Usually when a team wins a number of games by the skin on their teeth like Syracuse was doing the breaks even out. The breaks have certainly evened out with Syracuse losing to a few not very good teams and they eeked out one lucky win during their current stretch. This team is a falling knife and I would run for cover.
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- A month ago, Syracuse was unbeaten, ranked No. 1 and riding high. Now, the Orange are struggling toward the postseason having lost four of five.
Trae Golden scored 16 points, including six clutch free throws in the final seconds, and Georgia Tech stunned No. 7 Syracuse 67-62 on Tuesday night, the Orange's second straight home loss to a team with a sub-.500 record.
Syracuse (26-4, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) started the season with 25 straight wins and spent three weeks at No. 1.
"I'm not happy with tonight, but I'm very happy to be 26-4," coach Jim Boeheim said. "We're well ahead of predictions. We just have to regroup.
"I try to look at the big picture and not snapshots. We're in good position. When you get in the (NCAA) tournament, you're going to play somebody good. You play good, you have a chance to win. You play well, seeding doesn't matter. It's as simple as that."
Last season, Syracuse stumbled down the stretch of the regular season, losing four of its final five games, the last a humbling 61-39 loss at former Big East archrival Georgetown. The Orange responded by winning three straight games in the Big East tournament, losing to eventual national champion Louisville in the title game, and then went on to the Final Four.
"It didn't end the way I wanted it to," said C.J. Fair, who matched his career high with 28 points in the final home game of his career. "It happened, but our season's not over. I still have a chance to win my last game."
Golden won it with some clutch free throw shooting in the final 35 seconds.
"I kind of went back to when I was a kid and just knocked them in," said Golden, who was 8-of-8 from the line. "My dad used to make me nervous when I was younger. It made me think about that calm. It really helped me out."
Georgia Tech (14-16, 5-12) snapped a four-game losing streak, and its previous five ACC road trips had produced two wins, an overtime loss, a three-point loss, a four-point loss and a 10-point loss.
Getting healthier by the day, the Yellow Jackets, who at one point in the season had only seven scholarship players available, close the regular season against Virginia Tech on Saturday with the conference tournament looming next week.
"Big might be an understatement. It's a huge win for us," Golden said. "We beat one of the top teams in the country."
The loss cost the Orange a great chance to lock up a high seed in the conference tournament.
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Trae Golden scored 16 points, including six clutch free throws in the final seconds, and Georgia Tech stunned No. 7 Syracuse 67-62 on Tuesday night, the Orange's second straight home loss to a team with a sub-.500 record.
Syracuse (26-4, 13-4 Atlantic Coast Conference) started the season with 25 straight wins and spent three weeks at No. 1.
"I'm not happy with tonight, but I'm very happy to be 26-4," coach Jim Boeheim said. "We're well ahead of predictions. We just have to regroup.
"I try to look at the big picture and not snapshots. We're in good position. When you get in the (NCAA) tournament, you're going to play somebody good. You play good, you have a chance to win. You play well, seeding doesn't matter. It's as simple as that."
Last season, Syracuse stumbled down the stretch of the regular season, losing four of its final five games, the last a humbling 61-39 loss at former Big East archrival Georgetown. The Orange responded by winning three straight games in the Big East tournament, losing to eventual national champion Louisville in the title game, and then went on to the Final Four.
"It didn't end the way I wanted it to," said C.J. Fair, who matched his career high with 28 points in the final home game of his career. "It happened, but our season's not over. I still have a chance to win my last game."
Golden won it with some clutch free throw shooting in the final 35 seconds.
"I kind of went back to when I was a kid and just knocked them in," said Golden, who was 8-of-8 from the line. "My dad used to make me nervous when I was younger. It made me think about that calm. It really helped me out."
Georgia Tech (14-16, 5-12) snapped a four-game losing streak, and its previous five ACC road trips had produced two wins, an overtime loss, a three-point loss, a four-point loss and a 10-point loss.
Getting healthier by the day, the Yellow Jackets, who at one point in the season had only seven scholarship players available, close the regular season against Virginia Tech on Saturday with the conference tournament looming next week.
"Big might be an understatement. It's a huge win for us," Golden said. "We beat one of the top teams in the country."
The loss cost the Orange a great chance to lock up a high seed in the conference tournament.
read more ... http://sports.espn.go.com/ncb/recap?gameId=400502890
Even before this recent slide, Syracuse has to be about the most boring team to watch. It's like a race to 50. I'm not saying its poor basketball bc obviously there's a reason Boeheim has won that many games. I'm just saying it's not real entertaining. Wish espn would take them off prime time every other game.
It's like a Baseball game... most want to see a High scoring game, but when they get these 1-0, 2-1 Pitcher Matches... it's boring.
But I kind of like when Cuse goes into that Defense with the Trap. Because the game could be upbeat, then turn around and be as slow as shit. But it's Defense unlike a Pitchers dual.
Guess I'm a little bias because my Daughter went there.
i have the cuse in one of my futures to win the tournament and im not to comfortable with them right now.i know as soon as i get to las vegas for march madness im going to look into a couple more teams to win it all.....possible WICHITA ST,KANSAS,and don't know who else really at this point,but i also have FLORIDA bet already,might take a shot with my TAR HEELS,CINCY,VIRGINIA
It will be interesting to see if Syracuse still gets seeded in the East and has a chance to play at MSG in the East regional (obviously if they get past their first 2 games). They will have an enormous home court advantage if that is the case. I can't imagine the committee putting them there if they were a 3 seed because the 2 seed would get really screwed by that. Cuse fans will come in droves and pay the money to get seats if that is the case.
