Syracuse Game Thread

[Protes]

You could see that Bub turnover coming a mile away. Team is playing an awful 2nd half.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

That was a really dumb shot by Hinson. He literally would have been wide open at least 10 feet closer to the basket.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

So the key play is when Pitt turned it over and Syracuse got a dunk because they had not one, but two players, way behind the play too lazy to hustle back on defense.

 

[ChiefJusticeMarshall]

Doesnt Syracuse foul??

 

[Chescat]

the Cuse is aggrssive, but still.....no excuse for constantly losing
the ball when it's in our grasp.

 

[WillyDavis33]

Lotta fouls against cuse not being called

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

18-4 run

I think Syracuse scored on every possession but 1 in the last few minutes

 

[Chescat]

That was a really dumb shot by Hinson. He literally would have been wide open at least 10 feet closer to the basket.

He thought he was standing on the logo.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

We've made one of our last eight threes, Syracuse has made one of their last seven.

 

[Chescat]

That lob on the inbounds was pathetic.

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

He thought he was standing on the logo.

Maybe he was confused because the edge of the logo is a lot closer to the basket at Pitt than it is at Syracuse.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

22-4 after being up 11 with the ball. Game.

 

[Upg bobcat]

22-4 after being up 11 with the ball. Game.

I wouldn't call game yet, but we can't keep letting them get easy shots under the hoop.

 

[Chescat]

Diaz back on the floor, thank God.
Fede killed us, starting with the missed ft's
and getting handled inside. He did have a
good 1st half, surprisingly.

 

[Protes]

Jaland really stepping up. HCJC better leave him in.

 

[Chescat]

I wouldn't call game yet, but we can't keep letting them get easy shots under the hoop.

Their last easy shot under the hoop was against
our zone. One thing a Cuse team should do is
how to beat a zone.

 

[ChiefJusticeMarshall]

How was that not a foul against Lowe??

 

[Chescat]

Lowe gets hammered on a lay up...no call.
Ticky tacky out front, they call.

 

[ChiefJusticeMarshall]

Here's a prediction. If Hinson makes his next 3, we win. If not, we don't.

 

[Pittisit4me]

One thing this has shown is we have a nice team. If we win this after a no show from Hinson, then we should be pretty excited moving forward.

 

[BreakingPitt]

Grade school teams shoot better FT than Pitt.
Thank goodness for Austin's 3s.

 

[Chescat]

22-4 after being up 11 with the ball. Game.

Game, huh? Good call, SMF.

 

[Pittisit4me]

Austin with F-ing HUGE 3s!!!

 

[WillyDavis33]

Bad timeout at the 5:30 mark for us

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Someone needs to explain to Federiko that when you are one of the back two guys in a 3-2 defense that you can't chase the post player all the way out so that you are the furthest defender from the basket,

 

[Protes]

SU's last 2 baskets before that turnover were all on Fede.

 

[DruidTM]

Turnovers will kill this game for crissakes

Sloppy turnovers again and again

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

Leggett completely clobbered on that drive to the hoop, and no call.

 

[Chescat]

Someone needs to explain to Federiko that when you are one of the back two guys in a 3-2 defense that you can't chase the post player all the way out so that you are the furthest defender from the basket,

Exactly! Your job back there is to NOT give up a layup,
especially when playing a zone.

 

[LGP1989]

Just doesn't look like our year. Bounces (and calls) not going our way. Can't make free throws. All the hallmarks of a borderline NIT team. Typical Pitt to flounder when we have a once in a lifetime chance at a top 10 recruit.

 

[TheWerewolfFromTwilight]

We. Aren't. Very. Good.

I keep reading these tournament posts, like it's all going to come down to one game, and it's hilarious to me. We have beat absolutely no one.

 

[Chescat]

FT misses are killing us

 

[BreakingPitt]

LOL @ Pitt.
Gave this game away at the line.

 

[Protes]

Turnovers will kill this game for crissakes

Sloppy turnovers again and again

So, will 7-17 at the line.

 

[ChiefJusticeMarshall]

You cannot shoot less from the Line than you do from the Arc and expect to win. Yes, free throws count. I have seen that argument here before. It is a real problem.

 

[Chescat]

FT's and Fede in the second half.

 

[Sean Miller Fan]

Game, huh? Good call, SMF.

Yes

 

[Millerton24]

Grade school teams shoot better FT than Pitt.
Thank goodness for Austin's 3s.

Yep, and there is a bunch on here that say free throws don't matter.

 

[BballinsiderfromPitt]

We. Aren't. Very. Good.

I keep reading these tournament posts, like it's all going to come down to one game, and it's hilarious to me. We have beat absolutely no one.

This is correct, unfortunately

 

[OhioPanther99]

FT misses are killing us

That and a lack of basketball IQ