In the 11 games since SU beat Marquette, it has shot a collective 30 percent on 3-pointers. Will the Orange’s struggles from deep haunt them come tournament time?
No. 2 Syracuse added on to the best start of any team in school history on Sunday by handing Rutgers a 74-64 defeat which marked their 12th consecutive win in the series.
The Syracuse team that takes the field against Albany in the season opener at the Dome on Saturday will be hardly recognizable from the one that lost to Maryland in the 2011 NCAA quarterfinals.
The Orange won against a team they hadn’t beaten in seven tries. They did it against a team that was streaking and had won six in a row to reclaim a spot among the best teams in the Big East.
How satisfying to see Kyle Kuric score 3 points. How satisfying to watch Colonel Sanders go down in Louisville at his precious KFC Yum! Center. It wasn’t quite as delicious as a Double Down sandwich but unlike the Double Down it won’t make Syracuse feel nauseous afterwards.