Syracuse Basketball: 2019-20 keys for success at home against Colgate

3. Get the ball inside more often

While the Orange has been adamant about shooting the three-ball often at times over the last couple of seasons, the inside game is something that could potentially change their fortunes this season.

Getting the ball inside is something that the Orange should’ve done against Virginia. This Colgate side isn’t going to be as tough to break down as Virginia were, giving the Orange an opportunity to start making plays inside the paint, rather than taking every shot they can from outside the arc. Syracuse took 29 shots from three-point range, last week, compared to just the 26 from inside the arc. When the Orange did go inside, they showed that they can score there, and although it wasn’t much, there’s plenty of potential for this team to be strong in terms of their inside game.

Being more reliant on moving inside, will give their three-point game a chance to loosen up. If they keep on shooting poor shots then it’s just going to continue to be ugly. But if they move its inside more, then the opportunities outside will become more efficient. With Guerrier, Jesse Edwards and Brycen Goodine all getting minutes in the opener, there’s plenty of talent that can potentially be effective in the paint, and hopefully, we’ll see this happen on Wednesday against the Raiders.

It’s a game where there’ll be more opportunity to see the freshmen’s potential and how the Syracuse side can put last week’s misery behind them and get their season off to a real start.