Tag: syracuse basketball
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12/3 FizzCast: Get Out Your Tents and What to Make of Syracuse Basketball’s Latest Run
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard break down what it means that the Orange is in the Camping World Bowl and preview West Virginia’s potent offense. They also wrap up Syracuse’s wins over #16 Ohio State and Cornell and what to look for in the week ahead.
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After a Big Win, Expect Syracuse to Keep Momentum Going
What a night it was for Syracuse basketball on Wednesday. SU‚Äôs 72-62 win over Ohio State wasn‚Äôt predicted by most, but that obviously didn‚Äôt matter to the Orange. The upset gives Syracuse a chance to turn its season back around after a bit of a rocky start. The Orange began 3-2 after dropping two straight…
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Syracuse Gets Back on Track with Big Road Win
Well, that‚Äôs a relief. After losing back to back games to UConn and Oregon at Madison Square Garden, the Orange went into Columbus and came out with a much needed victory. For the first time all year, SU shot well from three. Actually, they were incredible, as the squad shot 11-24 from behind the arc.…
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Syracuse vs. Ohio State: A Tale of Two Stories Thus Far
Before the season, who would‚Äôve thought that a Syracuse win on Wednesday would be considered an upset?¬†Probably not too many people. Well, since the season began, Syracuse and No. 16 Ohio State have not started so similarly. The Orange comes in 3-2 with losses to Connecticut and No. 18 Oregon. On the flip side, the…
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11/26 FizzCast: Syracuse Football Gets Hosed In All-ACC Picks and Previewing Ohio State
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard team up to break down Syracuse’s season and how the Orange got robbed in all-conference selections. They also discuss SU’s big B1G-ACC Challenge matchup against Ohio State and debut the segment “That Boy Legendary.”
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11/24 Fizz Radio: Previewing the Eagles and the Road Ahead For Syracuse Basketball
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down what’s at stake against Boston College for Syracuse including potential bowl scenarios. Along with that, a look at the road ahead for SU basketball and what the latest football recruiting haul means for the program in this week’s Fizz Radio.
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The Appeal of Syracuse Should be Clear to Five-Star Isaiah Stewart
While Syracuse‚Äôs showing at Madison Square Garden this past weekend may have dampened expectations for the rest of the season, there is a silver lining. After seeing the poor play of Paschal Chukwu and Bourama Sidibe, 5-star recruit Isaiah Stewart may have realized that there‚Äôs an abundance of playing time available at SU. That‚Äôs not…
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Stock Up, Stock Down From Cuse in the City
If John Wildhack learned anything from this past weekend, it might be to never schedule a giant weekend in New York City ever again. Jokes aside, a peaking Syracuse athletics program took a sharp downward turn after a 1-3 showing in NYC. The only saving grace was Women‚Äôs basketball beating a ranked Texas A&M team…
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By the Numbers: Syracuse-UConn and Madison Square Garden
Syracuse faces UConn in a former Big East battle tonight at Madison Square Garden, or in other words, the ‚Äúmecca‚Äù of basketball. It‚Äôs safe to say the two squads are pretty fond of each other, having met a total of 94 times. 70 of those meetings were played as conference rivals in the Big East,…
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Syracuse Fans Must be Patient with Freshmen
All offseason, Syracuse fans have become increasingly excited about the potential of Jalen Carey and Buddy Boeheim. Two games into their respective careers, the freshmen have shown flashes of potential. However, they have also made mistakes common among young players. While Carey sat out preseason play due to injury, Boeheim was one of Syracuse‚Äôs top…
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Previewing Syracuse’s Opponents in the 2K Classic
This week‚Äôs 2K Classic renews a rivalry in its rightful venue. But Syracuse‚Äôs next opponent is going to feel a little out of place at Madison Square Garden. The Orange will play the team in the Oregon vs. Iowa matchup with the corresponding result of their own game. Regardless, there are opportunities for the Orange…
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With Syracuse Football and Basketball Thriving, Whose Ranking Will Peak Higher?
It‚Äôs been quite some time since there was a sense of optimism this high for Syracuse athletics. In fact, you have to flash back to 2001 to find the last time both SU basketball and football were ranked teams. But after last week‚Äôs College Football Playoff reveal and the preseason AP basketball poll, both Orange…
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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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The Fizz’s Syracuse Basketball Season Crystal Ball
Tyler Aki: 23-8 (12-6) This year is going to feel like the Syracuse teams of old. There won‚Äôt be a limp into the tournament in 2019. The Orange rolls back all five starters from one of the best defenses in the country. Syracuse has a top 3 defense in the country coming into this season,…
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11/4 FizzCast: Syracuse=Football School and Quincy Guerrier Commits
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard return to break down Syracuse’s unheralded football success in 2018, what the future holds and analyze Quincy Guerrier’s commitment to SU basketball.
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FizzCast: The Comprehensive 2018-19 Fizz Basketball Preview Show
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard break down everything you know for the 2018-19 Syracuse season including a breakdown of this year’s roster, our favorite games of the season and what the ceiling for this year’s Orange squad is.
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Syracuse Downs Le Moyne 89-52 in Exhibition #2
Syracuse again walked away victorious in its second exhibition game on Wednesday. The Orange handily took care of Le Moyne 89-52 in its final tune-up before the 2K Classic begins on Nov. 6. Anytime you win by over 35 points, there‚Äôs usually a lot more to be encouraged about than discouraged. Fortunately for Orange, that…
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It’s Time to Start Appreciating Oshae Brissett Just A Little Bit More
Two big storylines emerged from SU‚Äôs 80-49 exhibition win over The College of Saint Rose on Thursday. The first was the shining debuts of Buddy Boeheim and Elijah Hughes. Each newcomer went for 19 points and shot over 40% from beyond the arc to get their Syracuse careers ‚Äúofficially‚Äù underway. The other big plot line…
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A look at how past SU basketball teams with high expectations have fared
The AP released its preseason Top 25 poll on Monday and not only did it show us which teams are expected to make gigantic leaps this season (#7 Nevada comes to mind), but it also confirmed something we‚Äôve been speculating on for a while when it comes to Syracuse basketball: there are high expectations for…
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Michael Gbinije Returns to G-League
Former Syracuse star Michael Gbinije will return to the Santa Cruz Warriors of the NBA G-League next season, the team announced Tuesday. Gbinije, the leading scorer on SU‚Äôs last Final Four team in 2015-2016, spent last year with the G-League Warriors, tallying 8.8 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.8 assists per game, despite missing 22 games…
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Everything You Need To Know About Joe Girard’s College Decision
It‚Äôs the day a lot of Syracuse hoops fans have been waiting for. Three star guard Joe Girard will pick his future team today. Here‚Äôs the rundown of the Glens Falls product‚Äôs impending decision: Who: Joe Girard is a three star guard from upstate New York. He is the state‚Äôs all-time leading scorer, despite not…
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10/13 Fizz Radio: Tempering the Overreaction and Will Joe Girard Pick Syracuse?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Gill Gross break down Syracuse’s first half performance (0:00-13:13), what they want to see in the second half of the season (13:13-28:14), evaluating Joe Girard’s pending college decision (28:14-35:44) and wrap it all up with Fizz Feedback (35:44-End).
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9/27 FizzCast: Pitino’s Trip To Syracuse and a Wild, Wild Clemson Preview
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard break down Rick Pitino’s trip to visit Syracuse basketball and breakdown all aspects of this weekend’s matchup against the Tigers including Kelly Bryant’s decision to transfer, Trevor Lawrence’s emergence, the Orange’s defensive overachievement and the disrespect from the rest of the college football world.
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Darius Bazley Opts Against G-League, Continues Unique Path
The story of Darius Bazley‚Äôs pre-NBA journey has been an interesting one. In March, the former five-star recruit decommitted from Syracuse to enter the G-League. On Monday, he opted against that decision with his focus geared towards the future. According to many, Bazley will spend his time training for the NBA Draft while basketball season…
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8/18 Fizz Radio: Is 2018 Bowl or Bust for Syracuse Football?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down some intricacies of Syracuse football ahead of the team’s opener against Western Michigan (0:00-11:13), the latest with Darius Bazley (11:13-22:15), if 2018 is bowl or bust with the Fizz’s JD Raucci (22:15-36:34) and wraps it up with Fizz Feedback (36:34-End).
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8/11 Fizz Radio: The NCAA’s PR Stunt Gone Wrong and Syracuse Football’s Impact Freshmen
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down the NCAA’s new rules in college basketball (0:00-10:23), Tim Leonard joins the program to talk about why the NCAA’s new rules won’t change much (10:23-24:36), a preview of potential impact freshmen for Syracuse football (24:36-35:26) and wrapping it all up with Fizz Feedback (35:26-End).
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7/28 Fizz Radio: The Syracuse Salary Cap Game and Can Eric Dungey Be ACC POY?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki reviews the ACC Player of the Year voting and what it would take for Eric Dungey to win the award (0:00-8:16), a preview of Saturday’s Boeheim’s Army matchup (8:16-13:47), and Tim Leonard joins the show to play the Syracuse Basketball $15 Salary Cap Game with all-time players (13:47-25:39) and a new…
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Make Your Syracuse Basketball All-Time Starting Five
Watching Boeheim’s Army got me thinking. If we could combine all eras what would be the best Syracuse basketball starting five ever. To make it more interesting, lets throw a budget on it. You have $15. Go ahead and make your Syracuse basketball All-Time starting lineup. Guard #1¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬† ¬†…
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Syracuse Through Time: Hot Sports Topics During Last Year’s MLB All-Star Game
Things can change a lot in a year. With the MLB All-Star game this week, featuring stars from around the league such as the Chicago Cubs, here’s a look back one year ago at what we were talking about in the Syracuse sports world around last year’s MLB All-Star game: Syracuse Basketball Offered Tyus Battle’s…
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7/14 Fizz Radio: ACC Media Kickoff Preview and an NBA Summer League Check-In
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Jonathon Hoppe go through their biggest storylines heading into this week’s ACC Media Kickoff (0:00-13:22), when the Orange will start to be a force in the conference (13:22-30:59), a look at former SU players in the NBA Summer League (30:59-36:22) and wrap it up with Fizz Feedback.
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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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Syracuse in the Summer League Update
The 2018-19 NBA season has been soiled by a much improved super team. But the Las Vegas Summer League‚Äôs exponentially growing popularity, which now houses all 30 teams, serves as a week-plus buffer from basketball‚Äôs dead period. This summer, Vegas is the brief home for a number of former Syracuse players trying to make their…
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Syracuse Offers 4-Star Class of 2020 Forward Isaiah Cottrell
While the rest of the country was grilling and watching the fireworks on the Fourth of July, Jim Boeheim was making moves on the recruiting trail. SU offered four star forward Isaiah Cottrell earlier this week. Blessed to receive another offer from Syracuse University‼️ #GoOrangemen🍊 pic.twitter.com/u5iVUhm5LS — Isaiah Cottrell (@IsaiahCottrell) July 4, 2018 Cottrell is…
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7/7 Fizz Radio: Rankings, Rankings, Rankings and How Good Tyus Battle Can Be In 2019
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki tells you why Syracuse is ranked too high in ESPN’s list of pro-producing schools (0:00-12:22), the Fizz’s Tim Leonard joins the show to talk about Tyus Battle’s ceiling in 2019 (12:22-28:37), SU basketball’s latest ventures on the recruiting trail and NBA Summer League (28:37-37:20) and wraps it all up with Fizz…
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An Independence Day Look at Independent Syracuse Basketball
Syracuse basketball is full of its tournament runs and rivalries, big wins and tough losses, conference matches and non-conference visits. But before the ACC, and even before the Big East, SU basketball was Independent. So on this Independence Day, let‚Äôs take a look back at how the Orange performed during their independence. …
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Who Is On Syracuse Basketball’s All-Time “Super Team?”
The basketball world let out collective groan of disapproval this week after the Warriors signed All-Star center DeMarcus Cousins for pennies on the dollar. With the former Pelican now on the roster, the defending champs have a multi-time All-NBA selection at every position. The super team getting even more super all but guarantees a third…
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