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[shuges]

And the Orange will still get overlooked when the new rankings come out.

 

[halfwaycrook]

Did what we had to and won. A little sloppy but it was bound to happen.

 

[lazy b]

[table][tr][td]AP Rankings[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Rankings as of 12/21/2009[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Rank[/td] [td]School[/td] [td]Record[/td] [td]Votes
(1st Place)[/td] [td]Prev Rank[/td] [/tr][tr][td]1[/td] [td]Kansas Jayhawks[/td] [td]10-0[/td] [td]1611 (55)[/td] [td]1[/td] [/tr][tr][td]2[/td] [td]Texas Longhorns[/td] [td]10-0[/td] [td]1543 (7)[/td] [td]2[/td] [/tr][tr][td]3[/td] [td]Kentucky Wildcats[/td] [td]11-0[/td] [td]1477 (1)[/td] [td]3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]4[/td] [td]Purdue Boilermakers[/td] [td]10-0[/td] [td]1422[/td] [td]4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]5[/td] [td]Syracuse Orange[/td] [td]11-0[/td] [td]1397 (2)[/td] [td]5[/td] [/tr][tr][td]6[/td] [td]West Virginia Mountaineers[/td] [td]8-0[/td] [td]1290[/td] [td]6[/td] [/tr][tr][td]7[/td] [td]Duke Blue Devils[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]1249[/td] [td]7[/td] [/tr][tr][td]8[/td] [td]Villanova Wildcats[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]1175[/td] [td]8[/td] [/tr][tr][td]9[/td] [td]Michigan State Spartans[/td] [td]9-2[/td] [td]1046[/td] [td]12[/td] [/tr][tr][td]10[/td] [td]North Carolina Tar Heels[/td] [td]8-3[/td] [td]959[/td] [td]10[/td] [/tr][tr][td]11[/td] [td]Connecticut Huskies[/td] [td]7-2[/td] [td]950[/td] [td]14[/td] [/tr][tr][td]12[/td] [td]Kansas State Wildcats[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]810[/td] [td]17[/td] [/tr][tr][td]13[/td] [td]New Mexico Lobos[/td] [td]12-0[/td] [td]707[/td] [td]19[/td] [/tr][tr][td]14[/td] [td]Georgetown Hoyas[/td] [td]8-1[/td] [td]676[/td] [td]11[/td] [/tr][tr][td]15[/td] [td]Mississippi Rebels[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]624[/td] [td]20[/td] [/tr][tr][td]16[/td] [td]Tennessee Volunteers[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]616[/td] [td]9[/td] [/tr][tr][td]17[/td] [td]Ohio State Buckeyes[/td] [td]9-2[/td] [td]562[/td] [td]18[/td] [/tr][tr][td]18[/td] [td]Florida Gators[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]519[/td] [td]13[/td] [/tr][tr][td]19[/td] [td]Texas A&M Aggies[/td] [td]9-2[/td] [td]320[/td] [td]23[/td] [/tr][tr][td]20[/td] [td]Butler Bulldogs[/td] [td]8-3[/td] [td]315[/td] [td]21[/td] [/tr][tr][td]21[/td] [td]Temple Owls[/td] [td]9-2[/td] [td]244[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]22[/td] [td]Washington Huskies[/td] [td]7-2[/td] [td]194[/td] [td]24[/td] [/tr][tr][td]23[/td] [td]Texas Tech Red Raiders[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]192[/td] [td]16[/td] [/tr][tr][td]24[/td] [td]Clemson Tigers[/td] [td]10-2[/td] [td]151[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]25[/td] [td]Gonzaga Bulldogs[/td] [td]8-3[/td] [td]146[/td] [td]15[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Florida State Seminoles[/td] [td]10-2[/td] [td]127[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]UNLV Runnin' Rebels[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]126[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Wisconsin Badgers[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]96[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Northwestern Wildcats[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]89[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]76[/td] [td]22[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]St. John's Red Storm[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]53[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Miami (FL) Hurricanes[/td] [td]11-1[/td] [td]50[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Missouri State Bears[/td] [td]10-0[/td] [td]45[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Dayton Flyers[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]39[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]UAB Blazers[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]29[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Charlotte 49ers[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]29[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Oklahoma State Cowboys[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]29[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Saint Mary's Gaels[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]21[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Brigham Young Cougars[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Wichita State Shockers[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]18[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Memphis Tigers[/td] [td]7-2[/td] [td]16[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Tulsa Golden Hurricane[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]12[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]North Carolina State Wolfpack[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Cincinnati Bearcats[/td] [td]7-3[/td] [td]9[/td] [td]25[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Mississippi State Bulldogs[/td] [td]9-2[/td] [td]8[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Baylor Bears[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]6[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Wake Forest Demon Deacons[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]William & Mary Tribe[/td] [td]7-2[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Virginia Tech Hokies[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]California Golden Bears[/td] [td]6-3[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Richmond Spiders[/td] [td]8-3[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Western Carolina Catamounts[/td] [td]10-1[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Army Black Knights[/td] [td]8-2[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Northern Iowa Panthers[/td] [td]8-1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Pittsburgh Panthers[/td] [td]9-2[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]Rhode Island Rams[/td] [td]9-1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]NR[/td] [/tr][/table]

 

[pauliepeppas]

Originally Posted by Lazy B

can't wait

...ne one gonna be at the Seton Hall game the 29th?

 

[rook]

Imma be dere; Cant wait!

 

[shuges]

Syracuse is off to its best start in a decade.

With the Orange set to begin the Big East portion of their schedule, that start is about to get much tougher to maintain.

No. 5 Syracuse seeks to remain unbeaten Tuesday night when it plays both its first conference game and its first true road contest of the season against feisty Seton Hall and high-scoring guard Jeremy Hazell.

They began the season unranked, but the Orange are playing some of the best ball in the nation thanks to an offense that seems to have no holes. Syracuse is averaging 88.3 points, shooting an astounding 55.3 percent from the field, and winning by an average margin of more than 25 points. Six players have scoring averages of at least 9.5, led by junior forward Wes Johnson's 16.8 points per game.

Johnson, a transfer from Iowa State, scored 19 with 11 rebounds last Tuesday in a 92-60 rout of Oakland, Mich. Freshman Brandon Triche had a career-high 27 points to lead the Orange.

"When one guy's down, another picks us up," said senior guard Andy Rautins, who scored a season-low two points against the Golden Grizzlies but is averaging 9.5. "Brandon's blossoming at the right time and really stepping into his role. We look forward to seeing him continue to grow."

Triche is hitting 61.3 percent of his shots - a remarkable feat for a 6-foot-4 guard - including 50 percent from beyond the arc. He hit all six of his 3-point attempts against Oakland.

"I'm just feeling more comfortable," he said. "Earlier (last Tuesday), I was texting a friend and he said just try to get back to our high school days, just have fun, be comfortable in my game."

Syracuse is 12-0 for the first time since the 1999-2000 team opened with 19 consecutive wins, but hasn't had to venture too far outside its comfort zone to get there. Though the Orange have defeated three ranked opponents at neutral sites, they have yet to play a true road game.

That will change Tuesday at the Prudential Center, against the same opponent that dealt the Orange their first loss 10 years ago. Seton Hall ended that Syracuse team's quest for a perfect season with a 69-67 victory at the Carrier Dome on Feb. 7, 2000.

The current Pirates (9-2, 0-1) appear similarly game. Their 88.1 points per game rank fourth in the nation, just behind Syracuse. Their two losses have both come by six points, including Saturday's 90-84 overtime defeat to No. 6 West Virginia.

Seton Hall is led by Hazell, a junior averaging 21.9 points and 17.5 field-goal attempts per game. Only four players in the nation shoot more often.

"I'm a shooter and shooters shoot," Hazell said.

It was hard to argue with the results Saturday. Hazell shot 14 of 33, including 4 of 19 from 3-point range, but finished with 41 points - the most by a Seton Hall player since Terry Dehere had 41 against St. John's on Feb. 17, 1993.

"He makes shots and that's why he takes them," West Virginia coach Bob Huggins said of Hazell. "I don't know if there's anyone in our league that can take shots as quick as he does. No one else is making those shots in our league, no way. If you watch tape of them, he might be missing and then all of a sudden, he goes crazy."

Syracuse has won three straight meetings with the Pirates and nine of 11 since Feb. 10, 2001.

 

[shuges]

Another dub.

I didn't like the lethargic play throughout.

Started off nice with AO and Rick getting what they wanted on the inside early on.

But AO got into foul trouble, Andy's shooting was off, and overall I thought the team got a little lazy closing on SHU's shooters.

Pulled away at the very end. But it was much closer than I expected.

Hats off to SHU. They got the blueprint on how to beat us.

Attack the bigs early + have a hot shooter who can stretch the zone.

 

[lazy b]

Thanks for keeping the thread alive SHUGES.

I don't have any words to describe the first half to be honest. We played terrible for the most part but luckily Seton Hall couldn't put us away whenthey had the chance. That run that we made to tie it going into the locker room was probably the most important 5 minutes of the season thus far. I say themost important because it is the first time that this team has truly faced any adversity and it showed how they could respond to it. The second half was agrudge match for the most part and our quick run based off of Seton Hall's inefficiency at second chance scoring and turnovers helped us win the game.

The zone wasn't good at all last night. Hazell definitely exposed it as hot shooting teams have done in the past. Had Hazell not cooled off, SHU may havebeen close to pulling off the upset. Shuges, I disagree with the blueprint on how to beat us being there now. Its always been there. Teams haven't utilizedit or didn't have the personnel necessary to exploit the zone.

Kris Joseph is coming into his own as a player at Syracuse. He's made leaps and bounds compared to his freshman year where I saw him as a lazy player thatonly wanted the rock in his hands. Brandon Triche, well my thoughts on him are in the college basketball thread on page 1207. They haven't changed from thebeginning of the season.

Sloppy win but a W is a W regardless of how you get it. Big East play is not going to be easy this year. Cuse and West Virginia are the best teams in theconference but anything is possible this year.

 

[lazy b]

December 29, 2009
[h1]Johnson scores 20 as No. 5 Syracuse rallies 80-73[/h1]
By TOM CANAVAN
AP Sports Writer

Wesley Johnson had 20 points, a career-best 19 rebounds and led a 15-point second-half run that rallied No. 5 Syracuse to an 80-73 victory over Seton Hall on Tuesday night.

Kris Joseph added 16 points and provided the other part of the spark in the big spurt as the Orangemen (13-0, 1-0 Big East) overcame a 12-point first-half deficit and continued their best start since winning their first 19 games to start the 1999-2000 season.

Arinze Onuaku added 12 points and Scoop Jardine had 10, all in the first half, for Syracuse.

Jeremy Hazell, who had a career-best 41 points in an overtime loss to No. 6 West Virginia on Saturday, almost single-handedly kept the Pirates (9-3, 0-2) in the game with 38 points. Herb Pope added 15 points and 17 rebounds, his ninth double-double of the season.

Johnson and Joseph scored all 15 points in Syracuse's big run that turned a 57-51 deficit into a 66-57 lead with 6:11 to play. Johnson had nine points and Joseph had six.

However, Seton Hall would not go away.

A steal and a three-point play by Hazell cut the margin to 72-68 with 1:09 to play and a rebound follow by Pope made it 73-70 with 31.6 seconds left.

Joseph scored the backbreaker on the ensuing inbounds play, taking a length of the court pass and converting an acrobatic shot into a three-point play.

Andy Rautins followed with a breakaway layup and the Orangemen were home free in the game that featured two of the nation's top scoring teams.

Seton Hall used a 6-0 run to open a 57-51 lead on a slam by Pope with 12:55 left. The Pirates didn't score another point for almost 7 minutes.

Joseph started the 15-point run with two free throws and then Johnson followed with a floater and a layup after picking up a loose ball under the basket.

Joseph gave Syracuse the lead with a breakaway jam with 9:24 to go and Johnson followed with a rebound basket. Joseph scored another big dunk on an alley-oop pass and Johnson finished the run with a free throw and a breakaway layup.

Hazell had 20 points in the first half but it wasn't enough to get the Pirates the lead as Syracuse closed with an 8-0 run to tie the game at 43. Jardine fueled the comeback scoring 10 points in the final 7 minutes.

The key for the Pirates was their ability for second-chance points. They had 14 offensive rebounds that led to 15 points.

The victory was the Orangemen's fourth straight over Seton Hall and fifth in six games. Syracuse leads the overall series 44-15.

Syracuse's Kris Joseph, right, goes up with a shot over Seton Hall's John Garcia during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)

Syracuse's Brandon Triche, left, slaps the ball from Seton Hall's Herb Pope during the first half of an NCAA college basketball game Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2009, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun)


[h1] (5) Syracuse 80, Seton Hall 73[/h1]

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9:00 PM ET, December 29, 2009

Prudential Center

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[table][tr][td]SYRACUSE ORANGE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]STARTERS[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FGM-A[/td] [td]3PM-A[/td] [td]FTM-A[/td] [td]OREB[/td] [td]REB[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]TO[/td] [td]PF[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Rick Jackson, F[/td] [td]28[/td] [td]2-9[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]10[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Wesley Johnson, F[/td] [td]40[/td] [td]8-16[/td] [td]1-3[/td] [td]3-4[/td] [td]8[/td] [td]19[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]20[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Arinze Onuaku, C[/td] [td]23[/td] [td]6-8[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]6[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]12[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Andy Rautins, G[/td] [td]33[/td] [td]3-7[/td] [td]2-5[/td] [td]2-2[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]6[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]10[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Brandon Triche, G[/td] [td]21[/td] [td]1-6[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]2-5[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]BENCH[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FGM-A[/td] [td]3PM-A[/td] [td]FTM-A[/td] [td]OREB[/td] [td]REB[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]TO[/td] [td]PF[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Mookie Jones, F[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]1-2[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]2-2[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Scoop Jardine, G[/td] [td]26[/td] [td]4-8[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]2-2[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]10[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Kris Joseph, F[/td] [td]25[/td] [td]4-5[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]8-9[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]16[/td] [/tr][tr][td]TOTALS[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]FGM-A[/td] [td]3PM-A[/td] [td]FTM-A[/td] [td]OREB[/td] [td]REB[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]TO[/td] [td]PF[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]29-61[/td] [td]3-10[/td] [td]19-26[/td] [td]14[/td] [td]44[/td] [td]11[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]9[/td] [td]20[/td] [td]16[/td] [td]80[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]47.5%[/td] [td]30.0%[/td] [td]73.1%[/td] [td]
[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [/td] [/tr][tr][td]SETON HALL PIRATES[/td] [/tr][tr][td]STARTERS[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FGM-A[/td] [td]3PM-A[/td] [td]FTM-A[/td] [td]OREB[/td] [td]REB[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]TO[/td] [td]PF[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Herb Pope, F[/td] [td]38[/td] [td]7-17[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]1-4[/td] [td]7[/td] [td]17[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]7[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]15[/td] [/tr][tr][td]John Garcia, F-C[/td] [td]19[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0-3[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]0[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Eugene Harvey, G[/td] [td]19[/td] [td]1-2[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]2[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Jeremy Hazell, G[/td] [td]37[/td] [td]12-31[/td] [td]6-15[/td] [td]8-9[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]38[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Jamel Jackson, G[/td] [td]8[/td] [td]1-4[/td] [td]1-4[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]3[/td] [/tr][tr][td]BENCH[/td] [td]MIN[/td] [td]FGM-A[/td] [td]3PM-A[/td] [td]FTM-A[/td] [td]OREB[/td] [td]REB[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]TO[/td] [td]PF[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Keon Lawrence, G[/td] [td]33[/td] [td]1-8[/td] [td]0-2[/td] [td]3-4[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]4[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]5[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Jordan Theodore, G[/td] [td]21[/td] [td]1-5[/td] [td]0-2[/td] [td]2-4[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]6[/td] [td]2[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Robert Mitchell, G-F[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]0-2[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Ferrakohn Hall, F[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Jeff Robinson, F[/td] [td]21[/td] [td]3-7[/td] [td]0-1[/td] [td]0-0[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]5[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]0[/td] [td]1[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]6[/td] [/tr][tr][td]TOTALS[/td] [td]
[/td] [td]FGM-A[/td] [td]3PM-A[/td] [td]FTM-A[/td] [td]OREB[/td] [td]REB[/td] [td]AST[/td] [td]STL[/td] [td]BLK[/td] [td]TO[/td] [td]PF[/td] [td]PTS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]26-77[/td] [td]7-26[/td] [td]14-24[/td] [td]23[/td] [td]43[/td] [td]14[/td] [td]13[/td] [td]3[/td] [td]13[/td] [td]18[/td] [td]73[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]33.8%[/td] [td]26.9%[/td] [td]58.3%[/td] [td]
[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [/td] [/tr][/table]Technicals: None
Officials: James Breeding ,Tim Higgins ,Jeff Clark
Attendance: 9,800

 

[halfwaycrook]

Wes

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[lazy b]

[table][tr][td]A Look At Syracuse[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [table][tr][td]This story originally published on PantherDigest.com[/td] [/tr][/table][/td] [/tr][tr][td]

Syracuse always gets Jamie Dixon fired up.
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By The Sports Xchange

Posted Dec 31, 2009
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The Pitt men's basketball team faces its second Big East opponent, Syracuse, Saturday at noon at the Carrier Dome, and the Sports Xchange takes a look at the Orange.
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Not long after Syracuse won its 12th game of the season with a 92-60 shellacking of Oakland, coach Jim Boeheim shook his head and said: "Wait 'til the Big East starts."

"We don't know anything yet," Boeheim added. "We know we're good enough to win these games. We don't know anything about our team until we get into the conference and see how everything goes."

After an 80-73 win at Seton Hall to improve to 13-0, Syracuse is home against Pittsburgh (11-2, 1-0 Big East). The Panthers defeated DePaul in their Big East opener, 65-52.

Syracuse still has one non-conference game remaining. The Orange (13-0, 1-0) plays Memphis at the Carrier Dome on Jan. 6, but conference play marks a new beginning.

While Syracuse has flown up the national rankings, rising from Others Receiving Votes to No. 5 for the last three weeks, Pitt has flown under the national radar. The Panthers only two losses have come against Texas and Indiana.

Pitt boasts a steady offense led by Ashton Gibbs, a sophomore guard who averages 16.9 points a game. Guard Bradley Wanamaker is second on the team in scoring at 12.8 ppg.

Pitt can't match Syracuse point for point.

Wesley Johnson leads the Orange in scoring at 16.8 points per game, but he's one of six Orange players who are averaging 9.5 points or more this season. Syracuse ranks first in the Big East in scoring at 88.3 points per game while Pitt ranks 15th at 66.2 a game.

SYRACUSE 80, SETON HALL 73: Syracuse survived 20 turnovers and Jeremy Hazell's 38-point performance to defeat Seton Hall. Syracuse junior Wes Johnson scored 20 points and grabbed 19 rebounds for the Orange. Johnson scored 13 of his points in the second half.

The fifth-ranked Orange improved to 13-0 for the season while winning its Big East Conference opener. Seton Hall dropped to 9-3, losing its second Big East home game. The Pirates also lost to No. 6 West Virginia in overtime. Hazell made 6-of-15 shots from 3-point range.

Syracuse got 16 points from sophomore Kris Joseph. The reserve forward made 8 of his 9 free throw attempts. Seton Hall's Herb Pope contributed 15 points and 17 boards.

Syracuse trailed 57-51 after Pope converted a loud dunk with 12:55 left in the game.

The Orange then went on a 15-0 run with Johnson leading the way.

NOTES, QUOTES --Given a second chance, the Orangemen have made a positive first impression on the Big East media.

The Syracuse Post-Standard ran its own Big East preseason poll, which featured Villanova as the most popular choice to win the title, followed by West Virginia. The Orange came in sixth. But when the newspaper re-ran the poll with 14 of the same writers in mid-December, Syracuse was on top.

Don't blame the writers too much for picking the team sixth initially, even though Syracuse enters the Big East schedule ranked No. 5 in the entire country. The team wasn't ranked in the preseason Top 25 poll but has emerged as one of the game's biggest surprises with three victories over Top 25 teams -- California, North Carolina and Florida -- away from the friendly confines of the Carrier Dome.

Wesley Johnson deserves a lot of credit here. Most thought the Iowa State transfer would have an instant impact, but not enough to overcome the loss of Jonny Flynn, Paul Harris and Eric Devendorf during the offseason. Not only has Johnson starred, he's been arguably the best player in the Big East in non-conference play, leading the team in scoring, rebounding, and highlight film-worthy plays.

More surprising than that is the team's newfound emphasis on the past. Even without Flynn, one of the best point guards in the country a year ago, the Orange are racking up assists early. Syracuse is playing the most unselfish basketball in recent memory, and the result is a lot of good shots.

Syracuse led the nation in field goal percentage heading into Big East play, making 55.3 percent of its shots in non-conference play. That's a big reason the team has been so good early, and why it's apparently now the favorite among Big East writers to win the league.

--Syracuse was leading the country in assists, averaging 22.5 per game heading into the start of Big East play. Five different players average two or more assists per game, with Scoop Jardine and Andy Rautins each dishing out more than five a night.

--The Orange's 13-game win streak to start the season marked the program's best in a decade. It's the most wins in a row at the beginning of the year since the 1999-2000 squad began the year with 19 wins in a row.

JANUARY AT A GLANCE: Jim Boeheim is not one to have a big rotation just for the sake of playing a lot of guys. That's great if you're one of the top seven players on the roster, but not so great for everyone else. There have already been issues this season with Mookie Jones, the talented redshirt freshman who hasn't been happy with his playing time, and roster management will once again be a challenge for Syracuse's Hall of Fame coach.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "I think Eric (Devendorf) and Jonny (Flynn) were more offensive minded. They wanted to score. They were looking to score more. Our guards can score more. But they look to pass the ball." -- Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim told the Syracuse Post-Standard.

STRATEGY AND PERSONNEL SEASON RECAP: What's not to like about a 13-0 start? Syracuse used an unselfish attack led by impact transfer Wesley Johnson to rocket into the top five in both major polls and emerge as one of the favorites to win the Big East. Three of the wins came away from home, knocking off California, North Carolina (a butt-kicking), and Florida.

PLAYER ROTATION: Usual Starters -- F Wes Johnson, F Rick Jackson, C Arinze Onuaku, G Brandon Triche, G Andy Rautins. Key Subs -- F Kris Joseph, G Scoop Jardine, F Mookie Jones, F DaShonte Riley, F James Southerland.

GAME REVIEW: Syracuse 75, St. Francis (N.Y.) 51 Syracuse 85, St. Bonaventure 72 Syracuse 92, Oakland 60 Syracuse 80, Seton Hall 73 GAME PREVIEW: vs. Pittsburgh, Saturday, Jan. 2 vs. Memphis, Wednesday, Jan. 6 vs. South Florida, Sunday, Jan. 10 at Rutgers, Wednesday, Jan. 13

ON THE SPOT: The Orange committed 20 turnovers against Seton Hall, including a combined 10 by guards Andy Rautins and Brandon Triche.

ROSTER REPORT: --Freshman point guard Brandon Triche scored a season-high 27 points despite playing just 20 minutes in the win over Oakland. He was within reach of Carmelo Anthony's freshman record of 33 points, set in the 2003 NCAA semifinals against Texas.

--Since scoring 16 points against Florida, senior guard Andy Rautins has been quiet offensively, averaging just 8.7 points in the last four games.

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[h1]Syracuse basketball recruiting update[/h1] [h4]By The Post-Standard[/h4] [h5]January 01, 2010, 6:00AM[/h5]

Gloria Wright/The Post-Standard, 2008C.J. Fair watches a practice for the SU men's basketball team at the Carrier Dome.

Here's a look at how the class of 2010 is doing:

Fabricio De Melo, 7-0, C, The Sagemont School (Fla.): Fab Melo is averaging 15 points, 11 rebounds and four blocks per game, according to Sagemont coach Adam Ross.

Melo is home for the holidays in Brazil but will return for a league game on Tuesday as Sagemont (9-3) takes on Westminster Academy.

C.J. Fair, 6-7, F, Brewster Academy (N.H.): Fair is averaging around 15 points for Brewster Academy this season. The left-hander scored a season-high 23 on Nov. 11 against Maine Central Institute and has recorded double-doubles in three games this season, according to the school's Web site.

Fair has looked just fine coming off knee surgery last season, said Brewster coach Jason Smith. "He's regained his explosiveness. He's a super kid, great character."

Brewster Academy (12-1) is off for the holidays and returns to action on Jan. 9.

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» Keep track of C.J. Fair's progress

Baye Moussa Keita, 6-11, C, Oak Hill Academy (Va.): Keita is off to a solid start with several double-doubles to his credit. He posted a triple-double with 20 points, 17 rebounds and 12 blocks in a game against Winston-Salem Prep (N.C.) on Nov. 13, according to a post on the twitter account of Oak Hill coach Steve Smith.

Oak Hill is 18-1 after suffering its first loss of the season against Westchester (Calif.) on Wednesday in the Les Schwab Invitational in Portland, Ore. The Warriors are off until Jan. 16.

» Keep track of Baye Moussa Keita's progress

Dion Waiters, 6-4, G, Life Center Academy (N.J.): Waiters is leading Life Center Academy with 20.4 points per game. He's also averaging 3.6 assists, 3.4 rebounds and 2.6 steals as Life Center Academy is off to a 6-1 start.

Waiters started the season averaging nearly 27 points per game but has seen his scoring dip and his assists start to rise, said Life Center coach Wilson Arroyo.

"His assists are getting up and he's making his teammates better," Arroyo said.

Life Center Academy's next game is Tuesday against the Hun School.

 

[rook]

Cannot wait to watch next years team ; Season Ticket holder no doubt

 

[lazy b]

I can't really make any excuses for their play today.

Its been lethargic since that early run.

Guard play has been abysmal. Rautins was a no show today. PG play was non existent.

Wes played his worst game this season by far. Committing fouls he wouldn't and overall looking confused on the defensive side on the ball. Onuaku getting into early foul trouble. Dumb fouls overall.

Ashton Gibbs shot the lights out today making the zone useless. Traps by Cuse were ineffective as Pitt passed well and capitalized on open opportunities.
And I need help keeping this thread up to date.

 

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[h1] Memphis at (7) Syracuse[/h1]

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7:00 PM ET, January 6, 2010
Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY

[h2]Memphis-Syracuse Preview[/h2]
[table][tr][td]Gameday Matchup[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
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[table][tr][td]School Info[/td] [/tr][tr][td]
[/td] [td]MEMPHIS[/td] [td]SYRACUSE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Conference[/td] [td]Conference USA[/td] [td]Big East[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Nickname[/td] [td]Tigers[/td] [td]Orange[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Type[/td] [td]Public[/td] [td]Private[/td] [/tr][/table]

[table][tr][td]2009-10 Season[/td] [/tr][tr][td]DATE[/td] [td]GAME[/td] [td]LINKS[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Jan 6, 2010[/td] [td]MEM @ SYR[/td] [td]7:00 PM ET[/td] [/tr][/table]

[table][tr][td]Team Stat Leaders[/td] [/tr][tr][td] [/td] [td]MEMPHIS[/td] [td]SYRACUSE[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Points[/td] [td]E. Williams 19.7[/td] [td]W. Johnson 17.1[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Rebounds[/td] [td]W. Coleman 6.4[/td] [td]W. Johnson 8.8[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Assists[/td] [td]W. Kemp 4.2[/td] [td]S. Jardine 5.4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Steals[/td] [td]R. Sallie 2.4[/td] [td]A. Rautins 2.4[/td] [/tr][tr][td]Blocks[/td] [td]W. Coleman 2.5[/td] [td]W. Johnson 2.2[/td] [/tr][tr][td] · Team Stats: Memphis | Syracuse[/td] [/tr][/table]

 

[magikmike]

Rautins needs to work on his decision making man, some of his passes are

 

[lazy b]

Ska or Holden or whomever, delete the thread please. Thanks.

 

[ThaxbyChamblis]

Why you deleting the thread?

 

[jsindaa]

Originally Posted by dreClark

Why you deleting the thread?

He hurt from the college freshman thread apparently.

 

[black jesus]

Originally Posted by JsindaA

Originally Posted by dreClark

Why you deleting the thread?

He hurt from the college freshman thread apparently.

??? back story?

 

[do be doo]

Originally Posted by Black Jesus

Originally Posted by JsindaA

Originally Posted by dreClark

Why you deleting the thread?

He hurt from the college freshman thread apparently.

??? back story?

 

[jsindaa]

Originally Posted by Do Be Doo

Originally Posted by Black Jesus

Originally Posted by JsindaA

Originally Posted by dreClark

Why you deleting the thread?

He hurt from the college freshman thread apparently.

??? back story?

Said some dumb $%&! In the college freshman thread. Got called out on it and baskteball card revoked. That coupled with no support I guess. *shrugs*

 

[lazy b]

As I stated earlier I can't keep this thread updated by myself. No help, no thread. I've made the last three 'Cuse threads, ALL with the sameresult. That's why I didn't want to make it in the first place this season but SHUGES convinced me to do it. Most of the posts in this thread are byme. Come on.

 

[agold1002]

^props to you...

if there isnt love or hate constantly for a squad there is no reason for a season thread on nt...