GAME THREAD - Pitt vs Syracuse ......

[iMissTheOldDays]

That's the Artis I know

 

[Pav9870]

And one

 

[33pitt99]

At the very least he is our most important and most definitely the leader.

I can't see Damon having the patience needed to play well against this defense

 

[Piranha]

Come on Young

 

[Pittx9]

I hate Syracuse with all my heart

Hands down the most hated rival in basketball. I absolutely despise Syracuse.

 

[33pitt99]

Wasn't Mike juggling the ball? They usually don't call traveling if you are juggling it on the catch.

 

[Pittx9]

I can't see Damon having the patience needed to play well against this defense

Good point. Maybe why he is not playing? He has been struggling a lot lately.

 

[KiwiJeff]

Hands down the most hated rival in basketball. I absolutely despise Syracuse.

I hated UConn more. Maybe WVU too.

 

[jd99]

F'ing Young.

 

[PITTsburghFAN]

Is Young trying to give this game aways\!!!!

 

[Pittx9]

Jesus. Young can not be on the court in these situations. He is horrible.

 

[iMissTheOldDays]

Boy oh boy Mike is struggling

 

[UPitt129]

Assuming pitt holds on...troll filliponi. He was on the fan saying cuse would win big lol.

 

[KiwiJeff]

Young's boots were made for walkin, so that's just what he did.....

 

[PITTsburghFAN]

Jamie ought to pull Young RIGHT NOW and put in someone who won't travel, toss the ball away, etc.

 

[33pitt99]

Lots of fans have bailed...

 

[Pittx9]

I hated UConn more. Maybe WVU too.

To each his own. I couldn't stand Calhoun doing what Billy Hillgrove called "The Irish Jig" after any call against UConn, but I can't even stand looking at that rat Boeheim.

 

[eastcoasthoops]

Suck it Syracuse.

 

[KiwiJeff]

We need 7 more points or we lose. Have to get to 70.

 

[Pittx9]

No better feeling pre-tourney than beating Syracuse!!!!

 

[UPitt129]

We need 7 more points or we lose. Have to get to 70.

I laughed.

 

[PITTsburghFAN]

Luther on the court in crunch time. Big time win. Needed some confidence back.

Done in front of NCAA's biggest crowd of the year!!!

 

[Pav9870]

The way we started on defense I would not have believed this result.

 

[goalieman]

PITT WINS 66-52 .... WE HAD THEM ALL THE WAY ...... HUGE WIN FOR PITT !!!!!!

 

[Pittx9]

All things considered, this has been another fantastic coaching job by Jamie. This team has talent, it's not like he has won 19 games with a bunch of scrubs. But these guys seriously cant not defend to save their lives, yet Jamie kept insisting the defense would get better. Really stepped it up big time on defense today. That was Pitt basketball!

 

[Joe the Panther Fan]

From the time Syracuse took a 43-42 lead we outscored them 24-9. Now THAT is how you finish a game.

 

[The Sisco Kid]

Luther should be on the court somewhere, he is a player and needs to play to get better.

 

[Chairman Moe]

We need 7 more points or we lose. Have to get to 70.

1st time this year we won a game scoring fewer than 70. 17-1 when leading at halftime

 

[pierre93]

Luther should be on the court somewhere, he is a player and needs to play to get better.

Never give up Sisco...HTP

 

[Pittx9]

Split the last 4 games even and I think we're now at lowest an 8 seed. We are comfortably ahead of the last 4 teams in at the moment.

 

[pierre93]

Split the last 4 games even and I think we're now at lowest an 8 seed. We are comfortably ahead of the last 4 teams in at the moment.

Try to avoid an 8-9 seed matchup....I think we split Duke-Louisville games.

 

[Mercer50]

Much needed win. Great efforts by James. Jamel & Ryan especially. Now if Jamel would just be a little more careful with the ball. Boy, the Cuse sure did get their hands on a lot of balls when we tried to pass into the post.

 

[Pittx9]

Try to avoid an 8-9 seed matchup....I think we split Duke-Louisville games.

Win of those plus the other two and we're sitting real pretty. Agree though, the 8-9 matchup is not good having to play the 1 seed if you win. An 11 seed would suck, but would maybe work out in the end. Best case we could hope for is 3-1 or 4-0 and strong showing in ACC tourney to somehow move up as high as a 6 seed. Anything above that might be unrealistic even if we win the ACC tourney.

 

[Mercer50]

From the time Syracuse took a 43-42 lead we outscored them 24-9. Now THAT is how you finish a game.

Similar to the 14 - 2 run we made at the end of the game at Pitt.

 

[UPitt '89]

Pitt is 19-0 when scoring more than 65.

0-7 when scoring less than 65.

 

[Chairman Moe]

Pitt is 19-0 when scoring more than 65.

0-7 when scoring less than 65.

Good catch! So now it's lead at the half and score more than 65; I like those conditions better!

 

[goalieman]

NOW, LET'S BEAT LOUISVILLE !!!