Orange and Rautins "Knee-d" Not Feel Blue This Year

The weather this time of year in central New York is historically snowy and cold. Try telling that to Andy Rautins.   As of late, the Syracuse junior has been red-hot from 3-point land.   If Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim displayed Rautins’ 3-point shot on the side of a milk carton at the beginning of the season, no one would’ve blamed him.   The 6’-5” Rautins is the Orange’s best 3-point marksman. But through the first three games of the year, he was shooting a very pedestrian 20 percent (4 of 20) from behind the arc.   Despite the early struggles, Rautins had to take solace in the fact that he was back on the court competing and helping his teammates win. The same can’t be said for last year’s campaign.   Rautins could only watch from the sideline as Syracuse struggled through an up-and-down season.   In August 2007, Rautins, while playing for the Canadian team (coached by his father,  former Syracuse ... (link)