It's been 2 days since my Syracuse Orange turned in THE most pitiful game-ending performance I have seen from any college basketball team in my lifetime.
Syracuse, an NCAA Tournament bubble team, led Pittsburgh by 11 with 3:49 to play and LOST the game by FIVE! Disgusting!
After the game, Jim Boeheim talked about how it was his most disappointing loss in his 32 years as a coach and talked about how the turnovers did the team in. He said that his players should have called time outs to prevent some of the turnovers.
My response? Boeheim needs to accept a majority of the blame himself.
When you're up double digits with under 4 minutes to play, you need to tell your players to run the shot clock down to under 10 seconds on each possession before taking a shot. And if they can't do it, get somebody in the game that can and do a better job of coaching them in practice how to spread the floor and take care of the basketball.
Second, you need to make SURE your kids know that you have timeouts remaining and that they should use them at the first sign of trouble to prevent a turnover.
If that fails, coaches ARE allowed to call timeouts. How about burning a TO or two yourself Jimmy B?
Disgraceful!
This team has alot of talent and is fun to watch when they're playing well. They also have a bright future should Deonte Greene return next season. And this team may still play it's way back into the NCAA tournament picture.
Still, as a Syracuse alumnus and fan, I am still disgusted at how that game ended!
Having said that, since 1985 I have been a diehard SU fan and will continue to be one. I will be rooting just as hard for them Wednesday when they visit Seton Hall and Saturday when they host Marquette.
Thanks for letting me vent on this one!
Monday, March 3, 2008
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sorry to digress....
i'm more concerned with "the score" being disemboweled by management and removing you from the airwaves... as a chronic and consistent listener for many years, the vacuum left by your absence will be deeply felt by all who acknowledge your sports acumen and consideration to those who have listened....
here's hoping the cordischi phoenix will rise again......
regards and best wishes... go rhody
d.c.meyers
sorry to digress....
i'm more concerned with "the score" being disemboweled by management and removing you from the airwaves... as a chronic and consistent listener for many years, the vacuum left by your absence will be deeply felt by all who acknowledge your sports acumen and consideration to those who have listened....
here's hoping the cordischi phoenix will rise again......
regards and best wishes... go rhody
d.c.meyers
DC:
Thanks for the kind words! It's been a tough year for me, my Syracuse Orange and your Rhody Rams. Hopefully we'll all bounce back soon!
Thanks again! I really appreciate the support.
Scott
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