SU Hoops ends as Lax heats up
Whenever Syracuse gets knocked out of the tournament I have trouble even watching the rest of the games and even wanting to talk about basketball so I’ve finally stopped feeling sorry for myself. It was a great NCAA run and great regional, but as expected they fell a bit short against Michigan. I thought Michigan was the better team going in but it was tough to watch with the opportunities they had to win. I don’t like to blame officials but that was tough to see so many block/charge calls go against the Orange. Can’t help but feel bad for Brandon Triche who had as solid of a four year career as anyone has had for the Orange.
As expected, Michael Carter-Williams quickly declared for the NBA Draft. I can’t blame anyone for taking the millions. He had a great season and should go, but still needs to significantly refine his game. I hope he gets on the right team with some time to develop and no early pressure on him. Syracuse has a great recruiting class coming in next year, and will have a new starting PG for the third season in a row as this was MCW’s first year starting. Tyler Ennis from famed St Benedict’s Prep in New Jersey will most likely take over and have some big shoes to fill.
Although its tough to say that Syracuse lacrosse is doing better than expected, I think its safe to say that so far for this season. A huge win over # 2 Cornell on Wednesday has the Orange feeling pretty good about themselves. They have some big wins against top ranked teams (Hopkins, St, John’s, and Princeton) already as they move into the latter part of their scheduled. A big game is coming up in the Big City Classic at MetLife (Giants) Stadium on April 27th against # 4 Notre Dame, which I expect to attend. The Orange have overcome some struggles at the x faceoff spot and will have to resolve this to have a strong finish to the season. Last year, their struggles at the faceoff spot cost them in the tournament. Now that Orange basketball is officially over, I”m looking forward to an exciting remainder of the lacrosse season.
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