Business Trip: Syracuse 85, Florida 73
Just an outstanding game on all sides, particularly for this point in the season. Great crowd. Even the commentators were en fuego. I loved Jimmy Dykes' analysis all game. We don't get to hear him enough in the Big East. Same with the sweet, sweet pipes of Brad Nessler. Well done gentlemen.
Quick note... Ricky just became the 6th Orange to be team high in points this season. So that's nice. Kris Joseph is on deck...
This game was a lot closer than it should have been. Those little Florida guards were red hot for threes. SU, on the other hand, was shooting blanks from deep until Florida grabbed that lead at 59-57. Rautins came right back and nailed one, and then soon after that Wes hit a contested 3-ball with the clock winding down. SU ended 23% from three, and 58% from the foul line and still won by 12.
Ultimately, I think Florida's ranking is inflated at this point. They're a top 25 team, but not a top 15 team. And it kills me to say it, but they're only that good because of Billy Donovan's coaching. The talent just isn't there.
Speaking of there, that's where I am with Wes Johnson. I'm late, but now I'm there. I'm on board. He was invisible in the first half, so in the second half he decided to just take difficult shots. It was like he was playing H-O-R-S-E, trying for high degree of difficulty. Unreal.
On the other hand, I'm not there with Triche. Maybe it was the ugly start to the game he had. (He only had one turnover, in the end.) Maybe my feelings for Scoop are like OJ's were for Nicole Brown...I love him TOO much. But Triche remains the biggest question mark for this team.
Luckily, the schedule is cake for a little while. Home against three stiffs (although the Bonnies beat LeMoyne by 11 tonight, and the Dolphins are the only team that could beat us so far), then away at weak Seton Hall to start the Big East. Syracuse starts 2010 in the dome against two team who are unranked, but probably tournament-caliber: Pitt and Memphis. More likely than not Syracuse will head into those games 13-0. The question from now until then is, to paraphrase the SU T-shirt for the season, Will the best keep getting better?
Quick note... Ricky just became the 6th Orange to be team high in points this season. So that's nice. Kris Joseph is on deck...
This game was a lot closer than it should have been. Those little Florida guards were red hot for threes. SU, on the other hand, was shooting blanks from deep until Florida grabbed that lead at 59-57. Rautins came right back and nailed one, and then soon after that Wes hit a contested 3-ball with the clock winding down. SU ended 23% from three, and 58% from the foul line and still won by 12.
Ultimately, I think Florida's ranking is inflated at this point. They're a top 25 team, but not a top 15 team. And it kills me to say it, but they're only that good because of Billy Donovan's coaching. The talent just isn't there.
Speaking of there, that's where I am with Wes Johnson. I'm late, but now I'm there. I'm on board. He was invisible in the first half, so in the second half he decided to just take difficult shots. It was like he was playing H-O-R-S-E, trying for high degree of difficulty. Unreal.
On the other hand, I'm not there with Triche. Maybe it was the ugly start to the game he had. (He only had one turnover, in the end.) Maybe my feelings for Scoop are like OJ's were for Nicole Brown...I love him TOO much. But Triche remains the biggest question mark for this team.
Luckily, the schedule is cake for a little while. Home against three stiffs (although the Bonnies beat LeMoyne by 11 tonight, and the Dolphins are the only team that could beat us so far), then away at weak Seton Hall to start the Big East. Syracuse starts 2010 in the dome against two team who are unranked, but probably tournament-caliber: Pitt and Memphis. More likely than not Syracuse will head into those games 13-0. The question from now until then is, to paraphrase the SU T-shirt for the season, Will the best keep getting better?
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