UConn James Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 really nice win today....nice to cj find his shot again. scoop was nails. dion is just incredible when he wants to be. melo hitting those jumpers would put this team absolutely over the top. didn't see how melo got into foul trouble, but he needs to relax at times. still not sure why boehiem keeps triche on the bench so much in the second half. nice crowd of 33k+! Now time for a quick turnaround for louisville. My alma mater has gone from champs to chumps, but they were down by 2 late... and then Cuse hit those two straight treys --- done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 11, 2012 Author Share Posted February 11, 2012 You guys were hit from three...they kept coming back, but depth wore you guys out in the end. My alma mater has gone from champs to chumps, but they were down by 2 late... and then Cuse hit those two straight treys --- done. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 11, 2012 Share Posted February 11, 2012 My alma mater has gone from champs to chumps, but they were down by 2 late... and then Cuse hit those two straight treys --- done. I honestly didn't understand UConn's pre-season top-5 ranking. Losing Kemba Walker, without any other upperclassmen leaders, is impossible to overcome. Lamb (aka Tiger Woods, jr.) is a good player, but he's not a guy like Walker who can carry the team on his back. UConn seems like it has a lot of young talent; they just need time to grow and mature. Gave Cuse a great game, until pretty late. As for Syracuse, they are tough to beat when 2 guys are hot; we had maybe 4 guys hot today (Scoop, Waiters, Fair, and Joseph). Plus, Melo draining 17-footers....uh, okay.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 So, do we have a shot against Louisville tonight? They have our number, and I can see Kuric draining 7 3's on us, as usual.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 13, 2012 Author Share Posted February 13, 2012 oh my goodness we have a great shot...looks like the shooting slump may have passed. pitino opened his mouth earlier this season which should add some fire. This one could be a laugher for the Orange So, do we have a shot against Louisville tonight? They have our number, and I can see Kuric draining 7 3's on us, as usual.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 oh my goodness we have a great shot...looks like the shooting slump may have passed. pitino opened his mouth earlier this season which should add some fire. This one could be a laugher for the Orange I love the optimism, and hope you are right. It just seems like Pitino knows exactly how to attack our zone. Hopefully we can add some wrinkles. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phlegm Alley Posted February 13, 2012 Share Posted February 13, 2012 After watching the game on Sunday, the two guards at the top of the zone (jardine/waiters/triche) are too small and not aggressive enough, which means they are susceptible to getting beat by the 3. I like Cuse's chances though against just about any team, primarily because this team is the deepest Boeheim team I've ever seen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I love the optimism, and hope you are right. It just seems like Pitino knows exactly how to attack our zone. Hopefully we can add some wrinkles. It's a game! Should be a good finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 14, 2012 Author Share Posted February 14, 2012 Horrible game! On a side note those refs have no business reffing big time games.... It's a game! Should be a good finish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Horrible game! On a side note those refs have no business reffing big time games.... It's a win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beerball Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 I turned off tonight's game very early because I knew that if I watched they would lose. You can thank me now. Nobody scored in the final 2:11 of the game? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 Horrible game! On a side note those refs have no business reffing big time games.... I think both teams' fans appreciated the crowd's "Jim Burr sucks!" chant. Horribly officiated game. I also don't buy this game as a "defensive struggle." A lot of missed lay-ups on both sides; I have no idea how so many lay-ups from both teams rimmed out. But as No Saint said, it's a win, and I'll take it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 IDK, the 3s we missed were not exactly good, open looks that we just missed like the wvu game; I thought L'ville's D was pretty good. They clearly do not have a backup PG. The continuation on Fab's and 1 was hilariously bad; IDK what Fair otoh has to do to get a call. A fairly standard Jim Burr game. Lol @ our Guards being too small. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 They clearly do not have a backup PG. Siva seems like Scoop. There is good Siva and there is bad Siva. He really blew it down the stretch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordio Posted February 14, 2012 Share Posted February 14, 2012 My alma mater has gone from champs to chumps, but they were down by 2 late... and then Cuse hit those two straight treys --- done. Ah, don't be too hard on Uconn. When it is all said & done my guess is Uconn is going to get into the tournament. I know they have been losing lately but if you compare their resume to other teams on the bubble they blow most bubble teams right out of the water. I think they have played 11 games against RPI top 100 & an astonishing 9 games against RPI top 50(alot of bubble teams do not have any games against RPI top 50). I also think they are a respectable 5-4 against RPI top 50. The way the schedule shapes up, there is a decent chance they can get to 9-9 in Big East play, which will definately be good enough to get them in against a water downed field. Once they are in my guess is they will be slotted in a dreaded 8-9 game & I will tell you one thing I would not want to be the one seed that has to play Uconn in the 2nd round. That team has 2 lottery picks on the floor. As far as cuse, another solid win last night. This is Boeheim's best team since his NC team imo. They have a real good chance to do some damage in march. They don't always win pretty, but I think they are really built for a run next month. They are going to be a tough out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 17, 2012 Author Share Posted February 17, 2012 Great SI article on Boeheim... as long as I've been a fan of the Orange, never really knew what Boeheim was like as a person..this is a pretty good glimpse Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 19, 2012 Share Posted February 19, 2012 Very nice road win at Rutgers. Who would have thunk that when the game is on the line, Scoop should be the guy with the ball? He was clutch today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted February 20, 2012 Author Share Posted February 20, 2012 Great commentary about Scoop This team is the real deal. I think I am overly guarded about them. Melo gets 1 foul and i am screaming to get him out before he fouls out(he never does). I scream at boeheim to get triche in the game in the second half(yet they seem to survive). I scream at Joseph to grow a set and step up and explode(but he doesn't). Here they are 27-1 and they just win....we knew they weren't going to go undefeated, and honestly going with 1 loss is gonna e near impossible, but I think come tourney time this team is gonna have the pieces all in place to go on a 6(?) game run of perhaps epic proportions. Very nice road win at Rutgers. Who would have thunk that when the game is on the line, Scoop should be the guy with the ball? He was clutch today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted February 20, 2012 Share Posted February 20, 2012 Great commentary about Scoop This team is the real deal. I think I am overly guarded about them. Melo gets 1 foul and i am screaming to get him out before he fouls out(he never does). I scream at boeheim to get triche in the game in the second half(yet they seem to survive). I scream at Joseph to grow a set and step up and explode(but he doesn't). Here they are 27-1 and they just win....we knew they weren't going to go undefeated, and honestly going with 1 loss is gonna e near impossible, but I think come tourney time this team is gonna have the pieces all in place to go on a 6(?) game run of perhaps epic proportions. I'm with you. I really overcriticize the team, when, in fact, they are 27-1. I think we are literally one variable away from making a title run--Waiters. If Waiters gets his game back, we're in great shape. If Waiters, Triche, and Southerland all break out of their slumps, we're the team to beat (even with the rebounding woes). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted February 21, 2012 Share Posted February 21, 2012 It'd be one thing if rebounding was merely a weakness, but 378th aka 2nd worst in D1 in defensive rebounding - that is worse than a weakness. It's hard to believe it won't cost us at some point. Though the nice thing about being a 1seed is you can get to the Elite 8 playing your C+/B- game and from there it's often a "which team shoots better" sort of crapshoot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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