sutomcat
No recent Cali or Iggy awards; Mr Irrelevant
- Joined
- Aug 15, 2011
- Messages
- 26,563
- Like
- 115,648
Green Monday is an online shopping day similar to Cyber Monday, and it occurs on the last Monday when there are at least ten days prior to Christmas, which usually happens to be the second Monday in December. Online shoppers have historically wanted ten days between when they order gifts and Christmas, to ensure the gifts arrive in time. The day is like an online version of Super Saturday, where shoppers realize there isn't much time left to look for items, and that they must buy. As many retailers now offer guaranteed two-day shipping, the importance of getting all online shopping done by Green Monday has lessened. eBay came up with the name for the day, which has been in use since at least 2007. They called it Green Monday because of the extra revenue that the day brought in, and because online shopping may be more environmentally friendly than shopping at brick-and-mortar stores. It has become the largest shopping day in December, and in 2016 there were $1.6 billion in sales.
Green Monday is being observed today! It has always been observed the Monday before December 15th.
SU News
Syracuse basketball finally has hot hand at McCamish Pavilion - The Juice Online (the juice; Dagostino)
Blame it on the lighting. Blame it on the climate change between Atlanta and Syracuse in the wintertime. Who knows?
But, Syracuse’s first three trips to McCamish Pavilion to face Georgia Tech were anything but sights to behold.
In January 2015, Syracuse managed to escape with a 46-45 win, thanks to Georgia Tech not making a field goal in nearly nine minutes to end the game. In a game that saw the Orange shoot 34 percent and the Yellow Jackets shoot 26 percent, neither team led by more than four points. Only two players on Syracuse manage to score in double figures, led by Rakeem Christmas’ 18 points.
Low shooting numbers was again the theme in February 2017, when Georgia Tech upset Syracuse 71-65. The Orange shot just 35 percent in that game, which at the time was a season low in conference play. The Orange missed 15 of their first 17 shots in the second half. Despite that, they cut the deficit from 13 down to two with under a minute to play, but couldn’t come all the way back. Taurean Thompson actually led Syracuse with 19 points.
The two teams squared off in Atlanta again in January 2018. And, again, the ball didn’t find the bottom of the net as much as the Orange would have liked. Syracuse lost 55-51 in a game in which they never had the lead. At the time, it was the second lowest points total of the season for Syracuse, leading coach Jim Boeheim to say, “Our offense is terrible. It’s been terrible all year.”
He was right. The Orange shot just 30 percent (Georgia Tech shot just 33 percent, scoring only 10 points in the paint the entire game. Tyus Battle scored 19 points to lead the Orange, but he and Frank Howard were each just 4-17 from the field.
In fact, I’m beginning to think Syracuse’s season opener this season against Virginia, where it scored just 34 points for the game, was also played at McCamish Pavilion…
...
ACC Roundup - Syracuse Erupts (DBR; King)
In Saturday’s ACC action, Syracuse smacked Georgia Tech 97-63, BC clipped Notre Dame 73-72 and NC State whipped Weak Forest 91-82.
Bad news/good news first: State’s Jericole Hellems, who has been pretty good so far, got into a scary collision at the end of the game when Wake’s massive Olivier Sarr fell on him.
He was taken off on a stretcher but is expected to be okay. He is in a concussion protocol so he might be out for a bit but should be okay.
Not sure you can say that about Wake.
The Deacs had 19 turnovers that State turned into 27 points, essentially neutralizing a career day from Brandon Childress, who had 30.
Wake gave up a lot of points on turnovers and three point shots.
With the loss, the Demon Deacons falls to 5-5 and 0-2 in the conference. And by the way, you may remember that State has struggled for seemingly forever at Wake Forest. That’s over, at least for now. Not a big deal for anyone else but progress for the Pack.
Syracuse came to Georgia Tech with three straight double-digit losses. That ended, thanks largely to Elijah Hughes, who had 26 in the first half (he finished with 33).
Tech tried to use a 1-3-1 that we expect Josh Pastner learned from Lute Olson when he was at Arizona. Olson used it for a while with 6-0 Kenny Lofton at the bottom and Lofton was so quick that he could shut off penetration from both corners on most plays. He later went on to a very successful baseball career.
...
Virginia grinds out 56-47 win over North Carolina to start ACC play undefeated (streakingtowlawn.com; Darney)
The No. 5 Virginia Cavaliers rebounded from Wednesday’s blowout loss at Purdue with a convincing 56-47 win over the No. 7 North Carolina Tar Heels. Virginia improved to 8-1 with the win, and are now 2-0 in the ACC.
Virginia got the performances they needed from the bench against Carolina with 25 bench points. Francisco Caffaro was outstanding, scoring a career-high 10 points on 4-for-5 shooting with seven rebounds and one block in 20 minutes. Tomas Woldetensae also scored a career-high with 11 points, going 3-for-4 beyond the arc.
Mamadi Diakite led the Cavaliers with 12 points, but also turned the ball over six times and fouled out in 28 minutes.
The Cavaliers had a strong shooting day beyond the arc, going 35% on 6-for-17 shooting. Overall, Virginia shot just 33% from the field. After nine first half turnovers, Virginia had just four in the second half (three of which came in the final 2:30 of the game).
...
No. 17 Florida State Makes 15 3-pointers, Beats Clemson 72-53 (theacc.com; AP)
Devin Vassell had 14 points and nine rebounds and No. 17 Florida State made 15 three-pointers in a 72-53 rout of Clemson on Sunday.
Anthony Polite had 12 points on four 3s as the Seminoles (8-2, 1-1 ACC) bounced back following a road loss to Indiana.
Tevin Mack scored 14 points and Al-Amir Dawes added 13 points for Clemson (5-4, 0-2).
M.J. Walker scored 11 points, including a trio of three-pointers, for Florida State. Eight Seminoles made at least one shot from beyond the arc. Florida State shot 25 of 54 (46.3%) from the floor.
Clemson cooled off in the second half, shooting just 7 of 27 (25.9%). The Tigers shot 19 of 53 (35.8%) for the game.
UP NEXT
Clemson: Hosts South Carolina on Dec. 15.
Florida State: Plays host to North Florida on Dec. 17.
2019-2020 ACC Basketball Preview (howtheyplay.com; Lowder)
Last season saw the ACC clearly divided into two divisions, with NC State and Clemson occupying the space between. The league sent that seven team first division to the NCAA Tournament, where Virginia bounced back from the biggest upset in NCAA Tournament history to win the first NCAA Championship in school history as well as the ninth National Title for an ACC team in the last 19 years.
The lone offseason coaching change was a complete surprise in multiple ways, with Buzz Williams departing for his home state after taking Virginia Tech to its first Sweet 16 since the Tournament first expanded to 32 teams while Danny Manning held on at Wake Forest for a possible lame duck season on primarily contractual grounds and Boston College kept Jim Christian around because they’re evidently used to being bad at basketball now.
The ACC landed 20 of the nation’s top 100 high school recruits and received significant reinforcements through the transfer market, but heavy losses to graduation and the NBA Draft and a postseason ban for Georgia Tech could limit the conference to six NCAA Tournament berths. Finally, a rule change moving the 3 point line back to the international distance could have a significant impact for all of college basketball; among other things, scoring in the paint will get easier for teams that still shoot well, while the adjustment from high school to college will get even harder.
*This article will be updated for personnel changes through the beginning of the season and will receive additional updates prior to the start of the full conference schedule in January and prior to Tournament play.
Jack White and Javin DeLaurier will provide defensive intensity for the Blue Devils.
Duke Blue Devils
2018-2019: 32-6, 14-4 in the ACC (3rd); lost to Michigan St. in the Elite 8
Preseason Projection: 2nd in the ACC; Final Four
Current Projection: 1st in the ACC; Final Four
Departures: Zion Williamson (22.6 ppg., 8.9 rpg., 2.1 spg., 1.8 bpg.), R.J. Barrett (22.6 ppg., 7.6 rpg., 4.3 apg.), and Cam Reddish (13.5 ppg.) were top 10 picks in the NBA Draft; Marques Bolden (5.3 ppg., 4.5 bpg., 1.7 bpg.) also entered the NBA Draft
Mike Krzyzewski had his work cut out for him a year ago with only one player, Marques Bolden, having previously received anything resembling significant playing time. Even with 3 eventual top 10 draft picks, Duke’s Elite 8 finish was an impressive feat of team building. This year’s Blue Devils will again be heavily dependent on freshmen and may be slightly less talented overall, but with four significant contributors returning Krzyzewski at least isn’t looking at another complete rebuild.
As far as experience is concerned, it doesn’t get much better than a point guard that isn’t seeing his first rodeo, and Tre Jones will be looking to build on a solid freshman campaign. Jones proved to be one of the better defensive point guards in the country, and he was an extremely efficient ball handler and distributor, maintaining a better than 3 to 1 assist to turnover ratio. Unfortunately, his job at point guard will get substantially more difficult without the playmaking ability of Barrett and Williamson. Jones did struggle with perimeter shooting to the point that defenses started to abandon him when he was off the ball on the perimeter, but he will undoubtedly be focused on it as he attempts to build his case as a first round pick in next year’s draft.
...
It’s time for SU to honor female athletes at the Dome (PS; Axe)
It’s time, Syracuse.
In fact, the idea is way past due.
It’s time to add retired jerseys for female student-athletes to the collection of 15 retired jerseys for men’s basketball and six for football at the Carrier Dome.
On January 2, I issued a public challenge to Syracuse University Athletic Director John Wildhack that 2019 be the year it is established that female student-athletes get honored properly at the Carrier Dome with retired numbers or jerseys.
With 22 days left in 2019, I figured a little reminder on this issue wouldn’t hurt to get something concrete in place before the new year.
Wildhack is in agreement with the idea. He told me during a recent conversation on ESPN Radio Syracuse that retiring jerseys for female student-athletes has been discussed internally at SU and it is “the right thing to do.”
There is a strong list of Orange female athletes that deserve the honor, but the logical place to start is women’s basketball.
Syracuse native Felisha Legette-Jack, the first Orange women’s basketball player to earn All-American status during the 1985-86 season, would be a terrific choice to lead off.
Names like Nicole Michael, Kayla Alexander, Alexis Peterson and Brittney Sykes have joined Legette-Jack as All-Americans and have helped Syracuse women’s basketball rise to new heights and have played professional basketball around the world.
...
Other
25 things that make Syracuse great: Orange (PS; Weaver)
The origin story tracing how orange came to Syracuse has a few different versions. The best? Back in 1890, no other school had adopted the color until Syracuse University did.
Whatever the original logic, the decision was prescient. Those orange-loving forebears wanted the color. It turns out, we also need it.
Orange is warm and sunny. It evokes cheer and adventure, a virtual Vitamin D supplement in a place naturally covered with deep blues and moody grays. Put on a citrus hoodie or grab a tangerine scarf. It’s an act of defiance and celebration in a town too often dismissed for its slate skies.
“It brings you happiness and energy,” says Kyra MacIntosh, a design consultant at Purcell’s Paint & Wallpaper. Think of the Carrier Dome, she advises. “How much more energy it brings when the whole crowd is wearing orange. If they were wearing blue, it wouldn’t have the same effect.”
Here, orange means sports: Otto, basketball, lacrosse and most recently, the Mets. But the color permeates so many other facets of our Syracuse lives, from cars and business logos to beer and signature restaurant drinks.
At Purcell’s, MacIntosh helps clients pick out bright, orange shades for kids’ bedrooms and basements kitted out with sports themes and big-screen televisions. Last year, she says, Syracuse’s Parade of Homes showcased an orange kitchen.
...
