Tag: syracuse basketball
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Syracuse Struggles on Offense, Gets Bounced from ACC Tournament Again
Syracuse falls 62-57 to Miami after a poor offensive showing.
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Three Things to Watch Out For Against Miami in the ACC Tournament
Today, it is one and done. And while that was the story between the Syracuse Orange and Miami Hurricanes when they played in January for the first and only time this regular season, this time it has tournament implications. Direct tournament implications. The rematch of Syracuse‚Äôs January 70-55 win over Miami comes today in the…
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Previewing Syracuse’s ACC Tournament
Syracuse will play Miami in the second round of the ACC Tournament.
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Two Things Syracuse Needs To Prove In The ACC Tournament
Win and in was the mantra many SU fans were living by coming into Saturday‚Äôs thrashing of Georgia Tech. With that battle conquered, SU has a date with #25 Miami in a territory that has not treated the Orange kindly this season: the neutral floor. New York City has been the location for all of…
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ACC Tournament Update: Syracuse Playing for a Bye in Brooklyn
Syracuse has a lot to play for on Saturday.
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How Can Syracuse Adjust To Georgia Tech
As the calendar flips to March, the Orange is only guaranteed two more games of significance. However, if SU wants the schedule to extend into the second week of this month, it‚Äôll need at least one more win. The only known opponent remaining is Georgia Tech, a team Syracuse fell to in the final seconds…
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ACC Seeding Update: Who Should Syracuse Fans Root for This Week?
How the Orange can still fight their way up the ACC standings.
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No. 7 Louisville Incinerates Syracuse, 88-68
At the Carrier Dome, this year‚Äôs iteration of Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball can beat anyone. The Orange has proven that time and again, most recently with a miraculous win over one of the nation‚Äôs scariest squads. But for as dangerous as Jim Boeheim‚Äôs team has been inside the friendly confines of the Loud House, it has…
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How Does Syracuse Need To Adjust Against Louisville
If the Orange‚Äôs 78-75 win over No. 10 Duke didn‚Äôt solidify its tournament hopes, SU has a chance to put the stamp on its resume tomorrow against No. 7 Louisville down south. The Orange and Cardinals have already squared off once this season, ending in a heartbreaking 76-72 overtime loss inside the Dome. That game…
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Where Does Syracuse Stand as the ACC Tournament Approaches?
The ACC Tournament is fast approaching and Syracuse is fighting for seeding.
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Tonight Isn’t The Be-All End-All For Syracuse’s Season
The last time Mike Krzyzewski lost a basketball game, Syracuse was out of the NCAA Tournament picture after a loss to Boston College, Barack Obama was President of the United States and the Atlanta Falcons were still laughing at the Golden State Warriors and Cleveland Indians for blowing insurmountable championship leads. But 52 days and…
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The One Win Syracuse Needs to Make the NCAA Tournament
The countdown has started. Syracuse basketball is now counting down the three games left on its regular season schedule. Still with a mediocre r√©sum√© to show for a rollercoaster-like season, the Orange are in need of at least one more win to be safely in the NCAA Tournament. But it won‚Äôt be easy. The final…
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What Syracuse Students are Doing to Continue Home Duke Game Tradition
Today is the day: the Syracuse Orange take on the Duke Blue Devils in what has been a highly anticipated rivalry game, at least in the eyes of SU fans. Yet while many have been looking forward to tonight‚Äôs feature game in the Dome, some have been waiting for it in a very different way…
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The Good, the Bad and the Ugly From Syracuse’s Loss to GT
Remember when the Orange was fourth in the ACC standings and looking at a double bye in the conference tournament? That was fun. After last night‚Äôs loss to Georgia Tech, Syracuse dropped to eighth in conference and sits dangerously on the bubble. Let‚Äôs dissect the good, bad and the ugly from last night‚Äôs Syracuse loss.…
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Three Crucial Elements of Sunday’s Matchup Against Georgia Tech
It‚Äôs coming down to the wire. There are only four games left in the regular season. With Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament chances on the line, Georgia Tech makes up half of SU‚Äôs remaining schedule. The first of two times the Orange and the Yellow Jackets will meet is this Sunday in Atlanta. Here are three crucial…
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The Key to Syracuse’s Offense is Driving the Lane
Syracuse needs to get the ball into the paint to score more efficiently.
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Who Will Be SU’s Guard Of The Future?
After missing out on Quade Green, the Orange coaching staff is still in search of a guard in the 2017 class. Here‚Äôs who‚Äôs on SU‚Äôs radar. Eric Ayala Right now Ayala is a 2018 prospect, but there is talk that he could reclassify to 2017 (his original class). He visited Syracuse on Monday for the…
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Fizz Five: Eye-Opening Numbers About Syracuse This Season
With just four games remaining, it‚Äôs still tough to tell what exactly this Orange team is. So let‚Äôs put some numbers behind the season. Here are five numbers that jumped off the page for me when looking at SU‚Äôs year. 7 – Consecutive games Andrew White III has scored 20 points Orange fans are witnessing…
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What does the SU Offense Have to Do to Finish the Season Strong?
With Syracuse basketball‚Äôs season fate still hanging in the air, there are plenty of questions to ask as the Orange finish up the last four games on the regular season schedule. SU has had a faltering defense this season, and Coach Boeheim summed it up in the postgame press conference after a tough 76-72 loss…
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Syracuse falls to No. 8 Louisville, 76-72, in Overtime Heartbreaker
Even Tinkerbell runs out of pixie dust. In a marquee Monday night matchup that drew more than 25,000 fans to the Carrier Dome, Syracuse picked up its slingshot and took aim at another Goliath. A win over Louisville would have been the Orange‚Äôs third over a top-10 team this season ‚Äî a season that looked…
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Why Syracuse is Primed For Another Big Upset
After losing to a Pitt team that was previously 2-9 in ACC play, Orange fans may be back on the panic train. Maybe people are still in their football hangover where every loss is so critical to a team‚Äôs season, but this loss is an overreaction. But fear not. Although No. 4 Louisville is coming…
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How Syracuse Can Replicate Their Success Against Pittsburgh
Syracuse needs to play good defense to beat Pitt Saturday.
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Previewing Pitt: What the Orange Should Know Before Saturday’s Game
Still on a high from Tyus Battle‚Äôs game-winning, buzzer-beater, three-point shot that secured the win for Syracuse over Clemson on Tuesday night, the Orange is once again looking like its old self. Now on a five-game win streak, SU’s tournament hopes are back in conversation. But before we get carried away in the moment, let‚Äôs…
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What is Syracuse’s Path to the NCAA Tournament?
The Orange‚Äôs thriller over Clemson was vital. So much so¬†that it elevated Syracuse into fourth place in the ACC standings, meaning if the season ended today, SU would get a double bye in the conference tournament. Along with that, the Orange sits just half a game back of second place, and holds the tiebreaker over…
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Has Syracuse Done Enough to Make the Tournament Yet?
Syracuse has risen from the dead and is inching closer to an NCAA tournament spot.
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A Court of Orange: The Key to Taming the Tigers
Following a week that included the first road win on the season, two upset victories against ranked opponents, two court storms and Jim Boeheim‚Äôs unofficial 1000th win for Syracuse, the Orange resumes play on the hardwood tonight against Clemson. The Tigers are coming off a blowout 109-61 loss to Florida State, leaving Clemson scrambling to…
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Evaluating Syracuse’s NCAA Tournament Chances After Toppling Virginia
In hindsight, we probably should have seen this coming. This year‚Äôs iteration of Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball was always far too talented to remain in the dregs of the ACC. Grad transfers Andrew White III and John Gillon accompanied a solid incoming freshman class, joining forces with Tyler Lydon, one of the nation‚Äôs most promising returning…
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Syracuse is Still Searching for its First Away Win, and Tomorrow’s Game is the Perfect Opportunity to Get It
Now 5-4 in the ACC after an upset-fashion win over Florida State on Saturday, Syracuse takes its two-game win streak back to the place where it has struggled this season: anywhere outside the Carrier Dome. The Orange are set to take on NC State in Raleigh, North Carolina tomorrow night at 7 p.m. And with…
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Tomahawk Chopped! Syracuse Stuns #6 Florida State
Flights from Houston to Syracuse aren‚Äôt cheap. Nor are they direct. That‚Äôs why John Gillon made sure his mother got her money‚Äôs worth for her trip to central New York that began with an 82-72 signature win over No. 6 Florida State. It‚Äôs the first ranked win for the Orange since a year ago today,…
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Is Syracuse’s Minutes Distribution Sustainable?
Over the past seven games, Andrew White III, Tyler Lydon and Tyus Battle have certainly gotten their money‚Äôs worth on the floor. Those three have absolutely dominated the minutes battle for SU with each of them playing at least two games from start to finish during the seven game stretch. However, it is feasible to…
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Syracuse Wins, But Same Problems Persist as Orange Beat Wake at Home
Syracuse beats Wake Forest despite little improvement in overall play.
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Syracuse Fans May Witness Division I Men’s Basketball History at Home in the Dome
It is a possibility, but one that will take effort from the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team to make happen. As of right now, Jim Boeheim is in line to win his 1,000th game as a coach, right here at home on Jim Boeheim court in the Carrier Dome. The Orange just have to win their…
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Syracuse Forward Tyler Lydon’s Play Is the Opposite of a Silver Lining
If the 2016-17 Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball season isn‚Äôt already in the sewage system, it‚Äôs rapidly approaching the bottom of the toilet. The Orange‚Äôs nightmare campaign continued to hurtle down the proverbial cliff on Saturday, with an uncompetitive loss at Notre Dame dropping Jim Boeheim‚Äôs team to 11-9 (3-4 ACC) ‚Äî a record that features exactly…
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Will Dajuan Coleman Return To Syracuse’s Rotation?
Syracuse is a third of the way through ACC play and there has been one notable absence: Dajuan Coleman. Through six games of league play, the center has logged just one minute, a filler near the end of the first half in a win against Miami. After playing some of his best basketball to start…
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The Final Four Trajectory: What do 2013 and 2016 Say About a 2017 Run?
Among any concerns about how the Syracuse basketball team is playing in the current moment, we have to realize that the Syracuse basketball program has been largely successful over the past few years. The Orange‚Äôs success is specifically evident over the past four years, where SU is one of just four teams to make it…
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