Like a Phoenix rising from Arizona, the Orange showed some fight today with a 77-70 win over Georgetown. Some quick thoughts:
Thumbs Up:
*Arinze: got physical right away, attacking the rim
*Paul Harris: 22 and 8, had the jumper working today
*Crowd: 31K, it's always great to break the 30 large mark
Thumbs Down:
*Court Swarmers: This was an embarassment. It's sad enough that Cuse fans now swarm for any win against a ranked opponent, but to do it with 2 seconds left in the game? Dumb. Don't get me wrong, I've swarmed the football field after the Va Tech game (McNabb to Brominsky) and later that year after the thrasing of Miami. But this was just pathetic. Wait for the buzzer, is it that hard?
Syracuse fans can't tell time. Photo: Kevin Rivoli/AP
*Donte's Shot Selection: 4 for 16 from three? 16 of 22 total attempts from beyond the arc?
* Rick Jackson: finish those chippies
* The Run: Who else knew that 20 point first half lead wouldn't last?
Any win over Georgetown is a good one. There is still a ton of work left to be done.
4 comments:
Yeah i refused to go down to the court to rush. I thought last year was much more acceptable. I think students only rushed this year because they rushed last year.
Kind of put a damper on a great game, but whatever a win is a win.
The players loved it so can't complain about it too much.
Totally agree with you. We won a National Title 5 years ago, we're one of the top 10 progams in the country and we've won two of the last three Big East titles (tourney)...I know it's G'town, but there's no need to be rushing the floor.
I agree 100 percent on the swarming, well said.
Greene was 4-16 but I swear every one of those 4 threes came at big times.
There's more work to be done for sure.
Exactly... I'd say that at least 14 of Donte's 16 threes came within the flow of the offense, which is all you can ask for. He IS our best 3-point shooter, 4-16 or not.
As for the court storming, it's just kids having fun! Relax and don't get all "preachy" when it comes to a bunch of kids enjoying a basketball game.
And besides, Saturday's game passed the Storming Test...
http://nicks2cents.blogspot.com/2008/02/storm-watch.html
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