MBB : Brown: Close games good for Syracuse prior to postseason play
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Syracuse fans, take a deep breath.Yes, the offense was atrocious. Yes, SU deserved to lose that game just as much as Louisville… Read more »
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Syracuse fans, take a deep breath.Yes, the offense was atrocious. Yes, SU deserved to lose that game just as much as Louisville… Read more »
Henry Sims appeared to be in perfect position under the basket. With Syracuse center Fab Melo sealed on his back, the Georgetown center caught a… Read more »
Scoop Jardine scored three points, went 1-of-7 from the field and turned the ball over four times against Georgetown on Wednesday. Most of the shots… Read more »
NEW YORK — After Syracuse started the game 1-for-6 from the field and fell behind in the first five minutes, it needed something to get… Read more »
With Fab Melo and Rakeem Christmas relegated to the Syracuse bench, the reality hit C.J. Fair.If Baye Keita, SU's lone remaining big man with experience… Read more »
As Dion Waiters' free throw rattled around the rim and out, the sophomore guard's frustration finally boiled over.He turned around, bent down and slapped the… Read more »
As rumors swirled and self-doubt sunk in, Dion Waiters got the advice he needed from the person that's been there for him his whole life.His… Read more »
Jim Boeheim doesn't think Syracuse fans will ever fully appreciate what Scoop Jardine means to the Orange. Through five years at SU, the point guard… Read more »
Dion Waiters credited Jim Boeheim with a key assist after the game.Syracuse's lead was cut to four points by Pittsburgh after the Orange had controlled… Read more »
As Syracuse's perfect start to the season continues through Big East play, a new challenge has popped up for the Orange.No matter whom it plays,… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA — Dion Waiters didn't forget what fellow Philadelphia native Maalik Wayns did to Syracuse when Villanova visited the Carrier Dome last year.Even though the… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA — Jim Boeheim had no explanation for the third foul called on Fab Melo.As the Syracuse center turned to hand the ball off, the… Read more »
PHILADELPHIA—Jay Wright tried to put it as politically correct as he could.The Villanova head coach didn't come out and say Syracuse was flat out better… Read more »
Two returning starters for Syracuse will miss 2012 spring practice due to shoulder surgeries. Wide receiver Alec Lemon and cornerback Keon Lyn both will have… Read more »
Syracuse entered Wednesday's matchup with Seton Hall fifth in the Big East in scoring defense and tops in the country in steals per game. In… Read more »
Another game, another example of why Syracuse is the deepest team in the country.Kris Joseph, the Orange's leading scorer for the last two years, went… Read more »
As Kris Joseph delved into the key aspects of another suffocating defensive effort by Syracuse, he stopped to correct himself.At first, the SU forward said… Read more »
The Syracuse players have not forgotten last year's Seton Hall debacle. They haven't forgotten the 22-point blowout the Pirates imposed on the Orange in the… Read more »
Even though Michael Carter-Williams had another solid game coming off the bench, there was one play that his teammates made sure he heard about after… Read more »
Brandon Triche's first shot of the game looked completely normal.Just two-and-a-half minutes into the action, Kris Joseph found the junior guard outside the 3-point arc… Read more »
The looks Syracuse was getting didn't change. The Orange offense produced open shots throughout the first half. But early on, SU simply wasn't converting.Syracuse didn't… Read more »
For Brandon Triche, playing defense isn't typically his favorite part of a basketball game. It lacks the glamour of a dunk or the satisfaction of… Read more »
The high school coach of a Syracuse football player has been accused of inflating the player's math grades to help him get a football scholarship.Joe… Read more »
PITTSBURGH — Jerome Smith called it crazy that senior running back Antwon Bailey will no longer be with Syracuse after the loss to Pittsburgh on… Read more »