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Welcome to the 14th Annual IGGY Awards. The IGGY Awards Committee has been hard at work all off season but did take a little break this past week to celebrate the football team’s huge victory over Virginia Tech. Fortunately, this extends the football season a bit, so it’s possible that not everyone has eyes on the basketball program yet.
Congrats to everyone who attended the Basketball Tip-Off last Friday and thank you to everyone who posted about it. For a university that has one of the top communication schools in the country, you would think that they would want to broadcast the Tip-Off around the globe and to all ports at sea to really hype up this nationally known basketball program. At least that’s what the IGGY Awards Committee thought.
For those that weren’t at the Tip-Off, the team has two exhibition games scheduled in the next week so we will get a chance to see the team in person or on TV. This Wednesday vs Pace and next Monday vs crosstown rivals, the LeMoyne Dolphins. I am sure HOFHCJAB will use those two games to experiment with all of the new pieces of the puzzle as he gets the team ready for a tougher than normal out of conference schedule. (YES, ESPN, WE ARE LEAVING NYS!!!). By the way, the IGGY Awards Committee does not have a high opinion of the ESPN talking heads but we do want to take a minute to wish Dick Vitale well in his latest bout with cancer.
Our 1st regular season game is Tuesday, November 9th vs the Lafayette Leopards so all entries need to be entered or edited by noon of that day. I can’t say I know a lot about Lafayette, but I do know their head coach is Fran O’Hanlon who is a 1970 graduate of Villanova and according to his bio, still holds the Nova record for most assists in a game. I would guess the team’s strategy was that O’Hanlon passed the ball to Howard Porter and let Porter take over. And of course, Katie Kolinski is at Lafayette, but as an assistant to the Women’s HC.
So let’s get down to business. It’s hard to believe that this is the 14th year that the IGGY Award is being presented. We know it is not easy to win and it is even more difficult to go back to back. I am including last year’s winners at the bottom so that they can bask in their 15 minutes of fame once again. As usual we will tweak the questions a little bit based on the players on the team. Thank you and good luck to all the entrants and hope everyone is feeling bullish.
2021-2022 Categories
1) ACC record-We are scheduled for 20 ACC regular season games. If by chance that Covid causes any cancellations, then we will revert back to percentage vs record and let the IGGY Committee figure out all the math, but for your official entry please predict your record based on a 20 game ACC season.
2) Out of Conference record-We have 11 out of conference games. Some of our opponents are unknown due to the format of the B4A, but use your best judgement on how you think Cuse will do in those 11 games.
3) ACC Tournament-We could play anywhere from one to five games depending on our seed and how we perform.
4) NCAA Tournament-First four games do not count (or whatever they are calling them this year) so we could play anywhere from one to six games. If you do not think Cuse will make the NCAAT then put 0-0 as your prediction.
5) Leading scorer per game and how many. Last year we did Buddy vs the field and will do the same this year. Please put down the number and either Buddy or the field as your prediction.
6) Leading rebounder. Player and number. I expect this category to be all over the board.
7) Rank of Buddy Boeheim’s made threes in the overall NCAA. If you think he is going to make the 10th amount of threes in the country then you would put 10.
8) TIEBREAKER-Who will lead the team in 3 point shooting this season (same tiebreaker as last year). Will it be one of our rotation guys like Buddy, JG3, Cole, Jimmy or Symir or will it be a walk-on that shoots 1-1 for 100%. We just need the player and not the percentage.
The IGGY Awards Committee thanks everyone who enters and the decision of the committee is final. Let’s hope for a great season. Thanks.
LAST YEARS RESULTS
1) ACC record (by percent): Due to the possibility of cancelled games we are picking by percent. If you think we will win all of the ones we play, which could be anywhere from 1 to 20 games, then put down 100%. If you think we win half our games then 50%. You guys can figure out the rest. We will not be doing non conference games this year so you don't have to worry if we are going to beat Georgetown and Rutgers or even get a chance to play them. And if by slim chance all of the games are cancelled then we will postpone the awards until next year, or fill them up with your favorite adult beverage and shed some tears in them.
SYRACUSE FINISHED WITH AN ACC REGULAR SEASON OF 9-7 WHICH IS 56.2%. NO ONE REALLY KNEW HOW MANY GAMES WE WERE GOING TO PLAY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT BUT WE HAD ONE PERSON WHO GUESSED CLOSEST WITH A PREDICTION OF 55.6% SO THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS HAPPY TO AWARD THE FIRST IGGY TO ORANGE AL. CONGRATULATIONS AND I THINK WE ARE ALL HAPPY THAT THE NUMBER WAS NORTH OF .500.
2) Post season record. Put whatever you feel is going to happen. There are a lot of options that can happen for the ACCT and for the NCAA/NIT/CBI, etc. Whoever guesses closest to what reality brings us in March will take home an IGGY AWARD. Creativity counts.
SO WE HAD TEN PEOPLE PREDICT SYRACUSE TO HAVE THREE WINS IN THE POSTSEASON (1-1 AND 2-1). OVERALL, THE COMMITTEE WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THAT AND EVEN MORE HAPPIER THAT WE HAD TO GO PAST THE FIRST TIEBREAKER TO DECLARE A WINNER. SO AFTER HAVING TO SOLVE A FEW MATH EQUATIONS, THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS PLEASE TO PRESENT THE SECOND IGGY AWARD TO HOUSTONCUSE. CONGRATULATIONS.
3) Leading scorer (points per game). Put down the number and then choose either Buddy or the field as your winner.
THESE PREDICTIONS WERE SOMEWHAT SPLIT AND THIS CATEGORY WENT RIGHT DOWN TO THE END. BUDDY BUCKETS REALLY BROUGHT HIS AVERAGE UP THANKS TO SOME HOT SHOOTING AND FINISHED WITH AN AVERAGE OF 17.8 POINTS PER GAME. AND THIS GIVES US A REPEAT WINNER. HOUSTONCUSE PREDICTED 17.6 PPG AND WAS THE CLOSEST OF ALL THE BUDDY ENTRIES. CONGRATS HOUSTON AND I DON'T MEAN THE HOUSTON COUGARS.
EDIT: THE IGGY COMMITTEE SCREWED UP. WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO PEOPLE PREDICT THIS NUMBER RIGHT ON THE NOSE AND CLIFTONPARKSUFAN WAS ONE OF THEM. BUT HE DOESN'T DESERVE AN IGGY BECAUSE HE LET THE COMMITTEE DOWN. HOWEVER, BR801 ALSO PREDICTED 17.8 PPG FOR BUDDY AND HE DEFINITELY DESERVES AN IGGY SO CONGRATS TO HIM FOR WINNING THIS CATEGORY.
4) Leading rebounds per game. Number and player.
A LOT OF PEOPLE CHOSE BOURAMA. SOME PEOPLE CHOSE MAREK. SOME CHOSE ALAN GRIFFEN. VERY FEW CHOSE QUINCY AND A LOT OF THOSE ONLY PICKED HIM WHEN BOURAMA UNFORTUNATELY GOT INJURED. QUINCY ENDED UP WITH 8.4 REBOUNDS PER GAME. WE HAD TWO PREDICTIONS RIGHT ON THE NUMBER SO IN THE SPIRIT OF EQUALITY, THE IGGY AWARDS COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED TO NOT GO WITH A TIEBREAKER AND WILL AWARD IGGY AWARDS TO BOTH CUSEATTLE AND CUSEFANINVT. GREAT JOB GUYS!!!
5) Leading minutes per game. Number and choose Buddy or the field
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT THINK BUDDY WAS GOING TO LEAD THE TEAM IN MINUTES PLAYED.
RUMOR HAS IT THAT BUDDY IS THE COACHES SON AND HIS MOM HAS A DIRECT ACCESS TO THE COACH. IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING THAT JIM MARRIED JULIE AND NOT MOYER'S MOM OR THOMPSON'S MOM. ANYWAYS, BUDDY AVERAGED 36.2 MINUTES PER GAME. AGAIN, WE HAD TWO PREDICTIONS RIGHT ON THE NOSE SO AGAIN THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS GOING TO PLAY FAIR AND IS VERY HAPPY TO AWARD THE NEXT IGGY'S TO SUTOMCAT AND REALORANGE. CONGRATS!!!
6) List Buddy's ranking in all of D-1 in total number of 3's. So if you feel that Buddy will make more 3's than anyone else in all of college D-1 then you would rank him 1st.
TO BE DETERMINED AT THE END OF THE FINAL FOUR
7) List JGIII's ranking in made FT % in D-1.
SO JG3 HAS BEEN WINNING FREE THROW CONTESTS SINCE HE WAS IN DIAPERS. HE HAD A GREAT FRESHMAN YEAR AVERAGING JUST UNDER 90%. THIS YEAR HE DEFINITELY STRUGGLED AND ONLY AVERAGED 78% WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HIS RANKING SINCE HE IS OFF THE CHARTS. IN FACT, HE RANKED 6TH ON THE SYRACUSE TEAM WHICH HAD A GREAT YEAR MAKING FREE THROWS. PERSONALLY THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT JG3 LOOKED VERY DISTRACTED AT THE LINE AND NEEDS TO RETOOL HIS SET UP AND PRESHOT ROUTINE.
ALAN GRIFFIN LED SYRACUSE AT 89.7% WHICH RANKED HIM 16TH NATIONALLY AND MAREK RANKED 71ST AT 85.3%. BUDDY WOULD HAVE ALSO RANKED NATIONALLY AT AROUND 78TH PLACE BUT IT APPEARS HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO MAKE FIVE MORE FT'S TO QUALIFY. SO THE IGGY COMMITTEE WAS UNABLE TO AWARD AN IGGY AWARD AND VOTED NEVER TO HAVE THIS CATEGORY AGAIN.
8) Total attendance of all home games (not average): It could be zero. It could be more than zero. What do you think it is going to be?
AS WE KNOW OUR HOME GAMES WERE ZERO, ALTHOUGH WE COULD HAVE HAD SOME FANS AT THE END. POLITICS ASIDE, COVID SUCKS AND NEXT YEAR SHOULD BE BETTER. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE PREDICT ZERO, SO YOU GET AN IGGY AND YOU GET AN IGGY AND YOU GET AN IGGY AND YOU GET AN IGGY.
9) TIEBREAKER: Who is going to lead the team in made 3 point shooting % this season. Give me a % and who you think it will be. There are no minimum per game so it could be a walk on who shoots 1 for 1 for the season or a great shooter who hoists up 150 of them. SO THIS TURNED INTO QUITE A TIEBREAKER. SO MUCH SO THAT WE COULD NOT USE IT FOR ANY OF OUR TIEBREAKERS. IN FACT DIGGING INTO THIS CATEGORY OUR WALKONS ONLY PLAYED A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES THIS SEASON AND DID NOT EVEN TAKE A SHOT. TALK ABOUT A TIGHT BENCH. ANYWAYS, THE LEADING THREE POINT SHOOTER FOR SYRACUSE THIS SEASON WAS WOODY NEWTON WHO UNFORTUNATELY ONLY PLAYED A TOTAL OF 87 MINUTES. HOWEVER, THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN MULTIPLE POSTS DURING THE OFF SEASON AND GOING FORWARD SO WE WON'T DWELL ON IT HERE. WE LOVE YOU WOODY!!! WOODY SHOT 38.9% VS BUDDY'S 38.3% AND WE HAD ONE PERSON PICK WOODY. SO FOR THE FINAL IGGY AWARD FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS PLEASED TO AWARD THE NEXT IGGY TO OTTO IN GROTTO, WHO ALSO MADE THE LAST ENTRY FOR THE CONTEST. SO IT'S NEVER TOO LATE KIDS, EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT'S TOO LATE.
Congrats to everyone who attended the Basketball Tip-Off last Friday and thank you to everyone who posted about it. For a university that has one of the top communication schools in the country, you would think that they would want to broadcast the Tip-Off around the globe and to all ports at sea to really hype up this nationally known basketball program. At least that’s what the IGGY Awards Committee thought.
For those that weren’t at the Tip-Off, the team has two exhibition games scheduled in the next week so we will get a chance to see the team in person or on TV. This Wednesday vs Pace and next Monday vs crosstown rivals, the LeMoyne Dolphins. I am sure HOFHCJAB will use those two games to experiment with all of the new pieces of the puzzle as he gets the team ready for a tougher than normal out of conference schedule. (YES, ESPN, WE ARE LEAVING NYS!!!). By the way, the IGGY Awards Committee does not have a high opinion of the ESPN talking heads but we do want to take a minute to wish Dick Vitale well in his latest bout with cancer.
Our 1st regular season game is Tuesday, November 9th vs the Lafayette Leopards so all entries need to be entered or edited by noon of that day. I can’t say I know a lot about Lafayette, but I do know their head coach is Fran O’Hanlon who is a 1970 graduate of Villanova and according to his bio, still holds the Nova record for most assists in a game. I would guess the team’s strategy was that O’Hanlon passed the ball to Howard Porter and let Porter take over. And of course, Katie Kolinski is at Lafayette, but as an assistant to the Women’s HC.
So let’s get down to business. It’s hard to believe that this is the 14th year that the IGGY Award is being presented. We know it is not easy to win and it is even more difficult to go back to back. I am including last year’s winners at the bottom so that they can bask in their 15 minutes of fame once again. As usual we will tweak the questions a little bit based on the players on the team. Thank you and good luck to all the entrants and hope everyone is feeling bullish.
2021-2022 Categories
1) ACC record-We are scheduled for 20 ACC regular season games. If by chance that Covid causes any cancellations, then we will revert back to percentage vs record and let the IGGY Committee figure out all the math, but for your official entry please predict your record based on a 20 game ACC season.
2) Out of Conference record-We have 11 out of conference games. Some of our opponents are unknown due to the format of the B4A, but use your best judgement on how you think Cuse will do in those 11 games.
3) ACC Tournament-We could play anywhere from one to five games depending on our seed and how we perform.
4) NCAA Tournament-First four games do not count (or whatever they are calling them this year) so we could play anywhere from one to six games. If you do not think Cuse will make the NCAAT then put 0-0 as your prediction.
5) Leading scorer per game and how many. Last year we did Buddy vs the field and will do the same this year. Please put down the number and either Buddy or the field as your prediction.
6) Leading rebounder. Player and number. I expect this category to be all over the board.
7) Rank of Buddy Boeheim’s made threes in the overall NCAA. If you think he is going to make the 10th amount of threes in the country then you would put 10.
8) TIEBREAKER-Who will lead the team in 3 point shooting this season (same tiebreaker as last year). Will it be one of our rotation guys like Buddy, JG3, Cole, Jimmy or Symir or will it be a walk-on that shoots 1-1 for 100%. We just need the player and not the percentage.
The IGGY Awards Committee thanks everyone who enters and the decision of the committee is final. Let’s hope for a great season. Thanks.
LAST YEARS RESULTS
1) ACC record (by percent): Due to the possibility of cancelled games we are picking by percent. If you think we will win all of the ones we play, which could be anywhere from 1 to 20 games, then put down 100%. If you think we win half our games then 50%. You guys can figure out the rest. We will not be doing non conference games this year so you don't have to worry if we are going to beat Georgetown and Rutgers or even get a chance to play them. And if by slim chance all of the games are cancelled then we will postpone the awards until next year, or fill them up with your favorite adult beverage and shed some tears in them.
SYRACUSE FINISHED WITH AN ACC REGULAR SEASON OF 9-7 WHICH IS 56.2%. NO ONE REALLY KNEW HOW MANY GAMES WE WERE GOING TO PLAY WHICH MADE IT DIFFICULT BUT WE HAD ONE PERSON WHO GUESSED CLOSEST WITH A PREDICTION OF 55.6% SO THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS HAPPY TO AWARD THE FIRST IGGY TO ORANGE AL. CONGRATULATIONS AND I THINK WE ARE ALL HAPPY THAT THE NUMBER WAS NORTH OF .500.
2) Post season record. Put whatever you feel is going to happen. There are a lot of options that can happen for the ACCT and for the NCAA/NIT/CBI, etc. Whoever guesses closest to what reality brings us in March will take home an IGGY AWARD. Creativity counts.
SO WE HAD TEN PEOPLE PREDICT SYRACUSE TO HAVE THREE WINS IN THE POSTSEASON (1-1 AND 2-1). OVERALL, THE COMMITTEE WAS VERY HAPPY WITH THAT AND EVEN MORE HAPPIER THAT WE HAD TO GO PAST THE FIRST TIEBREAKER TO DECLARE A WINNER. SO AFTER HAVING TO SOLVE A FEW MATH EQUATIONS, THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS PLEASE TO PRESENT THE SECOND IGGY AWARD TO HOUSTONCUSE. CONGRATULATIONS.
3) Leading scorer (points per game). Put down the number and then choose either Buddy or the field as your winner.
THESE PREDICTIONS WERE SOMEWHAT SPLIT AND THIS CATEGORY WENT RIGHT DOWN TO THE END. BUDDY BUCKETS REALLY BROUGHT HIS AVERAGE UP THANKS TO SOME HOT SHOOTING AND FINISHED WITH AN AVERAGE OF 17.8 POINTS PER GAME. AND THIS GIVES US A REPEAT WINNER. HOUSTONCUSE PREDICTED 17.6 PPG AND WAS THE CLOSEST OF ALL THE BUDDY ENTRIES. CONGRATS HOUSTON AND I DON'T MEAN THE HOUSTON COUGARS.
EDIT: THE IGGY COMMITTEE SCREWED UP. WE ACTUALLY HAD TWO PEOPLE PREDICT THIS NUMBER RIGHT ON THE NOSE AND CLIFTONPARKSUFAN WAS ONE OF THEM. BUT HE DOESN'T DESERVE AN IGGY BECAUSE HE LET THE COMMITTEE DOWN. HOWEVER, BR801 ALSO PREDICTED 17.8 PPG FOR BUDDY AND HE DEFINITELY DESERVES AN IGGY SO CONGRATS TO HIM FOR WINNING THIS CATEGORY.
4) Leading rebounds per game. Number and player.
A LOT OF PEOPLE CHOSE BOURAMA. SOME PEOPLE CHOSE MAREK. SOME CHOSE ALAN GRIFFEN. VERY FEW CHOSE QUINCY AND A LOT OF THOSE ONLY PICKED HIM WHEN BOURAMA UNFORTUNATELY GOT INJURED. QUINCY ENDED UP WITH 8.4 REBOUNDS PER GAME. WE HAD TWO PREDICTIONS RIGHT ON THE NUMBER SO IN THE SPIRIT OF EQUALITY, THE IGGY AWARDS COMMITTEE HAS DECIDED TO NOT GO WITH A TIEBREAKER AND WILL AWARD IGGY AWARDS TO BOTH CUSEATTLE AND CUSEFANINVT. GREAT JOB GUYS!!!
5) Leading minutes per game. Number and choose Buddy or the field
IT'S HARD TO BELIEVE THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE DID NOT THINK BUDDY WAS GOING TO LEAD THE TEAM IN MINUTES PLAYED.
RUMOR HAS IT THAT BUDDY IS THE COACHES SON AND HIS MOM HAS A DIRECT ACCESS TO THE COACH. IT'S PROBABLY A GOOD THING THAT JIM MARRIED JULIE AND NOT MOYER'S MOM OR THOMPSON'S MOM. ANYWAYS, BUDDY AVERAGED 36.2 MINUTES PER GAME. AGAIN, WE HAD TWO PREDICTIONS RIGHT ON THE NOSE SO AGAIN THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS GOING TO PLAY FAIR AND IS VERY HAPPY TO AWARD THE NEXT IGGY'S TO SUTOMCAT AND REALORANGE. CONGRATS!!!
6) List Buddy's ranking in all of D-1 in total number of 3's. So if you feel that Buddy will make more 3's than anyone else in all of college D-1 then you would rank him 1st.
TO BE DETERMINED AT THE END OF THE FINAL FOUR
7) List JGIII's ranking in made FT % in D-1.
SO JG3 HAS BEEN WINNING FREE THROW CONTESTS SINCE HE WAS IN DIAPERS. HE HAD A GREAT FRESHMAN YEAR AVERAGING JUST UNDER 90%. THIS YEAR HE DEFINITELY STRUGGLED AND ONLY AVERAGED 78% WHICH IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DETERMINE HIS RANKING SINCE HE IS OFF THE CHARTS. IN FACT, HE RANKED 6TH ON THE SYRACUSE TEAM WHICH HAD A GREAT YEAR MAKING FREE THROWS. PERSONALLY THE COMMITTEE THOUGHT JG3 LOOKED VERY DISTRACTED AT THE LINE AND NEEDS TO RETOOL HIS SET UP AND PRESHOT ROUTINE.
ALAN GRIFFIN LED SYRACUSE AT 89.7% WHICH RANKED HIM 16TH NATIONALLY AND MAREK RANKED 71ST AT 85.3%. BUDDY WOULD HAVE ALSO RANKED NATIONALLY AT AROUND 78TH PLACE BUT IT APPEARS HE WOULD HAVE HAD TO MAKE FIVE MORE FT'S TO QUALIFY. SO THE IGGY COMMITTEE WAS UNABLE TO AWARD AN IGGY AWARD AND VOTED NEVER TO HAVE THIS CATEGORY AGAIN.
8) Total attendance of all home games (not average): It could be zero. It could be more than zero. What do you think it is going to be?
AS WE KNOW OUR HOME GAMES WERE ZERO, ALTHOUGH WE COULD HAVE HAD SOME FANS AT THE END. POLITICS ASIDE, COVID SUCKS AND NEXT YEAR SHOULD BE BETTER. WE HAD A LOT OF PEOPLE PREDICT ZERO, SO YOU GET AN IGGY AND YOU GET AN IGGY AND YOU GET AN IGGY AND YOU GET AN IGGY.
9) TIEBREAKER: Who is going to lead the team in made 3 point shooting % this season. Give me a % and who you think it will be. There are no minimum per game so it could be a walk on who shoots 1 for 1 for the season or a great shooter who hoists up 150 of them. SO THIS TURNED INTO QUITE A TIEBREAKER. SO MUCH SO THAT WE COULD NOT USE IT FOR ANY OF OUR TIEBREAKERS. IN FACT DIGGING INTO THIS CATEGORY OUR WALKONS ONLY PLAYED A TOTAL OF FIVE MINUTES THIS SEASON AND DID NOT EVEN TAKE A SHOT. TALK ABOUT A TIGHT BENCH. ANYWAYS, THE LEADING THREE POINT SHOOTER FOR SYRACUSE THIS SEASON WAS WOODY NEWTON WHO UNFORTUNATELY ONLY PLAYED A TOTAL OF 87 MINUTES. HOWEVER, THAT WILL BE DISCUSSED MULTIPLE TIMES IN MULTIPLE POSTS DURING THE OFF SEASON AND GOING FORWARD SO WE WON'T DWELL ON IT HERE. WE LOVE YOU WOODY!!! WOODY SHOT 38.9% VS BUDDY'S 38.3% AND WE HAD ONE PERSON PICK WOODY. SO FOR THE FINAL IGGY AWARD FOR THE 2020-2021 SEASON THE IGGY AWARD COMMITTEE IS PLEASED TO AWARD THE NEXT IGGY TO OTTO IN GROTTO, WHO ALSO MADE THE LAST ENTRY FOR THE CONTEST. SO IT'S NEVER TOO LATE KIDS, EXCEPT FOR WHEN IT'S TOO LATE.
