GameThread: Syracuse Orange (8-4, 2-3) vs Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2, 5-1)

The Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team (7-4, 1-3) is in need of a signature win and here comes the top-25 ranked Virginia Tech Hokies (11-2, 5-1). This begins an important stretch for the Orange so we’ll see if they can start things off on the right foot.

Looking to catch up on all the news before this one tips at noon then check out these stories:

• Everything you need to know about the Orange-Hokies matchup
• Syracuse looked good against Miami but can they avoid bad habits on offense?
• Will we see more of the three-guard lineup against the Hokies?
• And along those lines will we see more of Jesse Edwards?
• What are the 5 big things to watch for in this one?
• What does the #FakeNunes FNET metric say about this game?
• We made predictions and many of you expect a Syracuse victory

A reminder, we now have a Discord where you can chat with other Orange fans during the game — along with or instead of this gamethread format. For those interested, the link to join is here: https://discord.gg/MbYb8dKyuT

For those unaware of what Discord is, it’s a text/voice chat application where you can join a server to chat with others users for the server. Here’s a good beginner’s guide for those who haven’t used it before. You can either download the app to mobile or desktop, or there is a browser based function as well.

Leave your pre-, in- and post-game comments below and G’ORANGE!