MBB : Syracuse hopes to continue Big East home court dominance
No doubt Syracuse's freshmen heard about how hard it is to win on the road in the Big East these days.Still, two straight lackluster losses… Read more »
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MBB : ROAD DAZE: Orange scores season-low 20 points in first half for second road loss in a row
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Minutes after an embarrassed Syracuse team sulked off the court after its defeat to West Virginia, Orange head coach Jim Boeheim didn't… Read more »
Clayton: Nothing, including postseason, a lock for this Syracuse team
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - Sitting in the crowded weight room in the West Virginia Coliseum shortly after his team had soundly beaten Syracuse, West Virginia forward… Read more »
MBB : SU's efforts to hinder top scorer fails again
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - For the second straight game, SU head coach Jim Boeheim pinpointed an opposing player for his defense to key in on.And for… Read more »
MBB : Cold Mountain: Syracuse blown out by West Virginia after 20-point first half
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. -- Minutes after an embarrassed Syracuse team sulked off the court after its defeat to West Virginia, SU head coach Jim Boeheim didn't… Read more »
MBB : Jardine tallies career-high 18 points, feels more comfortable in starting role
Dec. 30 5:02 p.m. -- Jonny Flynn stood up from the bench and waved his arms in the air to urge on the already standing… Read more »
MBB : Foul trouble after halftime big reason for SU's struggles
Eric Devendorf sulked off the court, muttering a few words of protest to Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim about the foul just called on him.Devendorf… Read more »
MBB : SU has confidence in defense after 2 wins
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Eric Devendorf didn't have much trouble putting Syracuse's defensive effort into perspective Wednesday night.'We'd be undefeated if we played like this,' Devendorf… Read more »
MBB : Leap forward
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. - Maybe the prank calls to Donte Greene's cell phone will finally stop now.For two days leading up to Syracuse's first road contest… Read more »
MBB : Orange's defense has shown flashes but no consistency
On the scoreboard, the 85 points that Syracuse let up in its win over Washington Friday night looked like another indictment of what has been… Read more »
Clayton: It's already evident Flynn is the most important piece to this offense
NEW YORK - As Jamar Butler sat at a podium and fielded the media's questions with a business-as-usual air that belied his senior point guard… Read more »
MBB : GROWING PAINS: Young Syracuse's shooting goes cold as Ohio State dominates inside
Nov. 22, 1:30 a.m.NEW YORK -- For a second, Thad Matta thought his team was in trouble. Just three minutes into the game, the Ohio… Read more »
MBB : Syracuse's freshmen face biggest test yet vs. Ohio State
Nov. 20, 9:30 p.m. -- Thad Matta knows how to succeed with young talent.Last year, the Ohio State head coach fielded a team that started… Read more »
MBB : Syracuse won its first 2 games, but it has room to improve in 3 key areas
Bench productionIt's no surprise that depth is a concern for Syracuse, yet the Orange will need more bench production than it has gotten so far… Read more »
MBB : ON THE SPOT
Jonny Flynn struggled for much of Tuesday night's NIT Tip-Off contest against St. Joseph's, and Tasheed Carr kept letting him know about it.The St. Joe's… Read more »
MBB : Boeheim rips 'awful' defense
Upon arriving at the lectern shortly after Syracuse's 97-89 win over Siena Monday night, Jim Boeheim immediately began his postgame lecture expressing disappointment over his… Read more »
MBB : Syracuse admits need to 'learn on fly' in opener vs. Siena
Donte Greene is blunt when discussing the current state of the Syracuse basketball squad.'We're not a great team,' Greene said. 'There's always something to work… Read more »
MBB : SU's offense races out to 50-point win
For much of the first 12 minutes of Wednesday night's exhibition contest, the Syracuse players ignored head coach Jim Boeheim's instructions to push the tempo… Read more »
Together again
Up until this point, they've managed to hold the excitement in.Paul Harris and Jonny Flynn have patiently spent the last half hour answering questions about… Read more »
MBB : Flynn, Jardine savor chances with injured Wright on bench
Jonny Flynn knew he was going to play in Syracuse's preseason opener Sunday afternoon against St. Rose. It wasn't until just a few hours before… Read more »
MBB : Sloppy SU overcomes freshman mistakes
Last year, when Syracuse squeaked by Division II Bryant (R.I.), 92-86, in its first preseason game, SU head coach Jim Boeheim's starting lineup contained three… Read more »
MBB : Boeheim divulging no secrets before exhibition opener
Listening to Jim Boeheim talk, it's difficult to get much of an idea of what the Syracuse men's basketball team that takes the court in… Read more »
Internet Corner : Arseblog.com
Arseblog.comTired of these copycat, Lenny Clark wannabes who keep churning out the same, tired Boston sports blogs that are polluting the internet? Yeah, me too.Of… Read more »
MBB : Frontcourt depth in question
For the last three years, size had been anything but an issue for the Syracuse men's basketball team.During that time, 6-foot-11 center Darryl Watkins and… Read more »
