Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Kiss Georgetown goodbye. Loved Triche's game in the 2H/OT, and how about Keita's wizardry at the FT line? 7/7 at the line for Keita. Keita had more points and boards than porter. Unreal. Great minutes by cooney too. Fair struggled, but they were also draped all over him. Just a great gritty run by cuse. I'd love to win this thing in our swan song; would even be sweeter than a deep NCAA run. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Watching this game I am leaning towards these rumors not being true. If they are true I am sure the players would know. Something like that would HAVE to be a tremendous burden to carry. Their body language just doesn't indicate this is a team threatened with pending suspension( s). But again maybe I am over thinking this Or it's a situation where they block out the world and play til they can't Hard to project these things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) Yeah...I've never performed at the highest levels of anything... well except as a real awesome guy...so I can't even begin to imagine their mental makeup...but why play that hard if you know in the end its all for naught. If these rumors have any truth someone on the team has to know you'd think Or it's a situation where they block out the world and play til they can't Hard to project these things Edited March 16, 2013 by The Poojer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdevo Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) Fair struggled but what a dunk to seal the game Send It Home! Edited March 16, 2013 by sdevo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Fair being basically the only guy on the team I really like, I almost felt bad for him. Figured he'd be the one guy who wouldn't choke at the line (honestly did anyone think triche was making his?). Keita though wtf. But ya sweet dunk. Eat s#!# Gtown. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 16, 2013 Author Share Posted March 16, 2013 (edited) http://youtu.be/5K7PH6lV5Xg question about basketball rules(which I guess i already know the answer to, but it struck me as odd).... to open the overtime, georgetown on the opening tip-off hit it out of bounds...turnover to syracuse, wouldn't that still be considered georgetown winning the opening tip? the next tie up, possession went to georgetown. I would think that would be a won tip and a turnover and syracuse would have the possession arrow.. Edited March 16, 2013 by The Poojer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoSaint Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Yeah...I've never performed at the highest levels of anything... well except as a real awesome guy...so I can't even begin to imagine their mental makeup...but why play that hard if you know in the end its all for naught. If these rumors have any truth someone on the team has to know you'd think Fair enough. If I had to write a narrative, you could say the decided even if something might come down they want to go out in a blaze of glory. They also might think its uncertain so why quit if they may still have a chance. Or the old "we can't win but we sure as hell aren't going to let THEM win" Or maybe there's really no smoke or fire in the program and its just fan rumors Just hard to project. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 16, 2013 Share Posted March 16, 2013 Fair enough. If I had to write a narrative, you could say the decided even if something might come down they want to go out in a blaze of glory. They also might think its uncertain so why quit if they may still have a chance. Or the old "we can't win but we sure as hell aren't going to let THEM win" Or maybe there's really no smoke or fire in the program and its just fan rumors Just hard to project. Definitely hard to project. I've been thinking a lot about how this team has looked lately...mostly the intensity and grit they've been playing with in the BET. This made me suspect that maybe they do know something...maybe they know this is the "last hurrah" before the suspensions come down and the fold in the NCAA's. They I started thinking, what if the rumors aren't true, and in typical Syracuse fashion, they are just playing their hearts out in their home away from home...Madison Square Garden. FWIW...I contacted a person I know who works within the athletic department at SU. This person usually has "the skinny" on what's going on with the basketball program. Told me about several b-ball recruit committs (i.e., Tyler Roberson) before they were announced, told me about the Melo suspension last year before it went public, etc... This person told me that they had no knowledge of impending suspensions, or that JB was retiring after this season. They did say, however, that Mike Hopkins could very well be headed west for a HC job. Doesn't mean that the rumors are false....just that this person has no knowledge of any pending suspensions/investigations. Take it for what it's worth. This person has been wrong/inaccurate before, but usually is pretty reliable for information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Definitely hard to project. I've been thinking a lot about how this team has looked lately...mostly the intensity and grit they've been playing with in the BET. This made me suspect that maybe they do know something...maybe they know this is the "last hurrah" before the suspensions come down and the fold in the NCAA's. They I started thinking, what if the rumors aren't true, and in typical Syracuse fashion, they are just playing their hearts out in their home away from home...Madison Square Garden. No question in my mind that they are playing their hearts out to play their hearts out. You got that feeling from the comments the players were making before the Pitt game. They are going to bang and get physical and get on the ground and will themselves to a win. This has been an awesome run. Let's see them finish it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nemhoff Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 If there was going to be suspensions coming those players wouldn't be playing now, simple as that, otherwise those wins would be vacated and jimmy wouldn't want that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Rough night. Complete let down in second half. Lets hope they remain confident going into the tourney. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 When triche sucks...he SUCKS....what a difference in how fouls are called from night to night.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Very true. Triche is not mediocre at sucking; he really goes full steam ahead when he puts his mind to it. Why does he inbound every ball when he's the shortest guy on the floor and lost the last L'ville game by failing in that exact scenario? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdevo Posted March 17, 2013 Share Posted March 17, 2013 Louisville defense was relentless but they better watch it in the tourney it's not the big east . Press really killed us.when we are not attacking on offense it usually falls apart. The big leads seem to be trouble Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Poojer Posted March 17, 2013 Author Share Posted March 17, 2013 I think Syracuse got an incredible draw. My first glance shows them in the 'easiest' of the 4 regions... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I'd give the draw a solid B. Switch Indiana with Kansas and it's an A+. UNLV isn't a particularly strong 5 and the 2nd wknd is in DC so that's good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miyagi-Do Karate Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 I'd give the draw a solid B. Switch Indiana with Kansas and it's an A+. UNLV isn't a particularly strong 5 and the 2nd wknd is in DC so that's good. btw, Pitt as an 8 seed? Huh? Gonzaga really got screwed there. Good luck, Gonzaga, on the second round game--you're going to get beat by 20 points as a #1 seed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BuffOrange Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 (edited) Yah that is baffling. Pitt is 7th in Kenpom for God sake. Marquette a 3 is unreal too. Although I think Marquette has been screwed in other years iirc. I guess you just have to roll with this stuff & hope it evens out over the years (unless you're Duke or UNC obviously). Edited March 18, 2013 by BuffOrange Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bills44 Posted March 18, 2013 Share Posted March 18, 2013 Approximate 10 pm tip on Thursday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Hammersticks Posted March 20, 2013 Share Posted March 20, 2013 No, nothing to do with the deadspin article at all. Something a friend who's at the BET texted me today about the eligibility of 2 players. This guy's "tips" have been spot on (he told me about the FIne story hours before the media reported it), FWIW. Also, and this is really bad news IMO, but the rumor is that Hopkins is heading west. I don't know if he's destined to be a great coach, but he is a great recruiter. I haven't heard anything concrete about former players being implicated, but the rumor is that 2 players will be ruled ineligible for the NCAAs sometime before next Thursday. Bills44...heard any more info on this situation? I haven't heard any whispers from my "sources," and I was wondering if you had any updates to share. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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