On Sunday the Arizona State Sun Devils were knocked out of the NCAA tournament by the Syracuse Orangemen. Jonny Flynn (pictured above jumping about 20 feet in the air) was a pest all day for the Orange, scoring 11 points and handing out 7 assists. but it was Eric Devendorf who really killed the Devils, scoring 21 points, including 5 three pointers. The Suns Devils offense was stagnant at many points throughout the game, most likely puzzled by Syracuse's 2-3 zone. All-American James Harden had 10 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists but you could have fooled me. All I saw him do was pass the damn ball to the wing every time he got it. I don't know if coach Herb Sendik told him to get his teammates involved, but he didn't seem interested and had no rhythm when he did shoot (especially in the first half). I know Syracuse was focused on shutting him down, but there was no creativity by ASU to get him the ball, and the few times Harden did get the ball he didn't do enough with it. This should be a great lesson for Sendik and Arizona State that you have those star players for a reason, and that reason is to pound them the damn ball come tournament time.
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