Tag: marek dolezaj
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Big Men Foul Trouble Is Syracuse’s Demise
‚ÄúThat‚Äôs number five. Bourama Sidibe fouls out of the game.‚Äù How many times have we heard that this season? It seems like it is happening every game and, honestly, it is. Sidibe has fouled out seven times already this season and in the past four straight games. Take a look at the breakdown of how…
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Disappointment Turned Tournament Hopeful: What’s Changed for SU?
This season, Syracuse Men‚Äôs basketball didn‚Äôt start out so hot. An opening night loss to the defending champions in which the team scored 34 points, an amount they hadn‚Äôt finished a game with since 1945. Things didn‚Äôt look good and Orange fans weren‚Äôt too hopeful for what was to come. After the Orange strung a…
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The Key to It All: Marek Dolezaj
Let‚Äôs go back in time for just a moment. It‚Äôs just about three weeks ago. Syracuse is coming off its third ACC home loss of the season against Virginia Tech and nothing seems to be going right for the Orange. To be honest, if you had asked SU fans if they thought the Orange had…
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Syracuse Pushes Win Streak to Five with Win Over Pitt
It‚Äôs become something of a trend this season. After a dominating first half, Syracuse has consistently let ACC opponents back into games. Then the Orange will regroup and shut the door, as it did today to extend it win streak to five games. Once again Buddy Boeheim was electric in the first half, before cooling…
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There is No Easy Fix For Syracuse Basketball
Even though ACC conference play has just begun, we at the Fizz have written plenty of articles about what needs to change for Syracuse to actually win an ACC game. Maybe Jesse Edwards deserves more playing time, or Marek Dolezaj must step up his consistency. Or is Quincy Guerrier the answer? With a matchup against…
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Robert Braswell Deserves More Playing Time Once He Returns
Maybe it‚Äôs because he‚Äôs at a loaded position. No one is claiming he‚Äôs better than Marek Dolezaj or even Quincy Guerrier. But Robert Braswell deserves to play. He didn‚Äôt make the trek out of high school from South Carolina all the way to Syracuse to sit on the bench for a couple of seasons.¬† But…
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Marek Dolezaj Must Become a Consistent Offensive Presence
Over the past few years there‚Äôs been one consistent thing about Syracuse basketball…it desperately needs a big who can score down low. At this point fans would settle for a big that seems to be improving. Paschal Chukwu never developed, Bourama Sidibe hasn‚Äôt either. But maybe Marek Dolezaj could be the big man that SU…
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Hey Syracuse, Embrace Small Ball!
‚ÄúOrange is the new fast.‚Äù You hear Dino Babers say it all the time. The Syracuse football team is trying to do just that– be quicker than the other team. Well, maybe it‚Äôs time for Syracuse basketball to do the same. This year‚Äôs roster is full of small, fast, shifty guards and guard/forward combos. There…
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Happy Halloween! The Costumes Syracuse Players Should Be Rocking this Holiday
Happy Halloween! With it being the spookiest day of the year, it is only fitting to think about what some Syracuse basketball players should dress up as for the holiday. Keep in mind these are very rough sketches, but without further adieu here are some of the Fizz‚Äôs ideas. Buddy Boeheim Buddy seems like the…
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Why Marek Dolezaj Could Be Poised for a Breakout Season
He‚Äôs a fan favorite. He‚Äôs the glue guy. He‚Äôs the one that does the little things that don‚Äôt show up in the box score. When he first committed to Syracuse back in May of 2017, nobody thought much of the skinny kid from Slovakia. SU was his only offer and the only school he visited…
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From Continents Apart to Basketball Buddies – The Story of Marek and Elijah
Just a couple of years ago Elijah Hughes and Marek Dolezaj had no idea who the other one was. Then a couple years ago Dolezaj was immersing himself on a new continent, and Hughes was learning what life was like up north. Now, as the two begin their third year together in the program, they…
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What’s the Next Step for Syracuse’s Marek Dolezaj?
In two seasons in Orange, Marek Dolezaj has quickly become a fan favorite, and for good reason. He has a knack for finding the ball, and is never afraid to scrape elbows on the hardwood. For a big man, he‚Äôs a great passer and a very solid defender in the 2-3 zone. And when a…
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Why Paschal Chukwu is a Huge Loss For Syracuse
For much of his career, Paschal Chukwu was used as a scapegoat. He was often criticized by Jim Boeheim and blamed by Syracuse fans across central New York. But for all of his flaws, Chukwu was a solid defender, who used his length to alter shots every game. He never fully grasped control of his…
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Paschal Chukwu’s Vanishing Act
Much like a magician, Syracuse center Paschal Chukwu has a great trick. At any given moment, the seven-footer can vanish from a game. In SU‚Äôs latest defeat against UNC, Chukwu scored just four points, while pulling down a measly four rebounds. He was on the court for 18 minutes, nine minutes less than any other…
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Big-Man Struggles: Syracuse Sinking to a New Low
While there may be room for encouragement, no one can be completely satisfied with consecutive losses. Syracuse wasn‚Äôt expected to beat No. 2 Duke or No. 5 North Carolina, but the Orange put up a fight in both contests. However, in spite of the silver lining, one frustrating trend remains clear. Syracuse ‚Äì now more…
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1/12 Fizz Radio: Centers of Attention and Previewing Georgia Tech and Duke
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard breakdown the Orange’s performances against Clemson and Notre Dame with the much improved center play (0:00-12:46), the minutes disparity at point guard (12:46-26:13), what to expect against Georgia Tech and Duke (26:13-36:37) and react to all your comments in Fizz Feedback (36:37-End).
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Syracuse Uses Center Revival to Top Clemson
Syracuse continued its torrid run into the ACC slate with a 61-53 win over Clemson in its conference home opener. The victory pushes the Orange to 11-4 and 2-0 in ACC play. The glaring takeaway from the win came at the center position. For starters, Paschal Chukwu registered his first ‚Äúdid not play‚Äù of the…
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Kiss the Rankings Goodbye: No. 25 Syracuse Upset at Home by Old Dominion
There‚Äôs really no word more fitting than ‚Äúdisappointing‚Äù to describe this one, after Syracuse came up short to Old Dominion 68-62 on Saturday. ODU was in it throughout, yet it seemed that the common belief inside the Carrier Dome was that the Orange would eventually pull away. That certainly looked to be the case when…
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Halftime Thoughts: SU Vs. Eastern Washington
In the Orange’s first game that matters in seven months, Syracuse has a 28-10 lead over Eastern Washington at halftime. Frank Howard is inactive tonight, but Jalen Carey and Howard Washington are both dressed for the first time all season. Here’s what we learned in the Orange’s first 20 minutes of their 2018-19 regular season.…
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Here are the Effects of All Five Syracuse Basketball Starters Returning
With the the announcement that Tyus Battle opted away from the NBA Draft in favor of coming back to Syracuse, the return was complete. All five of SU‚Äôs 2017-2018 starters‚ÄîTyus Battle, Frank Howard, Oshae Brissett, Paschal Chukwu and Marek Dolezaj‚Äîwill once again play for the Orange for the 2018-2019 season. This scenario does…
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YOUTH RULES: #11 Syracuse Outlasts, Upsets #6 TCU
In a season with so many offensive hardships, Syracuse found its One Shining Marek. Forward Marek Dolezaj came out of nowhere with his best offensive outburst in a 57-52 win over TCU in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Dolezaj finished the game with 17 points, despite fouling out with 6:11 remaining in the…
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Syracuse’s Rebounding Has Fallen off a Cliff
Perhaps the most fascinating subplot of this Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball season ‚Äî and there are a plethora to choose from (RIP Geno Thorpe) ‚Äî has been the Orange‚Äôs relationship with the glass. SU began the year as one of the best rebounding teams in the nation, but has since seen that strength erode and rear…
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Stock Watch: SU escapes hang-tough Buffalo, 81-74
It was by no means pretty, but Syracuse somehow found a way to stave off a massive comeback attempt from Buffalo to stay perfect at home and improve its overall record to 10-1. At one point the Orange led by 13 points before the Bulls mounted the come-from-behind effort to take a one-point advantage. Just…
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Syracuse Freshmen Step Up Big In Gutsy Win Over Maryland
To borrow a Dino Babers phrase, the freshmen showed Jim Boeheim they can cut the grass tonight. Syracuse leaned heavily on its newbies to gut out a 72-70 win over Maryland in the ACC-Big Ten Challenge. A bad back couldn‚Äôt slow down Tyus Battle. Both the guard and Jim Boeheim said Battle was playing at…
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Is Syracuse Basketball Better Than We Thought?
Yes, the sample size is small at the moment. But Syracuse basketball is 3-0 to start the season (as it should be), and the wins have been impressive so far. The Orange has beaten two tournament teams from last year as well as Cornell. The closest game has been Iona, but the Gaels are the…
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Three Takeaways from SU’s 71-62 Win over Iona
It wasn‚Äôt always pretty, but Syracuse beat Iona 71-62 last night for its second win of the season. After the game, Jim Boeheim was very complimentary of the Gaels. Sure, the Orange has plenty of work to do, but Tuesday night was a step in the right direction. Iona made it a one possession game…
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Three Things To Watch From Both Syracuse and Iona
Iona wraps up its Central New York swing with a stop in Syracuse tonight. The Gaels are on the heels of a 69-67 loss to Albany in its opener, meanwhile the Orange comes off a big win over Cornell. Last season, Iona won the MAAC and was ousted in the first round of the tournament…
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Awards from Syracuse’s Season-Opening Win over Cornell
After a sloppy start, Syracuse hit the gas and cruised to a 77-45 win over Cornell in the regular season opener Friday. The Orange‚Äôs 2-3 zone suffocated the Big Red, who shot 13-of-25 (25 percent) from the field on its way to the lowest scoring output by an SU opponent since 2014. A few players…
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Syracuse Basketball Player Preview: Marek Dolezaj
There is so little known about Syracuse freshman Marek Dolezaj. The Fizz has detailed this in a recent piece. However, we will learn more and more about the forward as the season moves along. So here‚Äôs what we do know about Dolezaj: he‚Äôs a 6-foot-9, super lanky player out of Slovakia, a country that only…
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Meet Syracuse Basketball’s Great Unknown: Marek Dolezaj
It‚Äôs easy to pick out Marek Dolezaj from a crowd. Syracuse basketball‚Äôs 2017 media day was no different of an occasion for the freshman. Standing at 6-foot-9, the lanky Slovak stayed tucked near the back of the Melo Center while the rest of his teammates were mobbed for interviews. He is still adjusting to life…
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SU Basketball update: SU offers another 2019 recruit, Marek Dolezaj excels in Romania
Syracuse basketball is off the court (save Boeheim’s Army) for another five months, but the Orange continues to make noise on the recruiting trail as the summer rolls on. Last week, Jim Boeheim offered Tyus Battle’s little brother Khalif, and this week Syracuse gave another 2019 recruit a chance to play in the Dome. Overseas,…
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What Is Syracuse Getting From A Slovakian Player?
Slovakians are frequent visitors to basketball arenas. However, they‚Äôre used to playing on a sheet of ice with a puck instead of the hardwood and hoops. They‚Äôre a breed that appears on just one percent of NCAA Division I basketball teams. Now, the Orange is a part of that one percent with the addition of…
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Syracuse basketball recruiting: Who is Marek Dolezaj?
Last night, Syracuse basketball Twitter went into a frenzy when the relatively unknown (at least in the U.S.) account @Eurohopes tweeted this out: 2017 forward Marek Dolezaj ('98) from Slovakia has committed to Syracuse. Only school he visited — Eurohopes (@Eurohopes) May 21, 2017 Any news of a potential commit is, of course, huge for…
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