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Low 60s sounds right. UConn 63-61. Jalen misses the front end of a one and one (again) and Cuse throws up a deep 3 at the buzzer that rims out. Several people here need new underwear.
 
EastCoast2 said:
I see this game in the 50s. Syracuse has serious troubles on offense but is playing great defense. They'll slow the game down and rely on offensive rebounds by Brissett, Sidibe, and Dolezaj.
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You've played no one except Kansas and they pounded you. If your defense was so great your guards would've gotten out on Graham instead he lit up the zone and dropped 35. Not to mention all the lobs he threw from the top of the key reminded me of Dunk City. They jumped out to an early 20 point lead and you guys never threatened. But in true delusional little sister fashion it was a moral victory because you "held" them to 76 points and cut the 20 point lead in half for a minute or two.
 
Vital has taken a liking to the Garden and the storied past. He’s up next.

55-53 in a sloppy game.
 
4 timers - 64
lucky they had Carmelo's - 61

UConn takes an early lead via 3's but they eventually stop falling and Cuse up by 6 at the half. UConn takes the lead back for good in the last 5 minutes as Cuse gets tired. Anderson is the player of the game.
 
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If UConn wins 81-62, WOW! We have something here!
If UConn wins 65-60, Boneyard would feel that all is right with the world
If Cuse wins 72-67, Boneyard isn't happy, but would feel we hung with a rival
If Cuse wins 89-64, On National TV in the Garden...I'm afraid, very afraid.
 
Syracuse is the tallest team in the country. We need to get them running and score in transition. Our guards will have to really scrap to overcome the height advantage Howard and Battle will have, like when Napier and Boat faced the Harrison twins.

As poor of a shooting team as we are (30.4%), Syracuse is even worse at 27.7%. Aside from Howard and Battle, you can basically sag off of any other player on their team who finds their way to the perimeter.

On the flip side, Syracuse gets the most blocks in the country, and the 5th most steals. Opponents are shooting 40.7% inside the ark against Cuse, the worst in the country. UConn is a virtual lock to struggle against their zone, and really need to find a way to get Chukwu in foul trouble. Vital has been getting to the line at a great rate (63rd in the country in FT rate), could be a big night for him if he keeps that up.

Bottom line: Whoever dictates pace will win. UConn wants to play fast, Cuse wants to play slow. My guess: 62-60 Cuse
 
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Dream Jobbed 2.0 said:
Larry Terrier returns and drops 30 in the middle of the zone. Adams struggles to penetrate but facilitates and boards. Vital hits a bunch of 3s. Anderson shuts down battle.

Cuse 90
UConn 75
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Gotta love the positives followed by a blow out loss.
 
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This is a bigger game for Ollie and our program. A loss here really hurts given everything going on.


63-60 UConn.
 
UConn wins this one 63-58. I think Jalen actually comes out gunning tonight and the team gets some juice from playing in the Garden. We'll find out tonight if lethargy is the team's biggest issue because they should have no problem getting up for those orange dopes in NYC.
 
MSGSeven said:
You've played no one except Kansas and they pounded you. If your defense was so great your guards would've gotten out on Graham instead he lit up the zone and dropped 35. Not to mention all the lobs he threw from the top of the key reminded me of Dunk City. They jumped out to an early 20 point lead and you guys never threatened. But in true delusional little sister fashion it was a moral victory because you "held" them to 76 points and cut the 20 point lead in half for a minute or two.
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I think you should take a look in the mirror because schedules and results so far look pretty similar between SU and UConn. We got smoked by Kansas, you got smoked by MSU. We have a decent win vs. Maryland, you have a decent win vs. Oregon. The rest are wins or shaky wins against mid-majors, which is pointless to compare. I hope you don't always wake up this angry at 7 AM.
 
EastCoast2 said:
I think you should take a look in the mirror because schedules and results so far look pretty similar between SU and UConn. We got smoked by Kansas, you got smoked by MSU. We have a decent win vs. Maryland, you have a decent win vs. Oregon. The rest are wins or shaky wins against mid-majors, which is pointless to compare. I hope you don't always wake up this angry at 7 AM.
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Yeah but where's your 35 point loss to an Arkansas like team?:oops:

And we didn't exactly get smoked by MSU played them pretty damn good for 32-35 minutes. But the rest is 100% accurate both teams trying to figure out who the heck they are tonight. One will take a step forward and one a step back.
 
UConn 68-64. Terrier hits some key jumpers in the middle of the zone to free up Vital and Adams to hit some key 3's. Terrier finally gets some key assists.
 
Bagel&Cheese said:
UConn 68-64. Terrier hits some key jumpers in the middle of the zone to free up Vital and Adams to hit some key 3's. Terrier finally gets some key assists.
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Do you also believe in Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy?
 
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I think this game is decided by how Adams starts this game. He needs to be the leader of a huge run before the 10 min mark of the first half. If he is unable to score on the Cuse zone, we're done.
 
EastCoast2 said:
I think you should take a look in the mirror because schedules and results so far look pretty similar between SU and UConn. We got smoked by Kansas, you got smoked by MSU. We have a decent win vs. Maryland, you have a decent win vs. Oregon. The rest are wins or shaky wins against mid-majors, which is pointless to compare. I hope you don't always wake up this angry at 7 AM.
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I'm not the clown on a rival fan message board claiming my team's defense is great after they just got embarrassed by the only good team they've played. I must've saw at least 7-10 Kansas dunks most of which were the highlight reel variety. Kansas made it look easy against the zone.

 
This feels like Larrier's game to shine. He's got a sweet midrange shot (when it's not forced), and he will have plenty of opportunities to get open looks in the middle of that zone.

We win if Larrier scores 22+.

Hopefully the coaching staff is smart enough to have Larrier get those open looks at the top of the key, and have Diarra behind the zone under the basket ready to catch lobs and get boards.

Good guys 60-55. We need this win.
 
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Cuse 72 UConn 60. Hope I am wrong.... I'll hit the +6 for homer reasons. I just don't like our chances against their lengthy zone d. If Vital and Larrier are on tonight then we win.
 
Caronimo said:
Cuse 72 UConn 60. Hope I am wrong.... I'll hit the +6 for homer reasons. I just don't like our chances against their lengthy zone d. If Vital and Larrier are on tonight then we win.
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Agree that Jalen needs to be Jalen and either Larrier or Vital needs to go off.
 
We won last year Bricklayers Invitational 52-50 because Purvis finally found his three point stroke and Jalen had a nice overall game. We shot 31% and they shot 25% for the game. This was the Facey flu game as well.

We will need to hit some threes and find Larrier in the middle if we are to be successful. Adams driving scoring like he does probably wont be there against their zone and shotblockers.
 
MSGSeven said:
I'm not the clown on a rival fan message board claiming my team's defense is great after they just got embarrassed by the only good team they've played. I must've saw at least 7-10 Kansas dunks most of which were the highlight reel variety. Kansas made it look easy against the zone.

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"is playing great defense" is different than "is a great defense". SU is in the top 5 or top 10 nationally in defensive block % and FG defense %, I think that qualifies as playing great defense.
 
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