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Get The Most from Your College Football Bets in 2020
In the middle of these tumultuous times we are all longing for normalcy, and hoping the upcoming college football season is unaffected. Because after a long week, there‚Äôs no finer feeling than kicking back, relaxing, and enjoying a weekend of football. Mike Gundy wants games played (to the tune of going overboard). Brian Kelly says…
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Is Quincy Guerrier Ready for a Starting Role?
Quincy Guerrier will likely slide into the starting lineup with Elijah Hughes leaving for the NBA. The sixth man showed promise under the rim last season, and often gave Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad a much needed spark off the bench. However, there are a few hurdles the Quebec native needs to leap in order to become…
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Patrick Tapé Back to Duke; What to Make of Weird Syracuse Weekend?
Patrick Tap√© capped off a wild weekend to be a Syracuse fan with some sour news last night. After de-commiting from Duke on Thursday, the Columbia grad transfer center is actually going to stay with Duke, after all.¬† On Saturday night, Syracuse got the terrific Alan Griffin news. If I was writing an article that…
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Former Illinois Sophomore Alan Griffin Commits to Syracuse
Huge news for the Orange, former Illinois sophomore has decided he‚Äôll come to Syracuse. Griffin played in 28 games last season, averaging 8.9 points and 4.5 rebounds each game, shooting 48% from the field and 42% from distance. Standing at 6‚Äô5‚Äô‚Äô 195 lbs, Griffin will look to eventually fill the hole that Elijah Hughes left…
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What if Kevin Durant Came to Syracuse?
Roughly three weeks ago during the ACC tournament, back when the world was more normal, we tweeted out a fun question. What is the biggest Syracuse related recruiting miss of all time? Among the responses were some notable ones, such as Michael Vick, Ray Rice, Kenny Anderson, Stephon Marbury, Anthony Davis and most recently, Isaiah…
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How will Elijah Hughes be Remembered at Syracuse?
As Elijah Hughes turns pro and leaves Central New York for the next chapter of his basketball career, fans might stir over the ACC‚Äôs leading scorer forgoing his senior year. The reasonable instinct would be to wonder who will replace Hughes when the lights are the brightest and the stakes are the highest. But sometimes…
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MAAC ROY Aaron Estrada is Considering Syracuse
Point guard Aaron Estrada has his transfer list narrowed down to three schools, including Syracuse. Estrada spent his freshman season at Saint Peters in Jersey City, New Jersey, where he proved he has the talent for Power-5 basketball. He was the MAAC Conference Rookie of the Year, averaging 8.0 points and 1.8 assists per game.…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Boeheim Quotes
Ah, Jim Boeheim behind a microphone. Every year you know he will deliver some memorable quotes, rants and laughs and this year was no exception. Here are your top five Boeheim quotes from the 2019-20 season.¬† 5. ‚ÄúNo one on our team has a short leash.‚Äù¬† This one came very early in the year. Five…
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Look No Further: Next Year’s Man in the Middle is Already Here
During the dog days of the season, things looked bleak for the future of Syracuse basketball. Every basket Elijah Hughes scored inched him closer to the NBA Draft. Jalen Carey and Brycen Goodine proved to be a pair of some of the most disappointing four-star recruits in SU history, and the Orange still didn‚Äôt have…
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Top 5 Stunning Stats
Stats can be really boring…. unless, of course, they’re surprising. An honorable mention goes to Elijah Hughes’s 19 points per game, which led the ACC. Another to Joe Girard’s 89% free throw conversion rate, which also led the ACC and ranked 10th nationally. We couldn’t have predicted those before the season, but they don’t have…
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3/28 FizzRadio: Transfer Season & Hughes to the NBA
Even though there may not be any Syracuse basketball, or any sports at all, there is still plenty of drama with the Orange. Jaron May and Matt Bonaparte take a look at the transfer portal and pick some candidates for Jim Boeheim, evaluate Elijah Hughes as an NBA prospect, discover the truth about Syracuse’s 2020-2021…
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Syracuse’s Transfer Conundrum: Why It May Not Add A Guard
Syracuse lost three scholarship guards to the transfer portal last week and hasn‚Äôt added anyone or to anyone’s knowledge expressed interest in a guard in the currently robust transfer portal. Honestly, they might not.¬† Here‚Äôs the thing. Why did those guards leave? The simple answer: playing time. So, how could the Orange convince a new…
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Transfers Syracuse Isn’t Recruiting, But Should
Syracuse‚Äôs roster from this year to next is going to be drastically different. Jalen Carey, Howard Washington and Brycen Goodine are all out. The three backup guards entered the transfer portal a few weeks ago. Plus, Elijah Hughes declared for the NBA draft earlier this week. With those players leaving and only two recruits coming…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Surprises
The 2019-2020 Syracuse basketball season was a rollercoaster of emotions for all parties involved. Players, fans, and coaches alike were riding high after SU‚Äôs five-game ACC win streak, only to be severely let down after the Orange dropped five out of their next six games and fell out of NCAA Tournament contention. In a season…
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Will We Still Get An NBA Season?
LeBron James has been great for nearly 20 years. The Greek Freak is still in his prime. Kawhi Leonard already has two championships to his name. But all three had a tremendous shot at winning the NBA Finals this year. Taking a look at the NBA lines, those three teams were the clear cut favorites…
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How To Still Enjoy Syracuse March Madness This Weekend
The NCAA Tournament is canceled, so what are we to do? College basketball fans have had the rug pulled out from under them, but there’s still ways to enjoy the sport. Syracuse fans have been privy to plenty of great games and classic wins. We’ll lay out for you the ways you can still have…
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Rating The State of the Syracuse Program: 1-10
This uncertain time has given plenty a lot of time to think. Like most offseasons, it also gives you time to reflect and evaluate where Syracuse is at as a program. There is no denying, the national opinion on Syracuse basketball has shifted in the past six to seven years. In recent memory, the Orange…
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Syracuse Picks Up First Commitment in Class of 2021
For the past week and change, the entire sports world has been put on hold as global efforts to contain COVID-19 or the novel coronavirus continue to persist. We haven‚Äôt seen a live sporting event in quite some time and nobody is really sure when the next one is coming. While the on-field/on-court product has…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Plays
Just 18 wins doesn‚Äôt exactly cut it for the Syracuse fan base. The last time the Orange failed to deliver 20 wins to their loyal fans was the 2016-17 season. This year with just 18 wins (granted a shortened season) fans are just as much disappointed. Despite a poor showing this year, there were definitely…
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Film Breakdown: Woody Newton
Elijah Hughes just recently declared for the NBA Draft. And on Saturday, graduate transfer Seth Towns committed to Ohio State. This chain of events left Robert Braswell as SU’s only wing, and Braswell redshirted last season with shin pains. So who will step up for the Orange? Incoming freshman Woody Newton might be the answer.…
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Former Syracuse Target Khalif Battle Enters the Transfer Portal
(Photo courtesy of The Butler Collegian and Donald Crocker) Tyus Battle’s brother, Khalif, is leaving Butler after his freshman season. The New Jersey native only saw 11 minutes per game in the 24 he appeared in. Battle was not inserted into any of Butler’s final three games. It couldn’t have been the start Battle was…
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Elijah Hughes Leaving For The NBA
Yesterday, Elijah Hughes made official what was long expected. He‚Äôs going to the NBA. Hughes finished first in the ACC in scoring at 19 points per game this past season. He also averaged almost 3.5 assists, almost five rebounds and a steal. Hughes was also named to the First-Team All-ACC. Before the season began, Jim…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Player Performances
Basketball is a team sport, there‚Äôs no doubt about it, but quite often what makes the game so much fun to watch and be a part of are the individual athletes. It‚Äôs the guys who give their everything on the floor every single night not only for the love of the game but for the…
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3/21 FizzRadio: State of Syracuse Program & Jim Boeheim’s Bench Minutes
Despite the sports world shutting down, there is still lots of Syracuse news to talk about. Tim Leonard & Jaron May chat about what the three guard transfers mean for next year, their twitter “fight” with Dior Johnson, who else is out there in the transfer market, and have some fun by rating the SU…
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Unpopular Opinion: Jim Boeheim was Excellent in 2020
A couple of disclaimers to note before I make an argument that will immediately raise some eyebrows. When Jim Boeheim became the head coach of Syracuse Basketball 44 years ago, nobody cared. He built the expectations himself. It’s important perspective for columns like this. By the current standards, the 2019-20 season was a failure. Syracuse…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series: Games
32 games, 650 minutes, and an 18-14 overall record. That was Syracuse basketball‚Äôs season. It had its ups and its downs. There were plenty of games that the Orange should have won and they didn‚Äôt and vice versa. Just like every year, there were flashes of Cardiac Cuse, whether it be in a good way…
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Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series
This is the hub for the Fizz’s Syracuse Basketball Top 5 Series! Check in throughout the series to find our lists and links to the articles. TOP 5 GAMES 5. Dec. 7 ‚Äì @ Georgia Tech ‚Äì W, 97-63 4. Feb. 15 ‚Äì @ Florida State ‚Äì L, 80-77 3. Feb. 8 ‚Äì vs. Wake…
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Potential Transfer Options for Syracuse
With the transfers of all three back-up guards, Syracuse has a couple holes to fill. However, it might not be as bad as it first looks. SU adds recruits Woody Newton and Kadary Richmond. And according to Matthew Gutierrez of The Athletic, this is a look at the two roster spots SU needs to fill.…
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Transfer Season: What’s next for Syracuse?
Next year’s Orange roster is going to look a lot different than the one that took the floor at the ACC Tournament. On Friday freshman Brycen Goodine announced his intentions to transfer. While that was somewhat surprising, the news paled in comparison to what followed the next day. Syracuse is losing guards Jalen Carey and…
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