For The Record
Let me say for the record, I am a huge Syracuse basketball fan. UNC and Michigan aside, SU is my team. I have loved them ever since Billy Owens, Sherman Douglas and D.C graced the court back in the 80's. I cried when they won the title if only because they covered the spread and I could keep my legs unbroken. But for some reason, I feel that this Cuse team may not be able to get the job done. Maybe its because they have lost 4 out of the last 6. Maybe its because opponents have slowly started to realize how to shut down Warrick and G-Mac. Or maybe it’s because UNC is actually good this year and I am focusing all of my positive energy on them. Whatever the reason, I think the Orange may be in trouble this year come tournament time. Unless..........
-Warrick and G-Mac need to drop for at least 20 pts a game each.
-McCroskey and Roberts need to realize they are playing organized hoops and take better shots.
-Edelin needs to play at least 20 minutes a game giving G-Mac and Pace the much needed rest. Saturday against UConn those two guys along with Warrick played the entire game and we all saw the result.
-Craig Forth needs to get more touches inside the paint. I can’t stress this point enough.
-Syracuse needs to get lucky and draw a weak region. Then they need to hope for upsets and play higher seeds until the elite eight. Then they need to pray.
Bottom line, my prediction is a second round exit to a mid-major conference champ like Gonzaga, SIU, or Utah.
Other thoughts on the past weekend:
Was there a funnier scene than Boston College fans storming the court after beating Syracuse? Apparently, no one told them that their Eagles were actually favored in the game and had the higher national ranking. Its almost like they didn’t expect to win the game. Maybe B.C has decided to rush the court after every Big East game knowing that next year they will be in the ACC and won’t have to worry about the revenge factor.
Did Coach K and Dick Vitale break up? I can’t remember a week long stretch of seeing nationally televised Duke games without Dickie V on the sidelines. Maybe they got into an argument after Maryland swept them last weekend. Someone should check into that.
Speaking of Duke, J.J. Reddick is awesome. I hate him so much but his performance last night reminded me of when I dropped for 33 points in a freshmen basketball tourney 10 years ago. I went 13-52 from the field and we played a team that started a girl but still 33 points is 33 points. True story. Like Paul pointed out earlier, Reddick is just much better than any other white guy in college hoops. I can’t even mention G-Mac in the same sentence. Wake Forest is a great team and J.J. dropped for 71 in two games against them. He might be the best player to come out of Duke since Loul Deng.
A white guy will never win the Slam Dunk contest, and after Chris Anderson’s performance Saturday I doubt there will ever be a Caucasian invited to participate.
Speaking of the dunk contest, J.R. Smith’s first dunk where he went behind the back in mid-air and threw it down was the best dunk I have ever seen. And it only got a 45 from the judges. Can’t the NBA afford fractional score cards for these judges? Didn’t old-school dunk contests have scores like 95.7 to 94.8? I will never watch the dunk contest again.
My indoor soccer team played a man down for a half and lost 8-0 last night. And there is nothing funny about that.
Do you remember when Michigan v Indiana was a huge game that everyone would talk about? Neither do I.
-Warrick and G-Mac need to drop for at least 20 pts a game each.
-McCroskey and Roberts need to realize they are playing organized hoops and take better shots.
-Edelin needs to play at least 20 minutes a game giving G-Mac and Pace the much needed rest. Saturday against UConn those two guys along with Warrick played the entire game and we all saw the result.
-Craig Forth needs to get more touches inside the paint. I can’t stress this point enough.
-Syracuse needs to get lucky and draw a weak region. Then they need to hope for upsets and play higher seeds until the elite eight. Then they need to pray.
Bottom line, my prediction is a second round exit to a mid-major conference champ like Gonzaga, SIU, or Utah.
Other thoughts on the past weekend:
Was there a funnier scene than Boston College fans storming the court after beating Syracuse? Apparently, no one told them that their Eagles were actually favored in the game and had the higher national ranking. Its almost like they didn’t expect to win the game. Maybe B.C has decided to rush the court after every Big East game knowing that next year they will be in the ACC and won’t have to worry about the revenge factor.
Did Coach K and Dick Vitale break up? I can’t remember a week long stretch of seeing nationally televised Duke games without Dickie V on the sidelines. Maybe they got into an argument after Maryland swept them last weekend. Someone should check into that.
Speaking of Duke, J.J. Reddick is awesome. I hate him so much but his performance last night reminded me of when I dropped for 33 points in a freshmen basketball tourney 10 years ago. I went 13-52 from the field and we played a team that started a girl but still 33 points is 33 points. True story. Like Paul pointed out earlier, Reddick is just much better than any other white guy in college hoops. I can’t even mention G-Mac in the same sentence. Wake Forest is a great team and J.J. dropped for 71 in two games against them. He might be the best player to come out of Duke since Loul Deng.
A white guy will never win the Slam Dunk contest, and after Chris Anderson’s performance Saturday I doubt there will ever be a Caucasian invited to participate.
Speaking of the dunk contest, J.R. Smith’s first dunk where he went behind the back in mid-air and threw it down was the best dunk I have ever seen. And it only got a 45 from the judges. Can’t the NBA afford fractional score cards for these judges? Didn’t old-school dunk contests have scores like 95.7 to 94.8? I will never watch the dunk contest again.
My indoor soccer team played a man down for a half and lost 8-0 last night. And there is nothing funny about that.
Do you remember when Michigan v Indiana was a huge game that everyone would talk about? Neither do I.
posted by Eric at 7:57 p.m.
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