Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 83-54 loss to Duke and the state of the Orange hoops program.

Wednesday's 29-point win by Duke over Syracuse, its 10th straight win over the Orange, shows the gap has never been wider between the two ACC programs. Brent examines some big picture postgame comments made by SU head coach Adrian Autry and questions why SU fans should believe him. 

As for the the game, Cooper Flagg was not as dominant as advertised with 11 points and 5 rebounds but certainly had some "Sportscenter" worthy moments. The crowd at the dome (listed as 23,213) brought some buzz and energy to the building, especially the students, but unfortunately were not given a game to invest in as the 2nd half became a laugher. 

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders (even late into the night!) on the loss to Duke. 

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