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In the most mundane of times, what Syracuse has been able to do this season would be fascinating. To win 33 games and lose just two is a historic achievement, not just in the record books but in the everyday reality that is sport.
That this season has been anything but ordinary in central New York makes the Orange's run downright mesmerizing.
Syracuse has packed controversy, scandal and intrigue into every step of this would-be joyride and heads into Thursday's Sweet 16 date with Wisconsin as much a curiosity as a favorite, a team expected to fail more than lauded for its survival.
Standing at the epicenter of the plot is Jim Boeheim, a fascinating -- and in some precincts polarizing -- figure.
His fans applaud his calm amid the storm while his...
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