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Typical weaknesses resurface

January 9, 2011 Robbie Gillies

After Syracuse beat Drexel in late December I wrote, “Recently, this team has shown no signs the normal weak spots Syracuse teams struggle with. Bad free throw shooting? … Poor three-point shooting? … Careless with the ball?” They had exhibited none of those normal weaknesses. But they reverted to those typical Syracuse flaws and then some against Seton Hall on Saturday. They wound up winning, 61-56 but it should’ve never been that close.

Boeheim fields question about Duke

January 9, 2011 Wes Cheng

A reporter asked a question about top ranked Duke losing freshman Kyrie Irving to a right foot injury. “That has nothing to do with what we’re doing here, but I’ll give you an answer,” Boeheim said.

Triche, Orange survive sloppy play to top Seton Hall

January 8, 2011 Wes Cheng

Triche scored 15 second-half points as Syracuse (16-0, 3-0 Big East) survived an overall sloppy performance to defeat Seton Hall (7-9, 1-3) 61-56 at the Prudential Center.

Syracuse’s smaller lineup coming up big

January 7, 2011 Wes Cheng

The Orange will travel to the Prudential Center for its first true road game of the season to face Seton Hall (7-8, 1-2 Big East). The Pirates are coming off back-to-back losses to No. 25 Cincinnati (70-53) and No. 23 Louisville (73-54).

National Basketball Notebook: Pac-10 hoops overview

January 6, 2011 Scott Jamieson

For a conference that has traditional basketball powers like UCLA, Arizona and USC, the fact that the conference only got two NCAA Tournament bids last year is an embarrassment. What could be more embarrassing? The Pac-10 may only get two teams again this year.

Stats say Scoop is Syracuse’s go-to player

January 6, 2011 Jeff Irvine

I got to thinking: who is Syracuse’s go-to player when the game is on the line? The numbers all point to Scoop Jardine.

Syracuse notebook: Waiters finds time

January 5, 2011 Wes Cheng

Guard Dion Waiters scored just five points on 2-for-7 from the field and missed both of his 3-point attempts. Yet Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim played Waiters for 26 minutes in Syracuse’s 70-58 win over Notre Dame.

Jardine adjusts style of play

January 4, 2011 Wes Cheng

For those who have watched Jardine this season, they have seen a player who has adapted and adjusted his game.

Catching up: Syracuse players in the NBA

January 3, 2011 Mike Chandler

Recently, when the Minnesota Timberwolves went to Denver to play the Nuggets, not only did we get three of those players in the same place, we got the last three top-10 draft picks out of the ‘Cuse: Jonny Flynn and Wes Johnson for the ‘Wolves, and Carmelo Anthony for the Nuggets. Truly, this was the perfect opportunity to catch up on some old friends in the pros.

For Orange, defense leads to easy offense

January 2, 2011 Robbie Gillies

Notre Dame looked like a team that could cause Syracuse some problems. Earlier in the week the Fighting Irish knocked off a top-10 team in Georgetown with ease, 69-55. Aside from that though, they came into the game with five players shooting 34 percent or better from 3-point range and three of those players are 6’7 or taller; they are a great defensive team, holding opponents to an average of 63 points per game; they’re patient on offense and don’t force many bad shots; and they protect the ball, averaging just 10 turnovers per game. And throughout the first half and the beginning of the second half, Notre Dame gave Syracuse quite a game.