Author: Tim Leonard
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Syracuse Basketball Recruiting Roundup: Orange Eyeing More West Coast Prospects
Despite the quarantine, Syracuse basketball has been busy making offers lately to members of the 2020, ‚Äò21 and the ultra-hyped 2022 class. Let‚Äôs get you caught up. Frank Anselem C 2020 Anselem is a slender center from Georgia who has recently reclassified to 2020, meaning he would join Woody Newton, Kadary Richmond and Illinois transfer…
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What Will the Syracuse Basketball Rotation Be Next Season?
The timeless tradition of trying to guess Jim Boeheim‚Äôs rotation. A game we play every season and almost seemingly always can‚Äôt get it right. One thing we can count on though is Boeheim will likely play less guys than we think.¬† We went into last year thinking a team led by Jalen Carey at the…
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4/11 FizzRadio: Alan Griffin, Quincy Ballard & More Syracuse Recruiting
Jonathon Hoppe and Tim Leonard chat about the wild stretch of recruiting for Syracuse. What it means to get Alan Griffin, the type of player he could be and how he fits into the 2-3 zone. How fans should feel about the Syracuse offseason overall and check in on football recruiting, including whether a prized…
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Patrick Tapé Back to Duke; What to Make of Weird Syracuse Weekend?
Patrick Tap√© capped off a wild weekend to be a Syracuse fan with some sour news last night. After de-commiting from Duke on Thursday, the Columbia grad transfer center is actually going to stay with Duke, after all.¬† On Saturday night, Syracuse got the terrific Alan Griffin news. If I was writing an article that…
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What if Kevin Durant Came to Syracuse?
Roughly three weeks ago during the ACC tournament, back when the world was more normal, we tweeted out a fun question. What is the biggest Syracuse related recruiting miss of all time? Among the responses were some notable ones, such as Michael Vick, Ray Rice, Kenny Anderson, Stephon Marbury, Anthony Davis and most recently, Isaiah…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Boeheim Quotes
Ah, Jim Boeheim behind a microphone. Every year you know he will deliver some memorable quotes, rants and laughs and this year was no exception. Here are your top five Boeheim quotes from the 2019-20 season.¬† 5. ‚ÄúNo one on our team has a short leash.‚Äù¬† This one came very early in the year. Five…
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Syracuse’s Transfer Conundrum: Why It May Not Add A Guard
Syracuse lost three scholarship guards to the transfer portal last week and hasn‚Äôt added anyone or to anyone’s knowledge expressed interest in a guard in the currently robust transfer portal. Honestly, they might not.¬† Here‚Äôs the thing. Why did those guards leave? The simple answer: playing time. So, how could the Orange convince a new…
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Rating The State of the Syracuse Program: 1-10
This uncertain time has given plenty a lot of time to think. Like most offseasons, it also gives you time to reflect and evaluate where Syracuse is at as a program. There is no denying, the national opinion on Syracuse basketball has shifted in the past six to seven years. In recent memory, the Orange…
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3/21 FizzRadio: State of Syracuse Program & Jim Boeheim’s Bench Minutes
Despite the sports world shutting down, there is still lots of Syracuse news to talk about. Tim Leonard & Jaron May chat about what the three guard transfers mean for next year, their twitter “fight” with Dior Johnson, who else is out there in the transfer market, and have some fun by rating the SU…
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Syracuse Caps Wild Coronavirus Day With Shocking Win Over North Carolina: 81-53
On one of the weirdest, most shocking days in recent sports history, Syracuse did a little bit of both Wednesday night. Against all odds and all analysis, SU came out and rolled over North Carolina 81-53 in the second round of the ACC Tournament in Greensboro. It‚Äôs first win against the Tar Heels in the…
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Three Things Syracuse Needs To Do To Beat North Carolina
Syracuse might be the six seed and have the better record than 14 seed North Carolina. But, they are three point underdogs today according to Vegas. Given that UNC has won 9 straight against SU, has the Greensboro crowd on its side, more talent and looked great in a convincing win over Virginia Tech Tuesday…
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3/8 FizzCast: Can Syracuse win the ACC Tournament?
Get ready for the ACC Tournament this week with Tim Leonard and Jonathon Hoppe. The pair discuss Joe Girard’s shot selection, Syracuse’s chances of making a run, the draw in front of them and much, much more. Follow @OrangeFizz on twitter for live updates from Greensboro throughout the week and subscribe to Orange Fizz wherever…
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How the All-ACC Teams Should Be & Won’t Be
The All-ACC awards. Another chance for America to slight Elijah Hughes. I‚Äôve got a bad feeling the ACC‚Äôs leading scorer is somehow left off the All-ACC 1st Team in the coming days, which might actually cause Syracuse to explode.¬† Let‚Äôs go through and fill out my ballot and discuss. Feel free to comment at the…
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More Of That Bourama, Please? Syracuse Tops Georgia Tech, 79-72.
The first half inside the dome Saturday felt like an NIT game. Georgia Tech came out hungry, fed the ball down low to Moses Wright and took a 38-27 lead into the halftime break. Syracuse shot it just 27% from the floor, battled foul trouble (again) and seemed on the verge of hitting rock bottom. …
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The State of Syracuse Basketball after Louisville Exposes Them, 90-66.
Even if you are someone who is positive it is hard not to feel deflated after last night‚Äôs, 90-66, loss at Louisville. It wasn‚Äôt even like Louisville did anything incredible. Sure, they are a good team at home that had the pieces to beat the zone. They were hungry after dropping two in a row…
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Syracuse Basketball Individual Season Report Cards
Elijah Hughes: A-¬† Hard to believe there were questions going into the season on whether Hughes could take a leap. He has gone from not on any preseason All-ACC teams to an ACC first teamer and the leading scorer in the conference at 18.9 PPG. Hughes has an outside chance to be the first Orange…
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The Good, The Bad, The Ugly: Hughes-less Syracuse Falls to NC State 79-74
Story written by J.D. Raucci Just 2 minutes and 32 seconds into Tuesday night‚Äôs pivotal bubble vs bubble matchup with NC State, Syracuse fans‚Äô worst nightmares were realized. Hughes would never re-enter the game and his status for Saturday‚Äôs monumentally important matchup against Florida State is still very much up in the air. That‚Äôs incredibly scary for…
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The Fizz’s 2020 National Signing Day II Thread
7:00 am – National Signing Day II is here! Syracuse expects to get three signees today in QB Jacobian Morgan, DB Chase Atkinson, & QB Dillon Markiewicz. They are also waiting on at least one decision from DB Jahad Carter, which Syracuse.com’s Stephen Bailey reports is coming at 9:30 a.m. You can follow along all…
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National Signing Day II: What to Expect From Syracuse
National Signing Day two is upon us Wednesday. Three Syracuse commits are expected to sign and one target is set to make his decision. Here‚Äôs what you need to know about the big day for the Orange.¬†Let‚Äôs start with the three set to sign.¬† QB: Dillon Markiewicz (McKinney North, McKinney, TX) Size: 6-4.5, 215 Ranking:…
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You Should Be Excited About Syracuse’s Latest QB Commit
It may have taken a while, but Syracuse now has a solid haul at the quarterback position in this cycle. Just one day after getting its long overdue first commit from Jacobian Morgan, Texas signal caller Dillon Markiewicz pledged to SU.¬† Let‚Äôs preface by saying Markiewicz is not Tommy DeVito and he does not have…
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Syracuse’s New DC Zach Arnett Takes MSU DC Job
Welp, the Zach Arnett era in Syracuse is over before he even signed a contract. Reports say Arnett is spurning SU for the SEC (can‚Äôt really blame him) and Mississippi State. Arnett, the former coach of a top 10 defense at San Diego State, and his intriguing 3-3-5 scheme are joining Mike Leach, who just…
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Syracuse Wins Again Behind Buddy’s Big Game
Don‚Äôt look now but Syracuse is on a win streak. After a 71-69 victory over Virginia Tech the Orange has won 3 in a row and March dreams are starting to flicker again. That may not seem like much to the powers of the ACC, but considering where SU was just a few weeks ago…
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Fizz Radio 1/18: Buying or Selling Basketball Stock?
A lot for Harrison Singer and Tim Leonard to discuss on this weeks Fizz Radio. The pair dive into the SU basketball turnaround, Isaiah Stewart’s comments about Jim Boeheim, the new football hires and much, much more. You can catch Fizz Radio every Saturday 9-10 a.m. on the Score 1260 in Syracuse or on Spotify,…
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Where is the Syracuse 2020 Center?
On Saturday, Syracuse dropped a heartbreaker to Notre Dame. It stung even more because it was the same, seemingly unfixable, problem that proved to be Syracuse‚Äôs undoing. The center position.¬† While, the top of the zone showed some flaws with young guards Joe Girard and Buddy Boehiem getting some flack for their perimeter defense, the…
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Syracuse’s Top 10 Plays of 2010s
While we remember the heartache as sports fans perhaps even more, the end of a decade gives us some time to reflect on the most enjoyable sports plays on the Syracuse side from the past 10 years. 10. Trill Williams Takes It Back We start the list with the most recent euphoric play we’ve seen…
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Syracuse Picks Up Two Surprise Signees To Start NSD
National Signing Day is usually full of some surprises for better or worse for teams. Occasionally a team gets a surprise signee or two. For Syracuse, it got two surprise pledges before it was even 7:30 a.m. Wednesday. The Orange‚Äôs first two signers came from previously uncommitted players out of Germany. First, offensive linemen Mark…
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Syracuse Football 2020 Recruiting Class Complete Guide
Syracuse currently has 22¬†signees in the 2020 football cycle. All 22 are 3-star prospects, according to 247 sports. Here you will find the complete list of SU commits and other high-priority targets they‚Äôve offered of note, organized by position. National Rank (247sports.com): 58th, (10th in ACC) Top Commits: DE/LB Latarie Kinsler Jr. , WR Damien…
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Takeaways From Syracuse’s Blowout Victory at Georgia Tech
Sometimes you just have to laugh at sports. Sometimes the completely unexpected happens. That‚Äôs what happened today in Atlanta. Kenpom gave Syracuse a 38% of beating Georgia Tech on the road Saturday, yet the Orange pummeled the Yellow Jackets, 97-64.¬† This game will be remembered as that time Elijah Hughes went off in the first…
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12/7 Fizz Radio: Venting and What’s Next For Syracuse?
After a really rough week for SU basketball, Tim Leonard and Harrison Singer let loose on the state of the program. The pair discuss the recruiting drop-off, similarities from the previous six seasons and how the program digs out of this rout. Plus, they recap SU football’s final game, look ahead to what to expect…
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What Would Florida OL Chris Bleich Mean to Syracuse?
There were plenty of reasons why Syracuse fell way short of expectations this season. The biggest and most consistent problem, though, was the offense line. The Orange allowed 4.17 sacks per contest, the worst mark of any power conference team in the country and 128th out of 130 total. The good news: everyone except for…
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Center Position An Issue Again: Syracuse Falls, 85-64, to Penn State.
Syracuse clawed its way back from a 15 point first half deficit Friday night, but the young team couldn‚Äôt get enough defensive rebounds and make enough big shots down the stretch in a 85-64 loss to Penn State at Barclays Center.¬† Penn State‚Äôs Mike Watkins was the difference in the game. The 6‚Äô9, 257 pound…
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More Early Season Syracuse Basketball Struggles?
Watching that Oklahoma State dud on Wednesday just felt like watching the same movie again.¬† Since winning the Battle 4 Atlantis in 2016 (no small feat), Syracuse has really struggled in the non-conference portion of the schedule. Honestly, they‚Äôve struggled in every regular season since 2014 (the first year it entered the ACC and went…
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Syracuse Crushes Bucknell, 97-46: Is This Fun Team Here to Stay?
It‚Äôs easy to jump to conclusions after beating up on mid major teams and it still remains to be seen whether Syracuse is legit good this year. But, one thing is for sure: the Orange are WAY more fun to watch. When Syracuse gets going, like it did in a 97-64 romp over Bucknell Saturday…
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What’s Next for Syracuse Guard Jalen Carey?
Last week Jalen Carey fell from starting point guard to completely out of the rotation. How you feel about Jim Boeheiem and how he has handled Carey is one thing. But, we should give the head coach some credit for starting Girard. Not sure many coaches would‚Äôve done that considering he was a freshman who…
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Syracuse Target Isaiah Jackson’s Decision Remains a Mystery
Five-star forward/center Isaiah Jackson is set to announce his decision to play for either Syracuse, Kentucky or Alabama this Saturday around 2:30. Jackson currently sits number 22 in the ESPN 100 for the 2020 class. He would be the highest rated recruit on ESPN to pick Syracuse since 2013‚Äôs Tyler Ennis (#20). Although, Chris McCullough…
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Why has Syracuse’s Offense Declined?
It‚Äôs only one game and it was Virginia but for some reason that loss Wednesday night just stung a little more than normal. Maybe it’s because the football team has been such a farce this year. Or perhaps it‚Äôs because after some solid exhibition outings there was hope the product on offense would be different…
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