No. 9 Syracuse controls second half as Johnson, Onuaku handle Columbia

Wes Johnson had a career-high 26 points, Arinze Onuaku added 12 points, and Syracuse (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) beat Columbia 85-60 on Friday night.

Syracuse Runs Past Columbia, 85-60

Wesley Johnson scores 26 to power Syracuse past Columbia

Freshman Triche has season-high 21 in Syracuse's victory

Freshman guard Brandon Triche scored a season-high 21 points, Andy Rautins added 18, and Syracuse (No. 9 ESPN/USA Today, No. 10 AP) beat upstate foe Cornell 88-73 on Tuesday night.

Syracuse Holds Off Cornell, 88-73

Freshman Brandon Triche scores 21 to lead Syracuse past Cornell

Pondexter heads thin list of college seniors

College seniors continue to be a dying breed in the NBA draft. The thinking is simple: After four years, all the good players have already left school...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 24, 2009

...Jardine #11, and Wes Johnson #4 of the Syracuse Orange celebrate during the championship game of the 2K...

It's hard not to be impressed by the Orange

...Cuse team that was missing from last season's Sweet 16 version. I took plenty of flak for what I wrote about Syracuse on Friday morning. It wasn't that I thought the Orange...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 21, 2009

Nov 19, 2009; New York, NY, USA; Syracuse Orange forward Wesley Johnson (4) grabs rebound during the...

Syracuse opens second half with 22-1 run to topple North Carolina

Brandon Triche and Arinze Onuaku combined for 13 points in Syracuse's 22-1 run to open the second half and the Orange went on to a 87-71 victory over North Carolina (No. 4 ESPN/USA Today, No. 6 AP) in the championship game of the 2K Sports Classic.

NEW YORK - NOVEMBER 20: The Syracuse Orange celebrate after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels...

...YORK - NOVEMBER 20: Wes Johnson #4 of the Syracuse Orange celebrates after defeating the North Carolina Tar Heels...

...is fouled by Rick Jackson #00 of the Syracuse Orange during the championship game of the 2K Sports...

Not to rain on Syracuse's parade, but …

...of overreactions, I give you Syracuse University. From a preseason loss...I heard praise for the Orange ranging from, "We should win...Syracuse's dominating win. 3. Cuse's zone is just OK...

Blog Entry | Conversation | November 20, 2009

Johnson shines in Big Apple spotlight

For a year, we heard how good he was. Transfer Wesley Johnson wasn't able to play, but he was putting on a show at Syracuse practice. Playing against UNC in the Big Apple is not exactly practice. Yet he's still putting on a show.

Let's remember: It's still just November

Some teams look unbeatable. Some look awful. Some conferences look great. Some not so much. But are we really ready to make definitive statements after just one full week of games? Let's hold off on that.