Tag: jesse edwards
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What if Jesse Edwards Was Playing All Season?
Jesse Edwards played a pivotal role in SU’s 72-70 win over North Carolina last night. The sophomore played a career high 24 minutes last night and did an adequate job against UNC’s bigs. Edwards wreaked havoc down low and battled for rebounds. In fact, he won some of those battles and reeled in five on…
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Were SU’s Postseason Chances Flushed Down the Drain in Atlanta?
It was a make-or-break game for SU’s tourney hopes. The Orange came into McCamish Pavilion with a chance for a Quad 1 win and some redemption after Duke destroyed them on Monday. Fifty-four paint points later, Syracuse can kiss the postseason goodbye, as GT beat them 84-77 (unless anyone reading this is content with an…
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Fizz Follower Mailbag: 1/27
Disclaimer: This tweet got a lot of replies, which is always greatly appreciated. I took the tweets with the largest amount of likes, but can certainly get to more this Sunday. Monday was certainly a letdown. Syracuse fell to number eight Virginia 81-58 after playing about 16 minutes of competent basketball. Once UVA spread the…
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Fizz Radio 1/23: Rotation Debate, Mid-Season Awards & Mark Berman Previews Virginia Tech
Jaron May and Matt Bonaparte host this week’s Fizz Radio. The guys debate who should be in Syracuse Men’s Basketball’s rotation, hand out some mid-season awards, and preview this weekend’s matchup against Virginia Tech with Mark Berman of the Roanoke Times. Oh and of course, they get to Fictional Fizz and Fizz Feedback. You can…
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Fizz Follower Mailbag: 1/20
Well, a couple of historic moments have passed us by since the last mailbag. Syracuse suffered its worst loss since the 1960s last Saturday against Pitt, Saints QB Drew Brees might’ve played his last NFL game last Sunday, and earlier today, a Syracuse law graduate was inaugurated as President. But the latter two are besides…
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Rocked Like a Hurricane: Syracuse Beats Miami 83-57 as Girard, Richmond Shine
Entering with back-to back losses, and three in their last four games, it was hard to forecast Syracuse‚Äôs fate against a sneaky-tough Miami team. The Hurricanes came into Tuesday night at 6-6, with four of their six losses coming by four points or less. Better yet, they were also fresh off an upset victory over…
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SU MBB Positional Preview: Bigs
Today we are rounding out our positional previews ahead of the SU men‚Äôs basketball season opener against Bryant on Friday. Fellow fizz members Ian Unsworth and Jaron May took a look at the guards and wings and today we finish up with the BIGS! This position group looked good at times last year, but in others…
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Syracuse Basketball is Back! Three Important Questions Heading Into This Season
Photo Courtesy of Syracuse.com
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Toss-up: Jesse Edwards or John Bol Ajak?
Bourama Sidibe is set to be SU‚Äôs man in the middle of the zone after multiple failed attempts to recruit a transfer that could contribute immediately. Like it or not, the Orange are riding Sidibe for one more season. The senior, however, could not stay on the floor last year. He led the country in…
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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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Syracuse Freshmen Need To Grow Up Quickly
Syracuse is just eight games into the 2019-20 season, and already fans are projecting doom and gloom. With a 4-4 record SU hasn‚Äôt given fans much to be optimistic about. The Orange ‚Äì particularly Bourama Sidibe ‚Äì are consistently getting bodied on the boards. Penn State big Mike Watkins (who‚Äôs only 6-foot-9) grabbed an astonishing…
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Syracuse’s Freshmen Are the Key to the 2019-20 Season
Quincy Guerrier, Brycen Goodine, Joe Girard III, Jesse Edwards and John Bol Ajak make up the largest incoming freshman class for Syracuse since 2013 when Tyler Ennis, B.J. Johnson, Chinonso Obokoh, Ron Patterson and Tyler Roberson started their careers in Central New York. Despite the extensive research into their games, their skills, their weaknesses, the…
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Edwards Recruitment Shows How Far We’ve Come in Sports Information
In April¬†Jesse Edwards committed to Syracuse. This was big news in the Netherlands, and created quite the stir amongst the nation’s basketball fans. The IMG Academy big man has proven his skills, has abilities his coaches say, “you can’t teach” and now the 6’11” center is headed to Central New York. With the NBA Finals…
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Success for SU Basketball Relies on a Center Stepping Up
Syracuse suffered a couple of blows recently when Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett both decided to stay in the draft and forego remaining eligibility. Luckily, Syracuse was preparing for both to leave early, and had contingency plans in place. Next year the Orange will likely rely on budding stars Elijah Hughes and Buddy Boeheim, as…
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What to Make of Syracuse Basketball’s Class of 2019
With the recent addition of center Jesse Edwards, Syracuse has five incoming freshman in their Class of 2019. That‚Äôs the most since Tyler Ennis‚Äô 2013 class. Assuming Oshae Brissett returns to school after testing the NBA Draft waters, that will leave the Orange with a full 13 scholarships. That means, barring any unforeseen changes, there…
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