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Why Syracuse men’s basketball is and isn’t a ‘darkhorse’ Final Four candidate

Tuesday was a big news day for Syracuse Orange men’s basketball hype. Former “disloyal idiot” Andy Katz selected SU as one his dark horse candidates for the 2022 Final Four.

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— Andy Katz (@TheAndyKatz) October 5, 2021

Katz notes that the Boeheim Triad could be the driving force for the Orange in the upcoming season.

Syracuse never won more than three games in a row all season, when it finished with an 18-10 record overall, but it won back-to-back games at the most important time of the season.