The Syracuse Basketball Pod went live from Brooklyn, where the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team again squandered a New York City trip. Last year, the Orange suffered a similar setback but regrouped into conference play to reach the NCAAs.
Now Kevin and others are already talking NIT. A 4-3 start marks Syracuse’s worst since 1996, a similar season of rebuilding after a successful veteran core departed, but there are some attributes that could still make this team better despite their obvious shortcomings: bench play, rebounding and a fast-break defensive lapse that cost SU the Oklahoma State game.