Syracuse Survives, and So Do the Bones in my Hand

Well, after falling into a 10-0 hole, Jonny Flynn completed my redemption from my promise to punch a hole into a wall with a 3 with 5.3 seconds left to give 'Cuse a 72-69 double-you. Flynn was not rattled when he had the chance to win on a very deep 3, and I have never been more excited about a team because of that. Flynn was able to forget about his 0-5 night from the field (he still had some great assists, including one behind some dude's back to Donte).
That St. Joe's team was poised for an upset (funny note: I watched the game with a St. Joe's fan and a UConn fan, which was one Georgetown fan away from the triumvirate that makes Syracuse basketball get pissed off (if they were playing UConn, a UConn fan would replace the St. Joe's fan)), and Pat Calathes had a great game going for 22 and 8. However, Ahmad Nivins was somehow completely baffled by the collapsing double team that came his way whenever he got the ball in the post, causing him to have more turnovers (4) than points (3).
And when Jimmy B called Paul Harris a son of a bitch as he went to shake Phil Martelli's hand, he had reason to ignore his 18 points and 14 rebounds. Harris basically ruined the beginning of the game with two terrible travels, one as he caught a pass at the 3-point line and got into the triple threat, and the other as he went to elevate. And then to end the game, he basically let Calathes catch that ball for the possible tying basket. Harris has looked pretty careless this year, and if SU wants to move up the polls, he needs to get his game under control and cut down turnovers and bad shots.
Otherwise, Donte looked pretty good, and Arinze was a monster everywhere but three very important places: the free-throw line, defensive rebounding, and shot blocking. Mookie is playing for the Kings right now because he could be active in one of those categories every night, but I'm not sure Arinze can do much with the shot-blocking, so he needs to get defensive rebounds, especially in the zone. Also, there was next to no bench production tonight, which needs to start existing if this team wants to win in the Big East. Ongenaet, Jackson, and Jardine need to start contributing against Ohio State next Wednesday, and they will have time to get ready for that when Fordham comes to the Dome on Friday.
And, kudos to Jonny Flynn for the new title holder of "best sentence uttered in a post-game interview as he said to Syracuse's Gene Waldron, "I kept turning the corner off screens and finding my...niggas."

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