Well, that’s more like it.
After a bit of a hiatus (read: I got lazy), “The Morning After” is back following Syracuse‘s 74-58 win over the Florida State Seminoles to close out the regular season.
Regardless of what you might have heard from ignorant announcers, Syracuse had little at stake in this one. The Orange had already locked up the #2 seed in the ACC tournament by virtue of Duke‘s win over rival UNC on Saturday night. Even had Syracuse lost to FSU, the Orange, Devils and Heels would have had identical conference records. Syracuse had the head-to-head tiebreaker over Carolina and a better overall record than the Dookies. Hence, Syracuse was the #2 seed no matter (sorry for the non-sequitir, but them repeating that Syracuse would clinch the #2 with a win irked me all afternoon).
So, really this game was nothing more than an opportunity for the Orange to try to get things right heading into the post season. Continue reading The Morning After: Back in Business