Syracuse loss vs. Virginia Tech shines spotlight on short rest for Orange

There are numerous reasons for the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team’s loss to Virginia Tech on Saturday.

The Hokies obviously shot the lights out from three, and Andrew pointed out how high ball pressure hurt SU’s abilities on offense too. To varying extents, one of the reasons for the struggles on both ends of the floor could also be the fact that SU had just one day between their home matchup against Miami and a road game at Blacksburg.

Characteristically, Jim Boeheim something to say about it after Saturday’s 22-point loss, as Syracuse.com captured:

“It’s always tough. We played Thursday. They played Monday. When you have that much time to prepare for us, it helps. And we had one day.…