Tag: judah mintz
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Syracuse Basketball: This Season’s Ideal Rotation
With one exhibition in the books, we got our first look at Syracuse basketball ahead of the 2023-24 season. It was the first time seeing many players in an Orange uniform, like JJ Starling and Naheem McLeod. So how should SU’s rotation shape up based on what we saw and what we already knew from…
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Benny Williams at ACC Tipoff is a Good Sign
With the college basketball season just a couple of weeks away, we’ve reached another of those offseason markers that indicate the approach of the new season. ACC Tipoff, which is just media day with a fancy title, is October 25 for the conference’s men’s squads. Each team brings its head coach and a collection of…
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Judah Mintz is Earning Lots of Preseason Accolades
With Syracuse basketball’s regular season getting underway in less than two weeks, the preseason awards and accolades are coming out, and to the surprise of no one in Central New York, Judah Mintz is heaping praise from people across the country, including the prestigious Bob Cousy Award, where he was one of 20 players named…
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Syracuse’s Intensity will be at a New Level Under Adrian Autry
During his first press conference after being named the new head coach at Syracuse, Adrian Autry spoke about how he wanted to maintain the program of the culture that Jim Boeheim had built over 47 years as head coach but put his own spin on things. The biggest spin is likely to be more man-defense…
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Syracuse’s Guards Set the Scene for 2023-24 Season
Heading into the first season of the Adrian Autry era at Syracuse, there are a decent number of changes with the roster, but none that shook the foundation and caused major concern. Jesse Edwards leaving for West Virginia for NIL reasons was the biggest loss, but the Orange snagged Naheem McLeod from Florida State out…
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Syracuse Basketball Summer Practice Updates
As July comes to an end and August is about to begin, football is all the rage right now. But, the Syracuse basketball team has been hard at work over the last few weeks getting ready for preseason practices, with hard work ongoing at the Melo Center. So, let’s take a look at what SU…
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Mintz, Starling Both Projected Second-Rounders
The 2023 NBA Draft has come and gone, and a popular name among Syracuse fans was not selected. Over the course of this past season, Judah Mintz found himself on several Mock Drafts, the majority of which had him going in the second round. But a few weeks ago, the point guard decided to play…
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Fizz Five 6/9: Judah is Back, Dino Babers’ Job Security, and the Future of Zone Defense
Fizz Five makes its triumphant return with Liam Griffin and Ethan Frank recapping early summer action in the SU Athletics world. 1. Judah Mintz is Back (1:12-10:30)2. SU In Mix for 4-Star Forward Caleb Williams (10:30-18:04)3. Is Dino Babers On The Hot Seat? (18:04-24:20)4. Is The Zone Defense Sustainable Without Boeheim? (24:20-29:53)5. Football Recruiting Update…
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Does Judah Mintz’s Return Help or Hurt Syracuse’s Recruiting?
Syracuse received the best news for the 2023-24 season, its first under new head coach Adrian Autry when star guard Judah Mintz withdrew from the NBA Draft and announced his return to the Orange for his sophomore season. Undoubtedly this makes the Orange better in the short term and gives the program legitimate NCAA tournament…
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The Biggest Questions on Syracuse’s Roster
Judah Mintz is back, Adrian Autry has threaded the needle between keeping last year’s freshman core and augmenting the roster with transfers and Syracuse fans are widely excited for what’s to come. Despite the optimism and the return of SU’s best player, the Orange remain a team full of question marks. The only sure things…
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How Judah Mintz’s Return Helps The Rest Of The Core
The common theme here is that there is a load of pressure off the rest of the roster. Judah Mintz is without question the primary scoring option heading into the season. His decision to return lessens the workload on a bunch of guys who have potential, but are very unproven still. That said, it’s not…
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Judah Mintz’s Return Gives Syracuse Hope Again
After letting the news marinate for more than 24 hours, it still does not feel real that Judah Mintz is coming back to Syracuse for his sophomore season. It seemed like nearly a lock he would turn pro, no matter where he was going to get drafted, that his return signifies something so much more…
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Judah is Back and Expectations Rise
The moment Syracuse fans have been anxiously awaiting all offseason has finally come, and sent fans into celebration. Judah Mintz will return for his sophomore season after testing the NBA Draft waters. By all accounts, Mintz had a good Spring, especially at the combine. He seemed like a lock to get drafted at some point,…
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How Will Judah Mintz’s Decision Affect Recruiting?
Happy Judah Mintz decision day to all who celebrate. Ever since Jim Boeheim’s retirement and Adrian Autry taking over, this has been the most anticipated moment of the offseason. Regardless of what Mintz decides, it should not affect our opinions on what has been a very successful few months. That being said, the butterfly effects…
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Judah Mintz’s Decision is Coming Soon
Since mid-March, when Judah Mintz announced that he was entering his name in the NBA Draft while maintaining his eligibility, the key dates to monitor were the closing of entries to the transfer portal (he never did), the NBA Draft Combine (he performed well), and the withdrawal deadline, Wednesday, May 31st. That date is now…
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Adrian Autry’s 2023-24 Roster Building is Complete
Syracuse basketball has its roster set for next season, and that’s with or without Judah Mintz in the picture. The Orange lost Joe Girard III, Symir Torrence, John Bol Ajak, and Jesse Edwards to the transfer portal, and have replaced them with JJ Starling, Chance Westry, and Naheem McLeod, all of whom can provide different…
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Syracuse’s Ceiling Will Be Determined By Judah Mintz’s Decision
Amidst a recent recruiting renaissance, there is palpable excitement among Syracuse fans. Adrian Autry and company have struck big with high school prospects adding Donnie Freeman to the Class of ’24 and Naheem McLeod to this year’s roster via the transfer portal. But regardless of how many more players the Orange add (especially over the…
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Syracuse is the Place to Unlock Chance Westry
Syracuse got its second commitment out of the transfer portal earlier this week when Auburn guard Chance Westry pledged to the Orange. Westry later signed his letter of intent and intends to play a significant role for SU this season and into the future. As highlighted earlier in the week on the Fizz, Syracuse had…
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To Move Forward, Syracuse is Looking Back
Just when it looked like the roof was caving in on Syracuse, hope sprung anew as the Orange received their second commitment from the transfer portal in former Auburn Tiger Chance Westry. The Orange recruited the 6 ‘6 combo guard/wing out of high school, but he chose to play in the SEC, and after a…
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Adrian Autry’s Youth Movement Has Arrived Earlier Than Expected
When Syracuse’s season ended at the ACC Tournament in March, no one knew how the offseason would unfold. Certainly, no one knew how the next three days would unfold, with Jim Boeheim’s retirement and Adrian Autry taking over as head coach of SU. With continuity in the coaching staff considering the returns of Gerry McNamara…
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Has Syracuse Gotten Better?
A lot has changed in the month since Syracuse went one and done in the ACC tournament. In the case of Jim Boeheim’s retirement and Adrian Autry’s promotion, more has changed than at any point in nearly five decades. However, while there’s a new man in charge and Brenden Straughn was added to the coaching…
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Butterfly Effects From Jesse Edwards Reportedly Returning
Oh snap! These are big news if they’re true. Neither Edwards nor the program has made an official announcement yet, but signs appear to be pointing in the right direction for Orange fans. The Flying Dutchman averaged 14.5 points and over 10 rebounds per game last season and even had a 20-20 game in the…
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Syracuse’s Offseason Theme: Continuity
It’s been three weeks to the day since Adrian Autry was introduced as Syracuse’s next head coach, and since that day, everything he’s done with his staff and his roster has been deliberate and strategic. First, it was bringing in J.J Starling, a player he recruited throughout high school, and now is maybe the most…
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Judah Mintz Should Do What’s Best for Judah Mintz
With all of the positive momentum that has been going the way of Syracuse, there was always going to be the crash back down, and that was Judah Mintz’s NBA draft announcement. He’s the first major domino of last season’s roster to make a decision on staying or leaving, as there’s been radio silence from…
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What Happens If Judah Mintz Stays or Leaves?
The offseason has nearly trumped the end of season storylines that continue to surface for ‘Cuse men’s hoops. A four-game losing stretch, plus an early exit in the ACC tournament didn’t make as many headlines as Jim Boehiem’s retirement, Adrian Autry’s promotion, JJ Starling transferring to the Orange and Symir Torrence entering the transfer portal.…
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Specialization Has Hurt Syracuse for Too Long
The Adrian Autry era is off to a roaring start for Syracuse. He’s brought back his assistant coaches and is in the process of hiring another one, and he hasn’t lost any significant contributors so far. Yes, Symir Torrence and John Bol Ajak are in the portal and were valuable members of SU during their…
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Syracuse Basketball Has Momentum Again
It’s been a long week for the Syracuse men’s basketball program. Just seven days ago, the Orange were taking on Wake Forest in round two of the ACC Tournament, and despite losing on a buzzer-beating three for the second time in three years, it doesn’t matter. Jim Boeheim then gave a very cryptic postgame press…
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Did Judah Mintz Have a Good Case For ACC Rookie of the Year?
In just a few days’ time, Syracuse men’s hoops’ 2022-23 season will probably be over, barring an eleventh-hour NIT pity bid. If SU plays a postseason game anytime soon or even wins multiple games in this year’s ACC Tournament, it’ll likely have one dynamic freshman to thank. First-year guard Judah Mintz was as good as…
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The End is Going to be Ugly for Jim Boeheim
A couple of months ago, we at The Fizz wrote a piece about how the end was near for Jim Boeheim, and how it wasn’t going to be pretty. Well, since then, it’s gone from not pretty to ugly, as Syracuse has lost back-to-back games by 18+ points for the first time since 1968, 55…
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Syracuse Looks Lifeless in 91-73 Loss to Clemson
After an embarrassing loss to Duke over the weekend, it’s no secret that every game onward was essentially a must-win. Leg one was a trip to Death Valley against a Clemson team in the midst of a nosedive, losers of four of its last five. But just as most games have gone against highly-touted ACC…
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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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ESPN’s Vitale: Mintz Should Play Second Year at SU
On the off chance that anyone affiliated with Duke men’s basketball regards Syracuse to be a worthy rival, yesterday’s 77-55 throttling at the JMA Wireless Dome should quash those notions for good. No matter how hard its student body pretends that the Blue Devils consider them equals, SU has become little more than an annuity…
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Syracuse Must Play an “A” Game to Beat Duke
The most one-sided rivalry in the ACC returns to Central New York this weekend, as Duke, whose fans do not care much about Syracuse, travels to the Dome to face the Orange, whose fans are obsessed with the Blue Devils. Especially with Coach K now gone, this “rivalry” has never been deader, especially with the…
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Judah Mintz is the Reason Syracuse is in Position to be in Position
Each game has built on the previous one. It’s like a step ladder, and Judah Mintz continues to take one, sometimes two steps up each game. Syracuse is now 16-10 overall and 9-6 in the ACC thanks in large part to Mintz’s play. He was key in the Orange’s 75-72 win over No. 23 NC…
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Syracuse’s Most Fun Players to Watch in the Last 10 Years
2022-23 is Syracuse’s 10th season playing in the ACC, which makes this a perfect time to do an unequivocal ranking of the Orange’s most enjoyable players to watch over that time span. This is a comprehensive list and not wrong (at least I’d like to think), but other answers will be tolerated. Since the move…
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