UB92 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 I honestly thought that the betting public, who are smarter than the rest, would move the line closer to pick-em or even with the Bulls a slight favorite. However, so far the line is about Syracuse -3.5 to -4. Here is the thing about this game -- I see this as a UB blowout. 83 - 66. At some point, it is 20 point UB lead. Foot on gas for the entire 40 minutes. You miss a shot? Who cares...take it again. Run, run, run. Run them right out of the gym. Syracuse is a team ready to hit rock bottom. Sure...they staved that off with a win over Georgetown and they had a good game vs. OSU on the road. They still have talent, certainly. But something is not there for them. You can't lose to ODU. You also can't say "we have to play harder" or whatever tripe the players said after the latest loss. Often times people (i.e. the outside public and, perhaps, the team themselves) think that they will turn it on now...and then play great. Yes...that happens sometimes. But sometimes it is just a rung on the ladder going down...and then there is an even worse loss that follows a bad loss. Unless Syracuse tries to really, really slow the game down. Take all the time on a possession (weave, weave, weave, shoot the 3 with under 5 to go on the shot clock). Then they are reacting to us and not playing their own game. That's a win from the start. We get the long rebound and then run...and score in three seconds. In that scenario, we will still win, but likely not by 20. Still a win, though! (and take the under). Arizona was great because it was done on a national stage and got everyone's attention (and still does). This one...will hit closer to home...about 150 miles east. Go Bulls! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikescherrer8 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 4 minutes ago, UB92 said: Arizona was great because it was done on a national stage and got everyone's attention (and still does). This one...will hit closer to home...about 150 miles east. At least Cuse is only a little over 2 hours away! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGBull Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 (edited) https://13wham.com/sports/local-sports/former-section-v-stars-feel-at-home-with-14-buffalo Found this to be pretty interesting. Focuses on Dontay and Jeenathan, but previews Cuse a little bit. https://www.nunesmagician.com/2018/12/18/18145531/bullish-on-ub-nate-oats-sustained-buffalo-basketball-success-bobby-hurley-syracuse-basketball Just found this on the Syracuse blog page. Edited December 18, 2018 by SGBull Added the second link. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 18, 2018 Author Share Posted December 18, 2018 T-minus 3 hours LET'S GO BULLS Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted December 18, 2018 Share Posted December 18, 2018 8 hours ago, SGBull said: https://13wham.com/sports/local-sports/former-section-v-stars-feel-at-home-with-14-buffalo Found this to be pretty interesting. Focuses on Dontay and Jeenathan, but previews Cuse a little bit. This is excellent. Rochester is a Cuse town through and through. It’s great to get positive pr there. Of course with Dontay it is much deserved. And hopefully will be in time with Williams too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 Let’s do this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDerekRx Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 So damn nervous. But excited. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Beat Cuse. That's all I got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 I hate the stupid zone but we need to attack like Oats said in pregame. We’re waiting for plays to come to us. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 6-4 Cuse. Zone giving UB some problems early. Harris with 2 early buckets but threes are off right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xDerekRx Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 I love watching the pre game show where we are the ranked team and on ESPN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 About as ugly as it gets to start, getting rebounds but not hitting shots and struggling with the zone. Gotta figure this out as we’re playing into exactly the game they want. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 One thing about our guys is that you know they’ll always battle. Much respect!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Watch Harris on D. See if you agree with me he’s a defensive liability. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 Get McRea out of this game Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dutchcountry7 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 We don’t look like we should be ranked. Losing this game would be crushing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 1 minute ago, dutchcountry7 said: We don’t look like we should be ranked. Losing this game would be crushing. Disagree. Plus I think we’ll win. We’re tenacious. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 Can not give up 58% from the field shooting like this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ed Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) 34 minutes ago, UB85 said: Disagree. Plus I think we’ll win. We’re tenacious. I agree that we don't look like a top flight team - we're playing like low seeded teams in the dance, chucking up shots from outside, hoping to hot a hot streak to win, not making plays happen. Edited December 19, 2018 by ed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 Waking up a little on defense, turn it into some breaks and let’s get a little run going! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 I don’t know what to say, we’re missing open 3s and their bench is hitting them from NBA range. This game sucks. Hoping we figure something out here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
UB85 Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 (edited) 25 minutes ago, ed said: I agree that we don't look like a top flight team - we're playing like low seeded teams in the dance, chucking up shots from outside, hoping to hot a hot streak to win, not making plays happen. Difference is that a lot of those shots are good ones that are not dropping. Segu’s was wide open and just air balled. Same for a few others. Defense is what will win this. Perkins doing a good job. Gotta get something out of Graves. Edited December 19, 2018 by UB85 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 That’s more like it. Keep the seniors in until you absolutely have to take them out. LETS GOOOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted December 19, 2018 Share Posted December 19, 2018 UB up 57-53 6:39 left. Come on guys. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeseph Posted December 19, 2018 Author Share Posted December 19, 2018 LETS GOOOOOOOO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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