As Syracuse enters life without Rakeem Christmas in 2015-16, it's unclear exactly how head coach Jim Boeheim will distribute minutes at center. Assumed starter DaJuan Coleman has been out of basketball for nearly two full years with knee problems, making it unlikely that he'll average anywhere close to the 34.3 minutes per game that Christmas averaged last season. Instead, even if he's productive and fully healthy, Coleman will need to be spelled from time to time.
When Coleman is on the bench, the Orange will have the personnel -- that being its abundance of guards -- to experiment with small lineups featuring Tyler Roberson at center.