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Syracuse’s new big men are rocking the 2-3 zone
Last season, the pitfall of Syracuse basketball was it‚Äôs defense. Okay‚Ķ a lot of things weren‚Äôt great about that team, but defense was one of them. The Orange allowed over 71 points per game last season, which was about average in the NCAA but terrible for Syracuse standards. SU hadn‚Äôt allowed that many points per…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Bourama Sidibe
Coming into the year, if you asked someone who the Orange‚Äôs most intriguing player for 2017-18 was, you probably got answers like Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett, Frank Howard, etc. But that has definitely shifted with the emergence of Bourama Sidibe in the preseason. Sidibe was a STAR in the preseason, so take that for what…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Geno Thorpe
Geno Thorpe is new to the Syracuse basketball program. But, despite the youth this team has compared to last year‚Äôs, Thorpe is not one of the freshmen. A Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania native, Thorpe is a graduate transfer to SU from South Florida. Whereas last year‚Äôs Orange was stacked with graduate students in Andrew White III, John…
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Syracuse Is Looking at Another Season With A Short Bench
Syracuse has no margin for error with a short bench.
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This Week In Syracuse Recruiting: Ayala Stays in the 2018 Class
Syracuse basketball and football are still months away from their first games of the 2017-18 season, but this is the time where games are won and lost. SU hits the recruiting trail every offseason in an attempt to bring the best players in the country to Central New York, and it can be a lot…
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Syracuse Fans, The Georgetown Rivalry Is Over
It started how every present day athlete gets into hot water: social media. Last Friday, Tyus Battle posted an Instagram photo of Georgetown guard Jagan Mosely. The Orange guard prompted his followers to go follow his fellow New Jersey product. The post has since been removed, but we here at the Fizz grabbed a screenshot…
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It’s A Numbers Game: Tyler Lydon’s Syracuse Career Is Over
If you haven’t been paying close attention to Syracuse basketball news this may be the third or fourth time you’ve been told Tyler Lydon is leaving Syracuse. But even after¬†Lydon tweeted out his goodbye to the Orange two weeks ago, everyone knew there was still a chance for SU to get its star back for…
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How Did ACC Commits Fare In The All-American Game?
Last night, the best college basketball players in the country came together in the house that Jordan built for the McDonald’s All-American Game. For college recruiters, the game is just as much a formality as anything else, but for the everyday basketball fan the All-American Game is the first chance to get a glimpse at…
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Syracuse Wins, But Same Problems Persist as Orange Beat Wake at Home
Syracuse beats Wake Forest despite little improvement in overall play.
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Syracuse Forward Tyler Lydon’s Play Is the Opposite of a Silver Lining
If the 2016-17 Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball season isn‚Äôt already in the sewage system, it‚Äôs rapidly approaching the bottom of the toilet. The Orange‚Äôs nightmare campaign continued to hurtle down the proverbial cliff on Saturday, with an uncompetitive loss at Notre Dame dropping Jim Boeheim‚Äôs team to 11-9 (3-4 ACC) ‚Äî a record that features exactly…
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Syracuse Needs To Beat Boston College to Survive the Upcoming Stretch
Syracuse needs to get some momentum heading into a massive road trip.
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After Latest Win, What’s Next For Syracuse Basketball?
After losing to Boston College, Syracuse‚Äôs season was on life alert. But the Orange‚Äôs recent wins have given a sense of life for SU‚Äôs conference schedule. Jim Boeheim shortened his rotation and it has worked wonders. Frank Howard and Dajuan Coleman both received DNP coach‚Äôs decisions against Pitt. Their substitutes? John Gillon and Tyler Roberson.…
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Syracuse’s Zone Will Be Pushed to the Max Against Pitt
Syracuse welcomes the ACC’s top two scorers to the Carrier Dome Saturday.
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Fizz Five: Takeaways From Syracuse’s Non-Conference Play
Syracuse‚Äôs non-conference play was historically bad. Jim Boeheim lost five non-conference games for the first time in his 41-year coaching career. There have been highs this season, but there have been many more lows. Here are the five biggest takeaways from the Orange in the early going. Dajuan Coleman The five star recruit is stringing…
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Syracuse Wraps Up Nonconference Slate with 80-56 Win Over Cornell
With a few minutes remaining in Syracuse‚Äôs manhandling of Cornell on Tuesday night, Tyler Roberson attempted to tip in a missed Orange jumper while surrounded by three opponents. The SU senior‚Äôs Herculean effort came up short, much to the chagrin of one man on the sidelines. Although his team led by 26 points and a…
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A Blueprint to Fix the Syracuse Offense
Syracuse men’s basketball’s putrid start to the season has felt like one large lump of coal in Orange Nation‚Äôs collective stocking. SU has dropped five nonconference games for the first time since Jim Boeheim took the reins in 1976, leaving the team in grave danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. Of course, Syracuse still has…
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Poor Guard Play Has Been Consistent Theme In SU Losses
This is the worst non-conference start to a season for Syracuse Basketball in the Jim Boeheim era. Tyler Lydon‚Äôs been inconsistent, at times DaJuan Coleman and Tyler Roberson have disappeared and it‚Äôs been a tough transition to college for Tyus Battle. These struggles are miniscule compared to the problems Syracuse‚Äôs guards have faced in the…
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What’s Syracuse Missing Right Now? Natural Leadership
After a shaky beginning to the season that included losses to Wisconsin, UConn, and South Carolina, Syracuse basketball might be wondering what the missing factor is so far this year. One answer might be team leadership. Last year, Syracuse leaned on Michael Gbinije when it needed help. When SU was trailing the gameplan was often…
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Why Syracuse Needs Tyler Roberson
We saw the 20 rebound performance against Duke. We saw him nearly average a double double in the NCAA Tournament last season. We heard about the improving jump shot. Regardless, Tyler Roberson is no longer in the starting lineup. And you can‚Äôt really fault Jim Boeheim. Dajuan Coleman is looking like the five star recruit…
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For Syracuse, There’s Life After Quade Green
Cue up that old Katy Perry song. Except instead of some lover, it‚Äôs Quade Green that has the Orange wondering, ‚Äúhow did that one get away?‚Äù After being heavily recruited by SU over the past couple of years, the five star point guard is taking his talents to Lexington to join another stacked Kentucky recruiting…
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Matthew Moyer to Redshirt Freshman Season
Matthew Moyer made a big decision yesterday and it didn‚Äôt have anything to do with anyone named Donald Trump or Hillary Clinton. Rather, the freshman declared that he will redshirt this season after missing valuable practice time with a toe injury. The setback held last year‚Äôs Connecticut Gatorade Player of the Year out for an…
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Three Takeaways From Syracuse’s Preseason Win Over IUP
Syracuse defeats IUP 83-65 in its preseason opener.
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Brandon Randolph Puts Syracuse In Top Four
Could he be the first commitment of the 2017 class?
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Syracuse Forward Matthew Moyer Sidelined at Least Six More Weeks
It‚Äôs been at least four weeks since Matthew Moyer, one-third of Syracuse‚Äôs precocious freshman class, injured his right foot. On August 3, a fan tweeted this picture of the forward wearing a walking boot and holding crutches, but the exact date on which Moyer suffered the injury is unclear. Now, reports indicate that he‚Äôs not…
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Who Will Start With Andrew White In the Mix?
Andrew White III‚Äôs arrival to the Orange brings plenty of excitement for the upcoming season. However, the Nebraska transfer also makes Jim Boeheim‚Äôs life a lot harder. With so much depth and so many close positional battles, the Hall of Fame coach has plenty of tough decisions to make before the team opens its campaign…
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Can Syracuse Guard Franklin Howard Take a Step Forward in 2016-17?
The sophomore has a ton of room for improvement.
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Where’s The Better Fit For Andrew White, Miami or Syracuse?
White will choose between the two schools.
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Where Should Syracuse Direct Their Recruiting?
With a lot of departures on the way, Syracuse needs to look towards the future.
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2016 Forward Taurean Thompson Commits to Syracuse
The wait is finally over.
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Syracuse Hard at Work While Waiting for Taurean Thompson Decision
Syracuse sets its sights on players in the 2017 and 2018 cycle.
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Syracuse Offers 2017 Forward Bourama Sidibe
The Orange offers its 12th recruit in the Class of 2017.
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How the New Look Orange Fits in the 2-3 Zone
There are major changes in personnel, but the familiar defense remains.
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Seven-Footer Interested in Orange
Paschal Chukwu, a seven-foot transfer is already ready to anchor the zone next season.¬† Standing at 7-foot-2, the former Providence Friar gives Syracuse a legitimate shot blocking threat and defensive stalwart in the middle of the zone that the Orange sorely missed last season.¬† Now, imagine having two seven-footers ready to dominate down low.¬† This…
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Taurean Thompson Includes Syracuse in Top 3
Taurean Thompson names Syracuse as one of his top 3 schools.
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Moustapha Diagne to Test NBA Waters
Moustapha Diagne could have been the only thing SU needed to win a national title last season.¬† Now that‚Äôs something absolutely crazy to think about.¬† When Diagne was questionably ruled ineligible by the NCAA before the season started, few Syracuse fans would understand the ramifications of this move come March.¬† Now, after playing a full…
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Spike Albrecht Interested in Transferring to SU
A knock-down three-point shooter who won‚Äôt make fans groan and scratch their heads every time he rises up lets off a questionable shot?¬† Sign me up. Spike Albrecht, formerly a Michigan Wolverine, announced his intention to transfer out of the program at the beginning of the month and has since narrowed down his list to…
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