Syracuse vs. Miami 8pm ACCN

[Miami04]

There’s going to be nights like this with this team. They just aren’t great but they are punching above their weight.

If you told me we go 3-1 in the ACC before Duke I would have taken it.

 

[nobeastofburden]

There’s going to be nights like this with this team. They just aren’t great but they are punching above their weight.

If you told me we go 3-1 in the ACC before Duke I would have taken it.

For sure, a month ago I wasn't sure we would win 3 games in conference.

 

[AmherstCane]

Coach L apologizers step up and take a ticket this could be a ugly year if this is how we show up against the first decent team we’ve played.

This is not the first decent team we’ve played. Cuse is playing above their head, their defense is built to take down L’s offense (just like L’s offense is built to take down K’s defense), Sam is limited, and I genuinely don’t understand trying to run the offense through Walker at the free throw line. Also, it could be a lot worse at the half.

We are playing poorly with a limited Sam against the worst matchup for us in conference.

 

[Pentagon Cane]

Completely overmatched. Cuse is always a bad match up against a Larranaga coached team for obvious reasons.

 

[Donny Donowitz]

Y'all Coach L slurpers are out in real force tonight.

Coach L has had years to try and figure out this cuse defense, but he is zero strategy, all hero ball.

 

[AmherstCane]

Y'all Coach L slurpers are out in real force tonight.

Coach L has had years to try and figure out this cuse defense, but he is zero strategy, all hero ball.

No. His strategy was Walker at the top of the paint. Not sure I understand that, honestly. McGusty is better but Sam should be that guy - he’s probably too limited tonight on his return after 10 days out.

 

[Donny Donowitz]

No. His strategy was Walker at the top of the paint. Not sure I understand that, honestly. McGusty is better but Sam should be that guy - he’s probably too limited tonight on his return after 10 days out.

If that's his strategy, then that's even worse

 

[AmherstCane]

If that's his strategy, then that's even worse

Look it’s not easy to beat Cuse’s zone without a passing big who can score or shooting the eyes off the ball.

 

[rok]

Halftime adjustments!

 

[Donny Donowitz]

Look it’s not easy to beat Cuse’s zone without a major post scorer or shooting the eyes off the ball.

Tell that to the 6 teams that already beat them this year.

 

[Canedude08]

No. His strategy was Walker at the top of the paint. Not sure I understand that, honestly. McGusty is better but Sam should be that guy - he’s probably too limited tonight on his return after 10 days out.

He was hoping that Walker's athleticism would help, he also has a slightly better handle than Sam. That said, we need a legit big in the middle that could catch the ball up high, and make passes when Cuse swarms him. That strategy has worked a ton in the past, when Miami had bigs like Jekiri and Izundu.

 

[pubmedu]

Coach L apologizers step up and take a ticket this could be a ugly year if this is how we show up against the first decent team we’ve played.

 

[IncaneInTheBrain]

Don't think I've ever seen a D1 athlete get stuffed by the rim before

 

[AmherstCane]

Tell that to the 6 teams that already beat them this year.

Cuse is playing well tonight. They don’t play well every night. If you can’t acknowledge their zone plus their length is a challenge… your expectations are not realistic.

 

[IncaneInTheBrain]

SHOOT THE BALL SAM FFS

 

[Canedude08]

Miami isn't beating anyone if Wong isn't a big part of the O. He hasn't done anything tonight. He needs to be a force offensively.

 

[Canedude08]

Buddy Boeheim is straight up playing bully ball. That's all he got.

 

[IncaneInTheBrain]

Cuse player sliding on the court with the ball. In most states that's a travel...

 

[IncaneInTheBrain]

Hack-a-Jimmy, I'm not kidding

 

[Canedude08]

SHOOT THE BALL SAM FFS

He has to be able to hit that midrange J. That's his shot.