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Syracuse basketball breakdown: How much will the Orange run this season?

Syracuse, N.Y. — With Syracuse starting practice last Friday, the college basketball season seems imminent.

But there are still weeks to go before SU's media day and Orange Madness, which occurs on Oct. 21. To pass the time this week, beat reporters Mike Waters and Donna Ditota will pick a pertinent issue per day to discuss about the 2016-17 Orange.

Today's topic: The return of the Syracuse fast break?

Donna Ditota: Syracuse, for all its run-and-gun pedigree, hasn't sprinted out much in transition since the 2011-12 team, when Scoop Jardine and Brandon Triche led the break.