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How does SU avoid panicking after 3 straight losses? (PS; Waters)
When times get tough, when the shots refuse to drop and the losses mount, teams often look to their veterans for leadership.
When the younger players are experience self-doubt, they look to see how the older members of the team are handling matters.
The Syracuse Orange has lost three straight games. Its record has dropped to 4-4, which marks the Orange’s worst start to a season in over 50 years.
But who is there to turn to in the SU locker room for reassurance? Who are the wise elders?
There are no scholarship seniors; other than former walk-on Shaun Belbey who was rewarded with a scholarship this year, on SU’s roster.
Elijah Hughes, a junior and the Orange’s only returning starter off last year’s team, said he hopes to set an example for the younger players on the team. He said the players need only to look back to last season the Orange started out 2-2 and later lost at home to Buffalo and Old Dominion.
“I remember how we started last year,’’ Hughes said after SU’s 68-54 loss to Iowa on Tuesday. “It wasn’t like this, but we dug ourselves a hole and we’re going to dig ourselves out.’’
Syracuse sophomore Buddy Boeheim was on last year’s team, but he also brings some additional experience having grown up around the SU program. He pointed to Hughes and third-year guard Howard Washington as team leaders.
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What's wrong with Syracuse Men's Basketball? An Inside look (cnycentral.coml; Tamurian)
For Syracuse Basketball fans, it's probably an emotion of how did the Orange get to this point and so quickly.
It's a three-game losing streak with all the losses coming by double-digits.
That said, Jim Boeheim vows his team will get better they're just not ready for these Power-5 teams yet.
Why aren't they? What needs to change to make sure they're ready? Let's take a look.
The Young Players Need To Grow Up Fast
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The Final Word: Syracuse's 3rd straight loss comes at home to Iowa (DO; podcast; Alvarez & Schafer)
On Tuesday night in the Carrier Dome, Syracuse dropped its third-straight game, 68-54 to Iowa. The loss marks SU’s worst start to a season since 1970, a year in which dunking was briefly banned from the sport.
Against Iowa, Syracuse improved its previously poor rebounding but struggled to contain Iowa big man Luka Garza (23 points). SU’s leading scorer Elijah Hughes struggled, scoring 10 points on 13 field goal attempts.
Listen to beat writers Nick Alvarez and Josh Schafer break down SU’s historic loss:
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Sciria: Syracuse fans need to be more patient as men's basketball team struggles (auburnpub.com; Scriria)
Remember the old saying during a losing Syracuse football season was when does basketball start? It's not so funny now as the Orange men's basketball team is off to a 4-4 start, it's worst in half a century (no Jim Boeheim was not the coach).
The 68-52 loss to Iowa on Tuesday night showed a national TV audience the Orange's offensive struggles. Syracuse's offense is having a hard time against quality opponents like Virginia, Oklahoma State, Penn State (a reach, I know) and Iowa (sorry Bucknell, you let SU score 97). I've heard some fans on social media say this is the worst team of the Boeheim era. It's still too early to make that statement but yeah, this isn't the kind of start Syracuse fans are used to and to be honest, maybe some misfortune might actually help fans understand how fortunate they've been following a team that basically averages 20 wins a season.
There are very few teams that can sustain a high level of excellence over a few years much less decades. You think about programs like Kentucky, Duke, Kansas and North Carolina that are Final Four contenders almost every year. Remember when UCLA was a powerhouse? Indiana? UNLV? Arkansas? UConn?
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2019 Big Ten vs. ACC Challenge scores, results: Blowout wins help Big Ten earn bragging rights (cbssports.com; Boone)
The 2019 Big Ten/ACC Challenge belongs to the Big Ten. Thanks to No. 6 Ohio State's beatdown of No. 7 North Carolina, the conference earned it in convincing fashion as the Buckeyes trounced the Tar Heels by 25 and handed them their worst home loss of the Roy Williams era in the process.
While Ohio State's win was arguably the most impressive amongst the event's results from Wednesday, it wasn't the only lopsided final. No. 3 Maryland beat Notre Dame by 21, Purdue topped No. 5 Virginia by 29, Penn State clobbered Wake Forest by 22 and Georgia Tech cruised past Nebraska by 17. All told from the three-day challenge, the Big Ten got the better of the ACC by a final 8-6 tally, giving the conference its first outright win in the challenge since 2015.
2019 Big Ten/ACC Challenge scores
Monday, Dec. 2
- Miami 81, Illinois 79 -- Recap
- Minnesota 78, Clemson 60: -- Recap
- Iowa 68, Syracuse 54 -- Recap
- Northwestern 82, Boston College 64 -- Recap
- No. 1 Louisville 58, No. 4 Michigan 43 -- Takeaways
- Indiana 80, Florida State 64 -- Recap
- Pittsburgh 71, Rutgers 60 -- Recap
- No. 10 Duke 87, No. 11 Michigan State 75 -- Takeaways
ACC Roundup: Well That Sucked (DBR; King)
The ACC-Big Ten Challenge ended badly for the ACC as we thought it might. However we thought UNC and Virginia would likely win.
Here are Wednesday’s finals:
- Maryland 72 Notre Dame 51
- Purdue 69 Virginia 40
- Ohio State 74 UNC 49
- Penn State 76 Wake Forest 54
- Georgia Tech 73 Nebraska 56
- NC State 69 Wisconsin 54
We spotted early on that Cole Anthony was being asked to do too much offensively and he needed help.
He didn’t get it against Ohio State.
Other than Anthony’s 15, UNC only scored 34 points.
At home!
Now in fairness Armando Bacot only played seven minutes before being injured, but still. This may be the least gifted UNC team we’ve seen since Matt Doherty was busy ruining the program. It’s hard to fathom that they’re this bad right now.
But let’s just go down the list.
We didn't think it was possible for Purdue to really whip Virginia but whip they did. It was the worst loss UVA took since the legendary UMBC upset.
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Relive the 10 most impactful Syracuse sports moments of the decade (DO; Staff)
In the last 10 years, SU hired its first black football head coach, made three combined Final Fours between the men’s and women’s basketball teams and won the school’s first-ever national championship by a women’s team.
There have been highs — upsetting No. 2 Clemson in the Carrier Dome — and lows, like Boeheim’s 101 vacated wins due to NCAA-imposed sanctions.
As the decade comes to an end, relive Syracuse athletics’ 10 most impactful stories, written by the reporters who covered them in the moment, in chronological order.
2011: Associate head coach Bernie Fine fired amid sexual abuse allegations
This was certainly the most enthralling storyline during my years at The Daily Orange. There were often times when sports bled into news and garnered the attention of the public at-large, like Syracuse’s decision to leave the Big East for the ACC, but nothing quite compared to the Bernie Fine saga — especially on the heels of everything happening at Penn State. Our staff of writers and editors worked tirelessly to explore every angle of the story during what was supposed to be our Thanksgiving break.
For some, this represented a first experience with cold calls and knocking on doors in homage to the grassroots of journalism. For others, this was a chance to lead the younger staff members through arguably the strongest learning experience of their careers. In the subsequent weeks, The Daily Orange broke several stories related to Fine as our reporting was thrust into national relevancy. There were television appearances on CNN and HLN, a trip to Maine to visit accuser Zach Tomaselli and a meeting with the county’s district attorney for an exclusive story in which The Daily Orange heard audio of police interviews previously withheld from reporters. Those were the moments that reinforced our journalistic prowess during the days we’ll never forget.
-Michael Cohen
2011: Syracuse joins the Atlantic Coast Conference
In September of 2011, the Orange saw a whole lot of green and announced the university was leaving its longtime home in the Big East for the more stable ACC.
The move – with Pittsburgh making the same jump – was part of a major realignment in college sports, as schools sought conferences with lucrative TV deals capable of bolstering finances for years to come.
The ACC had that. In 2010, the conference signed a 12-year deal with ESPN worth $1.86 billion, an agreement that was later extended in length and value with the addition of SU and Pitt.
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Holidays in the City, Winterloo: 23 things to do in CNY (PS; Hernandez)
December is ushering in all the hustle and bustle of the season with holiday activities including many breakfasts with Santa, tree lightings, and real live reindeer in Hanover Square.
This weekend you may also see some old fashioned newsboys hawking papers around Central New York in the annual Hope for the Holidays campaign. They’ll ask you to “buy” a special edition of The Post-Standard to benefit the Christmas Bureau, but 100% of the money will buy toys, books and food for distribution day. If you’re not the type to carry cash, you can donate online at http://www.syracuse.com/oldnewsboys.
Downtown Ithaca Winter Light Festival
The Winter Lights Festival features a modern lights palace called Prismatica throughout the center of Downtown Ithaca. This is an interactive installation by RAW Designs comprising 25 luminous pivoting prisms. Visitors will be able to touch the prisms, and hear bell music as they rotate them. Other events during the festival include a chili cook-off, silent disco, light parade and light saber invitational.
Where: Downtown Ithaca, Ithaca, NY 14850
When: Dec. 5-15
How much: Free
Solstice at the Cathedral
This festive performance of Solstice at the Cathedral with music by some of Syracuse’s best recording artists marks the passing of the longest night and the return of the sun. Collaborations include a mix of pop, jazz, blues, Celtic, and original compositions in a spiritual setting. Creative lighting and a state of the art sound system will enhance the experience.
Where: St. Paul’s Cathedral, 220 E. Fayette St., Syracuse, NY 13202
When: Dec. 5-7 at 7:30 p.m., additional Saturday matinee at 2 p.m.
How much: General admission - $30 advance, $40 at the door; Preferred seating - $40 advance, $50 at the door
Delphine and Carmela in their production of The Calamari Sisters’ Big Fat Italian Wedding at the Merry-Go-Round Playhouse in this archive photo. Bjorn Bolinder | Merry-Go-Round Playhouse
A Calamari Christmas Carol
It’s been a year since those crazy Italian sisters, Delphine and Carmela, were whisked away from public access cable and ushered into Food Network stardom, but this Christmas Eve they return to WFAT and you’re invited to their holiday mayhem. The show is full of holiday favorites like “Rockin’ Around The Christmas Tree,” “Santa Baby,” “All I Want For Christmas Is You,” and of course, “Dominic The Italian Christmas Donkey”!
Where: Auburn Public Theater, 8 Exchange St, Auburn, NY 13021
When: Dec. 5 at 7 p.m., Dec. 6 at 8 p.m., Dec. 7 at 2 p.m. and 8 p.m.
How much: $35
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