The Syracuse Orange lost a game today, but not the season. That is the beauty of going 28-4, winning the Big East regular season title and being ranked among the top three or four teams in the country for the balance of the season. It's not surprising the team lost to Georgetown today. What is more remarkable is that they have won so many games with hardly a loss, especially when you consider the names of the teams they've played over the last few weeks: UConn, Georgetown, Louisville and Villanova.
Of course we are all concerned about the right leg of Arinze Onuaku. The prognosis from the team doctor is reasonably positive. He thinks Onuaku will be back, but is still waiting for MRI results in the morning. The injury and the loss are not reason for panic. This team has accomplished too much and has too much seasoning to get concerned.
The same can not be said for some of the student sports talk radio hosts on WAER at Syracuse University. You would have thought the whole team drove off a cliff the way they were using hyperbole to declare an end to all of the Orange hopes for a run to the Final Four. I'm sure there is not a course in exaggeration at the Newhouse School, but maybe they need one to teach the notion of restraint, perspective and sound judgment.
There is an expected range of emotions from fans following the team. Some think losing in the Big East will serve the team well in getting ready for next week. Others are convinced the number one seed in the NCAA tournament has been lost. Relax everyone. All Syracuse needs to get back to their winning ways is a match up against a 15th or 16th seed in Buffalo next week. Once winning ways return and a full dose of confidence we will once again be chatting about a likely run deep into the post-season.
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