Boeheim did say the team only played well for two weeks (the tournament). But here's what he said to Andy Katz in August and it certainly gave us grounds to be optimistic.
“The finish can be a little deceptive,’’ said Boeheim. “We weren’t great last year. We were really good in the tournament. We had young players who got better at the end. It wasn’t a fluke. We beat good teams. That team is returning. We’re not returning the team from the middle of the year…..We have really added good offensive players. We do expect to be a better team.’’
College basketball: Jim Boeheim optimistic about Syracuse prospects | NCAA.com
If the Orange are a better team they still exhibit the same up and down inconsistency...which may be a polite way of describing mediocrity. Capable of beating the top team in the country and capable of badly losing 6 games on our home court or NYC home away from home.
Mediocrity is never acceptable.
(Well, for Georgetown, maybe).
But not for the Syracuse Orange and their fans.