Hoyas @ Syracuse In-Game Discussion

[musiccityhoya]

mike graham: totally agree, i was a huge sapp fan but i noticed that during one of our timeouts, sapp looked like a spoiled teenager doing everything in his power not to look his parents in the eye...unacceptable

good news is that we are only down one and can definitely win this game and take a huge step back on the road to the tourney

LETS GO!

[westendhoya]

This second half is going to be an absolute battle

[OldHoyafan]

This team really lacks the defensive foot speed of past JT3 teams. Hibbert would drive me crazy in hedging on a driving guard after a pick on Hoya guard out front because I thought he should be down low, but the switch stopped the guards drive and the Hoya guard who had just been beat slides down and fronts Hibberts man until they can switch back. You can see Vaughn hedges out but does not stop the driving guard before he retreats to his man leavin open driving lane to basket. That defensive scheme(switching on every screen led the nation in defense last year. Hibbert had better foot speed than Vaughn and had more strength in lower body to keep big centers from the basket. both Jackson and O are just waking Greg to the basket for 5 ft shot.
Freeman seems to have lost all confidence in his drive penetration. Bad handle weak passes.

[whatmaroon]

I wonder if Elmore's opinion would be different if he'd seen the Ongeneat flagrant on Summers in the previous game.

Positives:
-Only down 1
-Half court inside defense
-Defensive rebounding has been fairly strong
-Early 3 point shooting
-Wright has been making better decisions, I think
Negatives:
-Transition defense
-Monroe's silly foul
-10 turnovers
-Perimeter rotation

[musiccityhoya]

great start, fellas

[michaelgrahamfan]

Game over

[richfame]

game over

[westendhoya]

lil flip

[skyhoya]

out coached AGAIN coming out of half time

[musiccityhoya]

hope you're right but no way uptown

[tribecahoya]

Again we get run over in the second because the the other team's coach can actually make adjustments on the fly.

[richfame]

that cheerleader is hot the one on the left did anyone else see her??

[uptownathlete]

i'll say out-played. yeah Boheim made the adjustment in their son, but Onuaku is manhandling GM down low..

[uptownathlete]

Music...I tried to delete before anyone saw. Our offense is passing around the perimeter then turning it over after about 6 of those and then an attempt to go inside. and we can't stop them down low!

[hoya95]

I understand Jessie not starting, but I'm really not sure why Nikita is still in there.

[Hoyaholic]

Things that are different today:

1. Nikita starting
2. Austin's undershirt

That's all.

[tribecahoya]

No, it's more coaching. We haven't won a second half in 2009.

[richfame]

i dont care you have to look at teh coaching now, come on jt3 show me something
nikita still in there?? hes not ready for a game like this. aweful

[michaelgrahamfan]

IT IS OFFICIALLY A ROUT WITH THE NCAA A DISTANT DREAM

[uptownathlete]

i'm not saying it isn't coaching. but we are also getting out-played out there...........as usual

look at onuaku's numbers....blair like. and he's no blair.