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Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim on Geno Thorpe: 'We're not being cautious. He can't play.'

Syracuse, N.Y. - Jim Boeheim said he's not being cautious with Geno Thorpe.

Thorpe didn't play in Syracuse's exhibition game against Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday because, as Boeheim said, "He can't play.''

A sprained ankle that was supposed to sideline Thorpe for a few days has stretched into two weeks.

Thorpe, a 6-3 guard who transferred from South Florida to Syracuse last spring, was forced to miss the Orange's 84-54 exhibition game victory over Southern New Hampshire at the Carrier Dome.

Thorpe injured the ankle two weeks ago; a couple days before Syracuse's Orange-White scrimmage on Oct.