Tag: Hoops
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Charity Stripe Chaos: How Syracuse’s Free Throw Shooting Isn’t All That Free
The free throw line. The charity stripe. The bonus. Freebies. Simply from names associated with the shot, it‚Äôs pretty easy to tell that the entire point of a free throw is to give a team that is wronged in one way or another an opportunity to pick up free and easy points on what many…
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Three things you need to know about No. 5 North Carolina
Everybody said that the six-game stretch from February 13th-March 4th was going to be a crazy one for Syracuse and it‚Äôs already lived up to the hype. An ugly loss to a tough NC State team, a blowout win over then-No. 18 Louisville and a heartbreaking loss to No. 1 Duke in front of a…
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Takeaways from SU’s Blowout Loss to NC State
Syracuse dropped to 8-4 in the ACC game on Wednesday, and all four have been double-digit defeats. NC State eat the Orange 73-58. Positive takeaways are hard to come by. Shot Selection There’s no stat for bad shot selection, but this game featured some of the worst shots you’ll see. Frank Howard had a hot…
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Comeback falls way short, No. 22 FSU steamrolls Syracuse, 80-62, in the Dome
It looked like Syracuse (16-7, 7-3 ACC) was dead in the water. The Orange trailed 36-14 with 5:58 to go in the first half. Florida State (17-5, 5-4 ACC) was in the midst of a dominant 30-7 run, SU had missed six of its last seven shots, was 1-7 from beyond the arc and 1-4…
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SU Dominated by Nightmare Matchup Virginia Tech
Virginia Tech is the best three-pointing team in the ACC. Four of their five starters can hit from deep with regularity. But they don’t just play on the perimeter. They know how to work the high post, cut back door, find open kick outs and make the extra pass. It all materializes in an ACC-best…
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Five-star center Isaiah Stewart spurns Syracuse, headed to Washington
One of the biggest narratives surrounding Syracuse basketball this season has been the Orange‚Äôs inability to get production from the center spot. Paschal Chukwu and Marek Dolezaj have improved their games a touch over the last week or so, but still, Syracuse hasn‚Äôt had a standout center since Rakeem Christmas in the 2014-2015 season. Unfortunately…
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Chances Tyus Battle Returns to Syracuse Next Season
On May 30, 2018, Tyus Battle announced he was coming back to Syracuse for his junior season, for another year playing with what promised (or not) to be a stacked team (with Darius Bazley). Given Syracuse fan’s experiences with Tyler Lydon and Malachi Richardson in the two years prior, Battle coming back felt like a…
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Reactions: SU Basketball Falls to Buffalo in 2nd Half Collapse
Syracuse dropped its fourth non-conference game of the season on Tuesday, 71-59 to the Buffalo Bulls. It’s the first time that Syracuse has dropped two straight non-conference games at home in program history. So people are upset. Reactions are happening. Let’s sort out the overreactions from the fair reactions. This was a bad loss‚Ķ No‚Ķ…
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Three Things to Know About #14 Buffalo
When we first got a look at Syracuse‚Äôs 2018 non-conference schedule, a couple of games probably jumped off the page. The 2K Classic games at Madison Square Garden were certainly headliners with the rekindling of an old Big East rivalry against UConn and the opportunity to play against one of the best freshmen in the…
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What Does the Loss to ODU Mean for Syracuse’s Resume?
The loss to Old Dominion was a shocking one for the Orange.¬† Not only is this unfamiliar territory for the Monarchs, but Syracuse needs all the non-conference wins it can get. A team that already suffered an ugly loss to unranked UConn can’t afford to take on too much water outside the ACC. We’ve seen…
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Joe Girard III Is Leading Country In Scoring
Syracuse Class of 2019 commit Joe Girard III is picking up where he left off, putting up absurdly astronomical numbers for Glens Falls Basketball. Syracuse commit @JG3_____ scores 57 points for @GFSDathletics Tuesday night. 🍊 Girard is now leading the country with 46.3 PPG through his first four games.#BeDifferent (Via @GFSDathletics ) pic.twitter.com/kCYn24bBzc — MaxPreps…
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Way Too Early Bracketology Puts Syracuse as a 7-Seed
It’s not even Christmas yet, and the conference season is still a few weeks away. Trying to figure out where Syracuse will land in the 2019 NCAA Tournament is fairly absurd. But in looking at bracketology, it can give us a decent view of where the Orange compare to other power teams through the first…
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The Mysterious Tale of Tyus Battles’ Jump Shot
In SU’s last game, a 72-49 win over Northeastern, Tyus Battle struggled again, going 0-4 on three point attempts. It continues what has been a mysterious season for Battle’s jay, both on the court and in the quote-book. Battle’s looming NBA decision was the talk of the summer. But while everyone was talking, Battle was…
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He’s Back: Tyus Battle Dominates On Way to ACC Player of the Week Honors
Let‚Äôs rewind the clock a few weeks. Tyus Battle is coming off an exhibition against the College of St. Rose where he only mustered 7 points on 1-for-10 shooting. He‚Äôs off to another slow start in the Orange‚Äôs second preseason game of the year against crosstown rival Le Moyne. We ask Fizz Nation a simple…
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Syracuse vs. Ohio State: A Tale of Two Stories Thus Far
Before the season, who would‚Äôve thought that a Syracuse win on Wednesday would be considered an upset?¬†Probably not too many people. Well, since the season began, Syracuse and No. 16 Ohio State have not started so similarly. The Orange comes in 3-2 with losses to Connecticut and No. 18 Oregon. On the flip side, the…
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The Demoralizing End of Carmelo Anthony’s Career
It’s a strange time as a Syracuse fan to watch the demoralizing saga of Carmelo Anthony. It’s not even Thanksgiving and already the Rockets have cut bait, looking to move on after just a few measly weeks of basketball. Then to add insult to ignominy, in its first game after Melo’s release, Houston plays its…
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The Painful Truth About SU’s Loss to Oregon
Syracuse didn’t lose to 80-65 to Oregon on Friday at MSG due to bad coaching or mental errors. Defensively, the Orange big men got out-muscled inside. Offensively, the Orange couldn’t make an open jumpshot. It would be much easier to blame such a harrowing loss, the second of the week, on something that seemed more…
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Battle Breaks Out Of Slump In Win Over Morehead State
Tyus Battle was 0-6 from the field at one point, visibly frustrated with each miss. Including the exhibitions, the Orange’s leading scorer from a season ago was a combined 7-35 on the season. It wasn’t actually concerning, but it was certainly getting weird. By the end of the first half on Saturday, Battle began to…
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It’s Time to Start Appreciating Oshae Brissett Just A Little Bit More
Two big storylines emerged from SU‚Äôs 80-49 exhibition win over The College of Saint Rose on Thursday. The first was the shining debuts of Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes. Each newcomer went for 19 points and shot over 40% from beyond the arc to get their Syracuse careers ‚Äúofficially‚Äù underway. The other big plot line…
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SU Extends Offer to Class of 2020 4-Star Combo Guard Symir Torrence
As the saying goes, real estate is all about one thing: location, location, location. Apparently, basketball recruitment follows the same philosophy. We‚Äôve been expecting it for a while now, but on Saturday, it became official: the Orange offered Syracuse native and class of 2020 combo guard Symir Torrence. https://twitter.com/VTAcademyHoops/status/1033438238151778304 Torrence is from the Salt City…
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A look at some of the best multi-sport athletes in Syracuse history
Earlier this week, reports started to surface that Syracuse football wideout Trishton Jackson also wanted to walk onto the basketball team in addition to playing for Dino Babers. He‚Äôs sitting out this football season due to NCAA transfer rules after coming over from Michigan State, but it appears that he‚Äôd be eligible to play for…
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STOCK WATCH: Tyus Battle’s NBA Draft stock post-combine
With the NBA Draft Combine finishing up in Chicago over the past weekend, Syracuse basketball fans will all be wondering the same thing for the next 10 days or so: will Tyus Battle come back for his junior year? Battle has until midnight on May 30th to decide, and until then, he‚Äôll be working out…
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Another Quiet Playoffs for Melo and Syracuse’s Former Stars
If Carmelo Anthony is not the greatest Syracuse basketball player ever, he’s certainly the most visible. Dave Bing is in the Hall of Fame. Derrick Coleman was drafted higher. Lawrence Moten scored more points. But Carmelo will live forever in school lore for delivering its only national championship, and thus all eyes are on him…
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Evaluating SU’s top offerees and their chances of coming to Syracuse
Heading into the offseason, everything seemed right in the world of SU basketball. The Orange had just made a magical run to the Sweet 16 and prized recruit Darius Bazley was on his way to SU in the next few months. It‚Äôs kind of funny how quickly things can change in less than a month.…
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Syracuse Hoops Has (Bizarrely) Changed Its Narrative
It doesn’t take an old time Syracuse fan to realize this is crazy. Not only are the current Orange still dancing, but the narrative surrounding the program has flipped on its ear. Now things are being said like, “Jim Boeheim always wins this time of year.” Well, that hasn’t always been the case (to put…
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Toss Up: Does Syracuse Or Boston College Have The Better Big Three?
It‚Äôs no secret that Syracuse has heavily relied on the trio of Tyus Battle, Frank Howard and Oshae Brissett. But tonight, the Orange faces a set of teammates that might be even more powerful. Boston College boasts a big three of Ky Bowman, Jerome Robinson and Jordan Chatman. So which trio will be the bigger…
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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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FizzCast: Orange Fizz’s 2017 Syracuse Sports Year in Review
Tyler Aki, Jonathon Hoppe and JD Raucci break down the year for Syracuse athletics in 2017 with all the highs and all the lows of being an SU sports fan.
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5 Things You Probably Forgot About From The Six Overtime Game
Is it the greatest college basketball game ever? That‚Äôs up for debate. But one things for sure: the UCONN-Syracuse six-overtime game was one of those rare games where you remember exactly where you were when it happened. It simply had everything. A young Kemba Walker making plays, Eric Devendorf jawing with the enemy and a…
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Awards from Syracuse’s 80-67 Win over Texas Southern
So far, so good for Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. The expectations around the Orange were almost non-existent this year following a snub from the NCAA Tournament and a mass exodus of talent. But SU has taken care of business out of the gate and moved to 3-0 with an 80-67 win over Texas Southern Saturday night…
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Five-Star 2018 SF Louis King Includes Syracuse in Top Eight
For Syracuse basketball, the upcoming season has ‚Äústruggle‚Äù written all over it ‚Äî especially after Taurean Thompson‚Äôs departure left the 2017-18 Orange with just one returning player who averaged at least five points per game last season. But while the present outlook appears bleak, the future grows brighter by the day. Louis King, a blue-chip…
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Syracuse Targeting Jordan Tucker to Improve 2017 Class
Jim Boeheim and Gerry McNamara met with 2017 4-star forward Jordan Tucker.
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Fizz 5: The Most Important Games of Syracuse’s Non-Conference
Syracuse is coming off a Cinderella run to the Final Four, which energized all of Orange Nation. But since SU made it all the way to college basketball’s final weekend last year, are expectations unrealistic this season? Many figured last year would be a growing one, filled with young guys that weren’t quite read yet.…
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Syracuse Basketball Really Needs A Point Guard in Class of 2016
It‚Äôs no secret, the Orange has a need at guard for the Class of 2016. Jim Boeheim and staff have already struck out on Tyus Battle, and there has been an exodus in recent years of guards specifically from the program‚Äîwith four different point guards starting the last four years. With the lack of development…
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