Syracuse Basketball: Grading the Orange
The Syracuse Orange closed out the regular season on Sunday with 74-58 win over the Florida State Seminoles. The win earned the Orange a 27-4 mark for the regular season, a record that, any other year, would have SU fans jumping for joy. This season, though, the fact that Jim Boeheim’s squad went only 2-4 over their last six has many of the Orange faithful’s panic-o-meter cranked up to 44.
Relax.
Yes, the Orange had their seasonal slide a bit later than usual. True, that slide included a couple of really bad losses to Boston College and Georgia Tech. And, of course, one fairly dominant win over the ‘Noles doesn’t erase the flaws shown by Syracuse late in the season. So, let’s take a moment to take the long view and grade the Orange as they prepare for the post season.
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