Tag: Carmelo Anthony
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Kiyan Anthony’s Impact on Syracuse Basketball
Friday was a good day for everyone affiliated with Syracuse University. Kiyan Anthony’s commitment was not just a local story about the son of Carmelo Anthony following in his father’s footsteps; it was a national story involving a highly-respected figure in the world of basketball. There’s something significant about Anthony choosing the cold, frigid winters…
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How A Syracuse Icon Landed Fran Brown Yet Another Recruit
It’s no secret that Fran Brown has done wonders for Syracuse football in his short time under the helm. In just six months in the 315, Brown has brought in one of the top recruiting classes in the country, with a strong majority coming from his home state of New Jersey. You may say that…
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Syracuse Ring of Honor: Who’s Next?
The Syracuse Ring of Honor just grew over the weekend, with SU basketball legend Dave Bing’s addition to the list. There are now eight total people that have been selected: Dave Bing, Jim Boeheim, Jim Brown, Ernie Davis, Floyd Little, Ben Schwartzwalder, Roy Simmons Jr., and Dwayne “Pearl” Washington. Who could be the next few…
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Kiyan Anthony Schedules Official Visit to Syracuse
After a good long while with no recruiting news for Syracuse basketball, visits are starting to pick up again, as Donnie Freeman and a couple of 2025 prospects were on campus for the Clemson game, where Freeman among other things said that he would be signing in the early period (November), good news for SU…
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Carmelo Anthony Means Everything, Still, to Syracuse
Syracuse news has significantly slowed over the past week or so, but something always comes up that has the Orange faithful happy, sad, mad, angry, or thankful. This week, it’s the last of those feelings as on Monday morning, Carmelo Anthony officially announced his retirement from basketball, which gives us at The Fizz the chance…
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Judah Mintz is the Best Syracuse Freshman Since…
Let’s put SU’s loss to No. 17 Miami to the waist side for a second. After Syracuse’s 78-73 win over Notre Dame marked SU’s fifth conference win, the earliest the ‘Cuse has won five conference games since the ’11-’12 season. Yes, the days of Michael Carter-Williams, Dion Waiters, CJ Fair, Trevor Cooney, Rakeem Christmas, Scoop…
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Is Kiyan Anthony Inevitably Orange?
In 2003, a banner was raised thanks large in part to a soon-to-be Syracuse legend named Carmelo Anthony. Nearly twenty years after the Orange claimed their first NCAA championship, Anthony’s son, a four-star shooting guard according to 247Sports, was offered by SU. So the script is written and the result is inevitable, right? Well, let’s…
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Kiyan Anthony Receives an Offer… What Does That Entail for the Future?
The first signs of this actually came on Saturday. Shortly after the SU legend got his fanfare, we saw Gerry McNamara talking to someone who looked like a recruit in a suite near the press box. We thought it was Kiyan Anthony, but didn’t want to jump to conclusions at the risk of reporting false…
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Which Former Orange Could Win a Ring Next?
Dion Waiters and Marty Byrnes are the only two former SU basketball players to have won an NBA Title. That won’t change this year, as neither the Boston Celtics nor the Golden State Warriors currently have a player who called the 315 home in college. But there are plenty of former SU players in both…
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Could LA Provide A Fairytale Ending for Carmelo Anthony?
Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball didn‚Äôt win a national championship last night, but it might have felt that way if you squinted. Boeheim‚Äôs Army, a perennial entrant of The Basketball Tournament since 2015, finally reached the championship game and delivered a win, thanks mostly in part to Keifer Sykes‚Äô last-second buzzer-beating three. To the victors go the…
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What is Carmelo Anthony’s NBA Future?
Carmelo Anthony and the Portland Trail Blazers bowed out of the NBA playoffs last night with a 126-115 loss to the Denver Nuggets, dropping the first round series four games to two. If you’re a Blazers fan, there are more important storylines to follow. But as Syracuse fans, the future of the most transcendent player…
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What Does this Postseason Mean for Melo?
Ever since Carmelo Anthony‚Äôs championship freshman campaign (likely the best one-and-done ever), titles have eluded him. Melo is going to the Hall of Fame when he retires as a scoring champion, 10-time All-Star and six-time All-NBA selection. The Larry O‚ÄôBrien trophy is the only thing missing from his mantle. So an NBA crown, even as…
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The Resurrection of Carmelo Anthony is Catnip for NBA Stars
Tonight begins the NBA Playoffs… kinda. The Play-In Tournament tips off in the East, with the Hornets/Pacers in an elimination game, then the Wizards/Celtics trying to keep their seasons alive. The West gets underway on Wednesday night. The Blazers get to watch all of this unfold while comfortably sitting at home, waiting for their first-round…
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Oshae Surges: Checking In on Orange in the NBA
Oshae Brissett has been a huge surprise for most NBA fans this week. The Canadian has started the Pacers’ last two games as Indiana deals with COVID-19 protocols. In his first start, Brissett scored 13 points, grabbed 6 rebounds, and signed a three-year deal shortly afterward. For most viewers of the Association, Brissett made an…
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SU Top 100: Biggest Surprises
We did it. We have officially made it through our SU Top 100 list. To do something like this takes a lot of time and effort. It‚Äôs definitely not easy. The staff at Orange Fizz is proud of the list we came up with, but obviously nothing is perfect. So this week, we will be…
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SU Top 100: #3 Carmelo Anthony
Wow, we‚Äôve made it. The SU Top 100 list and our corresponding FizzCasts are almost over. There have been a lot of talented and accomplished athletes that have made the list so far. Now it is the time you have all been waiting for. You knew this name was going to be at the top…
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Carmelo and Willian, a Pair of Aging Stars That Are Finally Being Appreciated
Carmelo Anthony will always be a Syracuse legend, has a number retired in the Dome, a practice facility named after him, and will land near the top of the SU 100 list. He has been infinitely frustrating for many NBA fans, as his pro career never materialized like so many expected. But now inside the…
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Fizz Four: Final Four Runs No. 1
Syracuse Basketball has made it to the Final Four six times in program history. Each one is special in its own way. Amazing games, amazing players, amazing memories. Fizz Four: Final Four Runs is a series where we rank the top March Madness runs Syracuse Basketball has had. No. 4: 1987 Final Four No. 3:…
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Top 5 Syracuse Players in NBA History
With Elijah Hughes climbing up the mock draft boards, he is set to become the 54th player to come through Syracuse before playing in the NBA. In this piece, we rank the top five former Syracuse players in NBA history. 5. Sherman Douglas Douglas is indisputably the best point guard SU has ever had. He…
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Orange in the NBA: Month 1 Roundup
As of Friday, we‚Äôre officially one month through the NBA season. We‚Äôve already seen a lot go down, from the Warriors shocking fall from grace, to LeBron putting up MVP numbers in year 17 to Luka Doncic asserting himself as one of the league‚Äôs elite players. It‚Äôs been a fun ride so far, but what…
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Melo’s Back!
376 days. That is the amount of time basketball fans had to endure without seeing Carmelo Anthony in an NBA game. The Syracuse alum was cut from the Rockets in November 2018. His last game with Houston was against the San Antonio Spurs on Nov. 8. Anthony couldn‚Äôt find another landing spot and thought his…
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Carmelo Anthony Breaks Silence on NBA Career
Last season, Syracuse’s 2003 national champion Carmelo Anthony was cut from the Houston Rockets. He was not picked up by any of the other 29 NBA teams for the remainder of the season, and as free agency reaches its latter stages in 2019 Anthony remains unsigned. Throughout this period of a Carmelo-less NBA, the ten-time…
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Is Carmelo Anthony Destined for One Last Shot in the NBA?
Carmelo Anthony is the perhaps the¬†most talented player Syracuse has ever had. He put together a season to remember in leading the Orangemen to the national title in 2003, then turned pro that spring. He was among the NBA’s elite for many years, but that is no longer the case. Melo is currently a legend…
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Ranking Syracuse Basketball’s Top 10 Players Since 2000 (Part 2)
Eric Devendorf (2006-2009) – Eric Devendorf served as a sharp-shooter for Syracuse, who could also drive to hoop and draw contact. It only took six games into his freshman season for Jim Boeheim to realize that Devendorf should be in the starting lineup. He became a fan favorite thanks to his great play, but also…
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Game of Domes: Matching Characters to Notable Syracuse Sports Figures
The campaigns of the Syracuse football and basketball¬†teams have come to a close, but another season‚Äôs end draws upon us. Season eight of the world-renowned Game of Thrones finishes on Sunday night, marking the close of the entire award-winning series. In light, here‚Äôs a list of Syracuse sports figures paired with each player or coach‚Äôs…
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Syracuse’s Best Moments in Years of the Tiger
‚ÄúThe Return to Glory‚Äù Believe it or not, that‚Äôs not what was said when Syracuse football capped its off its first 10-win season since 2001 in December with a win over West Virginia in the Camping World Bowl. It was said, however, when Eldrick Tont Woods sank a bogey putt on the 18th hole at…
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Orange Legacy After Melo: How Does The Orange in the NBA Perform?
Syracuse has been a proud and prestigious program, and the legacy lives on in Orange who made it to the NBA. Since Carmelo Anthony seems to have practically ended his NBA career this year, could some of those players who are currently active make history? Granted, while Anthony’s career may ultimately be disappointing,¬†he’s almost a…
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Syracuse Basketball’s Seven Most Influential Moments Since Tom Brady’s First Super Bowl
February 3rd, 2002. The day of Tom Brady‚Äôs first Super Bowl victory. Exactly 17 years and six Super Bowl victories later, here we are in the present day.¬† In fact, it appears that Jim Boeheim and his sons were witnesses to the Pats’ sixth championship down in Atlanta. A lot has changed since Brady‚Äôs first…
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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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Will Carmelo’s Time at OKC Be Deemed a Failure?
Last season started with so much promise for the Oklahoma Thunder, with an in-his-prime Paul George and a still-dangerous Carmelo Anthony joining the dynamic Russell Westbrook and the ever-improving Steven Adams. But the team unraveled, culminating in a first round exit at the hands of the Utah Jazz. Westbrook was spectacular once more, while George…
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7/28 Fizz Radio: The Syracuse Salary Cap Game and Can Eric Dungey Be ACC POY?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki reviews the ACC Player of the Year voting and what it would take for Eric Dungey to win the award (0:00-8:16), a preview of Saturday’s Boeheim’s Army matchup (8:16-13:47), and Tim Leonard joins the show to play the Syracuse Basketball $15 Salary Cap Game with all-time players (13:47-25:39) and a new…
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What’s The Best Team For Melo?
Despite general focus on the upcoming football and basketball seasons for Syracuse, now seems like a good time to check in on Carmelo Anthony. An unquestioned member of the all-time squad at Syracuse and still the program‚Äôs most prominent NBA player, Melo has had a rough go of it lately. Following a rough season in…
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A look at Carmelo Anthony’s Olympic legacy
Red, white, blue and orange might not be the most aesthetically pleasing of color combinations, but when they do come to mind for SU fans on a day such as America‚Äôs birthday, there‚Äôs really only one guy that you can point to as the perfect embodiment of all four. Carmelo Anthony is undoubtedly one of…
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Who Is On Syracuse Basketball’s All-Time “Super Team?”
The basketball world let out collective groan of disapproval this week after the Warriors signed All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins for pennies on the dollar. With the former Pelican now on the roster, the defending champs have a multi-time All-NBA selection at every position. The super team getting even more super all but guarantees a third…
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