MBB: Syracuse Dominated by Duke to Snap Three Game Winning Streak
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djorange1989
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Awful effort
rochcuse44
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Disappointing loss. We really weren’t in it after 8 minutes left in the half when Duke went on that run. Duke’s defense was really tough and we didn’t get the ball movement and keep up with them on the boards. Plus they shot lights out and we were flat overall. Not a good recipe for success.
Jesse was terrible. Chris was beyond terrible. Justin was terrible. Quadir was bad. Joe was taken out of the game and a non-factor for most of it. Maliq, Benny, and Sy did some good things and some bad things. Judah played well. Not his fault he only got one assist. Everyone else sucked.
Most of our freshmen froze. Duke's freshmen met the moment. And our senior leaders couldn't compete against them.
If Joe leaves, we need at least one starting wing in the portal. Maybe two. Chris was absolutely brutal on almost every possession, on both ends of the floor. He can't put it on the floor for more than a couple dribbles, so to top everything off, late in the game he decided to go to the rim against two guys, I think it was Lively and Mitchell, and it resulted in one of the most pathetic moves ever seen in a Syracuse uniform. Late first half Justin had an open three pointer, failed to shoot it, instead put it on the floor and resulted in an 18-foot fadeaway two pointer that he airballed. Maliq for some reason decided this was the game he would try a few times to put it on the floor from 15 feet out. Lively and Flip made almost every Syracuse player look ridiculous trying to score inside.
JB got outcoached badly. The zone looked ridiculous. We ran no offense other than try to go one on one. One of Duke's weaknesses has been turning the ball over. One of our strengths has been the press, especially at home. Yet we didn't go to it until under 12 minutes to go, after we had long been getting badly outplayed. And we did not go to it earlier when we actually had the better pressing players in the game. Instead, we wait for Joe and Justin to get back in. Quadir and Maliq almost won a game against Pitt that we were down twenty. Yet they're watching from the bench along with Symir after they had been in earlier. WTF.
Most of our freshmen froze. Duke's freshmen met the moment. And our senior leaders couldn't compete against them.
If Joe leaves, we need at least one starting wing in the portal. Maybe two. Chris was absolutely brutal on almost every possession, on both ends of the floor. He can't put it on the floor for more than a couple dribbles, so to top everything off, late in the game he decided to go to the rim against two guys, I think it was Lively and Mitchell, and it resulted in one of the most pathetic moves ever seen in a Syracuse uniform. Late first half Justin had an open three pointer, failed to shoot it, instead put it on the floor and resulted in an 18-foot fadeaway two pointer that he airballed. Maliq for some reason decided this was the game he would try a few times to put it on the floor from 15 feet out. Lively and Flip made almost every Syracuse player look ridiculous trying to score inside.
JB got outcoached badly. The zone looked ridiculous. We ran no offense other than try to go one on one. One of Duke's weaknesses has been turning the ball over. One of our strengths has been the press, especially at home. Yet we didn't go to it until under 12 minutes to go, after we had long been getting badly outplayed. And we did not go to it earlier when we actually had the better pressing players in the game. Instead, we wait for Joe and Justin to get back in. Quadir and Maliq almost won a game against Pitt that we were down twenty. Yet they're watching from the bench along with Symir after they had been in earlier. WTF.
MassaCusetts
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It’s a horrible match up for them. Bigger, stronger, more athletic. They can’t press that team; Flip and their bigs can come catch against pressure 100% of the time. Being able to use your bigs to catch, take one dribble and make a pass makes you hard to press (especially for SU). I know you had your hopes up on this one but it’s just not a team they can beat unless they play awful.
I always think beforehand we're going to win every game.
It really comes down to talent. Both teams have a lot of freshmen. They had Dariq Whitehead and we had Chris Bell. They both played in the NIBC last year and Whitehead was lightyears better than Chris. Hasn't changed.
Can’t run an offense when two wings can’t do anything. Joe was being face guarded. You have no outside threat. Not sure what JB is supposed to run that works when the lineup plays the way it did tonight. Thought Duke was great at doubling Jesse.
Disappointed with all the forwards (JT included). Just awful.
Disappointed with all the forwards (JT included). Just awful.
MassaCusetts
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Edwards has to give more so you can hurt them inside some. He was overmatched big time.
One thing Jesse must get better at is making his move quicker, before the double comes. And passing out of the post. He never made them pay for the double. Of course, that's not all on just him.
Agreed but I don’t think he can make a consistent play if he plays ‘quick’. Not sure if it’s him or a strength issue. Flip was way stronger in there than I thought he was going to be vs us.
Maliq needs to get stronger. Benny has the weakest hands I’ve ever seen for his size. I think he just has bad hands. Which leads to his overall game issues.
I will add to everything...for the second season in a row JB has badly misjudged his own team. Last season he thought we could play four slow white jump shooters together.
In the pre-season this year he thought we were loaded. And he thought Chris could replace Swider so he didn't need to hit the portal. Cole was smoking at the end of last season. He kept it up in the NBA summer league and now in G league. Put him in there in place of Chris and we've got about five more wins and five less losses. When Cole left, we should've hit the portal as everyone expected we would. Not doing it was probably the second worst personnel decision of JB's career. The worst was thinking we could play jump shooting Joe at the point alongside jump shooting Buddy and have an unathletic pair of guards who weren't very good ball handlers for three seasons. Both are fine players on their own. Not together.
In the pre-season this year he thought we were loaded. And he thought Chris could replace Swider so he didn't need to hit the portal. Cole was smoking at the end of last season. He kept it up in the NBA summer league and now in G league. Put him in there in place of Chris and we've got about five more wins and five less losses. When Cole left, we should've hit the portal as everyone expected we would. Not doing it was probably the second worst personnel decision of JB's career. The worst was thinking we could play jump shooting Joe at the point alongside jump shooting Buddy and have an unathletic pair of guards who weren't very good ball handlers for three seasons. Both are fine players on their own. Not together.
Maliq easily had the worst game holding on to the ball I've ever seen him have. He usually has great hands. He was uptight tonight, like a lot of them. And Benny takes jumpers because he can't handle the ball well when he drives.