Tag: syracuse basketball
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How Long Can JGIII Keep This Up?
It’s Joe Girard’s world right now. We’re just living in it. The junior ended last season strong, notching 12 points in each of Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament games. For the first two years, Girard was only as productive as his shooting ability. Now, his shooting is actually icing on the cake. Before the season began, Jim…
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What Will It Take For SU Hoops To Get Ranked?
Compared to last year, this year‚Äôs Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball non-con slate has been pleasant. There hasn‚Äôt been a one-point heart-pounder against an FCS team or a discouraging smacking at the hands of a Northeastern rival. Instead, we‚Äôve been treated to an appetizer of what looks to be a high-scoring rendition of SU hoops. For clarity‚Äôs…
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SU Hoops’ Most Underrated Player Is…
It’s Tuesday morning. Typically, you’d see some Syracuse football stock up and stock down’s right here, right now. However, Saturday’s performance was so bad that the stock market CRASHED. The stock is down on the whole team and SU may have just thrown away its one and only opportunity at a bowl game. Now, as…
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What is Cole Swider’s Ceiling?
Cole Swider looks like the shiny new toy for Syracuse basketball. Coming from Villanova, the sharpshooter was promised to be just that after hitting 40% of his shots from beyond the arc last year. But Swider might be more than a spot-up shooter. In fact, he has to be. After Syracuse’s 75-60 win over Drexel,…
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College Basketball Stars To Watch Out For This Season
The stars are out. Both the men‚Äôs and the women‚Äôs college basketball scene is blowing up this season, with a whole host of talent coming from every state. Here’s the stars to watch out for as they should give you some tremendous NCAAB betting odds. Chet Holmgren – Gonzaga Despite his thin frame, Holmgren is…
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The Biggest Takeaways from SU’s 97-63 Domination of Lafayette
Well the 2021 version of Syracuse basketball’s season opener was nothing like the 2020 version. SU dominated from the get-go and flashed its potential as one of the best teams in the ACC. Obviously this should be expected against inferior competition like Lafayette but the 40 minutes of evidence was impressive nonetheless. Here are the…
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What Should We Expect From Benny Williams This Season?
It‚Äôs roughly t-minus six hours until Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball opens its 2021-22 season. In Year 46 under Jim Boeheim, there‚Äôs sure to be high emotions on opening night. Tonight‚Äôs Dome game is the first Syracuse basketball home game with full fan capacity since February 29th, 2020. Hopefully, a new-look SU team will be worth the…
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What does Success vs. Lafayette Look Like?
Syracuse is giving Lafayette 22.5 points. It’s far from a hot take to say last year’s opener against Bryant was a complete failure. Surviving by one point at home and losing your center for basically the rest of the season set SU up for early season struggles. Here’s what the Orange have to do to…
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It’s Gameday! What Questions Are Still Unanswered About Syracuse?
There are plenty of question marks entering the ‚Äò21-‚Äô22 basketball season. Many have been well documented, while a couple aren‚Äôt as publicized, but here at Fizz, we have you covered. Here are the questions that have yet to be answered: Is Buddy Boeheim worthy of national recognition? Ever since his spurt in March Madness, Boeheim…
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Three Bold Predictions For The 2021-22 Syracuse Basketball Season
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Can the Class of ’22 Bring an ACC Title to the Carrier Dome?
Chris Bunch is bring optimism to Syracuse hoops. The recent commit told Mike McAllister he believes the incoming talent is enough to win the ACC next year. “I think we can really be the best team in the ACC if I’m being perfectly honest. I never really believed in the blue bloods or all that…
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Fizz Radio 11/3: Depth Analysis, Record Predictions, Preseason Awards, Lafayette Preview
Jaron May and Matt Bonaparte hop on the mic for this week’s Fizz Radio. The two discuss Syracuse Men’s Basketball’s depth, try to predict SU’s record, hand out some preseason awards, and preview the season opener vs. Lafayette. Oh, and of course, they play Fictional Fizz and get to your Fizz Feedback. You can listen…
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Swider and Boeheim Take Syracuse To a New Level
Following the departures of Alan Griffin, Robert Braswell and Quincy Guerrier, questions arose about the Syracuse formula. Why did so many players leave after a Sweet 16 berth? But luckily for the Orange, they answered that question with help from the NCAA‚Äôs new transfer rules. It specifically brought two stretch forwards to Central New York…
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Syracuse Basketball Positional Preview: Forwards
Basketball season is right around the corner, literally, it starts next Tuesday. With that in mind, we here at the Fizz want to do everything possible to get you ready for the year. We doled out preseason awards, gave our predictions on the starting lineup, and answered every question out there. It‚Äôs now time to…
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When exactly did Syracuse lose 4-star Chance Westry?
Once upon a time Syracuse was a legitimate threat to land Chance Westry. The highly-touted 4-star prospect from Harrisburg, PA chose Auburn on Sunday, and the Orange seemed to be out of sight, out of mind. Westry is ranked 39th overall by 247Sports and 31st in the composite ranking. He becomes the 4th highest rated…
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Could Cole Swider Be This Season’s Breakout Performer?
Two exhibition games into Syracuse‚Äôs 2021-22 men‚Äôs basketball season, we‚Äôve certainly seen our fair share of offensive production. The Orange put up 79 and 90 points in two games against Pace and Le Moyne, respectively. Those two are certainly softer competition, but ‚ÄòCuse showed off a sharpshooting pedigree that hasn‚Äôt been present the past couple…
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Syracuse Basketball Positional Preview: Guards
All is right in the 315 right now. Syracuse Football is surging and just one win away from being bowl eligible. The basketball team is gearing up for another season with a whole lot of hype. To continue the hype, the Fizz has been churning out content to get you ready for the season. From…
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The Fizz’s 2021-22 Syracuse Basketball Preseason Awards
Tis the season, college basketball is back! Syracuse is ready to sneak into the tournament as a bubble team and make a cinderella run. The Orange tip off their season this on November 9 against the Leopards of Lafayette. SU has a lot of new faces, but also some established veterans. Before the season gets…
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Syracuse Kicks Off Exhibition Slate With 79-60 Win Over Pace
Syracuse started its two-game exhibition slate with a 79-60 win over Pace. In a game many expected SU to treat like a practice, the Orange displayed a plethora of their strong suits in the first half. On offense, Syracuse came out the gates firing. Four SU players knocked down a three, with Buddy Boeheim and…
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The Recruiting Ripple Effects of Boeheim’s Richmond Remark
No program in the nation knows that recruiting reputation is a valuable and delicate thing better than Syracuse. The Orange went from household name and National Championship contender in 2013 to NIT loser four years later. Now, it seems like the recruiting stream is back on the up and up. Jim Boeheim called the Class…
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ACC Watch: Where the Rest of the ACC Ranks in the Class of 2022
Syracuse‚Äôs recruiting class of 2022 has been a rollercoaster of emotions. First, the Orange got No. 14 Dior Johnson, but then he decommitted. Then, SU brought in four-star Kamari Lands, however, he too left the program. Throughout all of that, Jim Boeheim and company were still able to lure in five recruits, being labeled as…
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Syracuse’s 2022 Recruiting Timeline
The 2022 recruiting class deserves its own breakdown. From early commits and decommitments, to a wild last month, the talk around SU basketball is more about the future than the present. That’s for good reason. In February 2020, Dior Johnson, a five-star point guard, committed to the Orange in what many believed was too early…
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What Syracuse Should Expect From Chris Bunch
The rollercoaster ride of the 2022 SU recruiting class just reached its apex with 4-star Chris Bunch, its highest ranked recruit to date, committing yesterday. The 6’7″ small forward visited Syracuse on June 28 and ranks 97th in ESPN’s top 100 2022 basketball recruits (three spots ahead of his future teammate Taylor). Bunch heads into…
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Crystal Ball Prediction for 4-Star Chris Bunch
In just a few hours 4-star wing Chris Bunch will choose between Syracuse, Washington and Rutgers. The Orange would round out an impressive Class of ’22 if Bunch joins. They already have a quartet of talent coming in, with the last open position in the starting five coming at SF. Point Quadir Copeland, shooting guard…
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Can Syracuse Make a National Championship Run?
What is the media good for if it doesn‚Äôt provide ‚Äúway way too early‚Äù tournament predictions. Well at least it‚Äôs from a Syracuse scope and not a 68 team pool. But in all seriousness, Syracuse can make a national championship run. Yeah, you read that right. In regards to a title contending program, it needs…
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Chris Bunch Will Decide Thursday, Here’s the Scouting Report
Syracuse’s Class of ’22 is getting full, but there might still be room for one more. Just days after 3-star Maliq Brown decided on the Orange, Chris Bunch will make his choice. Thursday at 5p the 4-star, 6’7″ small forward will decide between SU, Washington and Rutgers. It’s an interesting trio for Syracuse to be…
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Maliq Brown Adds Grit to Syracuse’s Deep Class of 2022
In front of a large crowd at Blue Ridge HS in Virginia, 3-star recruit Maliq Brown chose Syracuse to add more firepower to the Class of ’22. He’s been lauded for his 7-foot wingspan and elite defensive ability. The Orange staff has already discussed with him how he’ll defend on the wing in the 2-3…
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Three-Star Maliq Brown Chooses Syracuse
Three years removed from a five-commit class, the Orange have landed four so far for 2022. The latest being three-star power forward Maliq Brown, announced on his high school’s Instagram page. Brown chose Syracuse over Virginia Tech, Penn State, NC State and Georgetown. In fact, his only official visit was to Central New York two…
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JJ Starling’s Stress Level Was at a “20” Before Choosing Notre Dame
Watching a top 30 recruit from Baldwinsville choose another ACC school was a tough pill to swallow this week. JJ Starling chose Notre Dame from among a finalists group of 5, which included his hometown Syracuse. How did a CNY native who had more official visits to SU than any other school get away? His…
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The Biggest Variable for ’21-’22 SU Hoops
Jim Boeheim already said this is a very experienced team. Despite losing Marek Dolezaj, Quincy Guerrier, Kadary Richmond, and Alan Griffin Syracuse returns their entire backcourt. Forward Cole Swider brings in three years of collegiate experience from Villanova. Combo-guard Symir Torrence played two seasons at Marquette. The real question is what will the big-man situation…
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Syracuse Stays in the Mix for Maliq Brown
Yesterday was a tough result for SU as Syracuse native and four-star JJ Starling picked another ACC program nearly 600 miles away. It proved that allegiance based off proximity is a dying tactic in recruitment. But to highlight the bad is to overlook the good. Although the buzz continues to surround the now-Notre Dame point…
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