Wes has worked for Rivals.com covering the New York Knicks, as well as for Scout.com covering Syracuse athletics. Wes has also been a contributing writer for the South China Morning Post (Hong Kong), for SportsNet New York (SNY) as a news desk writer covering all of New York professional sports, and reported on the NBA and MLB for the New York Sportscene. A native of Long Island, New York, Wes graduated from Syracuse University in 2005 with a degree in journalism. Contact him at wes[at]sujuiceonline.com.
Despite Syracuse playing its worst half of basketball in four days, head coach Jim Boeheim still left New York (for the final time) pleased with his team.
Less than eight minutes later, the Cardinals turned that 16 point deficit into a 56-48 lead, thanks to a 27-3 run and a mercilessly attacking full court press. Louisville would go on to a 78-61 win, their third Big East title since 2009.
Instead of pulling up for his patented left hand floater or attempting a layup that could get blocked, Fair rose and threw down an emphatic jam over the outstretched arms of Porter.
It was on this very same court three months ago that Michael Carter-Williams failed in Syracuse’s first loss of the season. But on Wednesday afternoon, Carter-Williams showed that during that time period, he had learned from his December experience.