. For the Orange to flex and lay the smackdown on them like that is impressive. I’m not even gonna bother with key stats. Everyone played well. Even Southie got it going in the end, though the attempted steal at the end was questionable. I like the KG-esque, “no freebies” attitude, but its prolly bet to leave that one alone and take your 25 point W back to the ’Cuse.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
To be fair about the coaching part
not many schools have someone as qualified on their bench as Keady. and no school has anyone with as great a combover.
True
But the only thing I saw Keady do all game was hold a clipboard and look old.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 5:36 PM EST up reply actions
St John's
This is the same St John’s team that battled from 22 down at Duke in the second half and got it down to 4. If everyone stays they should be very good next season. For Cuse to go out there and take away all their will in the second half is impressive even though St John’s isn’t that good yet. That was something Duke couldn’t do AT HOME.
I take that back
I do have a couple key stats:
Syracuse, 7-21 3pt. Still far too many in my opinion, but at least they made a semi-respectable percentage.
Syracuse, 70 field goal attempts. That’s a lot. A lot.
St. John’s- 70 points, 40% FG,. 46% 3pt. 14 ast, 6 stl, 10 TO. Honestly, it wasn’t a bad showing by the Johnnies. If they play like that against pretty much any other team in the BEast, they probably win.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 5:49 PM EST up reply actions
To be fair, we pretty much stopped playing D for the last twelve minutes.
And started playing “let them score so we can get more points”
Maybe
But is there another team in the BEast that’s even half as good defesively at their best than Syracuse at their best? Matador D by the Orange is what most teams are able to do when they’re on.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 6, 2012 9:50 AM EST up reply actions
I don't think Southerland was really trying to steal the ball
Just messing with the dude. But you know what they say: “It’s all fun and games until someone gets lightly shoved in the back.”
Besides that, great win. I really hope Waiters sticks around for another year for a lot of reasons, one of them being the chance to watch him and MCW play significant minutes together.
bernie fine chants from the SJU fans
stay classy Queens, NY
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by PointBlankPeriodPeriod on Feb 4, 2012 2:13 PM EST reply actions
Let them have that
They don’t have anything else. Not even their home arena. I see they were bitching about having so many Syracuse in MSG montages…..maybe that’s because we actually have history there.
Irish up 5 with 15 to go
Also, I’ve noticed we keep getting ACC Network games here. Have they been doing that everywhere or did they just expand it to here and Pittsburgh?
ND
win would be big here. I don’t see ND winning at WVU this week. which would mean an SU win against Gtown would put them basically 3 games clear (tiebreaker over Marquette) with 6 to go.
He was just playing his hardest, right up to the last second
They usually praise guys like that, who never give up no matter what.
by pegs on Feb 4, 2012 2:17 PM EST up reply actions 1 recs
He wasn't
playing hard. He was being a goofball and was just standing around and then tried to take the ball from SJU who clearly was content in letting the clock run out. It’s not like Southerland was playing tough defense and tried to steal the ball. He was being a clown. Let the clock run out. If someone did that to SU we would be going crazy.
Right
To me he was just goofing off, but it was still stupid as hell when you win by 25. Not very sportsmanlike. If I was the SJU player I would have chucked the ball as his dome.
by SyracuseBills on Feb 4, 2012 2:22 PM EST up reply actions
Seriously?
I mean, the chirping that we were “running up the score” when St. John’s was pressing up until the end is absolutely retarded.
But there’s 10 seconds left in a 25 point game and he’s holding onto the ball to let the clock run out. I don’t know if the guy was chirping at South or anything, but even if he is, remind him that a) we thumped them and b) that sell-out crowd was there to see the boys in Orange. Anything more is just being a clown.
Agree
I expect Boeheim will bury him on the bench for a few games.
I don't
Yeah, it was a dick move by Southie. but nothing worth a benching.
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 5:39 PM EST up reply actions
Yeah
By chucking up lucky shots. Honestly there is no luckier team in college.
ND wins
Florida up 4, which would help us as well
This is hilarious.
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From what i kno its syracuse gym lol RT @_NotoriousBij: U know what fuck @dionwaiters3 u trying o act hollywood in our gym gtfoh
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You know how Jimmy B feels about having Fab back?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fUPcrjEHftc
http://cusepulp.blogspot.com/
Outside of Buzz Williams
Is there any more emotive coach in college basketball?
"If I ain't gonna be part of the greatest, I gotta be the greatest myself." Busta Rhymes
by FeloniousPhunk on Feb 4, 2012 5:41 PM EST up reply actions
Anyone watching this UNC/UMD game?
Officiating is HORRENDOUS. One MD guy got called for pushing a guy in the back who was BEHIND him. Just now the Terps’ center got called for fouling Henson after missing the block and the man by a mile. After Henson misses the dunk in embarrassing fashion and the ref blows the whistle a solid 3 seconds after the miss.
I’m telling you, this ACC thing is one big UNC/Duke conspiracy
Also, all those talking heads ranking UNC above us should just be fired immediately
They might have talent, but they aren’t a good team at all. Period.
After this win
I don’t think there’s any question as to what our ranking should be. With Fab we win games by 20, without him, we win by maybe 5 or so. This team is either the best or 2nd best in the country with Fab Melo.
Without Gerry McNamara we wouldn't have won 10 f-- games, not 10
by PoetryInMoten on Feb 4, 2012 8:33 PM EST up reply actions
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