Live NCAA Tournament Fan Q&A: Syracuse vs. Kansas State
Saturday March 17, 2012
2:18
Hello, everyone, welcome to our Syracuse basketball postgame Q&A and discussion. We'll open it up once the SU-Kansas State game is over with. I'm George Owens, and Post-Standard reporter Donnie Webb will be joining us to talk about the Orange, today's game, what's ahead for SU and whatever else is on your mind regarding SU basketball.

Thanks for joining us, and we'll get started after the game.

Saturday March 17, 2012 2:18 
2:28
That, ladies and gentlemen and souls of Ireland, is how a No. 1 seed plays in the NCAA Tournament.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:28 
2:29
All right, everyone. The final: Syracuse 75, Kansas State 59.

What did everyone think of the Orange performance today? Quite a turnaround from the opening game vs. UNC Asheville.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:29 
2:30
Leading scorers: Dion Waters 18 points, Scoop Jardine 16 points (3-of-3 on 3-pointers; James Southerland 15 points (2-of-2 from 3), Kris Joseph 11 points, Rakeem Christmas 11 rebounds and 8 points
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:30 
2:30
[Comment From rpaonerpaone: ] 
i laughed i cried i jumped 4 joy go cuse
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:30 rpaone
2:31
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
They brought their "A" game, today...thank gawd......and Duke's out, Ha Ha
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:31 slim
2:31
Who was player of the game for Syracuse?
Dion Waiters
 ( 24% )
Kris Joseph
 ( 3% )
Scoop Jardine
 ( 21% )
James Southerland
 ( 7% )
Rakeem Christmas
 ( 45% )

Saturday March 17, 2012 2:31 
2:32
Not exactly feeling the Fab-hangover today my little orange leprechauns
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:32 
2:32
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Rakeem was the man today filling in the middle
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:32 Guest
2:32
I'll be posting some stats in just a minute or two here. One stat that stands out on the boxscore ... eight blocks by SU. Three from Christmas, three from Southerland, two from Keita.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:32 
2:32
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
They played the way we all knew they could play....!!!!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:32 slim
2:33
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
who would you rather face in the sweet 16, vandy or wisconsin?
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:33 Guest
2:33
Matt Park on the Orange Radio broadcast wanted to give co-MVP awards - one to Scoop, the other to K-State's Thomas Gipson, who was 2-of-9 from the field.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:33 
2:33
[Comment From DonorDadDonorDad: ] 
Watching from Seattle...Christmas and Southerland were huge in the second half, shutting down KState's insede game and rebounding dominance. SU looked like a #1 seed in the second half!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:33 DonorDad
2:34
Go up and down the lineup, there were a lot of Syracuse players that made significant contributions today
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:34 
2:34
[Comment From kstatekstate: ] 
but k state was without their best rebounder, and their best scorer was hurt most of the game.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:34 kstate
2:34
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Donnie, what did you think of officiating job today? Sucked as usual in my opinion
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:34 slim
2:35
Syracuse scoring:

Waiters 18, Jardine 16, Southerland 15, Joseph 11, Christmas 8, Triche 4, Fair 3
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:35 
2:35
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
those are the breaks, kstate
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:35 slim
2:35
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
SU played great.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:35 Guest
2:36
[Comment From looking aheadlooking ahead: ] 
who would you rather play next round?
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:36 looking ahead
2:36
Charles Barkley: "Syracuse is one of the few teams that gets better when they go the bench. I still believe they're going to miss Fab Melo somewhere"
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:36 
2:37
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Don't need Fab. Christmas did a very good job. About time we played great. KS was terrible and would have been below 500 in the Big East
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:37 Guest
2:38
Christmas had 11 rebounds, 8 points and 3 blocks today. Southerland added 6 rebounds, Jardine 5
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:38 
2:39
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
Barkley is a terrible excuse for an expert. If you listen to him he does not know what he is talking about
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:39 Guest
2:39
Boeheim on CBS: "Rakeem did a great job. Both Baye and Rock did a great job inside. I said from the beginning of the tournament, we[re going where our seniors take us. Scoop and Kris stepped up big."
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:39 
2:40
Barkley: "I actually like them to win one more game. When you get down to nitty-gritty, that's when they'll miss him (Fab Melo)."
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:40 
2:42
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
I think we're fine moving forward in this tourney, regardless of being "Fab-less"
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:42 slim
2:42
Syracuse bench outscored the K-State bench today 33-0.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:42 
2:43
Who would all of you out there rather face in the next round, Wisconsin or Vanderbilt?
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:43 
2:43
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Because this team is "Fab-u-less"....
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:43 slim
2:43
[Comment From DanDan: ] 
Here's the P-S headline tomorrow: FABuLESS. You're welcome.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:43 Dan
2:43
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Wisconsin
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:43 slim
2:44
Thanks, Dan. I'll pass it along.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 
2:44
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
Cuse baby! Pumped for the win!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 14CANADA
2:44
Because of Vanderbilt's 3-point skills (and all the confidence it has after beating Kentucky in the SEC Tournament), I think the Orange would prefer Wisconsin. Of course, be careful what you wish for.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 
2:44
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Dan, beat ya to it...LOL
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 slim
2:44
[Comment From DanDan: ] 
Gotta admit Slim beat me to it.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:44 Dan
2:45
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
LOL at Dan
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:45 slim
2:45
[Comment From GuestGuest: ] 
I think Rak played a great game...esp in the 2nd half...missed a few put backs...but I hope he gets more confidence from this win and his game today. Go Cuse!!!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:45 Guest
2:45
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
Zags or Ohio St.?!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:45 14CANADA
2:46
Barkley is picking Gonzaga to beat Ohio State.

So, that probably means Ohio State is a lock.

Saturday March 17, 2012 2:46 
2:47
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
He picked us next week too! Lol!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:47 14CANADA
2:47
[Comment From DanDan: ] 
Go Zags!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:47 Dan
2:47
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Ya think, George? Not sure, myself
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:47 slim
2:48
Syracuse scored 50 points in the second half; shot 51.1 percent from the field, 66.7 percent from 3-point land and 79.3 percent from free throw line; Orange 23-of-29 from free throw stripe; Syracuse made 10 more free throws than K-State
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:48 
2:48
What do I know, Slim? I has Missouri in the Final Four on my bracket
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:48 
2:49
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
The early bonus in the second half really helped!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:49 14CANADA
2:49
My brother and sister-in-law are former Kansas season-ticket holders and love the Jayhawks; they're happy happy happy - Mizzou and K-State are out; Duke is out, too.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:49 
2:49
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
..and I had Duke and Uconn on one side of brackets...and now that's a "Poof"....LOL
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:49 slim
2:50
Joseph looked more aggressive today, much more willing to take it to the hoop than just settle for 3-pointers.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:50 
2:50
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
that would be in the elite eight
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:50 slim
2:51
[Comment From jjjj: ] 
the officials seemed to have been calling everything today
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:51 jj
2:51
Dana O'Neill of espn.com writes that the turning point came when Jordan Henriquez of K-State picked up his third foul; then Scoop went wild scoring six points and "dishing out two incredible assists" as Syracuse stretched out its lead to 55-42
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:51 
2:51
Steve Lavin: "Playing the Badgers is like getting a root canal for two hours."
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:51 
2:52
Syracuse only attempted 9 3-pointers today; against UNCA, they took 23. Much more willing to drive to the basket.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:52 
2:52
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
I liked K-Jo's style today, he needs to bring it more often...IMO
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:52 slim
2:52
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
@jj ya, no one can say the refs "gave us this one"!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:52 14CANADA
2:53
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
14, we got hosed more than anything...
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:53 slim
2:54
Syracuse 3-point shooting:

Vs. UNC Asheville: 5-of-23

Vs. Kansas State: 6-of-9

Saturday March 17, 2012 2:54 
2:54
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
Ya definally!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:54 14CANADA
2:55
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
Better opponets hopefully means better production as we move on!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:55 14CANADA
2:55
Wonder how much losing Jamar Samuels took out of the Wilcats? Some concern here after Asheville game about how losing Fab affected the Orange?

http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/tournament/2012/story/_/id/7701275/2012-ncaa-tournament-kansas-state-wildcats-hold-jamar-samuels-eligibilty-concerns
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:55 
2:56
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
SU clearly the superior team, K-State could not stay with us man to man second half. We got the bad Scoop first half, and the good (very good) Scoop the 2nd. Once we started rebounding better, the game was over.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:56 fitzbah
2:56
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
George, like I said on another fan site, Syracuse has to stop jacking three's and attack the rim, and that's just what they did today....
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:56 slim
2:57
fitzbah: What is this bad Scoop you speaketh about?
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:57 
2:58
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
The one who turns it over!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:58 14CANADA
2:58
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
Slim- good call, most of the 3's we took today were in the flow of the offense, and not surprisingly we hit a higher percentage.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:58 fitzbah
2:58
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
Bad Scoop: 2 points, 4 turnovers
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:58 fitzbah
2:59
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
Good Scoop: 14 points 4 assists, 2 turnovers.
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:59 fitzbah
2:59
[Comment From hammersmithhammersmith: ] 
KS coach waited too long to return his center to the game, it's one and done, especially when the center dominated the basket. Bad coaching, JB out coached him! Coaching and seniors, using bench correctly, big factor moving ahead!
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:59 hammersmith
2:59
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
fitzpah, exactly....that's where we get our "good" three's from, just the way you said it....
Saturday March 17, 2012 2:59 slim
3:00
I saw someone create the word scoopid; but his stat line today is pretty scoopalicious
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:00 
3:01
[Comment From DanDan: ] 
Triche had a couple of really bad tournovers today. I thought when he scored that 1st basket he was going to have a big day.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:01 Dan
3:01
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
LOL. another "Lin" thing, eh?....LOL
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:01 slim
3:01
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
Was anyone more nervous about this game because of what happened yesterday?!
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:01 14CANADA
3:01
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
Hammer- I thought the same thing at the time, but even when he got back in the game, we finally were screening him off the boards and getting the rebounds, and maintained control of the game.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:01 fitzbah
3:03
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Nope, 14, I was nervous about this game last Thursday night after the way we played UNC-A
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:03 slim
3:03
[Comment From DanDan: ] 
Xmas learned more about how to play in these 2 games than in the previous 33.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:03 Dan
3:04
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
Scoop is obviously a very important player for us, and when he plays as he did the 2nd half (and to his credit, as he has played most games this year) we are a very dangerous team. The defense is consistant, and when the offense kicks in (50 second half points) we can and will most likely beat anybody.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:04 fitzbah
3:06
Dan: I know he stat line wasn't great -- 4 points, 3 turnovers and 3 assists -- but I didn't think Triche played a bad game. A couple turnovers, yeah, but was active on defense and made a few nice passes.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:06 
3:06
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
Obviously, we are all feeling a whole lot better than we were after the Ashville game. Survive and advance!!
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:06 fitzbah
3:07
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
We got 50 2nd half points, is that a NCAA record? I know when we scored 53 1st half points against Kansas in 2003 that was a record....
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:07 slim
3:07
[Comment From fitzbahfitzbah: ] 
On to Boston! Out.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:07 fitzbah
3:07
[Comment From 14CANADA14CANADA: ] 
Alright see ya guys! Let's beat Wisconsin or Vanderbuilt! Go 'Cuse!
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:07 14CANADA
3:08
Lot of angst here in the chat room after the UNC Asheville victory; today, satisfaction reigns; plus it's awful nice in Syracuse at the moment; lots and lots of folks outside lapping up the sunshine
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:08 
3:08
SLim -- don't think so, but I'm seeing if I can look it up ...
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:08 
3:09
[Comment From RollyRolly: ] 
When the cuse rebounds and Jardine limits turnovers you are lookinf
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:09 Rolly
3:09
[Comment From DanDan: ] 
The one tunrover Triche had when we were starting to pull away - dribbling into no man's land then throwing the ball right to the kstate guy could have been a real momentum killer. Just real bad decision at the time.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:09 Dan
3:10
[Comment From tomtom: ] 
mcw how come he isn't playing a few min.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:10 tom
3:10
[Comment From RollyRolly: ] 
At a final four team ezpecially if Christmas continues and Southerland playing well.. Look out Kentucky
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:10 Rolly
3:10
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Cool....I know that was in the NC game, so whatever might have happened in the earlier rounds could be anything, really in all of these years...
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:10 slim
3:11
Dan: Definitely, that was a bad decision. Still, overall, I think he played OK.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:11 
3:11
Tom: Jim clearly doesn't feel comfortable putting the freshmen in and wants to stick with his three experienced guards.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:11 
3:12
[Comment From DanDan: ] 
Time to go back to bed. 4:00 am here in Tokyo. Nighty night All.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:12 Dan
3:12
Tokyo? Wow, thanks for joining us.

We get a worldwide audience here.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:12 
3:14
sayonara
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:14 
3:17
Slim: Havent's been able to find that record. Doubt that it's a record, though. TV folks would have mentioned it, with all their stat people standing by.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:17 
3:18
So far, in our "You Grade the Orange" poll (at syracuse.com/orangebasketball ) , Scoop is outpolling Rak for Player of the Game, with Southerland third
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:18 
3:18
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
Tokyo is just around the corner from Hong Kong...
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:18 slim
3:18
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
George, you're prolly right, just threw it out in passing....it would be cool if it was, tho....
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:18 slim
3:19
Waiters was the leading scorer with 18 points; 7-of-7 from the free throw line; no love in the voting for Dion?
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:19 
3:20
Did y'all catch that little bicep pose Dion flashed after that sick drive in the second half that resulted in a natural three-point play?
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:20 
3:20
Sorry, my bad, Waiters is third, Southerland fourth.

But Scoop and Rak are well ahead
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:20 
3:21
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
just voted Dion, I did...
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:21 slim
3:22
[Comment From JaeosJaeos: ] 
Rakeem; stepping up big time.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:22 Jaeos
3:23
Jaeos:

He sure looked good today. Nice stat line, too:

8 points, 11 rebounds, 3 blocks
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:23 
3:23
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
..and gave Cuse all "A's" too...how could you not?
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:23 slim
3:24
Anyone celebrate by going to Gannon's? Lines have been crazy there this week.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:24 
3:25
Or is everyone holed up in taverns? I suspect there's a bit of consuming adult beverages today.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:25 
3:27
[Comment From FredFred: ] 
Thoughts on CJ Fair? He seems to have lost his mojo, and I've got to believe we're going to need him to step it up in order to keep advancing. Rakeem got better as the game went along, and it appears he's adjusting to the speed of the game, which is good news for the 'Cuse.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:27 Fred
3:27
Thanx, gang; wishing you peace, love and Scooooooooop. Have a great rest of the weekend. Until Boston....
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:27 
3:28
[Comment From slimslim: ] 
see ya
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:28 slim
3:29
Fred: C.J. has definitely struggled the last three games; today, he missed a couple of good looks early, and didn't do much after that. As SU gets deeper in the tourney, they'll need get his game back.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:29 
3:31
Thanks for joining us today, everyone. Keep checking Syracuse.com for complete coverage of today's game and lots of Orange news and information between now and Thursday.

Thanks again for joining us, and have a great weekend.
Saturday March 17, 2012 3:31 
3:31
 

 
 
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