December 2nd Syracuse was 6,0 and hosting Wisconsin. They were raked #14 and lost. Bucky also lost to Western IL, UWM, MU and nearly blew a 30 point lead against Green bay showing this was a bad loss for the Orange.
Then Boeheim started a "known well in advance" 9 game suspension.
That suspension ended Tuesday with assistant Coach Mike Hopkins going 4 and 5 over this stretch.
Did Mike Hopkins kill his chance to be like Greg Gard and take over the Boeheim?
http://espn.go.com/mens-college-basketball/team/schedule/_/id/183/syracuse-orange
Not sure that he killed it, but he certainly didn't help it either. Probably more of a loss than a win.
No big surprises or huge disappointments with road losses at GTown, Pitt and Miami, and home wins against Colgate, Cornell, Montana State and Texas Southern. But the 12-point loss @ SJU and the home loss to Clemson certainly raise questions.
Bernie Fine is lining up in the wings...