ASU, Cuse in offensive zone early
Pat FordeMIAMI -- So much for the vaunted zone defenses. Most of the pregame talk Saturday about this Syracuse-Arizona State game centered on the teams' zone defenses. But so far, it's been all offense...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009Somehow, the Sun Devils keep it close
Pat FordeMIAMI -- Amazing that this game is even close at halftime. Syracuse leads Arizona State by nine points, 41-32. It feels like 19. The Orange have dominated inside...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009ASU keeping it close
Pat FordeMIAMI -- Arizona State pulled a free-throw switcheroo on Syracuse and the officials, and the Sun Devils got away with it. Orange forward Kristof Ongenaet fouled ASU...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009Waiting for a Harden sighting
Pat Forde...t make a field goal until the final five minutes. Through the first 8½ minutes against Syracuse, Harden has an all-zeroes stat line. No points, no shots, no rebounds, no assists, no nothing...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009Pendergraph's fourth foul could spell trouble
Pat Forde...going a bit offensively, scoring five of ASU's first eight points in the second half. The Syracuse lead is nine, 49-40. We'll see whether the Sun Devils can maintain contact while Pendergraph...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009Devendorf gives Orange some breathing room
Pat FordeMIAMI -- A pair of Eric Devendorf daggers might have finally ended this one. The Syracuse shooting guard nailed 3-pointers on consecutive possessions after Arizona State was within five points with five...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 22, 2009ASU, Cuse always in the zone
Pat Forde...to watch. It certainly will be more than Bill "Manaman!" Raftery can bear to announce. But the Syracuse-Arizona State second-round game here Sunday (12:10 p.m. ET) probably will be all zone...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 21, 2009All hands on Cuse's deck
Pat FordeMIAMI -- How tireless are Syracuse Orange guards Johnny Flynn and Eric Devendorf? We're going to find out. Last week they were...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Truth hurts for Lumberjacks
Pat Forde...the stat sheet lies. Sometimes it tells you everything you need to know. At halftime of the Syracuse-Stephen F. Austin game, the stat sheet is the truth. SFA shot even worse than anticipated against...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Orange axing Lumberjacks
Pat Forde...alley-oops and generally failed in every way possible to get the ball in the basket against Syracuse. The Lumberjacks are 1-for-12 from the field while Syracuse is 8-of-12. Score: Cuse...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Cuse's first sign of trouble?
Pat FordeMIAMI -- The first sign of trouble for Syracuse came during pregame warm-ups. Kristof Ongenaet, a backup forward and part of the Orange's thin...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Meet SFA's intimidating mascot
Pat Forde...swinging a pretend axe at a basketball game. This has to be the first time ever that Syracuse Adonis Paul Harris does not have the most impressive physique on the court. He looks puny compared...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 20, 2009Miami offers tasty first-round fare
Pat FordeMIAMI -- Quick previews of the four games here Friday: No. 3 Syracuse (26-9) vs. No. 14 Stephen F. Austin (24-7) Shock the world? Yes, this would qualify...
Blog Entry | Conversation | March 19, 2009Pearl jammed
Pat Forde...who doesn't deserve criticism for his college career. (I did a recent radio show with a Syracuse grad who said "Thank God" at the prospect of McNamara's career ending, which I found mystifying...
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