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Welcome to National Meatball Day!


On March 9th, we recognize one of the great American food holidays, National Meatball Day.

It is not clear how this day got started, but who can resist the idea of celebrating National Meatball Day? There are many different ways to celebrate meatballs:

  • Spaghetti and meatballs
  • Swedish Meatballs
  • Meatball Sub
  • Meatball Pizza
  • Turkey Meatballs
  • Lamb Meatballs
  • Porcupine Meatballs (made with rice)
  • and the list goes on and on.
There is a restaurant in New York that has 54 different kinds of meatballs. Not only do meatballs allow for variety, but they move from appetizer to side dish to the main dish quite easily. Meatballs can be made the night before and put in the crockpot, or days before and kept in the freezer.

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SU vs. NC State: What to know about ACC tourney matchup (PS; $; Waters)


An NCAA bid or a burst bubble.

That figures to be the Syracuse Orange’s fate when it takes on North Carolina State in the second round of the ACC tournament in Greensboro, N.C., on Wednesday.

Syracuse (15-8 overall, 9-7 ACC) played its way into the NCAA tournament picture with quality home wins over North Carolina and Clemson in its last two regular season games. The Orange finds itself either just in (Last 4 In) or just out (First 4 Out) in most mock tournament brackets.

A win over NC State (13-9, 9-8) might be enough to get Syracuse into the NCAA’s tournament field. It would at least keep the Orange’s hopes alive. A loss would likely end all bubble talk involving the Orange.

Syracuse swept the season series with the Wolfpack. The Orange won 76-73 on Jan. 31 at the Carrier Dome and 77-68 on Feb. 9 at the PNC Arena.
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Expert: How many ACC Tournament wins does Syracuse need to make Big Dance? (247sports.com; Bailey)

Six days from Selection Sunday, Syracuse basketball's NCAA Tournament aspirations face three possible outcomes. If the Orange loses to North Carolina State in its Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament opener on Wednesday, the bubble almost certainly pops there.

If Syracuse beats the Wolfpack and then top-seeded Virginia, Jim Boeheim's bunch becomes a strong favorite to make the field of 68. Massive upsets across the remaining conference tournament would be needed to threaten the Orange's standing (which would improve again with further victories).

But if SU goes 1-1 inside the Greensboro Coliseum this week, well, things get dicey.

To help break down Syracuse's standing, how other games affect the bubble and what the selection committee might value, SyracuseOn247 turned to Patrick Stevens again for his expertise. Three weeks ago, Stevens, whose bracketology appears in The Washington Post, described SU as having "the most boring profile imaginable."

"With the caveat that so much of it depends on what other (teams) do, I feel like Syracuse probably needs to win two games," Stevens said on Monday. "The top of the profile still isn't particularly strong with the single Quadrant 1 victory.

"... They obviously helped themselves a ton and the best thing that they did was sit back and let everyone else lose. There hasn't been a week where more good has happened to Syracuse than last week. They beat two decent teams at home and a bunch of other teams insisted on losing."
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Syracuse Basketball: The Orange’s roadmap to March Madness (itlh; Mlodzinski)


Syracuse basketball is down to its final chances at proving to the NCAA Tournament committee why it should be in the Big Dance.

Another year, another bubble watch for Syracuse basketball. It seems like every year the Orange find themselves in this position, and that actually is no imagination. Syracuse has received two double-digit seedings since 2016 and cut it close with an eight seed in 2019. They sat on the bubble in 2017, ultimately only receiving an invitation to the NIT.

This year it’s really no different. The Orange are currently in the ‘First Four Out’ of ESPN’s Joe Lunardi and CBS’s Jerry Palm. Fox’s Mike DeCourcy doesn’t have them listed in the NCAA Tournament or his ‘First Four Out’, but if he had a ‘Next Four Out’, it’s safe to say that’s where Syracuse basketball would be.

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— Joe Lunardi (@ESPNLunardi) March 8, 2021

But now the playing field has evened out, as bubble teams everywhere are in the same position – conference tournaments. Unfortunately, there’s no say on how much conference tournaments matter for seeding, but they normally mean the most to teams on the bubble looking to separate themselves. And in a COVID-19 impacted world, conference tournaments may even hold more weight, since most teams are below the normal threshold of games played at this point in the season.

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Mountain West Tournament Could Help Determine Syracuse's NCAA Fate (SI; McAllister)

Syracuse basketball has a path to the NCAA Tournament that is simple and straightforward. Win two games in the ACC Tournament. That would mean beating NC State for a third time and upsetting Virginia. The second of those two steps is the more difficult one. So what happens if Syracuse cannot do that?

If Syracuse does not beat NC State, any discussion of the Orange in the NCAA Tournament is moot. If Syracuse is able to top the Wolfpack but falls to Virginia, Syracuse still has a shot depending on how other teams fare in their respective conference tournaments.

One such conference tournament is perhaps the most important in determining Syracuse's NCAA Tournament fate. The Mountain West Conference Tournament.
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Bubble Watch: March 9th Games to Watch & Syracuse's Desired Outcomes (SI; McAllister)


It is championship week in college basketball with several conference tournaments determining NCAA Tournament placement. Syracuse is one of the bubble teams that is very interested in results across the country in addition to needing to take care of business itself.

With that in mind, here are games Syracuse fans should watch with the desired income for each.

Miami vs Pittsburgh (2:00 p.m., ACC Network): The first round of the ACC Tournament may seem like an irrelevant game for the Orange. However, Syracuse's worst loss is a home defeat to Pitt. The more wins and higher NET Pitt has the better for Syracuse. This is not as significant an impact as other games will be this week, but still one to watch.

Boston College vs Duke (4:30 p.m., ACC Network): Duke is well off the bubble right now and behind Syracuse. In order to get back on it, Duke needs a run in the ACC Tournament. You cannot make a run if you lose early. For Syracuse fans looking to prevent another team getting into the bubble mix, hoping for a Blue Devils loss is the way to go.
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Syracuse Basketball: Kadary Richmond got hosed by the All-ACC awards (itlh; Adler)

Syracuse basketball combo guard Kadary Richmond is having a stellar freshman season to date in the 2020-21 campaign, but unfortunately, he got snubbed by Atlantic Coast Conference officials when they announced their award winners for the league on Monday.

The 6-foot-5 Richmond, whose hometown is in Brooklyn, N.Y., received one vote for ACC Freshman of the Year. Florida State’s Scottie Barnes captured that honor, and deservedly so.

However, I did find it at least a tad surprising that Richmond wasn’t on the conference’s All-Defensive team or the league’s All-Freshman squad.

Now, these awards are somewhat subjective, and you can say that I’m biased toward Richmond and his fellow Orange players. That’s fair enough.

Plus, the members of the ACC’s 2020-21 All-Defensive and All-Freshman groups are all really, really good, so it would prove challenging to determine which guy should get left off for Richmond to make the cut.

For reference, the All-Defensive team is comprised of Georgia Tech’s Jose Alvarado, N.C. State’s Manny Bates, Virginia’s Jay Huff, Duke’s Jordan Goldwire and Georgia Tech’s Moses Wright.
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ESPN's John Gasaway discusses his upcoming book, Miracles on the Hardwood, and breaks down Syracuse's chances to make the NCAA Tournament with Wes Cheng on The Juice on the Cuse podcast hosted by SNY.tv. TJO editor in chief Brad Bierman then calls in to preview the ACC Tournament.


Don’t Look Now, Syracuse is Up to 2nd in “First Four Out” – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Amendolara)

Oh, the fun we will have. A rollercoaster season continues for Syracuse hoops. Just days ago an embarrassing loss left the Orange looking meek and feeble heading into March. If they couldn’t avoid getting lambasted by a mediocre Duke team, when in search of quality wins, what chance did they have at an NCAA Tournament slot?

Fast forward to this morning and there’s a totally different feel. Wins over UNC and Clemson to finish out the regular season, plus some opportune losses by teams slightly ahead of them in the rankings, means SU has some real hope heading into the ACC Tourney. ESPN’s Bracketology has SU as the 2nd team in the “First Four Out,” meaning the Orange are basically #70 in a 68-team field.

First up is NC State, a team Syracuse has beaten twice this year, but is also on a 5-game win streak of their own. SU must beat the Wolfpack to add to their resume. A loss on Wednesday would doom their chances. A victory after that against UVA would almost certainly push the Orange in, but first they need to take care of bsuiness against NC State.
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In-Depth Scouting: A GIF breakdown of the Syracuse zone, gameplan, and NC State's X-factor - Pack Insider (packinsider.com; Staff)

Syracuse isn’t a great team, but they’re a decent team that is huge, and when they play NC State, they use this to their advantage.

Syracuse guards have bullied the Wolfpack

Joseph Girard II, the only player that the Orange plays that is under 6’5 (he’s 6’1), has averaged 22 minutes per game vs. NC State. That’s almost 7 minutes below his average. That tells you something. Jim Boeheim has zeroed in on an advantage he has when they play the Pack…SIZE.

In both games, they have gotten good performances out of freshman Kadary Richmond, and you have to assume you’re going to see a lot of him on Wednesday. With Buddy Boeheim on the floor (6’6 guard) paired with Richmond (6’5), you create a problem for Kevin Keatts.

Earlier this season, when NC State lost two games to Syracuse in the span of just over a week, the Wolfpack lineup looked different. They were really relying on Braxton Beverly and Thomas Allen. Beverly is listed at 6 feet, but he’s more like 5’10 and Thomas Allen stands at just 6’1. Cam Hayes played just 18 minutes in game one and Seabron logged only 16. Meanwhile Beverly and Allen each played 36 minutes.


In game 2, it seemed as if Keatts actually tried to go smaller and more versatile to attempt to create mismatches for Syracuse. Funderburk only logged 23 minutes, but Hayes logged 30 this time around. Seabron only played 9 minutes and Beverly and Allen were still minute-leaders with 34 and 35 respectively. This didn’t work and the Pack fell 77-68.

The reason this all matters is that Syracuse isn’t a great team, but they do have a bunch of guys who are good 1-on-1. Their ability to be successful 1-on-1 isn’t that they are super quick or have great handles. They are actually just bigger and stronger than most teams and have a bunch of guys who can shoot over the top of you.

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That’s it. That’s what Syracuse did down the stretch of both games vs. NC State and there was nothing the Pack could do about it. The Orange basically stopped running any offense and just let their bigger guards abuse the smaller Wolfpack guards…watch.
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Syracuse, NC State battle for right to meet Virginia in ACC tourney (cbssports.com; FLM)

If college basketball teams could slap sponsors on their uniforms, Syracuse's might well be a gum or soap company.

That's because the Orange are squarely on the NCAA Tournament bubble despite a decent 15-8 record and 9-7 Atlantic Coast Conference mark. Only one of their victories is of the Quad 1 variety, weighing down the significance of their winning percentage.

The ACC tournament could give the Orange chances to post another signature victory, but for eighth-seeded Syracuse to get a crack at top-seeded Virginia in the quarterfinals on Thursday, it first must take care of ninth-seeded North Carolina State on Wednesday in Greensboro, N.C.

The Orange do arrive in Greensboro with momentum after closing the regular season with a 64-54 win over Clemson on March 3, led by 22 points and 10 rebounds from Illinois transfer Alan Griffin. Syracuse held the Tigers to 33.9 percent field-goal shooting, connected on 10 3-pointers and committed just seven turnovers.

"Our defense was the difference tonight," Orange coach Jim Boeheim said. "We got on the 3-point shooters. When it got inside, Marek (Dolezaj) was fabulous. His defense was tremendous and he helped us on the offensive end."
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Kevin Keatts discusses ACC Tournament, facing Syracuse and more (247sports.com; Smith)

NC State will begin ACC play this Wednesday afternoon as the No. 9 seed against No. 8 Syracuse in Greensboro Coliseum. Wolfpack head coach Kevin Keatts met with the media on Zoom prior to the start of play about facing the Orange, heading back to Greensboro one year after last year's cancelation, the impromptu Senior Day ceremony, not wearing suits on the sidelines and much more.

Here's the full video and transcript from Keatts' discussion:

ON FACING SYRACUSE AFTER LOSING TWICE IN REGULAR SEASON

You know, when you look at the first game up there, I thought we had opportunities. That was one of those games where we're coming without Devon Daniels, and then we found out, you know that DJ Funderburk wasn't going to be available for the game. But they've made shots, when you look at them.

I think we've scored enough points to win both games. But at the end of the day, we turn the ball over anywhere from 18 to 20 times a game and they've shot an unbelievable percentage against us in the last couple of games. So give them credit. They've outplayed us and won the game and made plays down the stretch.
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Carmelo Anthony invests in startup basketball league, Overtime Elite, to help pay high school players (PS; $; Curtis)

Former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony is an investor in Overtime Elite, a new basketball league that will pay high school players to skip the tradition of playing in college.

The league was created by Overtime, a sports media company that produces short-form, mobile-friendly content focused on high school and women’s basketball, soccer, football and esports.

Overtime will offer each athlete — some as young as 16 — a minimum of $100,000 per year, as well as a signing bonus and a small number of shares in Overtime’s larger business, according to the New York Times. An added incentive is the option of health and disability insurance, in addition to $100,000 in scholarship money for each player to attend college in case they decide not to pursue basketball professionally.
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2021 Syracuse Basketball Regular Season Superlatives – Orange Fizz – Free Syracuse Recruiting News (orangefizz.net; Bonaparte)

The regular season has come to a close for Syracuse basketball. The Orange head to postseason play with a 15-8 record, hoping to improve in the ACC tournament for a shot at playing in late March. But before the ACC tourney starts up we have to deal out some superlatives for this regular season. Let’s get started:

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: MAREK DOLEZAJ

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Maybe he didn’t have the best numbers, the most flashy plays or the skill-set of some of the other guys on this team, but Marek was essential for this team. As well all know, Bourama Sidibe was sidelined this year due to a knee injury he suffered in the first game of the year. That didn’t only mean SU was without it big, but also that Marek would have to take over Sidibe’s role manning the middle. There were plenty of times where Dolezaj was bullied by bigger players down low, but for the most part the Slovakian used his brains to compete. If you asked coach Boeheim how important Marek was to this team I truly believe he’d give you the same notable speech he gave about Gerry McNamara back in 2006 during the Big East tournament.

NEWCOMER: ALAN GRIFFIN

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Alan Griffin has been exactly what Syracuse needed this season. At Illinois he was a spot-up shooter, a 3 and D guy. In an entirely different role at SU he’s blossomed into a player the team can rely on. Sure he’s taken some really bad shots this year, and made some really absent-minded plays, but he’s also been extremely reliable at times. He had the team’s best play of the year, that chase down block against Buffalo to send the game to overtime, as well as having some game-saving performances such as the one we saw last time out against Clemson. Griffin will be a guy this team relies on heavily next season as well, here’s to hoping he’ll have a similar jump that of Hughes from his Junior to senior season.
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How Covid Damaged This Year’s ACC Season (DBR; Jacobs)

Next time we endure a society-ravaging pandemic we’ll know a little bit more about what to expect. At least as far ACC basketball scheduling goes.

That is, we’ll know that any published schedule is subject to change with little notice, that carefully calibrated balances of creampuffs and challenges will be disrupted, and that any notions of a level competitive playing field are at best aspirational. This will be no one’s fault, except those occasional idiots who disregard established medical protocols and cause their teams to stand down for days and weeks on end.

Fitting replacement games into team schedules will be as much a matter of convenience as availability. Opponents will pop up and disappear seemingly at random, as when previously unengaged Marquette, a Big East team with a losing record, played and won at Chapel Hill in late February.

Large, debilitating gaps will appear in schedules while teams are shuttered. Returning to action, the newly awakened are apt to sputter on the court against opponents operating in full stride. This was apparent when Louisville endured a 19-day February hiatus and lost to the Tar Heels 99-54, or Clemson lost 85-50 to Virginia following an 11-day layoff in mid-January.

The stop and start rhythm affected 12 of 15 ACC programs this season, allowing only Miami, Virginia and Wake Forest to play everyone at least once, a standard allocation that constitutes being part of a modern conference.

UVa’s first-place finish was validated by facing every other ACC team.

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Al's Wine & Whiskey Lounge, at 321 S. Clinton St. in Armory Square, is reopening this week after being closed since November due to Covid restrictions.

Bars in Armory Square, Solvay among the latest to announce reopening in CNY (PS; $; Cazentre)


The doors of Central New York bars that have been closed for months continue to reopen as the area appears to be easing out of the worst of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Al’s Wine & Whiskey Lounge in Armory Square and Singers Karaoke Club in Solvay are the latest to announce they are reopening. Both have been closed since November.

Al’s, at 321 S. Clinton St., reopens Wednesday. Singers, at 1345 Milton Ave., restarts Thursday (though for now without the live karaoke).

Both will have to deal with restrictions still in place, notably the statewide 11 p.m. curfew that means patrons must be off the premises at that time. There are also mask and social distancing requirements.
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Excellent article about "How Covid Damaged This Year’s ACC Season" from the Duke blog. Great find, sutomcat!
 

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