Syracuse, N.Y. ― It’s always good to get a second opinion. That’s what we did with the latest edition of the Inside Syracuse Basketball podcast.
To get more thoughts and insight from Syracuse’s basketball media day and Orange Tip-Off, Syracuse.com reporters Mike Waters and Donna Ditota compared their notes from last Friday’s twinbill of hoop events.
The Orange Tip-Off provided the first look at new Syracuse coach Adrian Autry’s first squad. Ditota said she was most interested in seeing some of Syracuse’s newcomers, particularly transfers like Chance Westry and Kyle Cuffe Jr.
“Both of those guys are coming off injuries,’’ Ditota said. “I thought both of them were good. Both came as advertised.’’
Waters said a play druing the intra-squad scrimmage when Cuffe stole the ball from JJ Starling stood out to him.
“I’d been told that Kyle Cuffe was an explosive athlete,’’ Waters said. “He’s going to help Syracuse play the aggressive kind of defense that Adrian Autry has been talking about.’’
The two joked about their opposite reactions to Syracuse’s 3-point shooting during the scrimmage at the JMA Wireless Dome. There were only two made 3-pointers in the 20-minute scrimmage.
“We’re leaving the Dome,’’ Warers said, recalling a conversation wtih Ditota on Friday, and I’m like ‘This is going to be a problem’.’’
Ditota wasn’t as concerned.
“I don’t think it’s going to be a problem,’’ she said. “I think they have enough guys that can make them.’’
Other observations included Maliq Brown looked bigger, Benny Williams looked taller and 7-foot-4 center Naheem McLeod is just really, really tall.
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