As we know it, the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball season ended abruptly in the first round of the NCAA Tournament last Thursday to Baylor. Immediately after the game you probably felt disappointed. If you thought about it further, you might have even felt a little cheated.
The 2018-19 Syracuse team was supposed to be good. The Orange came into the preseason as the No. 16 team in the country with all five starters back from a Sweet 16 run in 2018. Jim Boeheim added scoring and depth with a newly eligible transfer, top-40 recruit and even brought in his own kin for what should have been a solid team worthy of competing for a National Championship.