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Syracuse Basketball: Boeheim’s Army must shake off rust, tough 2nd battle

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It’s understandable that Boeheim’s Army, the collection of former Syracuse basketball players and other stars, struggled a bit in its first contest of The Basketball Tournament (“TBT”), the $1 million, winner-take-all annual summer event.

The guys who make up the Boeheim’s Army line-up haven’t practiced together all that much, and it’s not so easy to automatically gel as a cohesive unit from the get-go.

Despite a roster loaded with talent and a ton of optimistic buzz heading into its TBT debut this past Saturday afternoon in the Peoria, Ill.