Tag: syracuse basketball
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Which Ranked Teams Does Syracuse Need To Beat?
With just 13 games to go and a number of bad losses on the resume, Syracuse has reached a turning point in its season. While tournament hopes seem bleak, there is still a slight chance SU could play into late March. The Orange has a rather stingy schedule coming up, but that is not necessarily…
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Syracuse Needs To Beat Boston College to Survive the Upcoming Stretch
Syracuse needs to get some momentum heading into a massive road trip.
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One Big Reason Syracuse Basketball Fell to Virginia Tech
Forget that Syracuse basketball beat Virginia Tech the last five times the Orange and the Hokies played against each other. Forget that Syracuse had a rough start to this season and that SU was coming off two solid wins over ACC teams. Forget that Virginia Tech was 9-0 at home this season and had won…
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Has Taurean Thompson Earned a Bigger Role?
Last night‚Äôs loss to Virginia Tech provided few bright spots. The Orange shot under 30 percent from three for the fourth time this season, turned the ball over nearly twice as many times as the Hokies and lost by double digits despite winning the rebounding battle. However, Taurean Thompson played extended minutes due to his…
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Syracuse Falters in Second Half, Loses 83-73 to Virginia Tech
Syracuse falls in a huge game on the road against Virginia Tech, 83-73.
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How Syracuse Basketball Can Beat Virginia Tech
The Syracuse and Virginia Tech basketball teams are having two completely different seasons. But, tonight, the Orange and the Hokies share the same court. Here are three things Syracuse can do to increase its chances of getting its first road ACC win this year: Play the Usual Zone Defense, but Stay Closer to Each Man…
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All Aboard The SU Hype Train IF Syracuse Hoops Can Win On The Road
Syracuse basketball looked dead in the water after its humiliating loss to Boston College to open ACC play. Since then, Syracuse has rattled off back-to-back home conference wins over Miami and Pittsburgh. In the words of Lee Corso, NOT SO FAST!!! It‚Äôs encouraging to see Syracuse taking care of business at home. For the Orange…
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After Latest Win, What’s Next For Syracuse Basketball?
After losing to Boston College, Syracuse‚Äôs season was on life alert. But the Orange‚Äôs recent wins have given a sense of life for SU‚Äôs conference schedule. Jim Boeheim shortened his rotation and it has worked wonders. Frank Howard and Dajuan Coleman both received DNP coach‚Äôs decisions against Pitt. Their substitutes? John Gillon and Tyler Roberson.…
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Syracuse Blitzes Pittsburgh, 77-66
Maybe they found some of Michael‚Äôs Secret Stuff. Perhaps they stumbled upon a few pairs of the sneakers from Like Mike. For all we know, each player may have been replaced by a Terminator. Or maybe the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team just started to click, thanks to a confluence of factors ‚Äî lineup tweaks by…
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Syracuse’s Zone Will Be Pushed to the Max Against Pitt
Syracuse welcomes the ACC’s top two scorers to the Carrier Dome Saturday.
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These Three Boeheim Changes Sparked Orange To First ACC Win
Jim Boeheim switched up the Orange rotation to great effect Wednesday night. SU‚Äôs game plan was different than it has been all season and the changes led to Syracuse recording its first ACC win of the year, 70-55 over Miami. Only Playing Five All the talk heading into this season was focused on Syracuse‚Äôs depth.…
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Syracuse Basketball Upsets Miami to Pick Up Its First ACC Win
Regardless of the struggles Syracuse fans have been groaning about for the first half of this season, the Orange got it done tonight with a 70-55 win against Miami. While pregame hopes seemed simply to wish that SU would make it out of the Carrier Dome alive tonight, postgame conversation now turns to how Syracuse…
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Three Things Syracuse Needs To Do Against Miami
At this point, Syracuse‚Äôs season cannot get any worse. There have been flashes of individual brilliance, but we have yet to see the Orange play a complete game against a quality opponent. It is time to stop beating the dead horse that is ‚Äúthis is the game where Syracuse can turn its season around!‚Äù Here…
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Can Syracuse Exploit Miami’s Weaknesses and Manufacture an Upset?
Syracuse‚Äôs trainwreck of a men‚Äôs basketball season rumbles along the tracks of despair. Up next on the route: a loss to Miami (FL) on Wednesday night in the Carrier Dome. Ok, maybe it‚Äôs unfair to chalk this one up as an L already, but the Orange has done nothing to inspire even a shred of…
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Syracuse Should Completely Change the Gameplan Against Miami
It is time to abandon everything Syracuse has done so far.
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Freezing Cold Takes, Syracuse Basketball Edition
2016: the year the experts were wrong. From politics (Trump), to sports (Leicester City winning the English Premier League), people who make a living off of predictions have repeatedly been left with egg on their face. As 2016 turned to 2017, one other popular opinion has been proven wrong: the idea that Syracuse basketball is…
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Syracuse Hits A New Low After Loss To Boston College
Just as you thought this season could not get any worse for the Orange, it did. Boston College‚Äôs 96-81 rout of Syracuse ended the Eagles 664 day conference win drought. The New Year was supposed to turn the script for Syracuse. You heard about the two-a-day and three-a-day practices. A couple of big ACC wins…
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New Year’s Resolutions for Syracuse Basketball
2016 was a roller coaster of a year for Syracuse basketball. It began with a 64-51 loss to Pittsburgh, the second of four consecutive losses to open the ACC slate. The Orange‚Äôs season realistically should have ended in early March, when another loss to those Panthers eliminated SU in the first round of the conference…
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Fizz Five: Takeaways From Syracuse’s Non-Conference Play
Syracuse‚Äôs non-conference play was historically bad. Jim Boeheim lost five non-conference games for the first time in his 41-year coaching career. There have been highs this season, but there have been many more lows. Here are the five biggest takeaways from the Orange in the early going. Dajuan Coleman The five star recruit is stringing…
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Syracuse Wraps Up Nonconference Slate with 80-56 Win Over Cornell
With a few minutes remaining in Syracuse‚Äôs manhandling of Cornell on Tuesday night, Tyler Roberson attempted to tip in a missed Orange jumper while surrounded by three opponents. The SU senior‚Äôs Herculean effort came up short, much to the chagrin of one man on the sidelines. Although his team led by 26 points and a…
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Syracuse Basketball Simply Can’t Afford Another Embarrassing Loss
Tuesday is absolutely, positively a must-win for the Orange.
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A Blueprint to Fix the Syracuse Offense
Syracuse men’s basketball’s putrid start to the season has felt like one large lump of coal in Orange Nation‚Äôs collective stocking. SU has dropped five nonconference games for the first time since Jim Boeheim took the reins in 1976, leaving the team in grave danger of missing the NCAA Tournament. Of course, Syracuse still has…
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Three Items On Every Syracuse Fan’s Wishlist
Late December brings the three S‚Äôs to central New York: snow (lots of it), Santa and Syracuse basketball. But this year has brought another S: sadness. You can thank SU hoops for that. The ball simply has not rolled the Orange‚Äôs way in the early going. SU lost all three of its games against old…
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Poor Guard Play Has Been Consistent Theme In SU Losses
This is the worst non-conference start to a season for Syracuse Basketball in the Jim Boeheim era. Tyler Lydon‚Äôs been inconsistent, at times DaJuan Coleman and Tyler Roberson have disappeared and it‚Äôs been a tough transition to college for Tyus Battle. These struggles are miniscule compared to the problems Syracuse‚Äôs guards have faced in the…
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Can Syracuse Salvage Its Season and Make the NCAA Tournament?
The Grinch came early this year for Syracuse basketball. The Orange was thoroughly embarrassed in the Carrier Dome Wednesday night, rolling over as a mediocre-at-best St. John‚Äôs team cruised to a 93-60 obliteration. It was the most lopsided home defeat Jim Boeheim has suffered during his four-plus decades as SU head coach. That certainly looks…
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History Shows What to Do Against St. John’s
In another quick turnaround game for Syracuse, the Orange plays its third game in five days tonight against St. John‚Äôs in the Carrier Dome. SU has a chance to win its 50th game against St. John‚Äôs in history, playing its 85th all-time game against the Red Storm. It‚Äôs that history between these two teams that…
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What Does Syracuse Need To Do Against St. Johns?
With Christmas right around the corner, it is time for Santa to start checking his list. Syracuse has been naughty against the Power Five (0-4) and nice against the rest of its competition (7-0). Unluckily for the Orange, another Power Five opponent is on the horizon as SU faces its third longtime Big East rival…
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Syracuse Spreads the Wealth in Easy Win Over Eastern Michigan, But Loses Tyler Lydon
All eight Syracuse players scored in a 105-57 route of Eastern Michigan.
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Syracuse Basketball Can Turn it Around Tonight
No lengthy introduction is needed here ‚Äî let‚Äôs get to the point. Syracuse basketball has been a disappointment so far this season. But you don‚Äôt need to be an optimist (although I am one) to see that this SU team can still turn it around. And the revival of a so far questionable season can…
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How Can Tyler Lydon Right The Ship For Syracuse?
The return of Tyler Lydon was bittersweet. After struggling for the for the majority of the beginning of the season, the sophomore caught fire against Georgetown with a career high 29 points, albeit in a losing effort. It seemed like Lydon could not miss, going 12-13 from the floor. The rest of the team combined…
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What’s Syracuse Missing Right Now? Natural Leadership
After a shaky beginning to the season that included losses to Wisconsin, UConn, and South Carolina, Syracuse basketball might be wondering what the missing factor is so far this year. One answer might be team leadership. Last year, Syracuse leaned on Michael Gbinije when it needed help. When SU was trailing the gameplan was often…
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Thompson, Gillon Shine in Syracuse’s Rout Over Boston
Taurean Thompson isn‚Äôt really one for cell phones. He didn‚Äôt start using his until he came to college. But he will put it to good use this afternoon after his 22 points and seven rebounds off the bench in Syracuse‚Äôs (6-3) 99-77 win over Boston (4-6). The first person he‚Äôs calling? His mother. But she…
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Was The Floor a Problem for Syracuse at MSG?
Syracuse basketball still hasn’t figured themselves out yet, so it was a tall task to ask the Orange to figure out a new court as well against UConn at MSG. One potential issue for SU on Monday night? The court is an NBA court with NBA regulation lines. Yes, college regulation lines were added for…
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What Does Syracuse Basketball Needs to Do the Rest of the Way
Syracuse basketball has no margin for error.
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Why Syracuse Needs Tyler Roberson
We saw the 20 rebound performance against Duke. We saw him nearly average a double double in the NCAA Tournament last season. We heard about the improving jump shot. Regardless, Tyler Roberson is no longer in the starting lineup. And you can‚Äôt really fault Jim Boeheim. Dajuan Coleman is looking like the five star recruit…
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Syracuse Falls in World’s Ugliest Game at the World’s Most Famous Arena
Syracuse falls to UConn 52-50 at Madison Square Garden.
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