Last night’s contest against St. Rose marked the final tune-up for Syracuse Orange men’s basketball before the season officially starts. The Orange comfortably coasted to a second straight exhibition win. There was a lot to digest, but here’s what I took away from yesterday’s game:
Chris Bell steps up
Ninety minutes before tip-off, Syracuse ruled out two of its top six players in Benny Williams (suspended for violation of team rules) and Maliq Brown (precautionary for a lower-body injury). Although not overly concerning, we saw a new starting five work together, with Chris Bell and Justin Taylor rotating between the small forward and power forward positions.