Tag: SU basketball
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Former Syracuse Basketball Star to Play in Israel
You might remember him as the guy that saved the 2003 national championship game for Syracuse with an impressive block on a Kansas three-point shot. You might remember him from his 10 seasons in the NBA, playing for the Grizzlies, Bucks, Bulls, Suns, Hornets and Bobcats (in that order). And now, you and…
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Three things Tyus Battle has to prove at the NBA Draft Combine
With a bit less than two months until the 2018 NBA Draft, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the stock of Tyus Battle. As far as we‚Äôve seen there are only two mock drafts projecting him to be picked and that‚Äôs Yahoo Sports who has him going in the second round to the…
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Syracuse Basketball Offers Four-Star Canadian
It is the revolving door of college basketball: as one player leaves, another is on the way. Amid the constantly changing team SU is facing so far this offseason, new offers are being made simultaneously. The Orange offered Class of 2020 four-star Canadian Addison Patterson on Tuesday. Syracuse is currently one of six…
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Evaluating SU’s top offerees and their chances of coming to Syracuse
Heading into the offseason, everything seemed right in the world of SU basketball. The Orange had just made a magical run to the Sweet 16 and prized recruit Darius Bazley was on his way to SU in the next few months. It‚Äôs kind of funny how quickly things can change in less than a month.…
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What Syracuse Basketball can Learn from National Champion Villanova
They say the best learning is done through experience. Well, Syracuse basketball got a lot more experience ¬†than many thought it would. Many thought SU would not even make the NCAA tournament this year, let alone make it past the First Four. Or the first found. Or the second round. But the Orange…
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Former four-star Pitt basketball commit could soon help Syracuse
It‚Äôs not very often that we here at Orange Fizz talk about how the Pitt Panthers could actually help out Syracuse. Far too often, we‚Äôre talking about basketball-like scores in football games, recruits faking out the Orange to head to the Panthers or the not-so-great record SU had against Pitt in the Jamie Dixon era.…
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Next Season: How Good Can Syracuse Basketball Really Be?
If you saw Syracuse‚Äôs Sweet Sixteen run coming this year, then you were part of a small, select group of people. However, next year‚Äôs Orange season might be a little bit easier to predict. Barring [major] transfers and departures for the NBA by this year‚Äôs SU starters, Syracuse basketball could be poised for…
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Syracuse Forward Matt Moyer to Transfer
The Syracuse basketball season may be over, but the off-season news cycle is just beginning. In an unsurprising development today, forward Matthew Moyer announced his decision to transfer on twitter: The past 2 years at Syracuse University has been an amazing journey.Thank you to the coaching staff for the opportunity and my teammates! Also the…
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The Obvious Way for Syracuse to Beat Duke
It almost sounds funny. That‚Äôs because out of context it is so simple. To beat Duke, Syracuse will need to score more. Syracuse is one of only two teams to win a game in the NCAA Tournament this year while scoring 60 points or less (the other is Kansas State, which beat UMBC…
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Why this is Jim Boeheim’s best coaching job ever
In his 42nd season at the helm of the Syracuse basketball program, Jim Boeheim has somehow led his team to the Sweet Sixteen after an astonishing win over Michigan State on Sunday afternoon. Pretty much nobody, including us here at the Fizz, saw this coming. For all intents and purposes, the Spartans should have smacked…
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SU offers four-star forward from class of 2019
With SU basketball heading to the NCAA Tournament to take on Arizona State on Wednesday, a lot of the focus surrounding the program has been on the current construction of the roster. However, there have been some new developments in the past week or so regarding what the roster could and will look like in…
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Scouting the Sun Devils: Three things that give Arizona State an advantage over SU
Against what seemed like nearly insurmountable odds, SU somehow found itself as one of the last teams in the NCAA Tournament when Selection Sunday wrapped up. Actually, Syracuse wasn‚Äôt one of the last teams in the tournament, it was the VERY last team into the field of 68 and as a result, the Orange has…
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Fizz Radio: Breaking Down the ACC Tournament and SU’s NCAA Tournament Chances
In this week’s edition of Fizz Radio, JD Raucci and Tim Leonard react to the Orange’s disappointing run in the ACC tournament, predict what the future is for the Orange in the NCAA Tournament and evaluate a few studs in the Orange’s future.
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Detailing the Demon Deacons: Three WF Players to Watch on Tuesday
With Saturday‚Äôs win over Clemson in its back pocket, SU seems to control its own destiny a bit in terms of making it to the NCAA Tournament. However, many experts believe that Tuesday night‚Äôs first-round ACC Tournament¬†matchup against Wake Forest is a virtual must-win if SU wants to keep those hopes alive and the Demon…
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What are bracketologists saying about SU’s tournament chances?
After Saturday‚Äôs huge win against Clemson, Syracuse was able to keep its NCAA Tournament hopes alive for at least another couple of days. The win fulfilled SU‚Äôs need for a marquee win (the Tigers were ranked 18th in the country after all) and made the Orange‚Äôs resume look a whole lot better than it would…
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Why Frank Howard is Better Than People Give Him Credit For
Before people go and ask me how I could be writing this article after the performance that Frank Howard put together against Duke on Saturday, I’d just like to point out a couple of things. Firstly, Howard was second on the team in scoring against the Blue Devils and dished out a team-high seven assists.…
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Previewing Syracuse’s Matchup with Duke
When:¬†6:15 p.m. on Saturday, February 24th, 2018 Where:¬†Cameron Indoor Stadium, Durham, NC How to Watch:¬†ESPN Here we are again, just a day away from another episode of Syracuse and Duke. This has become quite the matchup over the years, with last year’s rendition ending in the most spectacular of ways for SU fans. Now, the…
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Tracking the Tar Heels: Three UNC players to watch on Wednesday
After a disastrous Valentine‚Äôs Day date with NC State last Wednesday, SU picked up a season-saving victory over a very tough Miami squad on Saturday which injected life back into its season. While the win over the Canes certainly boosted the Orange‚Äôs tournament resume, Boeheim‚Äôs bunch is by no means a lock to get into…
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Three Thoughts From SU’s Win at Miami
Syracuse got the win on Saturday that it so desperately needed. Sure, the 62-55 win over Miami isn‚Äôt going to get the Orange to the tournament on its own, but it could be the start of something special. The game against the Hurricanes showed us many things about SU that we didn‚Äôt know going in.…
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FizzCast: Syracuse Basketball’s Tournament Chances
JD Raucci and Tim Leonard breakdown SU’s offensive struggles, preview the Virginia matchup and assess the Orange’s remaining schedule.
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Syracuse fires up the Dome and clobbers Boston College
The always-wise Jim Boeheim has mentioned many times this season that games become easier when your team is able to knock down shots. After an eight-day layoff, Syracuse proved that theory right when it shot over 60% from the field on Wednesday en route to a dominant 81-63 win over Boston College. Despite the convincing…
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Three reasons the Boston College game is crucial to SU’s tournament chances
Last season we saw Syracuse basketball finish as one of the first four out of the NCAA tournament and one of the biggest reasons was because it had some atrocious losses on its resume. Sure, SU was able to knock off the likes of Duke, Virginia and Florida State during the season, but it also…
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Is Syracuse Inside or Outside the Bubble?
For the third straight year, Syracuse basketball fans will likely find themselves sweating it out on Selection Sunday. As of right now, Joe Lunardi has Syracuse in a play in game as an 11 seed in his latest bracketology despite a less-than-stellar start to conference play. However, then again Lunardi has misfired on picking the…
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2019 SU Basketball Recruit Shines
Don’t worry Orange fans, help is on the way. This year’s Syracuse basketball team isn’t always fun to watch, but that should change over the next couple of seasons. One of the reasons why is 6-foot-4¬† shooting guard Brycen Goodine. The 2019 recruit is ranked as the 29th best player at his position is his…
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Casing the Cavaliers: Three Virginia players to watch on Tuesday
Coming off a heartbreaking loss to a banged-up Notre Dame team on Saturday, the ACC slate doesn‚Äôt get any easier for SU this week. The Orange travels south to take on #3 Virginia on Tuesday night in a matchup of two of the best scoring defenses in the country (Virginia is #1 at 52.5 ppg,…
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Syracuse and Virginia, A Budding Rivalry?
I know what you’re thinking. Here we go again, another writer trying to force a rivalry upon the SU fan base. To that I say, fair. However, before you rule out a rivalry between the Orange and the Cavaliers, consider the kind of games that have been played between the teams. First step to creating…
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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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Five Weapons Buffalo will Utilize Against Syracuse Basketball
Syracuse basketball will tip off against Buffalo for the first time in nearly 16 years on Tuesday. In the seven games the Orange and the Bulls have played against each other all-time going back to 1973, SU is undefeated. Syracuse‚Äôs average margin of victory over Buffalo is more than 22 points. While SU…
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Gearing up for Georgetown: 3 Hoyas to watch on Saturday
After a week off because of finals week on the Syracuse University campus, the basketball team is back in action on Saturday for one of the most contentious rivalries in college basketball. The Orange travels down to the nation‚Äôs capital for its 93rd all-time meeting with Georgetown. Georgetown comes into the game with an 8-0…
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Boeheim: He “Doesn’t Really Have to Score”
Despite playing 35 of 40 minutes against Colgate on Saturday, Marek Dolezaj went to the locker room after the game having only scored two points. He made one basket and only attempted two. But Dolezaj was seemingly happy-go-lucky in the locker room postgame in regard to his scoring. He wasn‚Äôt getting one of those arms-flailing-Jim-Boeheim…
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Ten Things Georgetown Hates About SU
The campuses of Syracuse and Georgetown may be separated by nearly 400 miles, but you won’t be able to tell that when watching the game on Saturday. It‚Äôs a rivalry that dates all the way back to 1930. Even though the Orange and Hoyas aren‚Äôt in the same conference anymore, a certain level of hate…
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Keys to Syracuse’s Increasing Confidence, Win Over Colgate
Saturday basketball in the Carrier Dome always has a different feeling than others, but the feeling at the end of Saturday‚Äôs game had a very familiar feeling. For the 52nd time in a row, Syracuse has defeated Colgate. This time, 72-58. But enough nostalgia of when the streak began in 1963. This is a very…
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Recon on the Raiders: 3 Colgate players to watch on Saturday
SU enters a Saturday matinee matchup with in-state rival Colgate riding high after a 72-63 win over UCONN at Madison Square Garden on Tuesday. On paper, this matchup doesn‚Äôt really scream interesting. Colgate hasn‚Äôt lost to SU since the Kennedy administration and the Raiders come in at a measly 3-5 on the season and have…
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How SU opponents have taken advantage of the 2-3 zone
The narrative so far this season is that the SU defense has been the best part of this Syracuse basketball team. And, for the most part, the statistics tend to agree with this narrative. SU has the 24th best scoring defense (62 ppg) in the country, while offensively (72.3 ppg) it doesn‚Äôt even rank within…
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Hawking the Jayhawks: 3 Kansas players to watch on Saturday
Throughout the football season, we previewed players for Orange fans to watch each week when SU took to the gridiron. With that season behind us, our focus, along with so many Syracuse fans has shifted to the hardwood where SU is already off to an impressive 6-0 start. The Orange has looked excellent in a…
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Everything You Need To Know About Maryland
Maryland comes into the Carrier Dome Monday night to face Syracuse in a Big Ten/ACC Challenge matchup of two pretty similar teams. The Terrapins, a lot like the Orange, have a young roster and fairly tempered expectations this season. Additionally, both teams have played relatively similar schedules so far in terms of competition. However, unlike…
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