This is what good teams do, use their depth and longevity to fight through a full 60 minutes and keep up tempo. Maryland and UVA have done it for years and it’s great to finally see Cuse back in this position to do so!
I agree. They were playing well in this defensive system. I'm not sure if this was just a freak occurrence or if they really are starting to figure it out. Offensively we knew they'd score goals and knew they'd keep coming, but damn, that defense, what they did for all 4 quarters was bonkers.
I don't buy that the Orange are 6 goals better than Duke, Duke played poorly, but this does show that Cuse is legit right there at the top hanging with everyone. 1-goal losses to Maryland and Army, a 6 goal win over Duke, they are building a resume for sure. Just have to handle business vs Hobart this weekend. No trap games.
Cuse teams from the past 3-4 years would have for sure blown their lead and lost. Sure Duke played poorly but the way Cuse held on to the early momentum for the whole game is huge.
Eh, every player these days has bad games the way defenses work. O'Neill got shots off pretty easily, he just didn't hit them. There are some guys that are "finishers" and others that are "goal scorers". O'Neill isn't a finisher, he's a "goal scorer". Goal scorers are prone to having down games when they don't shoot well. On the flip, true finishers are usually guys that mainly require help to get shots off, so even where they are better shooters overall, they can get quiet when they don't get the ball, aka, Dyson Williams last night finished with 0 goals off just 4 shots.
Best defensive performance I've seen in awhile
DC needs a raise. Great game plan. Cuse just provided a blueprint to beat Duke.
This is what good teams do, use their depth and longevity to fight through a full 60 minutes and keep up tempo. Maryland and UVA have done it for years and it’s great to finally see Cuse back in this position to do so!
I agree. They were playing well in this defensive system. I'm not sure if this was just a freak occurrence or if they really are starting to figure it out. Offensively we knew they'd score goals and knew they'd keep coming, but damn, that defense, what they did for all 4 quarters was bonkers.
You know I'm not the biggest orange fan, but that win was HUGE. What a statement
I don't buy that the Orange are 6 goals better than Duke, Duke played poorly, but this does show that Cuse is legit right there at the top hanging with everyone. 1-goal losses to Maryland and Army, a 6 goal win over Duke, they are building a resume for sure. Just have to handle business vs Hobart this weekend. No trap games.
Syracuse has been strong in 3rd Qs, like the Patriots during the Brady era. Sign of good coaching.
Truth. They are playing full games, which is not how they've played over the last few seasons.
Cuse teams from the past 3-4 years would have for sure blown their lead and lost. Sure Duke played poorly but the way Cuse held on to the early momentum for the whole game is huge.
Monster. The entire game I was waiting for them to blow the lead as usual, and they never did. So odd to watch them get it done in this manner haha.
If O’Neill is the MVP of the world games, he’s got to be putting up four goals a game, especially against college kids
Eh, every player these days has bad games the way defenses work. O'Neill got shots off pretty easily, he just didn't hit them. There are some guys that are "finishers" and others that are "goal scorers". O'Neill isn't a finisher, he's a "goal scorer". Goal scorers are prone to having down games when they don't shoot well. On the flip, true finishers are usually guys that mainly require help to get shots off, so even where they are better shooters overall, they can get quiet when they don't get the ball, aka, Dyson Williams last night finished with 0 goals off just 4 shots.
That's a good point@@LaxFactor. During the video you also mentioned that O'Neill did take 11 shots, so he was certainly shooting.
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