Author: JD Raucci
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TOSS UP: Why it’s better to lose Tyus Battle to the NBA than Oshae Brissett
Now that SU‚Äôs magical postseason run has to come to an end, it‚Äôs just about that time where we take a look forward at the next year‚Äôs basketball season even though it‚Äôs still about eight months away. While we can look at next year‚Äôs recruiting class and drool over guys like Darius Bazley, Jalen Carey…
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Why this is Jim Boeheim’s best coaching job ever
In his 42nd season at the helm of the Syracuse basketball program, Jim Boeheim has somehow led his team to the Sweet Sixteen after an astonishing win over Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. Pretty much nobody, including us here at the Fizz, saw this coming. For all intents and purposes, the Spartans should have smacked…
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SU offers four-star forward from class of 2019
With SU basketball heading to the NCAA Tournament to take on Arizona State on Wednesday, a lot of the focus surrounding the program has been on the current construction of the roster. However, there have been some new developments in the past week or so regarding what the roster could and will look like in…
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Scouting the Sun Devils: Three things that give Arizona State an advantage over SU
Against what seemed like nearly insurmountable odds, SU somehow found itself as one of the last teams in the NCAA Tournament when Selection Sunday wrapped up. Actually, Syracuse wasn‚Äôt one of the last teams in the tournament, it was the VERY last team into the field of 68 and as a result, the Orange has…
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Fizz Radio: Breaking Down the ACC Tournament and SU’s NCAA Tournament Chances
In this week’s edition of Fizz Radio, JD Raucci and Tim Leonard react to the Orange’s disappointing run in the ACC tournament, predict what the future is for the Orange in the NCAA Tournament and evaluate a few studs in the Orange’s future.
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Detailing the Demon Deacons: Three WF Players to Watch on Tuesday
With Saturday‚Äôs win over Clemson in its back pocket, SU seems to control its own destiny a bit in terms of making it to the NCAA Tournament. However, many experts believe that Tuesday night‚Äôs first-round ACC Tournament¬†matchup against Wake Forest is a virtual must-win if SU wants to keep those hopes alive and the Demon…
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What are bracketologists saying about SU’s tournament chances?
After Saturday‚Äôs huge win against Clemson, Syracuse was able to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive for at least another couple of days. The win fulfilled SU‚Äôs need for a marquee win (the Tigers were ranked 18th in the country after all) and made the Orange‚Äôs resume look a whole lot better than it would…
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Eyeing the Eagles: Three BC Players to Watch on Wednesday
For the third season in a row, the SU basketball team is on the NCAA tournament bubble. No surprises there right? And after losses to both Duke and North Carolina in the last week, the prospects of making it to the tournament appear to be¬†shrinking rather quickly. But, SU still has two games left on…
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Why Frank Howard is Better Than People Give Him Credit For
Before people go and ask me how I could be writing this article after the performance that Frank Howard put together against Duke on Saturday, I’d just like to point out a couple of things. Firstly, Howard was second on the team in scoring against the Blue Devils and dished out a team-high seven assists.…
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Tracking the Tar Heels: Three UNC players to watch on Wednesday
After a disastrous Valentine‚Äôs Day date with NC State last Wednesday, SU picked up a season-saving victory over a very tough Miami squad on Saturday which injected life back into its season. While the win over the Canes certainly boosted the Orange‚Äôs tournament resume, Boeheim‚Äôs bunch is by no means a lock to get into…
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Syracuse fires up the Dome and clobbers Boston College
The always-wise Jim Boeheim has mentioned many times this season that games become easier when your team is able to knock down shots. After an eight-day layoff, Syracuse proved that theory right when it shot over 60% from the field on Wednesday en route to a dominant 81-63 win over Boston College. Despite the convincing…
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Three reasons the Boston College game is crucial to SU’s tournament chances
Last season we saw Syracuse basketball finish as one of the first four out of the NCAA tournament and one of the biggest reasons was because it had some atrocious losses on its resume. Sure, SU was able to knock off the likes of Duke, Virginia and Florida State during the season, but it also…
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Casing the Cavaliers: Three Virginia players to watch on Tuesday
Coming off a heartbreaking loss to a banged-up Notre Dame team on Saturday, the ACC slate doesn‚Äôt get any easier for SU this week. The Orange travels south to take on #3 Virginia on Tuesday night in a matchup of two of the best scoring defenses in the country (Virginia is #1 at 52.5 ppg,…
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Stock Watch: SU escapes hang-tough Buffalo, 81-74
It was by no means pretty, but Syracuse somehow found a way to stave off a massive comeback attempt from Buffalo to stay perfect at home and improve its overall record to 10-1. At one point the Orange led by 13 points before the Bulls mounted the come-from-behind effort to take a one-point advantage. Just…
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Gearing up for Georgetown: 3 Hoyas to watch on Saturday
After a week off because of finals week on the Syracuse University campus, the basketball team is back in action on Saturday for one of the most contentious rivalries in college basketball. The Orange travels down to the nation‚Äôs capital for its 93rd all-time meeting with Georgetown. Georgetown comes into the game with an 8-0…
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Recon on the Raiders: 3 Colgate players to watch on Saturday
SU enters a Saturday matinee matchup with in-state rival Colgate riding high after a 72-63 win over UCONN at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. On paper, this matchup doesn‚Äôt really scream interesting. Colgate hasn‚Äôt lost to SU since the Kennedy administration and the Raiders come in at a measly 3-5 on the season and have…
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How SU opponents have taken advantage of the 2-3 zone
The narrative so far this season is that the SU defense has been the best part of this Syracuse basketball team. And, for the most part, the statistics tend to agree with this narrative. SU has the 24th best scoring defense (62 ppg) in the country, while offensively (72.3 ppg) it doesn‚Äôt even rank within…
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Hawking the Jayhawks: 3 Kansas players to watch on Saturday
Throughout the football season, we previewed players for Orange fans to watch each week when SU took to the gridiron. With that season behind us, our focus, along with so many Syracuse fans has shifted to the hardwood where SU is already off to an impressive 6-0 start. The Orange has looked excellent in a…
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Syracuse football offers trio of 2019 recruits
Obviously, the 2017 season did not end how Syracuse football fans expected or wanted in an abysmal loss to Boston College on Saturday. The Orange missed a bowl game for the fourth consecutive season and left its seniors without a bowl berth their collegiate careers. Not exactly the way you want to send out the…
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Eagle Eye: Three BC players to watch on Saturday
SU all but eliminated themselves from bowl contention with last week‚Äôs blowout loss to Louisville, but there‚Äôs still something to play for this weekend versus Boston College. With a win, SU can improve to 5-7, which would be a one-win improvement from last season. The victory would also mark the third straight win over the…
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Post-game Evaluation: Louisville dismantles Syracuse 56-10
Going into the Louisville game on Saturday, not many people, including us here at the Fizz, gave Syracuse a chance to beat the Cardinals and defending Heisman Trophy winner Lamar Jackson. Not after the performance the defense put forth last week versus Wake Forest. Not without Eric Dungey leading the offense. Even with those doubts…
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Looking at Louisville: 3 Cardinals to watch on Saturday
After an embarrassing second half led to a disastrous loss to Wake Forest last week, SU football needs to win both games left on its schedule to guarantee itself a bowl berth. That path to the postseason doesn‚Äôt get off on very easy footing either. Syracuse travels down to Kentucky for its final road trip…
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A Tale of Two Halves: How SU imploded versus Wake Forest
Wake Forest 64, Syracuse 43 from inside the Carrier Dome. No that‚Äôs not a poor showing from the SU basketball team in the middle of January, that‚Äôs the final score of SU football‚Äôs loss to Wake Forest on Saturday. Seeing that final tally, it‚Äôs plausible to come to the conclusion that Syracuse just put together…
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Down-low on the Demon Deacons: 3 Wake Forest players to watch on Saturday
After an excruciating loss to Florida State last Saturday, SU now has to win two of its final three games to ensure itself a bowl berth this season. The first opponent standing in its way of that pair of Ws comes in the form of divisional foe Wake Forest on Saturday. The Demon Deacons enter…
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SU basketball offers 5-star forward in Class of 2020
With SU basketball‚Äôs final exhibition game versus Southern Connecticut State being played on Monday, most of the attention surrounding the basketball team has been focused on this year‚Äôs edition of the Orange. With that being said, it‚Äôs never too early to look forward to the future of the program. We‚Äôve seen the Orange‚Äôs class of…
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FizzCast: SU basketball beats SNHU & SU football prepares for Florida State
JD Raucci and Tim Leonard break down SU basketball’s victory over Southern New Hampshire on Wednesday night in its first exhibition game of the season and then preview SU football’s showdown with Florida State in Tallahassee this weekend.
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Oshae Brissett
Let‚Äôs take a little trip back to last season for SU basketball. Andrew White and Tyler Lydon, a pair of forwards (yes I‚Äôm counting White as a forward because toward the end of the season, he was the starting SF, with John Gillon and Tyus Battle getting the nods at the top of the zone)…
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3 things to watch for SU basketball vs Southern New Hampshire
Ever since SU football toppled then second-ranked Clemson over two weeks ago, there‚Äôs been a lot of buzz surrounding Dino Babers‚Äôs squad. It‚Äôs almost as if Orange fans have forgotten the fact that SU basketball opens its season later this week with an exhibition matchup versus Southern New Hampshire University in the Carrier Dome. It‚Äôs…
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SU football offers two pairs of prospects from Philadelphia, Detroit areas
For most Syracuse fans, the bye week probably isn‚Äôt the most exciting time of the football season. A whole week off without being able to watch your favorite team can be a bit of a drag sometimes. However, the bye is also a week off of sorts for the coaching staff. Because they don‚Äôt have…
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3 SU Basketball Newcomers to Know
While everyone is still hung up on the SU football win over then #2 Clemson a few weeks ago, people are seemingly forgetful of the fact that basketball season is quickly approaching on the SU campus. Jim Boeheim and company open up their exhibition slate with a matchup versus Southern New Hampshire in the Carrier…
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Meeting Miami: Three players to watch for the Hurricanes on Saturday
After an incredible upset of #2 Clemson last week gave Syracuse one of its most important wins in program history and put it over .500, the Orange is back in action this Saturday and another tough opponent is staring it in the face. SU heads south for a date with the #8 Miami Hurricanes on…
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Class of 2018 PG Brendan Paul commits to Syracuse as preferred walk-on
In what has already been an impressive recruiting class with the likes of Darius Bazley and Jalen Carey heading to the Hill, Syracuse basketball picked up another commitment in the class of 2018 on Tuesday. Point guard Brendan Paul announced his decision on Tuesday afternoon via his Twitter account: Paul is currently in a post-grad…
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How does SU’s upset over Clemson affect recruiting?
SU‚Äôs astounding victory over Clemson on Friday night had every single ingredient that a great upset needs. It came out of nowhere. It was a dominant effort (SU never trailed in the game). It saw one of SU‚Äôs most maligned units step up. It was a home victory in front of the largest crowd of…
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Friday the 13th: Cuse Shocks Clemson, Nabs Program Defining Win
Dino Babers has spoken the words since the day he’s walked into town. It’s at times been hard to believe. The Syracuse head coach has said the program will eventually notch the big victories that define winning schools. He finally made good on that promise. In fact, he’s now made good on that promise twice.…
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Tabs on the Tigers: 4 Clemson players to watch on Friday
SU football picked up its first ACC win of the season and its first win over Pitt since 2012 last week in an ugly 27-24 victory inside the Carrier Dome. The Orange‚Äôs week 7 opponent is another feline foe, but this one is a whole different cat. The Clemson Tigers head to Central New York…
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SU football hosts pair of crucial 2018 recruits over the weekend
Whenever a conference opponent, much less a bitter rival, comes to the Carrier Dome, it‚Äôs a perfect opportunity for SU to put its best foot forward and host recruits and commits to showcase the program as well as the University. Dino Babers and company did just that this past weekend when perennial rival Pittsburgh rolled…
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