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Which ACC Team Makes a Deep March Run?
March Madness starts today. Brackets will be busted, Cinderella runs started and a champion crowned. Will that winner be from the ACC? Nobody really knows right now, but there are certainly a couple of teams who have the potential to parade to the second weekend. Let’s check ’em out. South Region Virginia (No. 4 Seed)…
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The Season of Experimentation Starts Now
Congratulations to the Duke Blue Devils for finally ushering Syracuse into the next stage of its season. The Orange have four games left, two at home, and two on the road. The travels start Wednesday at Clemson and continue over the weekend at Pittsburgh, both games the Orange will be underdogs in. Then, SU gets…
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Fizz Five 2/20: Duke Recap, SU’s Bleak Tournament Chances, and Clemson Preview
Carter Bainbridge and Cameron Ezeir are back on Fizz Five to recap Syracuse Men’s Basketball’s 77-55 loss to Duke. Plus, the two break down SU’s chances of making the tournament and the Orange’s chances of downing the Clemson Tigers Wednesday.
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Super Shorthanded Syracuse Ends Season with Valiant 88-79 Loss to Duke
No Jesse Edwards. No Benny Williams. And the worst of it all, no Buddy Boeheim, suspended for one game after the ACC ruled he punched Florida State’s Wyatt Wilkes in the gut yesterday. All odds were stacked against nine-seed Syracuse heading into Thursday’s matchup with top-seed Duke. With all the hurdles to overcome, it would’ve…
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Syracuse’s Loss to Duke Was Predictable Long Before Tip
In a year where the ACC is down, and Syracuse is struggling to stay at .500, a win over sixth-ranked Duke would’ve been a shot to the arm of a team that desperately needed some sort of motivation. Instead, the Orange looked undersized and underprepared against a team missing one of its best scorers. A…
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Can the Class of ’22 Bring an ACC Title to the Carrier Dome?
Chris Bunch is bring optimism to Syracuse hoops. The recent commit told Mike McAllister he believes the incoming talent is enough to win the ACC next year. “I think we can really be the best team in the ACC if I’m being perfectly honest. I never really believed in the blue bloods or all that…
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JJ Starling’s Stress Level Was at a “20” Before Choosing Notre Dame
Watching a top 30 recruit from Baldwinsville choose another ACC school was a tough pill to swallow this week. JJ Starling chose Notre Dame from among a finalists group of 5, which included his hometown Syracuse. How did a CNY native who had more official visits to SU than any other school get away? His…
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JJ Starling Chooses Notre Dame, What’s Next for Syracuse?
JJ Starling knew how to build the drama, whether it was intentional or not. His announcement was supposed to come down at 5p ET, but technical difficulties delayed the decision for 11 grueling minutes as fans and media flooded Paul Biancardi’s Instagram account. After it all Starling, a top 30 combo guard who originally hails…
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Ranking the Competition of JJ Starling’s 5 Final Schools
JJ Starling is a Central New York native, a 6’4″ combo guard from Baldwinsville who is a consensus top-40 recruit in the country. The rollercoaster of Syracuse’s 2022 Class has been thoroughly covered, from the highs of Kamari Lands, Justin Taylor and Quadir Copeland’s commitments, to the departure of Lands, Arthur Kaluma’s decision, the loss…
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Damn, Kyle Filipowski Looks Fire in That Syracuse Uniform
Last weekend rising prep star Kyle Filipowski took his official visit to Syracuse. He toured campus, experienced the Melo Center, and sat down with the coaching staff in person. He apparently also donned the Orange and did a mock media guide photo shoot. Savvy move by SU. And yeah, it was pretty damn awesome. That’s…
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Will Coach K’s Retirement Help Syracuse Recruiting?
The dinosaurs that have roamed the college basketball universe for decades are starting to fade away, killed off by the Ice Age known as the transfer portal and the meteor named “NIL.” A little over a decade ago, Lute Olson retired after a quarter century at Arizona while Bobby Knight sneered at his last press…
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Advantage or Disadvantage for Syracuse to Host Filipowski’s First Visit?
Kyle Filipowski is nasty. He’s 6’10”, great handle, explosive first-step, finish on the break, shoot from outside, nasty. His summer AAU circuit is turning heads and sure to raise his profile and rating by the time the fall basketball season rolls around. He’s also being courted by a number of elite programs, including Duke, Ohio…
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So Zion Williamson Got Paid but Duke Gets to Slide?
By now we know what goes on in college basketball. It’s a story as old as the sport. Schools are desperate to win and garner attention. Boosters want their programs to be on TV and play deep into March Madness. Athletic departments demand the money keeps rolling in. The coaches need to keep their jobs.…
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How did Duke Run SU Off the Floor at Cameron Indoor?
Well we asked for your suggestions for what this title of this article should be, here are some of the best suggestions…. However you title the article, that was bad. There are a lot of different nouns, adjectives, and adverbs you can use to say that. The Orange just botched yet another opportunity at a…
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Which Team is on a Bigger Roll? Syracuse Faces Duke in a Battle of Winning Streaks
Syracuse takes on Duke tonight in a game that probably looked a lot better on paper before the season. The Orange are 13-6 coming into this one, the Blue Devils, 10-8. Despite mediocre records, both teams are riding three straight wins heading into tonight. It always feels good to have a little winning streak under…
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Fizz Cast: Duke and Georgia Tech MBB Previews
Listen as John Eads and Ian Unsworth get you ready for a HUGE week in SU Hoops. The Orange travel to Cameron Indoor on Monday night for a big matchup with Duke. SU then travels south to complete this week’s road trip to battle Georgia Tech at noon on Saturday.
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Is Jim Boeheim Right About Jalen Johnson?
Chances are everyone already has their own opinions on this issue. If you’ve been without power, ESPN, or Twitter, here’s a quick refresher. Duke forward Jalen Johnson decided early last week to opt out of the rest of the 2021 season to prepare for the NBA Draft. He is ESPN’s sixth-best prospect in the 2021…
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Louisville is Cancelled. Now What?
Syracuse basketball was stripped of yet another opportunity for a quadrant-1 win on Wednesday when Louisville came down with another COVID-19 positive. The Orange have now had four games against quadrant-1 teams cancelled or postponed this year due to the pandemic.¬† Sure, the Orange needed to capitalize on the opportunities they already had against quality…
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Coach K was Right: Non-Con Wasn’t Worth It
Syracuse basketball has had three games postponed due to New York State contract tracing guidelines, after a traveling member of Buffalo tested positive for Covid-19. Games against Notre Dame, Wake Forest and North Carolina are all postponed, and the ACC did not set aside specific dates for make-up games. The team will now miss valuable…
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SU Men’s Basketball Schedule Analysis
The Syracuse basketball season is on the horizon, and today it got a little bit closer. People have been wondering what the ACC schedule would look like this year for Jim Boeheim and company. Well you don‚Äôt need to predict, wonder, or hypothesize any longer, here‚Äôs the 20 game conference only slate!¬† HOME GAMES Dec.…
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Fizz Final: Duke 38 – Syracuse 24
Ian Unsworth and John Eads recap Syracuse’s disheartening 38-24 loss to Duke. The Blue Devils dominated on the ground, and once again the SU offense looked lost.
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SU Top 100: #36 Billy Owens
One of fourteen basketball players to have his number hanging in the Dome rafters, Billy Owens was a jack of all trades on the court. He could handle the ball, bang for rebounds down low, and step outside and shoot, everything you could ask of a 6-foot-8 forward. He also seemed to have ice in…
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Beat the Best to Be the Best: Syracuse’s Path to an ACC Championship
With Syracuse dropping its last game to Miami, the Orange must advance through the ACC Tournament to have any chance at a NCAA tourney bid. One win isn‚Äôt going to do it for SU. Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad has to beat the best to lift the ACC Tournament trophy and go dancing. Florida State, Duke, Louisville,…
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No Show: Syracuse loses to Duke
Duke robbed Syracuse of its best opportunity for an elite-level ACC win, beating the Orange 97-88. Blue Devils big man Vernon Carey continued a season-long trend for the Orange by absolutely owning the paint. He finished with 26 points (9/14) and 17 rebounds. Syracuse never got it going from beyond the arc. After a 1/12…
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The Next Five Games Will Determine Syracuse’s Season
Syracuse seemed to have clicked, beating up on inferior opponents on its way to a five game win streak. Then a trip down to Clemson snapped the streak in a game that looked like Syracuse would squeeze out ‚Äì just as it had against Notre Dame and Virginia Tech.¬† With Duke coming to the Dome…
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Who’s the Best Player for every team on Syracuse’s schedule (Part 2)
Pittsburgh – S Damar Hamlin Tommy DeVito will have his hands full in back to back weeks, dealing with experienced safeties patrolling the secondary. Hamlin is a guy SU fans may remember from last year, when the safety recorded 14 total tackles against the Orange on his way to being named ACC Defensive Back of…
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Favorites and Sleepers to Watch For in Final Four Runs
March is about Cinderella, however most college basketball observers will tell you this is a top-heavy year. Online college basketball betting¬†will be in full swing across the country, and here’s some good options for who will get to Minneapolis and cut down the nets. The favorite: Duke (9/4 odds at winning the national title) is…
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A Bittersweet Bite out of the Orange’s Blowout Loss to Virginia
Monday‚Äôs 26-point loss to Virginia marked three-out-of-four losses for Syracuse, but after the tough stretch, the Orange should be feeling more encouraged than concerned. Beginning with the obvious, UVA shot an absurd 72 percent from the beyond the arc, going 10-for-13 from three in a second half that saw the Cavaliers absolutely pull away ‚Äì…
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