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[QUOTE="SUFan44, post: 2930097, member: 39"]
Meh. I still don't think losing 10 games in a regular season constitutes a good year. Just two of the Top 25 teams (AP & Coaches) have more than 7 losses right now -- Louisville (10), Wisconsin (8). I also don't think your standard is necessarily accurate.

Elite Eights & Final Fours mean you had a great run and the right matchups but at some point in time I'd like to see the team get back to contending for national titles every once in awhile. Or at least have a chance to.

Just 3 NCAA champions have been seeded higher than a 3 in a regional. #4 Arizona in 1997, #6 Kansas (Manning) in 1988 & #8 Villanova in 1985. If you're a Top 3 seed in a region, you usually have a realistic shot at a national title.

Syracuse has earned a 3 seed or higher 14 times in Boeheim's 42 years as head coach. That means once every three years there should be legitimate hopes of competing against the top teams.

26 times Syracuse has earned a Top 5 seed or greater, meaning -- at least, theoretically -- they are ranked in the Top 20 at the time of the NCAA Tournament. Or once every 1.6 years during Boeheim's tenure the team has been ranked.

We haven't sniffed either of those levels the last 5 years.
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