Tag: Jim Boeheim
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Fizz Cast: Louisville and Notre Dame Previews
Listen as Ian Unsworth and John Eads preview a huge week in SU Hoops. The Orange go on the road Wednesday night to play Louisville. With a win SU can earn its first Quad 1 win and boost its tournament hopes ten-fold. Syracuse returns home for a Saturday matinee with Notre Dame. SU split with…
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Has Mike Hopkins Ruined His Chances to be the Next Syracuse Head Coach?
Photo Courtesy of Rich Barnes – USA TODAY Sports
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The Growing Trend in the SU Lineup That Needs to Continue
Throughout the season, many people have been begging and pleading for Kadary Richmond‚Äôs minutes to increase, and Joe Girard‚Äôs minutes to decrease. Well it appears as though it is finally happening. In both of SU‚Äôs last two contests, Richmond logged more minutes than the Glens Falls Native. Is this a trend that will continue? Well…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Completes Sweep with 77-68 Win Over the Pack
Syracuse earned a huge bounce back win over NC State in PNC Arena. The Orange played arguably its best game of the season, certainly the most complete effort thus far. SU shot 46% from the field and 47% from beyond the arc with three scorers in double digits. Syracuse also checked off each of our…
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The Three Keys to Sweeping NC State
The Syracuse Men’s Basketball Team is in a difficult spot following a disappointing loss to Clemson on Saturday. The Orange failed yet again to capture its first Quad 1 win. It doesn’t look like Syracuse will be playing come mid-march, but there’s still a chance (however slim that may be). Above all else, what SU…
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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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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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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly in Syracuse’s Loss to Pittsburgh
Photo Courtesy of Pittsburgh Athletics
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Checking in on the SU Transfers
The Syracuse Men‚Äôs Basketball team lost three players from the 2019-2020 roster to the transfer market. All three were contributors for that team (although not major) and were players that at one point were thought of as the future of the program. Now that we‚Äôre entrenched into the 2020-2021 season let‚Äôs check in and see…
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The Rebounding Struggle Continues
“They’re just too big for us inside. We got beat up in the paint.” Jim Boeheim said this after SU’s 81-75 loss to North Carolina, a game where the Tar Heels had 42 points in the paint, 24 second chance points, and 24 offensive rebounds. 16 of those boards came in the second half, and…
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Syracuse Athletics’ New Year’s Resolutions
The New Year always offers a fresh slate. 2020 wasn’t good for anyone, but an argument can be made for Syracuse especially struggling this past year on the hardwood and the gridiron. The Orange limped to the ACC Tournament and were cut short just when they started to turn a corner. In football, SU had…
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Syracuse Storms Back in the Second Half to Beat Buffalo 107-96
Everything was going wrong in the first half for Syracuse. The Orange went into the break down 48-37, after not making a three-pointer in the first 20 minutes and allowing Buffalo to maneuver through the 2-3 zone. However, everything changed after halftime. Freshman Kadary Richmond entered the game, as starting point guard Joe Girard sat…
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Syracuse Defends Home Court Against Northeastern, Wins 62-56
We interrupt you in the midst of all ongoing National Signing Day buzz‚Ķ to let you know there was a Syracuse basketball game at the Carrier Dome, this evening. SU took on Northeastern in a home matchup that, despite walking out of victorious, likely could have gone better than it did. The Orange walked out…
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ACC/Big Ten Challenge Preview
It‚Äôs time! One of the greatest annual slates non-conference battles is the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and it all begins today for the 22nd time. The ACC looks to hold its 12-6-3 challenge lead and has an overall record of 133-106 over the boys from Big Ten country. This year’s battle for the Commissioner’s Cup features…
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Does It Matter Who Starts at Point Guard?
After Kadary Richmond‚Äôs 16 point, 7 rebound, 6 assist clinic and Joe Girard‚Äôs rough outing against Niagara, many Syracuse fans are calling for Jim Boeheim to swap out his struggling point guard for the longer, shinier and sexier option. That‚Äôs a question that will likely be asked throughout Buddy Boeheim‚Äôs two-week quarantine while Richmond starts…
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Fizz Follower Mailbag: 11/29 – How Bad Could the 2-3 Be?
This Syracuse basketball season, there are going to be a lot of questions. Questions regarding COVID-19 policies, coaching decisions, and most importantly, the on-court performance of SU. I‚Äôll be here to answer them. If you have an inquiry regarding Syracuse hoops, keep an eye on the Fizz twitter page for a tweet like this every…
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Syracuse Prevails Against Bryant 85-84
Well that was something, Syracuse survived against a Bryant team that was picked to finish third in the Northeast Conference. Be honest how many of you knew that was a conference? Anyways, the Bulldogs earned some respect after that near upset. Bryant controlled the game from the get go and scored 51 points in the…
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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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Fizz Cast: NC State FB Preview & SU MBB Opener vs Bryant
Listen as John Eads and Ian Unsworth preview SU Football’s final home game against NC State (6-3). The Orange are 1-5 against the Wolfpack all-time at the Dome and just 2-11 in the series. Additionally, Dino Babers and company look to snap a dismal six game losing streak. Can Syracuse win this game? Find out…
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The Fizz’s 2020-21 Syracuse Basketball Record Predictions
Photo Courtesy of Dennis Nett/Syracuse.com
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Fizz Radio 11/21: Hughes Gets Drafted, Boeheim Tests Positive & Basketball Preseason Awards
This week’s Fizz Radio hosts, Matt Bonaparte and Jaron May, do a deep dive into the Syracuse Men’s Basketball world. The guys discuss Elijah Hughes getting drafted by the Jazz, Boeheim’s positive COVID-19 test and how it impacts the program, and even hand out some preseason awards. Plus, of course, they get to Fictional Fizz…
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Jim Boeheim Tests Positive for COVID-19
Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim has tested positive for COVID-19, he announced Sunday night via Twitter. Boeheim, 75, is asymptomatic and beginning his isolation period. As of right now, one other Orange staff member has been reported positive. ACC rules for fall sports mandate that a student-athlete (and presumably a coach or staff member)…
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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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Syracuse Basketball is Without a Schedule
The Dome (can we still call it that?) goalposts were taken down yesterday. Orange nation, you know what that means. Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad is back on the hardwood in less than three weeks. It‚Äôs obviously going to be a unique season. The Dome will probably be without fans. There won‚Äôt be a non-conference tournament, or…
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Syracuse Basketball is Back! Three Important Questions Heading Into This Season
Photo Courtesy of Syracuse.com
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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: Most Overrated
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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