Each summer, Syracuse Orange fans get excited about Boeheim’s Army’s appearance in The Basketball Tournament. This year’s initial roster looked like the best opportunity yet for the team to make a run at the championship. But when Tyler Lydon and Chris McCollough were forced to withdraw right before the team departed for Columbus, it took away size and youth leaving BA thin in the middle.
After taking care of Men of Mackey in their opener, the Army struggled to get anything going on the offensive end against Sideline Cancer. Time and time again, offensive possessions turned into a lot of side to side dribbling and contested jump shots.