Tag: Syracuse hoops
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Predicting the Second Half of SU’s Season
Okay so we were a bit off with our preseason predictions but who wasn’t? “Best shooting team Coach Boeheim has ever had,” “Instant impact transfers,” “Buddy Boeheim is a first team All-ACC player.” We may have drank too much of the Kool-aid. In our defense, we haven’t seen a season as turbulent as this one…
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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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Syracuse Defends Home Court Against Northeastern, Wins 62-56
We interrupt you in the midst of all ongoing National Signing Day buzz‚Ķ to let you know there was a Syracuse basketball game at the Carrier Dome, this evening. SU took on Northeastern in a home matchup that, despite walking out of victorious, likely could have gone better than it did. The Orange walked out…
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Is Gerry McNamara the Coach in Waiting?
It‚Äôs only natural in sports to wonder who will be next. Who will be the next champion? Who will be the next star? After 45 years with Jim Boeheim at the helm, Syracuse fans have been wondering for decades who the next coach will be. Boeheim insists he has no plans to retire, which is…
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Is Quincy Guerrier Ready for a Starting Role?
Quincy Guerrier will likely slide into the starting lineup with Elijah Hughes leaving for the NBA. The sixth man showed promise under the rim last season, and often gave Jim Boeheim‚Äôs squad a much needed spark off the bench. However, there are a few hurdles the Quebec native needs to leap in order to become…
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Look No Further: Next Year’s Man in the Middle is Already Here
During the dog days of the season, things looked bleak for the future of Syracuse basketball. Every basket Elijah Hughes scored inched him closer to the NBA Draft. Jalen Carey and Brycen Goodine proved to be a pair of some of the most disappointing four-star recruits in SU history, and the Orange still didn‚Äôt have…
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Syracuse’s Transfer Conundrum: Why It May Not Add A Guard
Syracuse lost three scholarship guards to the transfer portal last week and hasn‚Äôt added anyone or to anyone’s knowledge expressed interest in a guard in the currently robust transfer portal. Honestly, they might not.¬† Here‚Äôs the thing. Why did those guards leave? The simple answer: playing time. So, how could the Orange convince a new…
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Rating The State of the Syracuse Program: 1-10
This uncertain time has given plenty a lot of time to think. Like most offseasons, it also gives you time to reflect and evaluate where Syracuse is at as a program. There is no denying, the national opinion on Syracuse basketball has shifted in the past six to seven years. In recent memory, the Orange…
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Syracuse’s Biggest ChallengeРthe Second Half
No one can say Syracuse basketball is a bad first half team. On the contrary, the Orange are actually an outstanding first half team. They start games oozing energy and confidence. Buddy Boeheim, Elijah Hughes or Joe Girard usually heat up in the first and get the SU faithful excited. But the problem with this…
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No. 5 UNC Overwhelms Syracuse on Glass, at Line to Pull Away with Win
For the second time this season, Syracuse marched into the heart of the Research Triangle and hung with one of the best college basketball teams in the country. But unlike that January night at Cameron Indoor Stadium, the Orange fell short Tuesday. No. 5 North Carolina (23-5, 13-2 ACC) solidified its status as perhaps the…
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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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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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How Is the ACC Faring in Nonconference Play?
Jim Boeheim has provided several memorable quotes during his four-plus-decade tenure as head coach of the Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball team (‚Äúdumb question,‚Äù most recently), but none quite as famous as one from the late Dennis Green: ‚ÄúThey are who we thought they were!‚Äù The football coach was referring to the 2006 Chicago Bears, who had…
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Scouting Report: Boston University
It‚Äôs time for the Get-Right Game, Take Two ‚Äî Syracuse basketball looks to get back on track against a team that shouldn‚Äôt compete with the Orange. The narrow win over North Florida didn‚Äôt do the trick; now, Boston University visits the Carrier Dome to take on a reeling SU team. The Patriot League‚Äôs Terriers (which…
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Wisconsin Was the Worst Possible Matchup for Syracuse
During its current two-game losing streak, Syracuse has been dominated once on each side of the floor. First, South Carolina completely shut down the Orange‚Äôs offense over the weekend, limiting SU to 50 points (including an embarrassing eight in the paint) on 31.8 percent shooting. Then, Wisconsin picked apart Jim Boeheim‚Äôs patented 2-3 zone on…
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Syracuse Forward Matthew Moyer Sidelined at Least Six More Weeks
It‚Äôs been at least four weeks since Matthew Moyer, one-third of Syracuse‚Äôs precocious freshman class, injured his right foot. On August 3, a fan tweeted this picture of the forward wearing a walking boot and holding crutches, but the exact date on which Moyer suffered the injury is unclear. Now, reports indicate that he‚Äôs not…
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Syracuse Legend Carmelo Anthony Passes Michael Jordan on Olympic Scoring List
Melo continues to solidify himself as one of the best Olympic players ever.
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Syracuse Grad Transfer Target Andrew White III Visits Michigan State
Tom Izzo won’t make recruiting easy for the Orange.
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How Former Syracuse Standouts Malachi Richardson and Michael Gbinije Fit in NBA Homes
Both perimeter players slipped down the board.
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Who Will Be Syracuse’s Leading Scorer in 2016-17?
The Orange has an enormous void to fill on the offensive end.
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Who’s the Greatest Syracuse Basketball Player of All Time?
There’s no right answer, but let’s try anyway.
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