Syracuse students agree: This game will be more of the first.
Syracuse, as expected, opened the season with a nice win over Lafayette. And now the Drexel Dragons come into the Carrier Dome in the hopes of a huge early season upset. But that will likely not be the case as Syracuse is just getting rolling on a season which has shown that Syracuse will be a very high powered shooting team. Drexel is a decent offensive team that is very efficient with the ball, but they were one of the slowest last season. If Syracuse is able to speed this game up and get fast break points, this one will be over early. And there is no reason to think that won't be the case. Drexel's Camren Wynter is their best player, who averaged over 16ppg last season. So he's likely to do some damage from behind the arc. But either way Syracuse will be bigger and have more firepower. Syracuse over Drexel by 24. This game is available on ESPN 2 at 5pm. GO ORANGE!
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Syracuse students agree: It's great to be back.
It's a new season, which means we're back. And by we I mean mostly me. But also sometimes John. But still mostly me. And we have a basketball preview, which means the new season is upon us. Syracuse opens their season against... <checks notes>... Lafayette. The Lafayette Leopards. I applaud them for going with an alliterated mascot. Either way, they were the 2021 Patriot League "division season champs" with a record of 9-5. Syracuse is 8-0 all time against them, last playing in 1995, with John Wallace dropping 20 points on them. Lafayette isn't good defensively and Syracuse is better than every team in the Patriot League. This shouldn't be a contest. Look for Edwards to get some confidence and excel inside, while Cole Swider and Buddy Boeheim (and probably Joe Girard) drill some threes to give Syracuse a big lead early in the 2nd half. This shouldn't be close. The only question is how early Jim pulls the starters to give some younger players some time on the floor. Syracuse by 28. This game is available regionally. Check your local listings here. For everyone else, it's internet only. Welcome back to basketball (even though the football team is very much not done for the year) and, as always, GO ORANGE!
Labels: Basketball, Preview