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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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Fizz Radio 1/16: Previewing Pittsburgh, biggest position strength and center options
Hosts Thomas Shults and Brad Klein discuss Syracuse’s most important position group, Syracuse’s plan without Bourama Sidibe and preview Pittsburgh with Craig Meyer of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. You can listen to Fizz Radio on the Score 1260 in Syracuse from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. every Saturday morning and subscribe to get each podcast version…
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Fizz Follower Mailbag: 12/20
There’s a lot to wrap your head around after last night’s 107-96 overtime win over Buffalo. On the positive side, Quincy Guerrier’s 27 points and 11 boards, Kadary Richmond’s game-changing effect in the second half and Alan Griffin’s takeover in crunch time. On the not-so-positive side, Joe Girard was cold again, SU as a team…
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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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The Improvement Syracuse Basketball Needs
Last season Joe Girard III started for the majority of the year. Some fans called him overrated, others described him as the second coming of Orange great and now coach, Gerry McNamara. While Girard isn‚Äôt quite at Gmac‚Äôs level just yet, he could be what spurs the Orange to up around the 20 win mark…
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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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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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Buddy Boeheim is Too Important to Disappear
In an absolutely critical game against NC State ‚Äì with star Elijah Hughes sitting injured on the bench ‚Äì Buddy Boeheim delivered one of his worst games of the season. Boeheim‚Äôs 10 points was his lowest scoring game since SU‚Äôs win over Notre Dame.¬† Instead, freshmen Joe Girard and Quincy Guerrier led the way for…
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Syracuse: The New Home of 3-and-D Basketball
Heading into this season, Jim Boeheim knew his team would live or die by the three. So far, the Orange are third in the ACC in three point percentage at 36 percent. Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes rank second and third respectively in the ACC in three point shooting. The two also lead the ACC…
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Your Complete Guide to Saturday’s Football/Basketball Doubleheader
We‚Äôre smack dab in the middle of not only the most tumultuous but also one of the most fun times of the year. It‚Äôs the crossover between football and basketball season at Syracuse and even though things are on a big-time down turn for Dino Babers and company and it‚Äôs been a bit of an…
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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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What is Elijah Hughes’ Floor/Ceiling?
As the season quickly approaches, it‚Äôs time to take a look at Syracuse‚Äôs top player this season. Elijah Hughes has been on the receiving end of high praise from Jim Boeheim. Recently Boeheim went on record saying Hughes will be a top five player in the ACC this season ‚Äì at worst.¬† Besides being the…
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Bourama Sidibe Holds The Keys to Syracuse’s Season
Even though Syracuse is tasked with replacing four starters from a season ago, Jim Boeheim seems confident in his young squad. A main reason is because of the sheer quantity of shooters Boeheim and his staff have accumulated. Of course Buddy Boeheim may be the first guy fans think of. Joe Girard is another guard…
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Joe Girard’s Incredible Ride Since His Commitment to Syracuse
You know who he is. He‚Äôs New York state‚Äôs all-time leading scorer on the hardwood and a three-time All-State quarterback on the gridiron. He grew up just three hours away from Syracuse. He‚Äôs drawn early comparisons to Gerry McNamara. He is Joe Girard III. Perhaps the most talked about recruit of Jim Boeheim‚Äôs 2019 class,…
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Taking a Glimpse at the Future of Syracuse Basketball
Syracuse is in the midst of another promising basketball season, where anything could happen if the Orange make March Madness. But let‚Äôs take a look at what the future has in store for SU. Next year Jim Boeheim has to replace Frank Howard, and will likely need to replace Tyus Battle too. He already has…
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Syracuse Gets Joe Girard Commitment
It happened. Syracuse got him. Joe Girard III has verbally announced he is taking his talents to the 315. Girard announced his commitment to Syracuse over Duke, Michigan, Notre Dame, Boston College and Penn State Sunday night.¬†Take that Coach K. What Syracuse is Getting The 2017 New York Gatorade player of the year can score…
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Three recruits that would make it OK if Joe Girard didn’t pick SU
With Syracuse football on its bye week and coming off two losses, attention has quickly turned from the gridiron to the hardwood for SU fans. The Orange‚Äôs first scrimmage of the season is less than two weeks away when they take on The College of St. Rose in the Dome on October 25th, but another…
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Recruiting Update: SU basketball commits and targets shine over the weekend
Syracuse basketball‚Äôs 2018 class is No. 21 in the nation, per 247Sports.com, and it includes a Top 10 recruit in Darius Bazley. Bazley, along with other commits from the 2018 and 2019 classes were in action over the weekend, as well as a 2019 target who has been turning heads with his stat lines. Darius…
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