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Syracuse Basketball: Joe Girard III era is officially upon us

It took 45 minutes and 28 seconds for Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim to make a change to his 2019-20 starting lineup.

It’s now officially Joe Girard III time on the hill.

In game one Syracuse’s offense was awful vs Virginia. The team only mustered 34 points, but despite all the deficiencies, it seemed like the Orange got a pass based on the opponent’s reputation.

That wasn’t the case in game two vs Colgate on Wednesday night.

Jalen Carey got the start, as he has throughout the offseason (foreign trips, exhibition play, and early in the regular season), but 5:28 into the first half, the experiment was over.