I can't even believe that the Irish could find a way to win a game where they shot 30% from the field and 24% from outside. The team played hard on defense and got the win by out-hustling Syracuse and playing tough. Are those 21 offensive rebounds a school record? Kudos to the team, but they have a lot to work on if they want to make the tourney.
Gibbs looks to be the only player on the team right now (at least with Bonzie and Matt out) that can take his man off the dribble and get to the basket. He's proving he can lead this team next year. I was high on Harvey coming in and, while he has shown flashes at time, he seems to play timid and he settles for the jump shot way too often. Needs to learn to go up strong when he pulls down a board. Geben, Burns and Torres have zero offensive skills and are all liabilities on that end of the floor, but they all play solid D and can rebound well. Wish Geben could learn to shoot an 8-10 footer because they were giving him that shot all game long. His passing has improved a ton this year though! Was really happy to see Burns knock down two free throws late with the game on the line.
Since it looks as though the Irish will likely be on the tourney bubble in March, this win could very well be the difference between making it to the dance or not and I'm glad they found a way to scrap out a win on the road vs a decent team. Go Irish!!!
