Tag: ACC play
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Syracuse is Giving Fans Less and Less Reason to Believe
Syracuse has won two games in a row. Whoop-dee-do! After wins over Boston College and Louisville, likely the two worst teams in the ACC, SU is showing that it can barely beat the bad teams, which is not a sustainable way of winning. Good teams blow out bad teams. Syracuse does not do that. This…
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Role Reversal: SU Offense Vanishes in 67-63 Loss to Virginia Tech
What a difference three days can make. After exploding for 87 points against Notre Dame on Saturday, Syracuse scored 63 points in its second straight loss on Tuesday against Virginia Tech. All the attention ahead of the game was on the defense, and rightfully so. That script flipped in a game where the Orange could…
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Three Burning Syracuse Questions Ahead of ACC Play
Syracuse gave fans a glimmer of hope last weekend with an 81-47 win over St. Bonaventure. That win though, doesn’t overshadow an overall disappointing non-conference performance by the Orange. Not only did they lose four games, but they didn’t look all that great in most of their wins either. The unexpected poor play gives us…
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Syracuse Redefines Winning Ugly In Victory Over Pitt
They really do play to the level of competition, don‚Äôt they. Against the worst team in the ACC, Syracuse scratched out a 59-45 win over Pitt in one of the worst basketball games played inside the Carrier Dome (high school games and the famed ‚ÄúMedia Cup‚Äù included). Don‚Äôt let the final score fool you, this…
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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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Can Syracuse Salvage Its Season and Make the NCAA Tournament?
The Grinch came early this year for Syracuse basketball. The Orange was thoroughly embarrassed in the Carrier Dome Wednesday night, rolling over as a mediocre-at-best St. John‚Äôs team cruised to a 93-60 obliteration. It was the most lopsided home defeat Jim Boeheim has suffered during his four-plus decades as SU head coach. That certainly looks…
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Syracuse Needs to Win Two Out of Three on Road Trip
Syracuse has three tough games coming up, but the Orange will need to win two of them.
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3 Things to Look for As Syracuse Enters Conference Play
It is time for the games that matter. What should Syracuse fans keep an eye on?
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Letter Grades for the Basketball Players Who Have Made Syracuse 22-0
Our letter grades for the guys who have made basketball history.
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