Johnny Hammersticks Posted January 28, 2013 Share Posted January 28, 2013 Well then, that sucked. According to Pomeroy we were a 97% favorite with the ball up 3. MCW WTF. Complete tire fire the last 5 min's. +1 on Cooney being the worst sharpshooter in history. Reminds me of that tall Nova white kid who transferred from Duke a few years ago - good reputation somehow but just consistent airballs. The analytics say Pitt is a much better team than what the polls say so it's likely we'll be a slight underdog on the road. We'll see if there's any truth to this idea that we play better in that role. Jamie Dixon always seems to have his team ready to play Syracuse, especially on the road. This game is going to be a dog fight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 29, 2013 Author Share Posted January 29, 2013 Coleman out 4 weeks for a knee procedure.... crap!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 29, 2013 Share Posted January 29, 2013 Jamie Dixon always seems to have his team ready to play Syracuse, especially on the road. This game is going to be a dog fight. I agree. Was thinking about going to game, but I've seen Pitt school cuse too often. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted January 30, 2013 Share Posted January 30, 2013 Coleman out 4 weeks for a knee procedure.... crap!!! Great! Now who is going to be our starting center who plays 4 minutes per game and turn the ball over 3 times?!?!? Seriously though, playing a 7 man rotation scares me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted January 31, 2013 Author Share Posted January 31, 2013 Southerland's appeal to be heard next week...out at least 2 more games http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2013/01/syracuses_james_southerland_wi.html#incart_m-rpt-2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted January 31, 2013 Share Posted January 31, 2013 Southerland's appeal to be heard next week...out at least 2 more games http://www.syracuse....#incart_m-rpt-2 And why can't this hearing be tomorrow? This is in front of a University board, not the NCAA. This should be an asap issue. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 And why can't this hearing be tomorrow? This is in front of a University board, not the NCAA. This should be an asap issue. The more this drags on, the more I suspect that Southerland's season will be over once his appeal is heard. No "inside info," just a hunch. His case was originally heard by the review board just prior to the Villanova game, and from what I heard (that's why I posted that he might be reinstated) the coaching staff felt really positive about the potential outcome. Obviously, the review board wasn't satisfied. I just can't imagine what he could do between then and the next appeal to improve his standing. There are a lot of rumors floating around about the nature of his academic infraction. From what I have learned, popular opinion is that a Southy's tutor allegedly wrote at least part of one of his term papers for him. If this is the case, and they have sufficient evidence that this occured, then I just can't see how they would overturn something like that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Pitt crowd with a cute Lord & Taylor chant while MCW shoots free throws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 someone on twitter jokingly asked why they were chanting Lawrence Taylor ...'Cuse is playing rock solid defense so far. Pitt crowd with a cute Lord & Taylor chant while MCW shoots free throws Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Another no-show today. MCW has been exposed in BE play, IMO. He's struggled against physical, man-to-man teams, and has been very poor finishing. Rebounding sucked as usual. No contribution from the bigs or the bench. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 (edited) Another no-show today. MCW has been exposed in BE play, IMO. He's struggled against physical, man-to-man teams, and has been very poor finishing. Rebounding sucked as usual. No contribution from the bigs or the bench. MCW again trying to put the team on his shoulders when he doesn't need to....turning the ball over, and taking very bad shots. I love Jerami Grant...really do...but he consistently plays out of control and struggles to finish. We have absolutely no offensive presence down low which kills us, and our guards can't shoot the ball from outside. I know we lost a very physical game in a hostile environment today, but our showing was just pathetic. I could go on and on here...just disgusted. Edit: Oh yeah, did anyone see Brandon Triche's pre-game "dance" in the tunnel? It looked like he was having a limp wristed seizure. WFT was that? lol Edited February 2, 2013 by Johnny Hammersticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 2, 2013 Author Share Posted February 2, 2013 One good thing I saw was great defense by cooney...that's about it...can't pin this on missing dajuan...Pitt dominated the entire game Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkman Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 Edit: Oh yeah, did anyone see Brandon Triche's pre-game "dance" in the tunnel? It looked like he was having a limp wristed seizure. WFT was that? lol It was nightmarishly gay. Gay guys wish thy could look so gay. Not that there is anything wrong with looking gay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 2, 2013 Share Posted February 2, 2013 One good thing I saw was great defense by cooney...that's about it...can't pin this on missing dajuan...Pitt dominated the entire game Yeah, no excuses to be made here. It appears as though Jim Boeheim has completely abandoned the outside shot. This doesn't settle well with me. I know we aren't exactly shooting the ball well from outside, but why not draw up some plays to free up Triche/MCW/Cooney to take some outside shots? Could it hurt considering we have no offensive presence down low? Other than garbage time, I don't know if Syracuse took a 3 point shot in the 2nd half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 What did you guys expect? Pitt owns us. Same beat down year after year in the same way. Even in 03 when we won it all, they smoked us at the Pete. They out- physical us, plain and simple. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 What did you guys expect? Pitt owns us. Same beat down year after year in the same way. Even in 03 when we won it all, they smoked us at the Pete. They out- physical us, plain and simple. I wish it were that simple JR. I would agree if we executed on offense and matched their physicality/intensity on defense. I haven't seen the Cuse 2-3 get exploited down low in.....well, I can't remember how long. Trevor Cooney gets some substantial minutes, yet he doesn't even attempt to get open or take a shot? Pittsburgh always plays us tough, and I expected a scrappy game. This Pitt team isn't nearly as good as in years past though. They got beat by Rutgers for chrissakes! We should have won this game IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 Hearing rumors that Southerland will be eligible for the St. John's game on 2/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 Still it doesn't make sense why they couldn't have the appeal hearing last week...unless it is a bit of a mea culpa on the teams part to envoke some sort of sense of restitution/punishment.... Hearing rumors that Southerland will be eligible for the St. John's game on 2/10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 I wish it were that simple JR. I would agree if we executed on offense and matched their physicality/intensity on defense. I haven't seen the Cuse 2-3 get exploited down low in.....well, I can't remember how long. Trevor Cooney gets some substantial minutes, yet he doesn't even attempt to get open or take a shot? Pittsburgh always plays us tough, and I expected a scrappy game. This Pitt team isn't nearly as good as in years past though. They got beat by Rutgers for chrissakes! We should have won this game IMO. You're right. My comment was born out of frustration. Just kills me to lose a game like that to Pitt (especially since I live in Pittsburgh ). if we got anything out of our bigs, we'd beat those guys. that dope Adams outplayed Christmas, which is shameful. Oh,well-- on to notre dame in what looks like a must win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted February 4, 2013 Share Posted February 4, 2013 (edited) You're right. My comment was born out of frustration. Just kills me to lose a game like that to Pitt (especially since I live in Pittsburgh ). if we got anything out of our bigs, we'd beat those guys. that dope Adams outplayed Christmas, which is shameful. Oh,well-- on to notre dame in what looks like a must win. Oh god....at the end of the game, when Talib Zanna got that offensive board over three Syracuse players (I believe Christmas, Grant, and Keita) I very nearly kicked a hole in my television. Just pitiful, and completely exemplified Syracuse's effort and intensity on that day. I remembered how expensive my television was, however, so I chose to turn off the TV and go shovel the driveway. I also agree, Notre Dame at home tonight is a MUST win. Won't be easy. Edited February 4, 2013 by Johnny Hammersticks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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