Jack McCallum of Sports Illustrated followed Syracuse around for a stretch of games to learn just how tough the Big East can be on the players of a ‘good’ team. MaCallum’s trip showed the struggles that Syracuse went through in road trips to Villanova and UConn before finally pulling out a win against Georgetown last weekend.
“Our bottom teams would be middle to top tier anywhere else in the country, including the ACC,” says Pitt point guard Levance Fields, whose Panthers are ranked fourth behind UConn, Oklahoma and North Carolina in the latest AP poll. “Quality teams like Georgetown and Notre Dame are struggling because of how tough the league is.”
McCallum’s article details the struggles that Paul Harris is experiencing, as well as the growing leadership of Jonny Flynn and how Andy Rautins came here with the knowledge that it would be like this.
…This is without a doubt one of the best articles I’ve ever read…McCallum does a great job of showing how the toughness of this league can way on not only a player, but an entire team…after reading that I have a newfound appreciation for just how well Villanova is playing this year…
…There are som nice shoutouts to Jay Wright and Rollie Massimino in there, as well as come compliments towards Villanova’s toughness in the league…make sure you read this one…
