Strange As It Sounds... Syracuse Is The Best Team In The Country
It seems weird to say this about a Syracuse team. Not because this year’s squad isn’t great, or even because of the ‘Cuse teams in recent years. They were solid, too. In fact, if you had to describe Syracuse teams in years past, or even Syracuse as a program, that would be the word: Solid. But never completely dominant.
You always got the feeling that Syracuse’s success was a function of that 2-3 Zone, one or two good players, and a great coach in Jim Boeheim. You could never overlook Syracuse, but you never really feared them, either. Even the year the Orangemen wound up winning the national title, they were a 3-seed.
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