The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team is finally back on the hardwood, as the expectations have risen for this team to dance further than last year’s Sweet 16 appearance. After winning both of their exhibition games in convincing fashion, the Orange will begin the games that really count against the Eastern Washington Eagles this Tuesday night.
If the Orange are going to live up to the hype surrounding their talented team, they are going to need to perform well in their non-conference games — that starts with the Eagles. Syracuse is definitely the more talented team in the opener, but they’ll need to set the tone from the tip if they want to keep the Carrier Dome faithful pleased.