As the ‘Cuse hoops outfit gets set to host Le Moyne Wednesday night in an exhibition encounter, with the 2018-19 regular season only a few days away, the buzz is definitely brewing about our boys on the Hill.
The Orange finds itself ranked in an abundance of pre-season top-25 polls, and expectations are clearly high. But despite a ton of lofty praise among the sport’s pundits, is Syracuse really a legit team to reach the 2019 Final Four?
I believe so, and it seems that CBS Sports senior writer Matt Norlander agrees. Earlier this week, he published an interesting piece on the 16 groups, which he slotted into various tiers, that he thinks have a “realistic shot” at capturing the NCAA Tournament next April.