Syracuse Hoops
The Carrier Dome needs to rock the next two games after a second straight defeat with a loss to Pitt today. While it could be argued the ‘Cuse could have won the Villanova game, this game was not the case. The Orange were outrebounded 39-24 and are certainly finally feeling the impact of the loss of James Southerland. To make matters worse Freshman Dajuan Coleman is out with a knee injury so they are down to seven scholarship players active.
The Orange have four games in a row coming up against teams with winning records (Notre Dame, St. John’s, UConn, and Seton Hall). The next two are at home so they need to right the ship before heading on the road for the other two.
Syracuse fans typically start to panic around this time (remember when Fab Melo got suspended last year). A two game losing streak in upstate NY does not sit well. But this is nothing that a nice bounce back on Monday night at the Carrier Dome won’t cure.
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