Matt worked for the Westchester Journal News, covering a variety of sports. He has also covered Syracuse University basketball from 2003-05 in both online and print. Matt graduated from Syracuse University in 2004 and currently resides in New York City.
If you want to know why Syracuse is 7-3, it’s because the two of Syracuse’s shooters, Trevor Cooney and Malachi Richardson, simply can’t accomplish that core objective of the sport they play.
The 23 combined points that this year’s Syracuse basketball team has outscored its opponents by in the first two games is the 4th lowest total in the past 15 years.
There has been a lot of talk around Syracuse basketball circles regarding the loss of freshman center Moustapha Diagne and what it means for the upcoming season.
The Knicks, with a healthy Carmelo Anthony, will not be as terrible again on the court. Carmelo’s presence alone over a full season is a guaranteed 25-30 wins.
There’s a third option that the win-now Knicks would never consider, but would probably be the best move for both the Knicks and Carmelo’s career: trade him to a contender or a team that would benefit from his scoring ability.