Tag: syracuse basketball
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Three Keys to Beating Wake Forest
It’s redemption time for Syracuse. After a crushing OT loss on the road earlier this month, Wake Forest comes to the Dome tomorrow. Here’s what SU needs to do to flip the script. Stop Alondes Williams After 25 points and 12 rebounds in the first bout, Alondes Williams should have a big target on his…
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Boeheim’s Treatment Of Benny Williams Doesn’t Bode Well For The Future
Tuesday night Syracuse‚Äôs season continued its violent downward spiral with an embarrassing loss to Pitt, the ACC‚Äôs worst competition. There are plenty of questions surrounding the team and its hall of fame coach at this point, but perhaps paramount is the status of SU‚Äôs 4-star recruit. Benny Williams hasn‚Äôt performed as advertised through the entirety…
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Gottlieb says Boeheim Should Retire and Rivals Recruit Against “Daddy Ball”
This has gotten ugly for Syracuse hoops. The season is skidding off the road, and out of the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse fans have started grumbling about when Jim Boeheim might finally call it quits. And Doug Gottlieb says rivals are using Boeheim against him on the recruiting trail. In a Field of 68 Podcast longtime…
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Syracuse Loses… Again
Well, it’s time to wave the white flag. Syracuse drops its sixth game in its last eight contests after a 64-53 loss to the 8-12 Pitt Panthers. This defeat is the culmination of so many issues that have surrounded this team over the course of the season. This game started as most Syracuse contests do,…
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How Will This Season’s Struggles Impact Next Year’s Recruiting Class?
In case you haven‚Äôt heard, things aren‚Äôt going swimmingly for Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. The Orange were exposed back in November by Colgate and haven‚Äôt been the same since. Right now, SU‚Äôs 9-10 record and 3-4 mark in the ACC are surprisingly poor figures for a team that entered the year with more fanfare than it…
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Three Keys to Beating Pittsburgh (Again)
Force Them Outside Believe it or not, the 32% clip that Pittsburgh shot from beyond the arc in the first bout for Syracuse was a bit better than the scouting report predicted. This is the worst perimeter shooting team in the conference. Without the extra length of Symir Torrence at the top of the zone,…
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SU’s Postseason Path is Simple, But Won’t Be Easy
It‚Äôs come to this. After 19 games, Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is rudderless and drifting into unchecked territory. The Orange are 9-10, 3-4 in the ACC, and 2-5 since New Year‚Äôs Day. Last year, SU got all the way to the Sweet Sixteen before its tenth loss of the year. Now, the team is already at…
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Three Keys to Beating #6 Duke
Syracuse hits the road with a chance at a quad 1 win that would certainly be useful in a few months. Staring at the paper, SU doesn’t have a chance in this game. The BPI gives the Orange about an 11% chance to win. There’s no betting line yet but it will probably be in…
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Revisiting Our Bold Predictions for Syracuse Basketball
Before the season began I took my shot. I went out on a limb and made three bold predictions. Now that Syracuse Men‚Äôs Basketball is more than halfway through its season, let‚Äôs revisit those claims to see how realistic they are coming to fruition. Prediction 1 – Buddy Boeheim Wins ACC Player of the Year…
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Here’s What Syracuse has Proven
Syracuse is back to their .500 bench mark after a win over Clemson. That still leaves them far away from the NCAA Tournament bubble, but just as the Orange look like they are about to bury themselves, they bounce back. Here’s what the rollercoaster ride taught us so far. Offense Can Win Games Jim Boeheim…
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Meet SU’s Next Potential Backcourt Star: Aden Holloway
It‚Äôs been a season to forget so far for Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball. The team is struggling in a variety of areas – particularly with its depth and defense – with no reinforcements on the way. The Orange have already lost nearly as many games this year (9) as they did all of last season (10)…
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2023 Syracuse Wishlist: Jacoi Hutchinson
When scouring the web to delineate who Syracuse has shown interest in in the 2023 class, there are plenty of names that stand out. Of course the four 5-stars the Orange are eyeing, and a numerous amount of high level 4-stars, but if we at Fizz do a reality check, most of these players are…
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What Syracuse Needs To Do To Make The Tournament
Let‚Äôs be honest here — things are bleak in Syracuse right now. The Orange are below .500 more than halfway through the season. This is just not the SU way. Jim Boeheim has created a winning culture where you expect to make the NCAA Tournament. Syracuse has made the tourney in four of the last…
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Pump the Brakes, Jimmy Boeheim Still Needs to Play Big Minutes
This season has been nothing short of disappointing for Syracuse men’s basketball. When things are going the way you want them too, people naturally look for scapegoats. A lot of people hopped on the “Jimmy Boeheim needs to play less” train following SU’s 76-71 loss to Florida State. People forget that Jimmy is probably the…
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Did Jim Boeheim Find the Antidote?
Towards the end of the loss to Florida State, Syracuse tried something for the first time. Jim Boeheim played a lineup that, until recently, did not make much sense. Suddenly, the vision is becoming clearer and the lure grander. The small lineup is breaking the mold. No, not the small lineup with 6-foot-8 Jimmy Boeheim…
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Could Symir Torrence Provide a Midseason Spark?
Things are getting late early for Syracuse basketball. The Orange are now past the midseason point and just had to choke down another cold cup of coffee in crunchtime, this time in last night‚Äôs 76-71 loss to Florida State. Like some of its other close losses this year, SU looked smooth early before sliding in…
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Fizz Report Card: Syracuse Gets Back on Track With Win Over Pittsburgh
Syracuse is back in the win column. Sure, the win comes against one of, if not the worst team in the ACC in Pittsburgh. But a win is a win! The Orange looked vulnerable in the first half, escaping with just a one point lead at the break, but turned it on in the second…
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Is SU Hoops Officially In Decline?
“Rome wasn’t built in a day” is a familiar refrain for any sports fan waiting for a program or team to get back to its feet. Emotional investment in a team involves a lot of waiting for that “Rome” to develop. In very rare instances like Syracuse men’s basketball, that sought-after prosperity and success is…
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Is Jesse Edwards Really Underutilized?
With Syracuse basketball under .500 through 15 games for the first time in the Boeheim-era, everyone wants to simplify the problem by saying a little more of this or a little more of that will be the solution this team needs to turn it around. It’s almost never that easy. It’s no surprise that the…
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Five Things We’ve Learned About SU Hoops At The Season’s Midpoint
After yesterday‚Äôs defeat against Wake Forest, Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is officially halfway through its regular season. The team has played 15 games with 15 remaining, and enough time has passed to reflect on what we‚Äôve learned about this group through the first 50% of its schedule. We‚Äôve narrowed it down to five things we‚Äôve learned…
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Does Syracuse’s 2022 Recruiting Class Hurt Its Pursuit of 2023 Recruits?
When trying to compile more names to Syracuse’s 2023 recruiting wishlist, the amount of options were thin. It can be attributed to how far out the ’23 class is for a number of recruits choosing for or against the 315, but also to how strong the ’22 class is. According to 247 Sports, Syracuse sports…
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Meltdown in Miami: SU Blows 14-Point Halftime Lead in Loss
This felt like a must win game for Syracuse. Coming off of a 74-69 loss to Virginia which furthered SU’s worst start in over 50 years. In the first half, you could sense the intensity and desperation. The Orange were firing on all cylinders and mopping the floor with Miami. ‘Cuse shot over 50% from…
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Jim Boeheim Rips SU’s Struggling Defense: “A Disgrace”
As we all transition into the new year, Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is going through the wringer unlike any other time in recent memory. The Orange (7-6, 1-1 ACC) are off to their worst start since the 1969-70 season, and there‚Äôs a multitude of reasons why. The team‚Äôs offense has been top-heavy, its depth is razor…
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The Once-Explosive Orange Have Officially Fizzled. Now What?
Not all that long ago, the 2021-22 Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team was billed as an exciting, new-look squad. Here at the Fizz, we talked up the team with proclamations that it ‚Äúhad the chance to be special‚Äù and that it was one that would ‚Äúenter ACC play as a ranked team‚Äù. These vestiges of hope…
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Former Syracuse Commit Kamari Lands Stays in the ACC
Earlier this year, Syracuse’s 2022 recruiting class was jolted by an unexpected commit. He had never visited Syracuse and many thought a majority of SU’s commits would find their way to the 315 during the summer. But four-star Kamari Lands defied those expectations, choosing the Orange in April. But after a summer that saw Syracuse…
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Syracuse Athletics’ 2022 New Years Resolution List
Happy New Year Fizz Nation! This past year was a massive roller coaster ride from Syracuse Athletics’ perspective. Of course there was the Sweet Sixteen run from SU men’s basketball which was probably the lone high point. Although the ‘Cuse women’s lax team nearly claimed a national title. Other than that there was a subpar…
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Postgame Report Card: Syracuse Tops Cornell 80-68
Syracuse took care of business against Cornell with a double digit win. The performance wasn’t as inspiring as what we saw a few days ago against Brown in a 31-point win. However, the SU faithful should be happy this game was even played as it contributes to the win column which could be crucial in…
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