The game was over within the first 20 seconds when John Bol Ajak turned the ball over and committed a foul. SU leads for a whopping zero minutes and zero seconds in a 73-66 loss at #11 Virginia. SU made it interesting late in the second half but ran out of time in a sluggish offensive performance. Let’s get those red pens out for another postgame report card session. Also be … [Read more...] about Postgame Report Card: SU Sputters Against #11 Virginia 73-66
Did Virginia Crack Syracuse’s Code?
The 73-66 scoreline doesn’t tell you even a quarter of the storyline to why the Orange lost. In fact, the game should tell everyone more about Syracuse’s flaws than SU’s fight to lose by just seven to the 11th ranked team in the country. This picture tells the whole story. With three Cuse players averaging over 14 points per game, UVA decided to not just mitigate one of … [Read more...] about Did Virginia Crack Syracuse’s Code?
Why Did John Bol Ajak Start Yesterday?
Jim Boeheim has said multiple times this year that Benny Williams is Syracuse’s best forward. Unfortunately, Williams wasn’t healthy yesterday, missing the loss to Virginia with a stomach bug. So in his place, instead of starting Justin Taylor, who put up 25 points against Bryant, or Maliq Brown, who by far is SU’s best rebounder not named Jesse Edwards, Boeheim put John Bol … [Read more...] about Why Did John Bol Ajak Start Yesterday?
“We Just Made Too Many Mistakes,” Says Only Coach Whose Team Routinely Does
Apparently, Jim Boeheim is an affable person off the court. Get him away from basketball, and there’s a warmth beneath his competitive facade. He’s been described as a loving father and a devoted husband, with a wry sense of humor that brings the house down whenever it peeks through after games and on Syracuse radio shows. Unfortunately, he still makes it easy to criticize … [Read more...] about “We Just Made Too Many Mistakes,” Says Only Coach Whose Team Routinely Does
This is Syracuse’s Biggest Problem
We know what you’re thinking. How can there possibly be one that trumps the rest? Syracuse is flawed on both the offensive and defensive ends, and Virginia exposed that on Saturday. But if one particular problem is solved, it would go a long way towards resolving the issues on both sides of the ball. So, cue the drum roll… Syracuse’s biggest problem is stumbling out of the … [Read more...] about This is Syracuse’s Biggest Problem