Standings and scores will be recorded and updated online each week. Games will consist of two - 20 minute half's and the clock will stop on whistles under 2 minutes in each half. Referee fees are 50.00 per team per game and are paid directly to the scorekeeper before the start of the game. Only the players on your online roster are allowed to play/sub. Rosters have a 5 person minimum and a 10 player max. вЂњI think, as the season has gone on, and we see how much talent we have, and how hard weвЂ™re working, we could see that dream becoming a reality.This is a men's 5 on 5 league played on Sunday afternoon/evenings at the boys and girls club on E Fayette Street. It was just a matter of us believing in it,вЂќ said Joseph, the teamвЂ™s leading scorer at 13.8 points. So far, itвЂ™s working in spite of all thatвЂ™s gone on away from the court, with the firing of former associate head coach Bernie Fine amid sexual abuse allegations. We just have to keep believing in ourselves, keep believing what coach is teaching us.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s the reason I came back to school because I knew we had a national championship-caliber team.

вЂњWhen he said it to me as a leader, I believed in it from day one. вЂњCoach is a mastermind knowing what type of talent that we have, what type of team weвЂ™ll have before the year even starts,вЂќ said Jardine, a fifth-year senior. Before the season he broke character, telling the players they had the talent to win the national championship. This Syracuse team is much different with all its interchangeable parts, and Boeheim realized its potential early. And yet despite hitting just 2-of-13 3-pointers, shooting 37.3 percent, and getting only seven points combined from starters Damone Brown, Ryan Blackwell and Tony Bland, Syracuse hung in until the end of a 69-67 setback. The team that set the school record 12 years ago had the streak snapped at home by Seton Hall. Last year, Syracuse lost its 19th game, and that started a four-game losing streak. They look like they have really good team chemistry.вЂќ ThatвЂ™s probably one of the most impressive things about Syracuse right now - their depth and the multiple players in different positions that can beat you. вЂњThe talent level on their team is really, really impressive. YouвЂ™ve got to try to capitalize on things when youвЂ™re playing against a team like Syracuse. вЂњTheyвЂ™ve got guys that didnвЂ™t even get in the game that are pretty good basketball players,вЂќ Cooley said. Syracuse has had several impressive spurts that have helped overcome some sporadic play - a 23-0 run at North Carolina State, 19-0 tears against Tulane and Marquette, and a 20-2 spurt against Villanova.Д«oeheim has freely rotated 10 players in and out of the lineup depending on what he sees on the court, and the team has rarely skipped a beat. They donвЂ™t have as much talent as theyвЂ™ve had in the past, but they try to make up for that by playing tough for 40 minutes.вЂќ They play hard,вЂќ Orange senior forward Kris Joseph said. In the first game against the Friars, the Syracuse bench outscored the Providence bench, 35-1, and yet Providence was within 70-64 with 5:33 left before Dion Waiters hit a scoop shot and a 3-pointer to extend the lead to 11. вЂњWe have different guys that come in and do different things.вЂќ вЂњWeвЂ™ve been able to play eight, nine guys for the most part all year,вЂќ Boeheim said. In its five conference games, the Syracuse bench is averaging 38.4 points, and has outscored the oppositionвЂ™s reserves, 192-77, with Wednesday nightвЂ™s 47 points in a 79-66 win at Villanova the top performance.

We just try to take it one game at a time and focus on our task at hand and forget the rest.вЂќ We just have to play Syracuse basketball and we should come out with a victory. вЂњProvidence is very confident right now,вЂќ Syracuse guard Scoop Jardine said before practice on Thursday. The Orange defeated the Friars 87-73 on the road 10 days ago, but Providence is coming off its first conference win under first-year coach Ed Cooley, a stunning 90-59 win over No. A win will match the school record for consecutive wins at the start of a season, set by the 1999-2000 squad led by Etan Thomas. Top-ranked Syracuse (5-0 Big East) puts its unblemished record on the line Saturday night against Providence (12-6, 1-4) in the Carrier Dome. But I think at the end of the day, when the game starts, after a couple of minutes, the best team wins.вЂќ We usually come in with a good record, a good team. вЂњTeams always get ready for us anyway,вЂќ Boeheim said. No big deal that his Syracuse Orange are undefeated 18 games into the season and every opponent is looking to be the first to knock them off. SYRACUSE - Jim Boeheim has been down this road too many times to let it affect his team.

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