It would be nice if he educated the team on how to guard a ball screen as well. Syracuse is going to get lay ups if the current D continues.
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It would be nice if he educated the team on how to guard a ball screen as well. Syracuse is going to get lay ups if the current D continues.
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Lots of ball to play guys.
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I think playing at home in general rattles this team. Clearly they can't handle success very well and they can't handle the pressure with playing at home. Don't really know what will change the mental toughness of these teams. This has seemed to be a problem in the past 3 years.
Well, the zone O has been 100 times better to start the second half. Like my man Charles Barkley says, the zone is the easiest defense to play against.
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Offense is looking better! I think Dion is still in Morgantown trying to get that last second shot to fall.
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here we go...cuse woke up and cats crawled back in their timid hole.
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7 plus minutes no time to panic. Gotta get something from Dixon in the last few minutes of this game.
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Are you panicking yet? Can not score and can not get a stop, the better team is flexing its muscle.
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That pretty much sums it up. Not to mention Cuse players are making high IQ bball plays...like back cuts and slipping screens and MOVING without the ball lol Well more like Trisch is..
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Jackson and Dixon are no shows. Jackson had to miss 6 lay ups and have another two blocked. I wonder if him and Gates know it's legal to dunk.
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Pissed off bearcat fan right now. Pretty poor showing in all areas of the game. I really can't stand Jim Boeheim, arrogant p*ick, totally blew off Cronin. I hope these team can regroup. The offense is so disappointing bc they showed they could move the ball and go inside and they refused to stick with it. Defensively, UC never learned how to defend a ball screen or box out. Simple things keeps hurting this team and I think that is the most frustrating thing to come of these games.
Of all the players, I thought Jackson played the best. Everyone else (for the majority of the time) was sluggish and not engaged -- especially after the early lead was lost.
Jackson's passing was creative and clever and got Gates involved more (something this team struggles to do).
I think the horrible free throw shooting in the first half prevented us from gaining a lead.
Please explain to me why Guyn ever gets minutes over Parker (albeit he shot poorly tonight), Wright, Dixon, Kilpatrick or even Davis?
He's been injured, hasn't practiced as much because of it, was an active member in the brawl, before and after that incident - made stupid plays and turnovers/fouls. He also doesn't show a real aptitude for shooting the ball or playing the point.
I'm honestly surprised he had any minutes tonight.
He replaced Wright who should have been in the game for the last 6 minutes or so (he was the only one consistently making shots) who also didn't take enough shots late in the game.
Make your free-throws or lose close games.
PS: I also did not see nearly enough of this lineup tonight:
Jackson, Parker, Kilpatrick, Dixon, Wright.
Cronin is starting to go back to his 17-12 record ways.
The benefit in that lineup is that Gates (who provides more rebounds in the game) isn't on the court to slow the offense down. When Gates gets a board he always smartly protects it and hands it off. This slows the team, allows Syracuse to run and set up that awful zone. Without this we could have been able to effectively run more often. We also could then use our press more often on defense. I appreciate Gates' work tonight (except for the free throw shooting) but there are some benefits to him not being on the court.
Everyone kept saying he should dominate in the paint tonight, but if we aren't going to get him the ball then we may lose more than we gain (trading rebounding for poorer free-throw shooting, inability to run often, weaker press).
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And SK was pretty much a no show, I know he is hurt so he gets somewhat of a pass but wow, when Parker, JAckson and Dion don't show up to play...how would we ever win??! Dixon is the most disappointing..he just continues to fail to play against quality teams. I like the kid but won't really miss him.
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SK is going to struggle against quicker teams. He simply isn't quick enough to get by quicker defenders.
Dion just sucks. Get used to it. He may have one or two good games but that will be the extent of it. I said this much prior to the season and Butterfly tried to rip me apart for it.
Luckily SU didn't scout Jackson because they made him look good. Everyone that has ever watched UC play knows that he looks to pass first and if he does shoot, he pump fakes first. SU caught on in the second half.
Can't be too upset about this loss. Syracuse is a lot better than UC, they had absolutely no chance stopping those drives off the ball screens and refusals. Justin Jackson was the only one who decided to attack the zone in the high post areas. Overall, this is probably the only team in the nation that plays better on the road than at home, they relax way too much on defense, especially when the crowd picks up in intensity.
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Rutgers is going to be a very tough game. UC has to win that though, so hopefully it will motivate them.
Mick did a great job with his coaching against UConn. IMO he did a poor job tonight.