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Southerland leads overwhelming Syracuse press

The sequence actually came within a longer one of just over a minute, where the Orange turned the Red Raiders over six times in a row. It began at the 8:51 mark when James Southerland picked off a kickout pass to the corner from Colgate’s Mike Venezia, who found himself swarmed with nowhere to go underneath the basket. Southerland finished the fast break the other way with an open jumper at the top of the key.

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Why Syracuse won’t make the Final Four

When it comes to this season, you can call me Lord Buzz Killington, the Duke of Negativity. I don’t want to ruin everyone’s fun, and I’m not one of the forever negative commenters you see on the Syracuse message boards. Preseason expectations are great. But we shouldn’t get overly excited about this season. Syracuse has glaring weaknesses that could kill the dreams of a Big East title, not to mention Final Four aspirations.

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2011-12 Syracuse basketball preview

There are tremendous expectations on the 2011-12 Syracuse basketball team. Syracuse returns most of its core from last year’s team, and will begin the season ranked No. 5. They’re also expected to win a share of the Big East, according to the preseason coach’s poll.