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Welcome to International Panic Day!
The word panic is derived from the ancient Greek word Pan. Pan was the Greek god of shepherds, woods, and pastures, and when he would awake from a nap he would let out a yell that caused flocks to stampede. Greek authors coined the word “panikon” from this, which meant “sudden fear”. Panic is “a sudden sensation of fear, which is so strong as to dominate or prevent reason or logical thinking, replacing it with an animalistic fight-or-flight reaction.” Panic can happen in an individual or it can happen in large groups. It is not healthy for people to be in a constant panic, as stress levels are raised which can be detrimental to health. This day is dedicated to this sensation of panicking.
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NCAA approves plan for basketball players to access coaches (PS; AP)
The NCAA Division I Council on Wednesday approved a plan to allow college basketball players to start working with their coaches for the first time since the pandemic wiped out March Madness.
The summer access period for men’s and women’s players will begin July 20. The NCAA basketball tournaments were cancelled days before the fields were scheduled to be selected because of the coronavirus outbreak.
The NCAA also announced the expected approval by the council of an extended preseason model for football teams that was finalized by that sport's oversight committee last week.
And the council introduced a legislative proposal to create a path for schools to transition straight from Division III to Division I, paving the way for D-III football powerhouse St. Thomas (Minn.) to make that jump as soon as next year.
In basketball matters, required activities for both men's and women's teams can begin July 20 and last up to eight weeks until Sept. 15 or the first day of classes, whichever comes first. Those activities include weight training, conditioning and skills instruction with coaches supervising for up to eight hours per week. Skills instruction can not exceed four hours per week and no days off are required.
The original proposal from the basketball oversight committee asked for an 18-day period from July 1-19 when basketball players could add “enhanced in-person nonphysical activities” to the already permissible voluntary weight training and conditioning at team facilities. Those enhanced activities included team and individual meetings requested by the athletes and film study.
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Syracuse Basketball: Orange continues to go big with 2022 offers (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball has gotten into the fray for a pair of 2022 four-star small forwards.
Syracuse basketball keeps on doling out scholarship offers to high-level prospects in the 2022 recruiting cycle, and the Orange’s focus appears centered on small forwards so far this week.
After pledging an offer to five-star small forward Jarace Walker on Monday, the ‘Cuse has followed that up with offers to a duo of four-star small forwards in top-65 player Kamari Lands and top-75 guy Ty Rodgers.
It’s hard to gauge at this juncture exactly how many open roster slots Syracuse will ultimately have in its 2022 class, but Orange coaches certainly aren’t holding back in their offers to elite prospects.
Dior Johnson, a five-star point guard in this recruiting cycle, committed to the ‘Cuse a few months ago, and he’s said that he plans to bring more stellar recruits with him to Central New York. Walker, Lands and Rodgers absolutely fit that bill.
Syracuse basketball is now in the mix for 2022 four-star wings Kamari Lands and Ty Rodgers.
The 6-foot-7 Lands attends national powerhouse La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind. Across the 2022 class, Lands is rated No. 23 by ESPN.com, No. 27 by 247Sports, No. 37 by the 247Sports Composite, No. 57 by , and No. 65 by Prep Hoops.
Additionally, the primary recruiting services deem him a top-two player in the state of Indiana, as well as a top-10 small forward in Lands’ recruiting cycle.
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Syracuse Basketball: Forget ratings, 2020 class is exquisitely constructed (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball boasts a 2020 recruiting class that is better than most people think.
It’s understandable when some Syracuse basketball fans lament what they perceive as a lack of top-flight recruits heading to the Hill, particularly in recent years as the Orange has suffered through a bevy of sub-par regular seasons.
The ‘Cuse likely won’t ever bring in as many elite prospects as recruiting powerhouses such as Duke, Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina, or even strong programs in the next tier, whether we’re talking about an Arizona, a Gonzaga, a Louisville or a Michigan State.
While it’s easy to have a fascination with recruiting rankings, and I write articles that reference such rankings on a frequent basis, I’ll often say that you should take these ratings with the proverbial grain of salt.
To that end, Syracuse’s 2020 class, which features a trio of promising freshmen and a highly regarded transfer, may not possess an ultra-stellar ranking as compared to other programs across the country, but I wouldn’t sleep on this recruiting cycle for the Orange, either.
First and foremost, if we want to get into a discussion about the ‘Cuse 2020 class as it pertains to ratings from the primary recruiting services, Syracuse is actually faring pretty well.
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Dec. 14, 2019; Washington, D.C., USA; Syracuse Orange center Jessie Edwards (14) battles for a rebound against Georgetown Hoyas center Omer Yurtseven (44) during an 89-79 loss at the Capital One Arena. Mandatory Credit: Saugat Sen, The Juice Online.
What to expect from Syracuse basketball's bench in 2020-21 - The Juice Online (the juice; Dagostino)
On Monday, I wrote about what to expect from Syracuse basketball’s projected starters this season. That group included Joe Girard III, Buddy Boeheim, Quincy Guerrier, Marek Dolezaj and Bourama Sidibe.
With as many as 13 players possibly in line to receive minutes, this could be one of coach Jim Boeheim’s deeper teams. However, it seems like that is said every year and Boeheim finds his 7-9 guys he trusts and plays no more than that.
In fact, only once in the last 20 years has a Syracuse basketball team had 10 players that averaged at least 10 minutes per game.
Here’s what to expect from each one of those bench players:
Alan Griffin. It’s possible the best option for Syracuse’s sixth man is a guy who may not even suit up for them next season. Griffin, a transfer from Illinois, has applied for a waiver to play next season. With so much in flux due to COVID-19, the NCAA has yet to decide whether some (or all) transfers will be allowed to play immediately or if they will have to sit out the customary season for changing schools.
But, if Griffin is allowed to trade in his Illini orange for Syracuse orange and play, he would be the best option coming off Boeheim’s bench. In just 18 minutes per game coming off the bench last season, Griffin (no relation to Syracuse assistant coach Allen Griffin) scored nearly nine points per game and shot 41 percent from 3-point range. While he probably is not capable of filling the scoring void left by Hughes, what Hughes did in his first season with Syracuse after transferring from East Carolina (13.7 points per game) may be the blueprint for what the Orange will look for from Griffin.
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