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Welcome to Brutus Day!
Often reviled (certainly by Dante) was Marcus Junius Brutus Minor, known to most as “Brutus” or more simply “Et tu Brute?” So why dedicate a holiday to this most heinous of individuals? This slayer of Kings and betrayer of friends? Why, my good people, because Brutus Day reminds us that even in this modern age, betrayal, subterfuge, and (metaphorical at least) back-stabbing is still alive and well.
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San Diego State Scouting Report (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse and San Diego State will meet for the third time ever when they square off in the NCAA Tournament on Friday. What should the Orange expect from the Aztecs?
BEST PLAYERS
F Matt Mitchell - 6-6, 235 lbs - Mitchell is San Diego State's leading scorer at 15.4 points per game. He also averages 5.5 rebounds, two assists and 1.5 steals. Mitchell can defend multiple positions and is a three level scorer. He shoots over 36% from beyond the arc.
G Jordan Schakel - 6-6, 200 lbs - A long wing who can play the two or the three, Schakel is an elite outside shooter at over 46%. He leads the team with 78 made three pointers. He is second on the team averaging over 14 points per game and is shooting 90.8% from the free throw line.
C Nathan Mensah - 6-10, 235 lbs - Mensah is a big who only plays about 21 minutes per game, but averages over eight points and six rebounds with 1.4 blocks. He is shooting over 57% from the floor.
G Terrell Gomez - 5-8, 165 lbs - Gomez is second on the team in assists, third in scoring and second in three point shooting. He hits over 41% of his three point attempts.
ROTATION
San Diego Diego State typically plays around nine or 10 players. Four or five off the bench usually play between eight and 15 minutes per game.
DEFENSE
San Diego State is one of the best defensive teams in the nation. The Aztecs hold teams to just 60.6 points per game (eighth in the nation) on 38.7% shooting (seventh in the nation). It snags over eight steals per game and rank 30th in the nation in that category.
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Aztecs Tournament Special Show - The Aztecs Wrap Up Show with Jon Schaeffer | iHeartRadio (iheart.com; radio)
The Aztecs are heading to March Madness as the #6 in the midwest region to take on Syracuse. Jon and Jim break down the bracket and talk with Mark Zeigler & the Radio Voice of the Orange to give us a scouting report on them.
Axe: Syracuse basketball’s march back to madness (PS; $; Axe)
Selection Sunday has become scheduled anxiety for Syracuse University basketball fans and the latest edition was no different.
After spending days glued to Twitter and anything on the internet that gave them a morsel of a clue of the Orange’s postseason fate, Greg Gumbel said the name “Syracuse” at 6:27 p.m. on CBS, officially locking the Orange into the 2021 NCAA Tournament as a No. 11 seed against No. 6 seed San Diego State.
Syracuse players admitted Sunday night they were low on fingernails, just like the fans.
“My heart was really beating fast,’' Syracuse sophomore Quincy Guerrier said. “I was really nervous.’'
“I got a little nervous watching all the social media,’' SU senior Marek Dolezaj said.
“When the show started, I was shaking,’' Buddy Boeheim said. “I was nervous. Watching a couple teams get in early that were on the bubble. Wichita State and Drake. We were all kind of quiet. Once we saw our name called, it was such a great feeling. We’re all excited.’'
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Syracuse Basketball: 4-star Donovan Clingan dominating in junior year (itlh; Adler)
A lot of Syracuse basketball fans anxiously await whether the Orange will remain in contention for elite 2022 big man Donovan Clingan as the four-star prospect gets closer to making a decision on his collegiate destination.
In the meantime, the 7-foot-1 center is absolutely crushing the competition so far in his junior campaign at Bristol Central High School in Bristol, Conn.
Now, Clingan isn’t necessarily facing the top high-school teams around the country night in and night out, however, those are some pretty spectacular statistics.
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NCAA Tournament in a bubble: March Madness more nerve-wracking amid Covid (AP)
The 68 teams whose names popped up in the March Madness bracket only thought it was time to celebrate: The next four or five days figure to be the most nerve-wracking part of their seasons.
Welcome to Bubble Ball — the NCAA Tournament is being played in a pandemic, where no player can show up for the games in Indianapolis without seven negative COVID tests, and no team is really “in” the tournament until the ball is tipped off.
“Which potential season-ending test was more stressful than the other?” Drexel coach Zach Spiker said, meaning the challenges that still await. “Testing, practice, getting on the bus in Philadelphia, waiting for that reply, that response time to say, ‘We’re all negative here. OK, let’s get out of here. Let’s get to Indianapolis.’”
Because of COVID—19 issues, Drexel played a grand total of 19 games — about 11 fewer than usual — en route to the Colonial Athletic Conference title. That earned the Dragons an automatic bid into the tournament. The reward? In addition to a battery of nasal swabs, they get a No. 16 seed and an opening-round meeting with top-seeded Illinois.
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How Etan Thomas became a ‘natural’ in sports media (DO; Vasudevan)
When Etan Thomas was a freshman at Syracuse in 1996, he read an article questioning SU’s decision to recruit him. Disheartened, he was approached by a veteran on the team, Otis Hill, who said, “The media are not your fans, and the fans are not your friends, and both will turn on you in the blink of an eye.” That made Thomas realize that if he was going to go into media, he would want to do it differently. He finished his four-year career with 1,340 points and was drafted 12th overall.
Later in his career, then with the Washington Wizards, a journalist from The Washington Post wrote an article disagreeing with Thomas’ views on the Iraq War. Thomas said he felt as if the reporter was mocking him. He sent an open letter to the editor clarifying his views that was later published.
During his NBA career, Thomas shared his views when he wasn’t on the court through writing and slam poetry, according to Dave Zirin. Zirin, who now co-hosts the podcast and radio show “The Collision: Sports and Politics” with Thomas, said that he was like the Michael Jordan of slam poetry when he was on stage.
Thomas retired from the league in 2011, but his voice and influence in the sports world continues in the mediascape. He’s part of a new-age of player-led sports media, giving voices and platforms to players that may not have that chance otherwise. Thomas has always been political, and he shares his voice through a multitude of written works and podcasts.
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Behind Syracuse's newest burger joint, Mad Burger Co. (DO; Platt)
Michele Roesch was stuck with a commercial kitchen in Tipperary Hill after multiple sales fell through by November 2020. The Brasserie Bar & Bistro owner wondered how she could maximize the space and started doing research. It led her to discover the concept of a ghost kitchen.
“It kind of went from there,” she said.
Ghost kitchens have everything a restaurant needs to prepare and cook food without the dine-in option for customers. The concept has existed for a while, but the recent uptick in demand for more delivery options during the pandemic has sparked their growth.
Mad Burger Co. — a new ghost kitchen restaurant in Tipp Hill — will begin delivering to the public on Friday. This will be Roesch’s second restaurant, this one dedicated to serving sandwiches like hamburgers, plant-based burgers and fried chicken.
Unlike The Brasserie Bar & Bistro, Mad Burger Co. will solely deliver to customers through third-party apps like DoorDash and Grubhub. Despite the limited in-person interaction that’s anticipated, Roesch is excited to use Instagram more to connect with customers.
Mad Burger Co. and The Brasserie Bar & Bistro are not Roesch’s first experiences in the restaurant business. The business owner grew up working for her mom at the Tuscarora Golf Club in Marcellus. Her dad owned George O’Dea’s Pub from 2000 until she and her brother assumed ownership in 2016. O’Dea’s Pub is now closed, but Roesch is using the kitchen space to run Mad Burger.
Roesch hired Eat Local New York to run marketing for the ghost restaurant in January. Eat Local owner Anthony Tringale and Roesch speak often to go over social media posts and the business’ brand. COURTESY OF ANTHONY TRINGALE
Anthony Tringale, the owner of Eat Local New York, an Instagram that promotes New York eateries, believes Roesch is well prepared for the opening process of her second restaurant because she’s been through much of the process before.
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