Dajuan Coleman sat and watched while a freshman did things at center Coleman can’t yet do, and others he never will.
Tyler Lydon played 31 minutes in Syracuse’s win against St. Bonaventure on Tuesday, the majority coming in the middle of the 2-3 zone. He hit two late 3s while Coleman logged only 14 minutes, four points and four rebounds.
The junior isn’t ready for those minutes after an almost two-year hiatus from regular season action. But head coach Jim Boeheim doesn’t care if a first-year bench player sees more than double the time of a starter at a position only Coleman naturally plays.