Calathes v. Flynn
SU takes on Florida in Kansas City tonight. Watch out for Nick Calathes, Florida's own star sophomore. He doesn't score as much as Flynn, but he does lead the Gators in points, as well as just about everything else. If the Orange defense looks anywhere near as good as it did against Oakland, Syracuse will be in good shape. On the other side, I'm not sure if Florida can stop Arinze Onuaku, who has quickly become everyone's favorite player here in Syracuse: our secret weapon.
I think the Orange pull it off tonight, but get stopped by Kansas on Tuesday. Hard to see anyone other than Kansas winning this tournament in Kansas City. The Jayhawks would be a tough matchup for the Orange on any court with their interior height and great guard play.
The one glaring weakness in an otherwise brilliant defensive effort against Oakland on Friday was SU's transition defense. That's usually a fatal flaw against Kansas, and could really hurt against Calathes and the Gators.
On offense, the Orange turned the ball over 20 times against Oakland. I'm not concerned about Flynn's 4:4 A/TO. He was almost 2:1 last year and will be even better this year in the long run. I was displeased with some of the perimeter passing. Oakland was jumping passes outside the arch.
Finally, you should know Kris Joseph is TALENTED. Until Rautins gets his shot going, Joseph is legitimately SU's best offensive option off the bench. Pay attention to how fast he gets into the game tonight. We'll see how much Boeheim trusts him early in the season. He also had 4 TOs Friday, but went 6-6 FGs, with 6 boards.
Go Orange
I think the Orange pull it off tonight, but get stopped by Kansas on Tuesday. Hard to see anyone other than Kansas winning this tournament in Kansas City. The Jayhawks would be a tough matchup for the Orange on any court with their interior height and great guard play.
The one glaring weakness in an otherwise brilliant defensive effort against Oakland on Friday was SU's transition defense. That's usually a fatal flaw against Kansas, and could really hurt against Calathes and the Gators.
On offense, the Orange turned the ball over 20 times against Oakland. I'm not concerned about Flynn's 4:4 A/TO. He was almost 2:1 last year and will be even better this year in the long run. I was displeased with some of the perimeter passing. Oakland was jumping passes outside the arch.
Finally, you should know Kris Joseph is TALENTED. Until Rautins gets his shot going, Joseph is legitimately SU's best offensive option off the bench. Pay attention to how fast he gets into the game tonight. We'll see how much Boeheim trusts him early in the season. He also had 4 TOs Friday, but went 6-6 FGs, with 6 boards.
Go Orange
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posted by Prof. A at 12:04 PM
1 Comments:
good call on joseph, he's a stud. nice W for the boys last night. the lead with poor foul shooting at the end was reminiscent of last year and a possible blown loss. i liked the defense in the final minutes. i think tonight's a winnable game for the orange. enjoy.
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