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[QUOTE="moqui, post: 180856, member: 214"]
I'm trying not to think of it that way.  I think that is just a way of whistling past the graveyard.
 
I think of it this way:  The rounds of 32 and 16 are the Syracuse Basketball graveyard.  You run into teams that are often (at least) moderately talented, well coached and disciplined.  Teams that value each possession and don't turn the ball over a lot and therefore take a big part of SU's offensive advantage away.
 
JB has only advanced past the Sweet 16 on 4 occasions.  Those 4 teams had something in common:  the ability to score efficiently in half court sets, largely because they each had very strong low post scoring options.  The 09-10 team had it in Arinze, but without him they once again dropped out at the round of 16.  This year's squad has been in an opposite situation - they haven't had that go-to, low post threat most of the season, but there was reason to believe that Fab might become one by late in the year.
 
Can JB develop Fab into that consistent threat in the time remaining?  Losing three games certainly didn't help the cause.
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