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Syracuse Basketball: Takeaways from emphatic win over Seattle

By Rudi Richards

SYRACUSE, NY - FEBRUARY 23: General view of the seat reserved for head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange prior to the game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Carrier Dome on February 23, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images)
SYRACUSE, NY - FEBRUARY 23: General view of the seat reserved for head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange prior to the game against the Duke Blue Devils at the Carrier Dome on February 23, 2019 in Syracuse, New York. (Photo by Rich Barnes/Getty Images) /
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DETROIT, MI – MARCH 16: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange talks with Bourama Sidibe #35 during the first half against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 16, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images)
DETROIT, MI – MARCH 16: Head coach Jim Boeheim of the Syracuse Orange talks with Bourama Sidibe #35 during the first half against the TCU Horned Frogs in the first round of the 2018 NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament at Little Caesars Arena on March 16, 2018 in Detroit, Michigan. (Photo by Gregory Shamus/Getty Images) /

On Saturday night, Syracuse Basketball recorded their second win of the season with an impressive win over Seattle. Here’s what to take away from the encounter.

Syracuse Basketball was able to get their second straight win last night. The Orange welcomed the Seattle Redhawks to the Carrier Dome in a game that they knew that they should be winning. Syracuse opened as sixteen point favorites, and it soon became clear why. After beginning the year extremely poorly on the offensive end, things began to step up in their win against Colgate. What we saw from Syracuse up until last night was far and away from being good enough to compete in the ACC – sloppy play, with dire shot selection and rushed offensive possessions. Last night, for the first time this season, this Orange side looked like a team that opponents shouldn’t underestimate.

The team’s two wins have come against opponents that they should be beating. That’s no secret. But if the Orange are going to do anything of note in the latter parts of the year, these are the wins that are going to matter. Last year, Syracuse scraped into the tournament with a 20-14 (10-8) record. After a season which saw the Orange drop so many games that they should have taken, it was the big wins that made them in with a shout for March. Perhaps, defeating Duke in their own backyard was the difference-maker. This season, the Orange have to win much more against the teams that they should be beating, as it’s going to be a tougher task to make the tournament this time around.

What Syracuse showed against Seattle was their ability to score well. Consistently putting up points is going to be the difference-maker all season long. This team’s toughness, grit, and perseverance on the defensive end goes without saying, it just needs to be matched on the opposite end of the floor. Syracuse got the win they needed in their third game of the season and here are the three main things to take away from it, as they continue to build towards a hopeful season:

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