Jim Boeheim shared his thoughts with ESPN earlier today. A quick summary is that he likes his backcourt; it has a lot of experience, size, and depth. The front court is much bigger than last year's front court, but it is a very inexperienced group.
And no big surprise, he wants to coach forever.
Wednesday, October 25, 2017
Tuesday, October 03, 2017
Orange Hoops Hall of Fame 2017
In 2007, OrangeHoops inducted its charter class into the OrangeHoops Hall of Fame: Dave Bing, Derrick Coleman, Sherman
Douglas, Vic Hanson, and Pearl Washington. The next ten years saw the
addition of Billy Owens (2008), Billy Gabor (2009), Lawrence Moten (2010),
Louis Orr (2011), Roosevelt Bouie (2011) John Wallace (2012), Rony
Seikaly (2013), Vinnie Cohen (2014), Etan Thomas (2015) and Joe Schwarzer
(2016). So the list now stands at 15. Another year has passed, and now it
is time for the 2017 inductee.
I established my rules for the OrangeHoops Hall of Fame back in
2007 and you can catch up on them here. 2017 does have seven new eligible candidates (using the
fifteen year rule): DeShaun Williams, Preston Shumpert, James Thues, Billy
Celuck, Ethan Cole, Mark Konecny and Greg Davis.
DeShaun Williams was a controversial guard for the Orangemen. He was definitely talented, with court
quickness and the ability to get to the hoop.
He was a starter his sophomore and junior seasons, and was named to the
Big East Third team his junior year. He
was also noted for being a selfish player, and had personal problems with his
teammates, on and off the court. He was
academically ineligible after his junior season, and would transfer to Iona.
Williams would score 1,136 points at Syracuse.
Preston Shumpert was one of the best three point shooters in
Syracuse history, with terrific range.
He was a streaky shooter and carried the Orangemen to many victories,
seven times in his career scoring 30+ points in a game. He would be named to the Big East First Team
both his junior and senior seasons, averaging 20.7 points per game his senior
year. He was not a strong defensive
player, and there were questions about his temperament, particularly related to
issues with DeShaun Williams. Shumpert
is currently the 8th all time leading scorer at SU.
James Thues was a short stocky point guard with excellent ball
handling and passing skills. He was also
quite adept at stealing the ball from the opponents. A true point guard, Thues
was not much of a shooter and rarely scored. He would share time starting at
the point his sophomore season with DeShaun Williams. Thues would leave Syracuse after his
sophomore year, transferring to Detroit-Mercy.
Billy Celuck was a 7’ center who saw limited playing time his
first two seasons at Syracuse, totaling 132 minutes. He would split time at center his junior year
with Jeremy McNeil, averaging 4.3 points per game. His senior year he would see diminished
playing time as McNeil improved and freshman Craig Forth arrived.
Ethan Cole transferred to Syracuse from the University of New
Hampshire, and played two seasons. Cole
would have limited playing time his junior season at Syracuse. He was expected
to play more in senior year, and started a couple of games. However, he lost
his starting position to Hakim Warrick, and then an injury ended his season,
and career, after 8 games that year.
Greg Davis was a forward for one season. He saw limited playing time his freshman year
with only 27 minutes, and redshirted his sophomore season. He did not like his
prospects for playing time after his sophomore year, and transferred to North
Carolina A&T.
Mark Konecny was a reserve forward for one season. He would play only two games for the
Orangemen before leaving for personal reasons.
Of this year’s candidates, Preston Shumpert would make my top 10
list of candidates.
I think this year’s viable top 10 candidates come down to the
following, listed chronologically: Lew Castle, Lew Andreas, Jon Cincebox, Jimmy
Lee, Rudy Hackett, Leo Rautins, Rafael Addison, Stephen Thompson, Jason Hart
and Preston Shumpert.
Castle was
a two time All-American at Syracuse, and was captain and leading scorer of
Syracuse’s only undefeated team, the 1913-1914 squad that went 12-0.
Andreas coached
Syracuse basketball for 27 seasons, including the 19-1 1925-1926 squad that was
awarded the Helms Foundation National Championship. He had a career record of
358-134, and he was the Syracuse Athletic Director for 28 years (1937-1964).
Cincebox was
on the best rebounders in Syracuse history (in an era when rebounding numbers
were admittedly high). He helped Syracuse to the NCAA Elite Eight in
1956-1957, as the dominant big man for the Orangemen.
Lee was
a clutch shooter with terrific perimeter range, and outstanding free throw
shooting ability. He was able to use his shooting ability to set himself up as
a solid passer. Lee's 18 foot jumper with five seconds remaining led the
Orangemen to beat heavily favored North Carolina, as the Orangemen eventually
moved on to their first NCAA Final Four. Lee would end up making the
All-Tournament team for his outstanding performances.
Hackett was
a powerful forward who could run the court well. He was a great rebounder and
terrific scorer near the hoop. He led the Orangemen in scoring his senior
year and helped lead Syracuse to its first Final Four in 1975.
Rautins was
a terrific ball-handling forward with a nice shooting touch, solid rebounding
and scoring skills. He is most well-known for his game winning tip in basket to
win the Big East Championship in triple overtime against Villanova in
1981. Rautins also recorded two triple-doubles in Big East action.
Addison was
a gangly small forward who earned a reputation for being one of the most
underrated players in the country. He possessed an excellent mid range
jump shot, was decent passing the ball, and was a solid free throw shooter. He
led the team in scoring his sophomore and junior seasons. He moved to
shooting guard his senior year, and his 6’7” height helped with the mismatches.
Unfortunately a leg injury impacted his effectiveness the second half of the
season.
Thompson was
an explosive swingman, with incredible quickness and vertical leap, and
excellent defensive skills. He was extremely adept at playing above the basket
though he was only about 6'2". He teamed with Sherman Douglas to perfect
the alley-oop basket. Thompson was an extremely proficient scorer,
despite the fact he was a terrible perimeter shooter.
Hart was
a speedy defensive point guard, and a four year starter. He was a decent
ball handler, and finished his career as the number two assist man all time at
Syracuse. He was much better on the defensive end, and would finish as SU's
all-time leader in steals. Hart would have a 9 year career in the NBA,
mostly as a backup guard.
All are worthy players, and tough selections to make. I
designed my selection rules to make it tough; the Hall of Fame should be the
'best of the best', and I would rather have a line of worthy players outside
the Hall of Fame, than cheapen it by having lessor players included.
Ten very good candidates, and a couple of those players are among
my all-time personal favorites. My 2017 inductee is Lew Andreas.
Andreas was SU’s winningnest basketball coach before Jim Boeheim
arrived. He coached 26 seasons at
Syracuse, and had several outstanding seasons. His 1926 squad, led by Hall of
Famer Vic Hanson, went 19-1 and was recognized by the Helms Foundation as the
National Champions. In the 1930s, his Reindeer Five squad ran opposing teams
off the
court, and he helped transition the team (and game) to a faster pace
game. Andreas led SU to its first post season action in 1946 going to the NIT,
and again in 1950.
Andreas was a proponent of playing multiple players, and shuffling
his starting lineups game to game.
Against Fordham in 1939, Andreas played 21 different players in the
game.
He was the Syracuse Director of Physical Education and Athletics
from 1937 to 1964. During that time, he
saw the basketball program develop into an NCAA power, the football program
reach elite status with a national championship in 1959, and the lacrosse program
became one of the pre-eminent programs in America.
Sunday, July 16, 2017
Perspective on the State of Orange Basketball
Last losing seasons for teams:
Kansas 13-16 in 1982-83, 13-14 in 1981-1982.
Kentucky 14-14 in 1989-90, 13-19 in 1988-1989
Duke 13-18 in 1994-1995, followed by 18-13 in 1995-96
Georgetown 14-18 last year, 15-18 in 2015-16
UConn 16-17 last year
Villanova 13-19 in 2011-12
UCLA 15-17 in 2015-16
Pitt 16-17 last year
North Carolina 8-20 in 2001-02
Louisville 12-19 in 2000-01
Kentucky 14-14 in 1989-90, 13-19 in 1988-1989
Duke 13-18 in 1994-1995, followed by 18-13 in 1995-96
Georgetown 14-18 last year, 15-18 in 2015-16
UConn 16-17 last year
Villanova 13-19 in 2011-12
UCLA 15-17 in 2015-16
Pitt 16-17 last year
North Carolina 8-20 in 2001-02
Louisville 12-19 in 2000-01
Indiana 6-25 in 2008-09, 10-21 in 2009-10, 12-20 in 2010-11
Jim Boeheim |
Jim Boeheim: 0 losing season in 41 years, despite always playing in one of the top two toughest conferences in the country. Never worse than 7-9 in conference play (only two losing conference records).
SU hasn’t had a losing season since 1968-1969 when Roy Danforth took over the program from Fred Lewis.
Some fans keep screaming the "the sky is falling, the sky is falling" because the Orange went 19-15 last season, and only 23-14 (and a Final Four) in 2015-2016. They have been two tough seasons for the Orange faithful, though as illustrated earlier, those trying seasons are much better than other teams have experienced in the past years.
The NCAA levied the harshest scholarship reduction penalties in NCAA basketball history on Syracuse, with the intent being to punish the team and hurt its performance on the court. Despite those penalties, the Orange have still continued to win.
If the Orange are still struggling in 2-3 seasons, after the penalties have been lifted, then we can fairly discuss whether the program is on the decline. It simply is not possible at this point in time to make any judgement. If fact, the evidence would suggest the program is doing quite well in spite of all that has occurred.
Friday, May 05, 2017
Syracuse Basketball All-Transfer Team
There haven't been a lot of transfers in the Jim Boeheim era at Syracuse, though there have been a few more impactful ones than you might remember. Notable transfers in the Boeheim era include Ryan Blackwell, Jason Cipolla, LeRon Ellis, John Gillon, Michael Gbinije, Wesley Johnson, Michael Lloyd, Kris Onganaet, Le Rautins, and Andrew White III. It will be interesting to see how Paschal Chukwu does.
Wesley Johnson |
If we look outside the Boeheim era, we would note players such as Wilbur Crisp, Eddie Dollard, Charley Dolley, Gerry McFadden, Chuck Richards and Fred Saunders. Richards was probably the most impactful of that group, teaming with Dave Bing to form a formidable one-two punch. Saunders ended up in the NBA, and Crisp and Dolley were big stars in early years of Syracuse basketball.
If we restrict ourselves to the Boeheim era, who would your starting transfer five be? Leo Rautins and Wesley Johnson are my easiest picks for the starting lineup. Andrew White III was the best shooter to transfer to SU, and he lit up the scoreboard last season. Center would have to be LeRon Ellis. Not a lot of competition there; Ellis did under perform at SU, but he was big time talent and good enough to get some time in the NBA. Toughest decision for me is what to do at the point guard position?
Go with the more traditional point guard in Michael Lloyd, who had one solid season at SU. Or go with Michael Gbinije, who was not a true point guard, but was adequate at the position. Ultimately, I think I would go with G. He was a better defender and a more versatile player than Lloyd. I think Lloyd was a little too much shoot-first mentality. Plus with Leo Rautins on the team, I have a point forward, which reduces the pressure on the point guard.
My starting five would be:
PG Michael Gbinije
SG Andrew White III
SF Wesley Johnson
PF Leo Rautins
C LeRon Ellis
What would your squad be?
Saturday, March 04, 2017
40 for Two Orangemen
Andrew White III capped off his regular season career for Syracuse with a 40 point effort against Georgia Tech on Senior Day. White was a sharp shooter earlier today making 8 of 9 three point shots, and scoring 29 of his 40 points in the second half of the Orangemen's win.
Andrew White III and John Gillon |
White and fellow fifth year senior transfer John Gillon both had 40+ points in a game this season, making it the first time in school history that two players scored forty or more points in a game in the same season. There was optimism about the two transfers when they joined the Orange last summer, but no one could have predicted that either of them, much less both of them, would score 40 points in a game.
Consider that prior to this season, the 40 point mark had been reached only ten times by seven players: Dave Bing (3x), Bill Smith (2x), Gerry McNamara, Pete Chudy, Gene Waldron, Frank Reddout and Ed Miller. Now Andrew White III and John Gillon can be eighth and ninth players added to that list.
Syracuse has had two forty-plus games in one season before, but that was in 1965-1966 and both efforts were by Dave Bing.
I think it is unusual that only three of the twelve 40+ point efforts occurred in the three point era. The three point era, of course, allows a player to score more points per possession, and thus a 'hot' player should have more success at high scoring games in this era. However, only McNamara, Gillon and White have accomplished it with the three point shot in play.
It's an eclectic mix of collegiate talent on the above list. Bing was an All American, and became a Hall of Fame NBA player. Bill Smith, Ed Miller and Frank Reddout had short NBA careers. Gerry McNamara was a legendary collegiate player, who had a short professional career before turning to coaching. Chudy was the leading scorer on the Orangemen his junior and senior seasons, and had several games with thirty-plus points. Waldron was a low scoring guard for the Orangemen in the mid 80s, and was a three year starter.
Thursday, February 23, 2017
Coach K's Praise of Jim Boeheim
Boeheim and Krzyzewski |
The Syracuse Orange beat Duke 78-75 in front of 30,331 Carrier Dome fans on March 22, 2017 with a
last second bank shot from John Gillon.
Both Jim Boeheim and Duke’s Mike Krzyzewski were complimentary of each
other during their press conference.
Below are Krzyzewski’s comments from the post-game press conference:
“Listen it’s always an honor to come up here. Crowd’s great… people… I love Syracuse, and obviously I love Jim and his family. Congratulations to them. And you don’t know what a treasure you have in him. I’ve been with him these eleven years with USA basketball and he’s brilliant, competitive, loyal, and he doesn’t need his ego scratched. In other words he’s humble, as long as we win. And I love the guy, and I’ll be forever grateful for him for what he did, and the bond that we developed during this so it’s hard for me to thinks of this as a rivalry when I think of Jim or Syracuse, but again It’s so go that Syracuse, we’ve been in a number of years in the league, it’s amazing to add not just the quality of play but the history of program, the culture, it’s a valued valued asset for the ACC."
I know a lot of fans do not like Coach K. I've always thought he was a very classy individual who runs an outstanding program. He had rightfully earned all the success that Duke has received, and we as basketball fans have been privileged to have his as part of our college basketball world.
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Passing of an Orange Fan
My father, Bill Young, passed away in the early morning of Valentine's day this year. He had suffered with Pancreatic cancer for the past year. But he battled it well, and was very active up until the end.
My dad was a huge Syracuse sports fan. He graduated from SU in 1960, and had the fortune of attending Syracuse during both the era of Jim Brown and Ernie Davis. He was fortunate to be a student when the Orangemen won the National Football championship in 1959. He got to follow guys like Floyd Little, Jim Nance and Larry Csonka carry on the running back tradition for the Orangemen.
Bill Young |
We were a busy family growing up with a lot of activities, and my parents did an excellent job of managing the household funds. We didn't go to a ton of Syracuse games because of those constraints, but we normally made at least one football game each year and a couple of basketball games. The Carrier Classic was something we attended each year, and though that event has passed, I always hold that as something special to me.
My father and I had the privilege of attending a Syracuse/Boston College game in January of my senior year in high school. It was a great game with a lot of action back and forth, a tightly contested event. Syracuse looked like they were going to lose the game when the Pearl hit his now legendary half court shot to beat the Eagles.
Dad, myself and my two month old son watched television together to watch Syracuse beat Kansas in the 1996 NCAA tournament.
Though separated by a few hundred miles, my Dad and I both got to celebrate the Orangemen winning the 2003 National Championship in basketball, perhaps the highlight of both our Syracuse memories. A lifetime of waiting for that event to occur, one that I thought may never occur, was truly a wonderful moment.
My dad always supported the team. He was a rational man, and never trashed the coaches, or hated the players. That's not to say he didn't get angry at bad plays, but he was always supportive of his Orangemen.
Jim Boeheim's 1000th victory was an event he was able to get to enjoy.
I visited him the weekend of the Pitt/Syracuse game. That was a typical Syracuse game, another frustrating loss to the Panthers. Though I didn't know it, that would be the last game he and I would watch together.
Two nights later he watched the heartbreaking loss in overtime to Louisville, with my mother and sister with him. He would unexpectedly die a few hours later.
He was a wonderful father, a beacon for me my entire life. A caring and fair man, with outstanding generosity.
Thank you Dad, for the lifetime of memories, and for all your love and support. You shall be loved and missed, but never forgotten.
Monday, February 06, 2017
1090, and Counting
The NCAA forbids Syracuse University, Jim Boeheim, or anyone associated with the program with recognizing and/or celebrating his 1,000th win. This despite the fact that those 1,000 wins did occur.
So I suggest that we celebrate ALL the wins that the NCAA does acknowledge, that occurred when Jim Boeheim was associated with the program.
Syracuse was 52-24 when Jim Boeheim was a varsity player for the Orangemen. The team was 139-65 while he was an assistant coach to Roy Danforth. And the NCAA currently recognized 899 victories for Boeheim.
52+139+899 = 1090!
So congratulations Jim Boeheim on your *1,090th win for Syracuse University (and for those who want to eschew the asterisk, go with 1,191 wins).
Saturday, February 04, 2017
1000!!
The Orange pulled the upset of #9 Virginia at the Carrier Dome today, helping the Orange continue to improve their chances for post season play. That was all secondary to the bigger moment, as coach Jim Boeheim won his 1,000th game as an head coach.
It could never be overstated how important this milestone is for Boeheim, the city of Syracuse and its fans. I'm sure there are plenty of fans my age (50 yrs) that are going through the same strong emotions today. 1,000 wins is a lifetime of basketball watching. It's going through the birth and death of the Big East. It's going to five Final Fours, a NCAA National Championship. It's going through six overtime wins. Numerous heroic comebacks and nailbiters mixed in with easy afternoon wins.
It is also a mixture of heartbreaking losses and near misses over the years.
But it is a milestone, a marker of a time that we, Syracuse fans, have traveled together. A fantastic journey with many wonderful memories. And more to come!
Thank you Jim Boeheim for what you have provided to us over these 41 seasons.
Gillon’s 43 points: One for the Ages
John Gillon’s 43 point effort against North Carolina State
may have been the best shooting night for a player in Syracuse basketball
history. You surely will not find too
many efforts more outstanding. Add to
the fact that the Orange needed all of Gillon’s points to win the game,
including his 3 pointer with 2 seconds to go to tie it up, and it was truly an
amazing night.
There have been 61 Orangemen to score 30+ points in a game,
and they have done it 182 times. DaveBing accomplished the feat 20 time, Greg Kohls 14 and Billy Owens 10 time. Eleven times a player has scored 40+ points in a game. Gillon's 43 point effort was the fourth most in school history.
John Gillon III |
There are players who have a higher shooting percentage from
the floor when making 30+ points.
Scoring a lot of points typically requires a combination of hot shooting
AND taking a lot of shots. Of the 141 30+ point games that I have the shooting
records for, the player shot 50% or better from the floor 119 times.
Rick Dean had the best shooting night ever as the big guy
went 13 for 13 from the floor in a win over Colgate back on February 14,
1966. Dean was also 4-5 from the free
throw line that night giving him 30 points even. Danny Schayes was 11 for 13 in a win over
Detroit in 1980, with another 11 for 13 from the line to give him 33
points.
Dave Bing when 16 for 20 against Bowling Green back in
December 1965. He also went 6-6 from the
free throw line, to give himself 38 points. There was no three point line back
then, and I have no record of where Bing shot from on the court, but clearly an
outstanding shooting night.
Big Bill Smith holds the school record for points in a game
with 47. He hit 17 of 23 shots from the
floor against Lafayette, plus 13 of 19 free throw attempts to get to 47. It was a big night for players on both teams
as Tracy Tripucka scored 41 for Lafayette that night.
Gene Waldron, on his surprise 40 point night against Iona,
shot 13 for 17 from the floor, along with 14 for 16 from the free throw line.
Waldron, like Bing, could have benefited from a three point shot that night.
Gerry McNamara led the Orangemen to victory over BYU with 43
points in the NCAA tournament.
GMac was
11 for 17 from the floor, including 9 for 13 from three point range. A lifetime
90% free throw shooter, he had an off night at the line going only 12 for
16.
But Gillon’s accuracy was amazing for the game. Four SU players have hit 9 three point shots
in a game: Gillon, Trevor Cooney, McNamara, and James Southerland. The other three took 12 to 13 shots to get
nine threes; Gillon did it on only 10 shots. Gillon was perfect from the free
throw line at 14 for 14, and he was 10 for 13 from the floor overall. Over the course of the game, he made 24 of 27
the different types of shots he took.
Simply amazing.
Some other odds and ends on the 30+ point efforts. John Wallace had the worst shooting night in
reaching 30 points. Wallace was 9 for 25
against Notre Dame, along with 1 for 2 from three point range. His 13-14 from
the free throw line helped a lot.
Carmelo Anthony went 1-7 from three point range, and 12 for
29 from the floor, and 5-13 from the free throw line in scoring 30 points
against Georgetown. Sometimes quantity
is all that matters. Hakim Warrick was only 6 for 15 from the floor against Rhode
Island in November 2003, but he was 18 for 22 from the free throw line.
Allen Griffin may have had the most unusual 30+ point night
against St. Johns in March 2001. Griffin
made 5 of 9 field goals, including 3 of 5 from three point range. A good night shooting, but nothing
spectacular. But he shot 18 for 22 from the free throw line. The result being
he scored 31 points on only 9 field goal attempts.
Greg Kohls went 17 for 17 from the free throw line in
February 1972 against Fordham, as he got to 31 points for the night.
George Kirchgasser and Bob McDaniel did the
difficult task of scoring 30+ points while neither attempted a free throw. Kirchgasser was the first Orangemen to score
30 points with a big effort over Jenners Prep in November 1904. Bob McDaniel went 18 for 23 from the floor against
LaSalle, scoring 36 points in January 1970.
Monday, January 30, 2017
Limited Opportunities for the Big Upset
The unranked Syracuse Orange pulled a big home upset on
Saturday, beating #6 Florida State 82-72.
This was the first time since February 2008 that Syracuse pulled an
upset and beat a Top 10 team in the Carrier Dome.
That seems like a long time and it is; nearly nine
seasons. However, it is not due to
multiple failures. There just are not
that many opportunities against Top 10 teams at home during that time span, and
even fewer where Syracuse was the underdog.
Paul Harris |
Since February 2008, there were nine occasions where a Top
10 team came to the Carrier Dome.
Syracuse was the underdog in only three of them. So really, only three opportunities in the
past nine seasons, before Saturday, to pull the big upset at home. Those are rare opportunities.
Syracuse has in part been a victim of their own
success. Six times they met a Top 10
team at home and the Orange were higher ranked.
The Orange went 4-2 in those six games.
Here are the nine games:
January 2016: Unranked SU lost to #6 North Carolina
March 2015: Unranked SU lost to #2 Virginia
February 2015: Unranked SU lost # 4 Duke
December 2013: #2 SU beat #8 Villanova
December 2011: #4 SU beat #10 Florida
January 2011: #3 SU lost # 7 Villanova
February 2010: #4 SU beat # 8 Villanova
January 2010: #4 SU beat #7 Georgetown
January 2009: #8 SU lost to #9 Louisville
So we had to go back to February 2008 to see the Orange
upset #8 Georgetown in the Carrier Dome by a score of 77-70. Sophomore Paul Harris led
the way for the Orange with 22 points that day.
Sunday, January 29, 2017
Inevitable Win
The Orange were destined to beat a top 25 team this season;
it simply was a question of when it would occur. The team has a lot of talent, streaks of playing well, and it was just a matter of time before it all
came together for the right game. Florida
State, ranked #6 in the country, happened to be that opponent as the Orange
took them down 82-72.
Jim Boeheim has been coaching Syracuse for 41 seasons
now. Over that time span, only twice
have the Orange failed to beat a top 25 team in the season. The first time that occurred was way back in
1977-1978, and the reason they did not beat any top 25 teams was that they did
not play any. Hard to fathom isn’t it. The Orangemen were not in a conference, and
none of their traditional rivals were ranked that year, at least not when the
Orangemen played them. The Orange could
have played some ranked teams in the NCAA tournament, but they were upset in the
first round by Western Kentucky.
The last time Syracuse did not beat a top 25 team was the
1980-1981 season, when the Orangemen went 0-2.
Those were the early years of the Big East, and the conference was only
on the rise. The Orangemen lost to #4 Maryland
83-73, and #3 DePaul 91-69. The
Orangemen would win the Big East Tournament that year, but because the
conference had not yet earned an automatic NCAA berth, the team did not get
invited to the tournament. They would go on a strong NIT run, and would lose to
Tulsa in the NIT Final in overtime 86-84.
The Orange have also beaten a top 10 team every season since
2006-2007. The win against the Seminoles
yesterday gives the Orange ten consecutive seasons where they have beaten a top
10 team. In 32 of Boeheim’s 41 seasons, Syracuse has beaten at least one top 10
team. Three times they failed to play a
top 10 team, and six times they did but failed to beat one.
Saturday, January 07, 2017
Playing With Numbers
The Orange have struggled in the 2016-2017 season, losing their first six games against Power Five Conference (P5) schools, before beating Miami the other other night. The Orange are 9-6 on the season, with Tyler Lydon and Andrew White leading the scoring.
The team win/loss breaks down as follows:
P5 Teams (1-6)
Non-P5 Teams (8-0)
Against Former Big East schools (1-4)
By Day of the Week:
Sundays 0-1
Mondays 1-1
Tuesdays 3-1
Wednesdays 1-1
Thursdays 0-0
Fridays 2-0
Saturdays 2-2
By Month
November 4-2
December 4-3
January 1-1
When Tyler Lydon and Andrew White start the team is 9-6 (they've both started every game)
When starts by:
Frank Howard 8-6
DaJuan Coleman 8-5
Tyler Roberson 4-2
John Gillon 2-2
Taurean Thompson 1-1
Tyus Battle 4-2
When lead in scoring by:
Tyler Lydon 1-3
Andrew White 5-3
Tyler Roberson 1-0
John Gillon 1-0
Tyus Battle 1-0
When Tyler Roberson has 10+ rebounds: 1-1
When Tyler Lydon has 10+ rebounds: 1-2
When DaJuan Coleman has 10+ rebounds: 0-2
When Frank Howard has 10+ assists: 4-0
When Lydon or White score 20+ points: 3-2
Of course none of this really means anything. Just something to muse over.
The team win/loss breaks down as follows:
P5 Teams (1-6)
Non-P5 Teams (8-0)
Against Former Big East schools (1-4)
By Day of the Week:
Sundays 0-1
Mondays 1-1
Tuesdays 3-1
Wednesdays 1-1
Thursdays 0-0
Fridays 2-0
Saturdays 2-2
By Month
November 4-2
December 4-3
January 1-1
When Tyler Lydon and Andrew White start the team is 9-6 (they've both started every game)
When starts by:
Frank Howard 8-6
DaJuan Coleman 8-5
Tyler Roberson 4-2
John Gillon 2-2
Taurean Thompson 1-1
Tyus Battle 4-2
When lead in scoring by:
Tyler Lydon 1-3
Andrew White 5-3
Tyler Roberson 1-0
John Gillon 1-0
Tyus Battle 1-0
When Tyler Roberson has 10+ rebounds: 1-1
When Tyler Lydon has 10+ rebounds: 1-2
When DaJuan Coleman has 10+ rebounds: 0-2
When Frank Howard has 10+ assists: 4-0
When Lydon or White score 20+ points: 3-2
Of course none of this really means anything. Just something to muse over.
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