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Georgetown - Syracuse Postgame Reactiosn OR Hoya Destroya'ed

0 Comments Published on 1.26.2010 by Brian Harrison

The Sour Sitrus Society: Steeped in a fine tradition of Hoya hate.

Editor's Note: I'm forgoing the Marquette Postgame Reactions because frankly it's not that noteworthy, it was another win, and this game is way more important.

It's just different. If you know, then you know. If you don't, well then you didn't go to Syracuse or Georgetown. You didn't grow up in the greater DC or CNY areas. You didn't live in Big East country. You clearly have no interest in college basketball whatsoever, and haven't since 1979. But if you have done any of those things, they you know. You know that the Carrier Dome is an amazing place when Georgetown comes to town. Last night was no different. Over 26,000 people entered the place that Carrier built and were on their feet for most of the games. And not just because of the first three minutes.

Georgetown jumped off to a big start, making the game 14-0 in the blink of an eye, mostly on shooting 4-4 from behind the arc. But then Syracuse slowly made their way back until the score was tied at 29 all. Syracuse then took the lead and never relinquished it. Adding to a five point halftime lead, Georgetown never sniffed the lead again as Syracuse went on a 37 to 29 run in the second half, resulting in a 17 point pounding of Georegetown. #4 Syracuse ends up the big winner on the home court over #7/11 Georgetown 73 to 56.
Your leading scorers were Andy Rautins and Kris Joseph, each adding 15 points. However both of them did it differently. Andy Rautins started but was only 2-8, 2-6 from the floor. He did make 9-10 from the free throw line, most of which were late in the game. He was extremely valuable to the team in getting six assists, six steals, and committing only one turnover in 30 minutes. His defense was extremely solid as well. Kris Joseph came off the bench and spurred the initial run of Syracuse's scoring, going 5-7 from the floor and 5-6 from the free throw line. He also had two rebounds, two assists, three steals, and one block in 33 minutes on the floor.
Not far behind was Wes Johnson who added 14 points of his own on 5-9, 1-2 shooting from the floor and hitting 3-3 from the free throw line. He was also one rebound short of another double-double with nine rebounds. He also had two assists, three steals, and four blocks. Sadly he had seven turnovers in the game however.

Scoop Jardine had a nice game off the bench again as well. He was 4-4 from the floor for nine points and had four assists. He contributed, along with Joseph, to combine for 24 Syracuse bench points. Georgetown meanwhile had zero bench points.

Syracuse's defense was simply magnificent in the last 36 minutes of the game. Syracuse caused 19 Georgetown turnovers which allowed Syracuse to close the gap and then take and keep the lead. Syracuse themselves had 15 turnovers. The key to Syracuse playing well is keeping turnovers limited to around 12 per game. While 15 is slightly higher, the other team had more and 15 is far less than the 20 they have had in previous games. Syracuse led in almost every statistical category in this game except for three point percentage and offensive rebounds. It was one of their best played games all season, and did not allow Georgetown to close the gap down the stretch like West Virginia and Marquette did.

The crowd in the Carrier Dome, 26,508, seemed bigger and louder than any other crowd all season, despite the fact that the Marquette crowd was bigger. Many fans stood for good portions of the game. However several fans, including Derrick Coleman and myself, were yelled at to sit down. Sorry folks, this is a college basketball game, and against your arch-rival no less. It is simply ridiculous that someone would ever be told to sit down at a game this big save for some elderly couple who just can't bounce up and down like most people. For any other reason, it is simply ridiculous.

Finally, there has been a lot of talk of court storming lately. I'd like to point the legislation that one Matt Glaude drafted in March of 2006 when he edited this notebook that outlines when a court rush is acceptable. While I myself am a little more liberal in deeming a court rush proper, this is a good starting point for debate and reasonableness. I have taken the liberty of forwarding this to my former employer, the Connecticut General Assembly, for consideration and approval.

Syracuse earned another top 15 win, as we remain perfect against ranked teams this season. Jim Boeheim has earned his 20th win of the season for the 32nd time in 34 seasons. Good enough for best all time. Syracuse next takes on DePaul this Saturday. With #1 losing earlier this week, one can only speculate where Syracuse will be next week, but it will certainly be higher. For now we relish another big win against Georgetown. A team that cannot win in the Carrier Dome, much like Connecticut can't win in Madison Square Garden.

Finally, in honor of the big win, The Glaude from Hoya Suxa celebrating once again:


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