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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 3537095, member: 27"] [ATTACH type="full"]189024[/ATTACH] [B][SIZE=26px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(163, 143, 132)]Welcome to National Bathtub Day![/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [I][SIZE=12px][FONT=Verdana]Although plumbing systems for bathing date back to around 3300 BCE, the earliest found bathtub dates to about 1700 BCE, and was found in Crete. Some sources claim that the first modern bathtub was invented in 1828, possibly even on Bathtub Day, but most likely that is a based on a made up story from H.L. Mencken. Bathtubs can be either built-in, sunken, or free standing, and many are made from bonding porcelain enamel on cast iron, a process that was started in the 1880's. The clawfoot bathtub was wildly popular in the late 19th century, having originated in Holland in the mid 18th century. It lost its popularity in the second half of the 20th century as the built-in version was ascendent.[/FONT][/SIZE][/I] [B][SIZE=26px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]SU News[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [IMG]https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/mYVsH4TieNG68qeJAmdRaO2IEhk=/450x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/RRTV22EE25AH3JRK6UYD3C6UPI.jpg[/IMG] [B][URL="https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2020/10/syracuse-freshman-chaz-owens-follows-in-dad-billys-footsteps-theres-pressure-but-i-dont-feel-that-pressure.html"]SU freshman Chaz Owens follows in footsteps of his legendary dad[/URL] (PS; $; Waters)[/B] [I]When he was 10 years old, Chaz Owens dreamed of one day playing basketball at Syracuse University. His father, Billy, remains one of the greatest players in school history. His uncle, Michael, was a running back whose two-point conversion lifted Syracuse to a win over West Virginia, preserving the Orange’s undefeated record in 1987. His mom is a Syracuse grad. So is his sister. He refers to former SU basketball player Herman Harried as Uncle Herm. "With my dad having played here, I’d come up to Syracuse often and watch guys like Wes Johnson, Dion Waiters and MCW (Michael Carter-Williams),'' Owens said recently. "It was a dream to play in the Carrier Dome and all that.'' In early September, Owens realized his childhood dream. With a scholarship offer from Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, Owens joined the Orange’s roster as a freshman. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://insidetheloudhouse.com/2020/10/06/syracuse-basketball-lets-start-off-2021-beat-georgetown/"]Syracuse Basketball: Let’s start off 2021 with a beat-down of Georgetown[/URL] (itlh; Adler)[/B] [I]It looks like Syracuse basketball could end up hosting those pesky Hoyas after the calendar year flips. For many reasons, including the novel coronavirus pandemic, escalating racial tensions, natural disasters and so much more, 2020 has proven awful, but perhaps there’s a way that Syracuse basketball could start off next year on a high note. CBS Sports’ Jon Rothstein, citing a source, is reporting that the Orange and Georgetown are “likely” to play their contest versus one another within the 2020-21 term in January. Rothstein notes that the bout between the former Big East Conference rivals is expected to occur on a Saturday in that month. He adds that the Hoyas and Syracuse basketball both have league clashes – the Big East for Georgetown, and the Atlantic Coast Conference for the ‘Cuse – slated to transpire in December. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://insidetheloudhouse.com/2020/10/06/syracuse-basketball-orange-centers-going-perform-well-2020-21/"]Syracuse Basketball: Orange centers are going to perform well in 2020-21[/URL] (itlh; Adler)[/B] [I]Syracuse basketball has struggled with production at the center spot in recent campaigns, but that could change in the upcoming stanza. In the 2014-15 term for Syracuse basketball, big man Rakeem Christmas put forth a monster performance for the Orange, averaging 17.5 points and 9.1 rebounds per game, while garnering third-team All-American honors from the Associated Press. Since that showing by power forward/center Christmas, it’s not an overstatement to say that for the ‘Cuse, at the center position in particular, the team hasn’t gotten a tremendous amount of production. That’s primarily on the offensive side of the court, although the Syracuse basketball centers had their issues in the 2-3 zone as well a season ago. Without question, Orange fans have grown a tad frustrated with the sub-par play of the squad’s centers in recent years. However, perhaps this disappointing trend will dissipate as we all look ahead to the 2020-21 term, which is scheduled to commence in the near future even as ‘Cuse team leaders attempt to sort out the Syracuse basketball schedule. ...[/I] [IMG]https://cdn.theathletic.com/app/uploads/2020/10/05150241/GettyImages-1207661765-scaled-e1601924650856-1024x683.jpg[/IMG] [B][URL="https://theathletic.co.uk/2116437/2020/10/06/how-could-syracuses-rotation-shake-out-version-2-0-of-our-projection/"]How could Syracuse’s rotation shake out? Version 2.0 of our projection[/URL] (the athletic; $; Gutierrez)[/B] [I]Syracuse has ranked 349th (2020), 256th (2019) and 351st (2018) in bench minutes over the past three years. The bench production hasn’t ranked in the country’s top 250 since 2013. History tells us that the rotation is limited to seven, occasionally eight. This is helpful when predicting future rotations. Things will be tight. But here we go with our projection 2.0, with starters in italics: PG: Joseph Girard, Kadary Richmond SG: Buddy Boeheim SF: Alan Griffin : Marek Dolezaj, Quincy Guerrier C: Bourama Sidibe, Frank Anselem Other scholarship players: Chaz Owens, Robert Braswell, Woody Newton, Jesse Edwards, John Bol Ajak Immediate bench The starting five is essentially set, with four returnees back, including Boeheim (who played 88.3 percent of the time) and Girard (81.9 percent). But here’s where things get interesting: Who comes off the bench to fill spots six and seven? If one thing is certain, it’s that Richmond, a freshman, is the guard coming in for Girard, Boeheim or sometimes Griffin. Richmond’s ability to play the one, two or three should serve him well, and allow him to run the offense at times. The more preseason workouts progress, the more we keep hearing from coaches and players about the rapid progression in Richmond’s game. ...[/I] [B][URL="https://cbbreview.com/2020/10/06/men-of-honor-the-top-ten-men-who-mean-the-most-to-their-university-in-college-basketball/"]Men of Honor - The Top Ten Men Who Mean The Most To Their University In College Basketball | CBB REVIEW[/URL] (cbbreview.com; Boy)[/B] [I]Today is a day of honor. It’s not Thanksgiving. It’s not Labor Day. No… it’s not even Election Day. Today is National Coaches Day. Why is that a most honorable day? For many athletes around the country, it is a day that would be most like Father’s Day or Mother’s Day. How would I correlate a day like National Coaches Day to Father’s Day or Mother’s Day? Because for many athletes around the country, a coach is as close to a dad, or a mom, as some athletes will ever have to a father figure or mother figure in their life. This is especially true in college basketball. A sport in which many athletes leave their homes and their families to join “new families” and to be led by a new authority figure in their life. One that could help lead them to their ultimate goal….. which is being a professional athlete. National Coaches Day is that day where we take a hard look at the people who truly mean a great deal to the university where they coach. Today we are going to do that for the sport of college basketball. When you think of college basketball what pops into your head? The atmosphere of the crowd, the student cheering sections, the traditions? Now… if someone mentions Duke, North Carolina, Michigan State, Kentucky or Syracuse to name a few…. I can about guess what will be in the first four things you would mention about each of these schools. One, I am sure, would be the names of their head basketball coach. Why might I say one of the things mentioned would be the names of the head basketball coaches at these schools? Well, these people are not just coaches. They are people who have made such an impact on their university that the day they ultimately retire or leave the game…. it is going to be considered a major loss. So in honor of National Coaches Day, I am going to list our “Men of Honor: The Top 10 Coaches Who Mean The Most To Their University.” ... ... 2. Jay Wright (Villanova) – This man could easily be number one on an poll of a coach who is loved by its university. Coach Jay Wright has done a great deal for this small Catholic university in Philadelphia and winning is just a small part of that. His offense is simple but run with discipline and a precision that even the simplest and most passionate of basketball lovers can appreciate. Wright has given his heart and soul to Villanova and Villanova has given theirs to him. Wright is not only seen as the ultimate coach for the Wildcat program but the ultimate professional and ultimate gentleman. He always carries himself with a class that he always wants his players to hold as a standard……not only on the court but off. Villanova has been one of the most competitive teams in the NCAA for over a decade now with two national championships to its name. It’s the way in which they win these championships is what makes no sense. They are the team each year that no one expects to do well yet they overachieve and bring home excellence. This is Jay Wright’s philosophy. You desire excellence…. be excellent. Don’t be flashy…. don’t be what you aren’t. But…. always be …. Villanova. What is Villanova? Look under the name Jay Wright. It is hard working, blue collar and class. It is everything you want your son or daughter to be. This is why if any school loves its coach in a way that it should….. it should be in the way that Villanova loves Jay Wright. Rocky Balboas statue got moved from its past location to another spot in Philadelphia. Next statue to replace the old Balboa spot, Jay Wright. There wouldn’t be a better one. Tie 1. Jim Boeheim (Syracuse) – First question. How can anyone in America not love this man? This man is pretty synonymous with Syracuse Basketball. And if not Syracuse, you can’t Boeheim without saying zome defense. Jim Boeheim has been the rock for which all Big East teams would love to have their programs built on. In his coaching career, it would be absolutely crazy to see how many coaching changes other teams have made in the past forty years at their own schools while Boeheim has remained as the head boss at Syracuse. Boeheim has entered the category of forever legend. While the 1990’s and the 2000’s may have allowed basketball fans to experience some of the games greatest players, the past decade has allowed all basketball lovers in America to experience the best of some of who will be college basketball’s greatest ever coaches. The Big East, the ACC… Boeheim has seen it all and experienced it all. Their growth. Their contraction. And still all the while…. he has seen his Syracuse Orangemen and now his Orange succeed in every form and fashion. Boeheim is the Tom Landry of college basketball. He has a formula. He has this method for him that works. He has his tall skyscrapers you have to get by in his zone defense and then you have to defend the scorers and shooters on your own defensive end. Not only that, you have to contend with a raucous Carrier Dome that always supports their Syracuse Orange players in the most rabid of ways. Boeheim has always been a class act. A gentleman and sportsman of the game. Always upfront. Always honest. Always congratulatory of his opponents and upfront of his own mistakes while never blaming his players for the teams losses. The sport of college basketball has its solid rocks. Some have already left and were fierce opponents of Boeheim. John Thompson to name one. But while Georgetown’s reputation has faltered since Big John has left the helm of the Hoyas (and who recently died……. many prayers to his family), Syracuse has remained as one of the greatest college basketball destinations for many great high school basketball players still yet. And for one reason….. Boeheim. Why would kids in todays game want to spend their winters in upstate New York where the snow seems as high as some hills off the Great Plains or sand dunes off the California beaches. One word. Boeheim. It is why Boeheim, when he finally does leave college basketball, will be held in the highest regard for his legacy that he has left at Syracuse University…. in the Big East and the ACC…. and in college basketball as well. Boeheim is forever a legend. Forever a winner. Forever a Syracuse Orange. Boeheim is Forever. ...[/I] [B][MEDIA=youtube]WSWM-V5GRNA[/MEDIA][/B] [I]Brendan Paul Syracuse Basketball Sophomore Summer Mixtape [/I] [B][URL="https://keepingitheel.com/2020/10/06/unc-basketball-october-projection-for-tar-heels-2021-recruiting-class/"]UNC Basketball: October projection for Tar Heels’ 2021 recruiting class[/URL] (keepingitheel.com; Pearson)[/B] [I]The UNC Basketball program continues to build their 2021 recruiting class but where do they stand with certain targets in October? As it stands here in October, the UNC Basketball 2021 recruiting class has two commitments with the most recent one coming last week when four-star recruit D’Marco Dunn committed to the Tar Heels over Arizona. The other recruit for the Tar Heels is four-star forward Dontrez Styles who pledged his commitment back in April. Styles was the first recruit to commit to North Carolina, getting their 2021 class off to a solid start. But with two recruits committed, Roy Williams and his staff are hoping that’s not it. They turned in a Top 3 class for the 2020 cycle and would to at least have one that finishes in the Top 10 for the 2021 cycle. However, their options are getting limited. As the calendar has now flipped to October, the race for a few big Tar Heels’ targets is starting to heat up. The Tar Heels still have six active offers out for recruits in the 2021 cycle:[/I] [LIST] [*][I]5-star center Chet Holmgren[/I] [*][I]5-star forward Patrick Baldwin[/I] [*][I]5-star forward Caleb Houstan[/I] [*][I]5-star forward Jabari Smith[/I] [*][I]5-star guard Hunter Sallis[/I] [*][I]4-star forward Trey Kauffman[/I] [/LIST] [I]Of those six targets above, the ideal scenario for UNC is that they land at minimum one recruit but hopefully can get two. I’d lean more towards two being the ideal number for the Tar Heels which would give them a four-man class for 2021. ... [IMG]https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/xN-rQPWz6oE6RbUXj_Tjm_VJk3U=/0x0:4839x3226/920x613/filters:focal(2033x1226:2807x2000):format(webp)/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/67590058/897752206.jpg.0.jpg[/IMG][/I] [B][URL="https://www.cardiachill.com/2020/10/6/21504247/nike-sibande-pitt-inconsistencies-miami-transfer-waiver-ncaa-panther-basketball-jack-owens-jay-bilas"]Inconsistencies emerge from Miami as Nike Sibande seeks transfer waiver from NCAA[/URL] (cardiachill.com; Wilson)[/B] [I]Pitt guard Nike Sibande was denied a transfer waiver by the NCAA last month that would have granted him immediate eligibility to play. The decision was uncommon, as more than 100 players have requested a waiver this year and Sibande is one of seven to have his request for a waiver denied by the NCAA. The reason for the rejection was unclear until Tuesday morning, when Jay Bilas of ESPN reported that Sibande's previous school, Miami University in Ohio, “did, in fact, refuse to support Sibande’s waiver request,” which Bilas believes is the basis for the waiver denial. In an attempt to understand Miami’s actions, Bilas reached out to Miami head coach Jack Owens, who then claimed Sibande said Miami tried to “run him off.” Owens said that was not true, and as a result, he refused to support Sibande’s transfer. However, Bilas then obtained documents from Pitt and Miami related to Sibande’s waiver request, and none of them supported Owens' claim. Documents from Pitt laid out the reasons for Sibande’s transfer, and they stated consistently that Sibande sought a transfer after the birth of his daughter because he hoped to care for his daughter in a safer environment. Sibande was particularly concerned about the management of the COVID-19 pandemic in Butler County, Ohio, where Miami University is located. ...[/I] [B][SIZE=26px][FONT=Verdana][COLOR=rgb(243, 121, 52)]Other[/COLOR][/FONT][/SIZE][/B] [IMG]https://www.syracuse.com/resizer/vjfK52I3oqsIWKU2c5AsT_hgtMs=/450x0/smart/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com/advancelocal/STOWWSMKERBMFD3L6ML3HPDRCU.jpg[/IMG] [B][URL="https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2020/10/everson-museums-jackson-pollock-painting-sells-for-12-million-at-auction.html"]Everson Museum’s Jackson Pollock painting sells for $12 million at auction[/URL] (PS; $; Herbert) [/B] [I]The Everson Museum of Art has sold a piece by famed painter Jackson Pollock at an auction for $12 million. “Red Composition,” a 1946 painting by the abstract expressionist, was sold Tuesday night through Christie’s Auctions. Bidding reportedly opened at $9 million before closing at $12 million, plus a $1 million premium charged by the auction house for administrative expenses, for a total of $13 million. The buyer was not identified. Pollock’s “Red Composition,” estimated in value between $12 million and $18 million, was donated to the Everson in 1991 by Dorothy and Marshall M. Reisman. At the time, it was appraised at $800,000.[/I] [LIST] [*][I]Why is a Jackson Pollock painting, and its sale at an auction, so significant?[/I] [/LIST] [I]The Everson said the money from the sale would be used to diversify its collection by acquiring works created by artists of color, women artists and other underrepresented creators. ...[/I] [/QUOTE]

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