Tag: Tyus Battle
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Road Warriors: Syracuse Buckles Down, Sweeps Season Series Against Pitt
Despite Tyus Battle not scoring for nearly 30 minutes, Syracuse pulled out at 65-56 win over Pitt. This is moves the Orange‚Äôs conference record to 7-2 and, maybe more impressively, its road record to 5-1. The win gives SU the season sweep over the Panthers for the second straight season. Syracuse had the first half…
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Syracuse Relies on Tyus Battle in Win Over Boston College
Syracuse took down Boston College 77-71 behind 31 points from Tyus Battle. Whenever BC looked to be closing the lead, Battle pulled up for a contested three and hit. But he wasn‚Äôt just looking to score tonight. Battle also had six assists as he looked to get teammates involved and extend the lead. Outside of…
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Going For Three Straight, Syracuse Will Get it Done Against Miami, Right?
Syracuse looks to keep it rolling against Miami, and on paper, Thursday‚Äôs matchup with the Hurricanes is certainly one the Orange should win. Miami comes in incredibly streaky all year. The Hurricanes started 5-0 , then lost four straight before a quick three game win streak. Then 8-4, Miami lost four of their last five,…
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Syracuse Avoids Trap Game With Win Over Pittsburgh
First Half In the first half Syracuse was clearly the superior team, but a combination of the refs and sloppy turnovers led to frustration going into the locker room. At halftime, it was just a three-point lead for the Orange after Pitt went on a 9-0 run before halftime. But in the second half SU…
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Kiss the Rankings Goodbye: No. 25 Syracuse Upset at Home by Old Dominion
There‚Äôs really no word more fitting than ‚Äúdisappointing‚Äù to describe this one, after Syracuse came up short to Old Dominion 68-62 on Saturday. ODU was in it throughout, yet it seemed that the common belief inside the Carrier Dome was that the Orange would eventually pull away. That certainly looked to be the case when…
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Where Did Saturday Rank In Top Moments in Tyus Battle’s Syracuse Career?
Saturday provided no shortage of drama as Syracuse and Georgetown met up for the 94th time. The Orange‚Äôs one point edge over the Hoyas came thanks to a Tyus Battle go-ahead jumper with 2.5 seconds left. The junior has had no shortage of moments that has driven head coach Jim Boeheim to say that Battle…
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Syracuse Can Get Away With Two Efficient Players at a Time… For Now
In recent years, Syracuse fans would have felt blessed with having three legitimate scoring options. But that‚Äôs the reality of the current Orange roster with Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett and Elijah Hughes. However, it‚Äôs been a rarity to see all three players have an efficient game at the same time. The Orange‚Äôs losses have especially…
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He’s Back: Tyus Battle Dominates On Way to ACC Player of the Week Honors
Let‚Äôs rewind the clock a few weeks. Tyus Battle is coming off an exhibition against the College of St. Rose where he only mustered 7 points on 1-for-10 shooting. He‚Äôs off to another slow start in the Orange‚Äôs second preseason game of the year against crosstown rival Le Moyne. We ask Fizz Nation a simple…
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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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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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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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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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6/23 Fizz Radio: Joe Girard Narrows His List and NBA Draft Speculation
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down Joe Girard’s impending college decision and where SU stands (0:00-9:42), the impact of Anthony Red’s commitment to Syracuse and where the Orange goes from here(9:42-15:42), NBA Draft speculation and where Syracuse’s prospects would have landed (15:42-35:11) and then gets the pulse of Orange Nation in Fizz Feedback (35:11-End).
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Can Syracuse Basketball Win 30 Games Next Season?
Tyus Battle‚Äôs return has significantly brightened the future for Syracuse in 2018-19. With the junior back in the fold, the Orange will not have an NBA draft pick for the first time since the 2011 Draft. What happened that following season? Only the winningest season in school history in both total wins (34) and winning…
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6/2 Fizz Radio: 6/2 Fizz Radio: Tyus Battle is BACK and a Way Too Early B1G-ACC Challenge Preview
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki takes you through Tyus Battle’s decision to return to Syracuse (0:00-10:45), what it means for the program (10:45-22:50), a breakdown of the Ohio State matchup for the Big Ten-ACC Challenge and the significance of Isaiah Stewart putting SU in his top 10 (22:50-34:41) and wraps it up with Fizz Feedback (34:41-End).…
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Pros and Cons of Tyus Battle Returning to Syracuse
So Tyus Battle is on his was back to Central New York for another season of college basketball. After going through the combine, taking all the steps to enter the NBA Draft, Battle made a near-last-minute announcement that he would return to Syracuse for his junior year. There were various arguments made over…
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5/31 FizzCast: The Return of the Battle and How Syracuse Shapes Up
Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard are back to break down the Tyus Battle timeline of events (0:00-8:30), their reactions to the surprising move (8:30-15:40), how SU stacks up for next season (15:40-46:07) and wrap it up with “Conspiracy Corner” (46:07-End).
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Tyus Battle Spurns NBA Draft, Returns For Junior Season
After weeks of waiting, a ton of speculation and virtually no questions answered, we finally have an answer on whether or not we‚Äôll see Tyus Battle in the Carrier Dome next season. The rising junior is staying in Orange and White, according to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman.¬† With the amount of question marks surrounding Battle‚Äôs draft…
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One Day to Decide: Will Tyus Battle Stay or Will He Go?
Whether or not music is playing in your head right now because of the title of this post is of much less concern than the news Syracuse basketball fans are waiting for that might (or might not) bring music to their ears. Tyus Battle has until tomorrow to decide if he will officially declare for…
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5/26 Fizz Radio: Your Weekly Tyus Battle Update and Syracuse Football Gets No Respect
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki breaks down why Tyus Battle should leave now for the NBA instead of returning for his junior season (0:00-11:10), breaks down why Vegas is selling SU football short on its over/under win totals (11:10-22:07), who is going to be Syracuse’s go-to receiver this season (22:07-35:10) and gets the pulse of Orange…
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5/22 FizzCast: SU Gets Osunned, Tyus Battle Combine Update and Troughs or No Troughs?
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard connect to talk about why Syracuse shouldn’t care about losing out on Osun Osunniyi to St. Bonaventure (2:22-14:42), Tyus Battle’s performance at the combine and why he won’t be coming back to Syracuse (14:42-26:31), what to make of the new Carrier(?) Dome renovations (26:31-43:13) and wrap it all…
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STOCK WATCH: Tyus Battle’s NBA Draft stock post-combine
With the NBA Draft Combine finishing up in Chicago over the past weekend, Syracuse basketball fans will all be wondering the same thing for the next 10 days or so: will Tyus Battle come back for his junior year? Battle has until midnight on May 30th to decide, and until then, he‚Äôll be working out…
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Who Does Tyus Battle Need to Outperform at the NBA Combine?
It‚Äôs no secret that Tyus Battle is one of the most intriguing prospects in this year‚Äôs NBA Draft. No, it‚Äôs not because he has league-changing potential a la Deandre Ayton, Marvin Bagley or Luka Doncic. Rather, Battle isn‚Äôt necessarily a lock to keep his name in the draft. Right now, the guard is a fringe…
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5/1 FizzCast: Life After Bryce Golden, Tyus Gets His Combine Invite and Syracuse’s NFL Draft Recap
The Fizz’s Tyler Aki and Tim Leonard look at Syracuse’s options now that Bryce Golden is headed to Butler, evaluate Tyus Battle’s NBA Combine prospects and forecast who has the highest NFL ceiling of Syracuse players that latched on with teams.
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Three things Tyus Battle has to prove at the NBA Draft Combine
With a bit less than two months until the 2018 NBA Draft, there are still a lot of questions surrounding the stock of Tyus Battle. As far as we‚Äôve seen there are only two mock drafts projecting him to be picked and that‚Äôs Yahoo Sports who has him going in the second round to the…
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Will Tyus Battle Return To Syracuse Next Season?
Last week, Tyus Battle entered his name into the NBA Draft. But like seemingly every player in college basketball, he entered his name without an agent. That means he is still eligible to return to college. The draft pool this year is as deep as it has ever been. Seemingly everyone except Oshae Brissett and…
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Where Does Syracuse Sit In Way Too Early Top 25s?
It‚Äôs early. In fact, it‚Äôs way too early. But now that the Villanova Wildcats have cut the nets in San Antonio, people are already looking forward to next season. Now, Orange fans may not find themselves in that crowd after SU lost its prized recruit, Darius Bazley, to the G-League. But a lot of experts…
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STAY OR GO: Will Tyus Battle and Oshae Brissett Return to Syracuse Next Season?
After some quick postseason reflection, Orange fans are already salivating over next year‚Äôs roster. Who could blame them? Syracuse brings in one of its best recruiting classes ever, featuring its best recruit since Carmelo Anthony in Darius Bazley. But the revolving door nature of college basketball holds a cloud over the 2018-19 Orange roster. Two…
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TOSS UP: Why it’s better to lose Tyus Battle to the NBA than Oshae Brissett
Now that SU‚Äôs magical postseason run has to come to an end, it‚Äôs just about that time where we take a look forward at the next year‚Äôs basketball season even though it‚Äôs still about eight months away. While we can look at next year‚Äôs recruiting class and drool over guys like Darius Bazley, Jalen Carey…
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YOUTH RULES: #11 Syracuse Outlasts, Upsets #6 TCU
In a season with so many offensive hardships, Syracuse found its One Shining Marek. Forward Marek Dolezaj came out of nowhere with his best offensive outburst in a 57-52 win over TCU in the First Round of the NCAA Tournament. Dolezaj finished the game with 17 points, despite fouling out with 6:11 remaining in the…
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Syracuse Survives Arizona State in First Four, 60-56
The 2017-18 Syracuse men‚Äôs basketball is a cockroach. It doesn‚Äôt always look pretty, but it just refuses to die. That was the case again in the Orange‚Äôs 60-56 win over Arizona State in a thrilling First Four battle Wednesday in Dayton. Neither team led by more than seven at any point, and neither team‚Äôs fan…
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Toss Up: Does Syracuse Or Boston College Have The Better Big Three?
It‚Äôs no secret that Syracuse has heavily relied on the trio of Tyus Battle, Frank Howard and Oshae Brissett. But tonight, the Orange faces a set of teammates that might be even more powerful. Boston College boasts a big three of Ky Bowman, Jerome Robinson and Jordan Chatman. So which trio will be the bigger…
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Syracuse Rallies Late, But Can’t Complete The Comeback Against #10 UNC
Fast forward two years, and Syracuse could win this game if these rosters stayed intact. But the No. 10 Tar Heels‚Äô experience was too much for the Orange to handle in SU‚Äôs 78-74 loss to the defending champs. Credit Syracuse. It seemed like a loss was a foregone conclusion at the end of the first…
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Three Thoughts From SU’s Win at Miami
Syracuse got the win on Saturday that it so desperately needed. Sure, the 62-55 win over Miami isn‚Äôt going to get the Orange to the tournament on its own, but it could be the start of something special. The game against the Hurricanes showed us many things about SU that we didn‚Äôt know going in.…
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