Given what has transpired over the past few days, it’s difficult to focus on the sport of college basketball itself, because the fragility and preciousness of life have of course taken center stage. Despite an SU community that is grieving and will remain in shock for quite some time, the Orange hoops outfit put forth a valiant effort on Saturday night in Central New York.
Syracuse didn’t beat No. 1 Duke in front of an NCAA record-setting crowd, but the ‘Cuse roster and its heart-broken head coach, Jim Boeheim, shouldn’t feel ashamed whatsoever about the ultimate outcome.