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Syracuse still class of coaches' poll

THREE THINGS I’M LOOKING FORWARD TO THIS WEEK

1. HOW SETON HALL PLAYS AGAINST SYRACUSE WEDNESDAY AT THE CARRIER DOME

Give Kevin Willard a ton of credit. The Seton Hall coach has led the Pirates to a pleasantly surprising 11-1 start thanks to a surging Herb Pope, a composed Jordan Theodore, and a flourishing Fuquan Edwin — now here comes the hard part. While the Pirates passed a road test last week against Dayton, playing against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome is an entirely different beast. The number one ranked Orange look like the deepest team in America and have the pieces on the front line to use multiple big men against Pope. Beating Jim Boeheim’s team on the road may be an unrealistic expectation for Seton Hall, but a competitive game in a hostile environment will tell if whether or not this team can really push for a bid to the NCAA Tournament.
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Recruiting

1. Lincoln (7-0) (Last week: 1)
We’ve been lobbying for Lincoln to get nationally ranked. They have the star (Isaiah Whitehead), impact forwards (Tafari Whittingham and Travis Charles) and guard play (Ethan Telfair, Da’Shawn Suber, Shaquille Davis and Ian Vasquez) to play with anyone in the country. The Railsplitters get to prove it – and make us look smart in the process – this week in the MaxPreps Holiday Classic in Palm Springs, Calif.
Next: Bishop Manogue (Nev.), MaxPreps Holiday Classic (Dec. 27, 530 p.m.)
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Former Players

Melo worked out everyday during the 5 month long lockout

We saw a brilliant glimpse of what Anthony could be as a collegian, when he carried Syracuse to an NCAA championship by lifting Hakim Warrick and Gerry McNamara higher than they’d ever been before. And we got a sliver of it last season, Game 2 of the playoffs in Boston, when he stubbornly and single-handedly willed the Knicks just shy of the final buzzer.

“I have no idea how he does it,” D’Antoni marveled. “It’s unbelievable what he does.
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Blogs

Syracusse Still No. 1 In AP, Coaches Polls As Big East Play Begins

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