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Syracuse men’s basketball: Man-to-man defense, starting five and more from Jon Rothstein

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball season is drawing closer, which heralds the start of the Adrian Autry era. With a revamped roster full of transfers and intriguing returning talent, there’s a lot of unknowns surrounding how the Orange will look come opening tip. College basketball reporter Jon Rothstein was in Central New York on Thursday to watch Syracuse practice, and he shared some interesting observations about the new-look Orange squad.

Yes, it’s man-to-man

Syracuse will not look like the Syracuse that we've seen during the past few seasons.