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Lessons from Syracuse's loss to Duke: Is Adrian Autry's starting 5 his best 5?

Syracuse Sports
Syracuse Sports
Episode • Jan 3, 2024 • 35m

Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 86-66 loss to Duke on Tuesday night at Cameron Indoor Stadium.

Duke was not hitting 3-pointers in the first half (0-9) but hit all 8 of its 3-point attempts in the second half to pull away from Syracuse. The Orange struggled from the 3-point line (4-16) and have to find an answer from beyond the arc. Is there one head coach Adrian Autry can turn to?

Brent also discusses if Autry will have to consider a change in his starting lineup as Chris Bell, Justin Taylor and Naheem McLeod continue to struggle in that role and the Orange lineup of Judah Mintz, JJ Starling, Maliq Brown, Benny Williams and Quadir Copeland appears to be SU's best option at the moment, though Copeland struggled against Duke after earning the ACC player of the week award for his career-high performance against Pitt. 

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