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Welcome to National Microwave Oven Day!
Microwave ovens are great for reheating leftovers, making popcorn, melting butter and chocolate, and heating water. These are just a few of the reasons why microwaves deserve their own day, and are celebrated today. The improvement of the cavity magnetron—which made the production of small wavelengths (microwaves) possible—allowed the magnetron to be used in World War II in radar technology. Following the war, Percy Spencer, an employee at Raytheon, was testing the new radar technology. He accidentally discovered the heating effect of the technology when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He then tried some popcorn and got it to pop, and followed this by trying to cook an egg, which exploded in the face of another experimenter. Spencer found out he could feed the power from the magnetron into a metal box where it couldn't escape, and observed that food placed in the box would rise in temperature quickly.
On October 8, 1945, Raytheon filed a patent for a microwave oven. In 1947, Raytheon produced the Radarange, a microwave which stood almost six feet tall, and cost $5,000—$54,000 in 2016 dollars. Raytheon licensed its patents to Tappan, which introduced a microwave in 1955, which was still too large and expensive for everyday home use. It cost $1,295, which is almost $12,000 in 2016 dollars. In 1965, Raytheon acquired Amana, and introduced a countertop microwave in 1967 for $495, which is still about $3,600 in 2016 dollars.
Soon afterwards, Litton developed a microwave oven that is similar in shape to the ones that are popular today, and it further helped popularize home microwaves. In 1971 there were about 40,000 microwaves in use in the United States, but my 1975 there were a million. Although some early models leaked, giving them a bad reputation, their popularity continued to grow. In the 1980's recipes abounded, as well as consumer goods such as microwave cupcake kits. Most of these things weren't very good. Still, by 1986 about 25% of households in the United States had a microwave, and by 1997 the number had risen to over 90%.
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Syracuse Orange guard Buddy Boeheim (35), Syracuse Orange forward Cole Swider (21) and the rest of the team walk off the court after a 63-60 wain over Florida State. The Syracuse Orange take on the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee Dec. 4 2021. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Syracuse took big step in win over FSU: Winning game in which Buddy Boeheim was contained (PS; $; Waters)
Syracuse took an important step in the team’s development in its 63-60 victory at Florida State on Saturday.
Syracuse won despite Buddy Boeheim, the Orange’s leading scorer both this year and last year, having a sub-par game offensively.
Boeheim, who entered Saturday’s game ranked third in the ACC in scoring at 21 points per game, was held to a season-low six points. Florida State hounded Boeheim with a variety of defenders. The Seminoles played tight to take away the 3-pointer. They ran help at him when he chose to drive.
Boeheim got off just 10 shots and made only three of them. He didn’t make a 3-point shot for the first time all season, missing all four of his tries from beyond the arc.
But Syracuse still won.
“I think every win is a step for this team,’’ Syracuse forward Cole Swider said. “If Buddy scores six points in a game and we win, that’s a win.’’
The early season numbers bear out how unusual, and critical, it was for Syracuse to win as Buddy Boeheim fell below his normal scoring and shooting marks.
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Jim Boeheim: Syracuse's 1-1-3 zone only part of defensive improvement in win over FSU (247sports.com ; Bailey)
Jim Boeheim is trying something new this year. The 46th-year Syracuse men's basketball head coach mapped out an adjustment to his famous 2-3 zone after the team flopped in the Battle 4 Atlantis during the week of Thanksgiving, losing two of three contests to bring the Orange's early-season record to 3-3.
SU began working in a 1-1-3 zone, featuring one of the two guards dropping to take away the high post -- an area on the court that Syracuse struggled mightily to defend in its first six games. The tweak requires Buddy Boeheim to man more of the middle, asks the forwards to cover farther up on the perimeter and, in turn, leaves the center with more ground to cover on corner close-outs.
In its debut, the 1-1-3 held Indiana to 35.7 percent shooting in the first half on Tuesday, including 3 of 12 from deep, before the Hoosiers made an adjustment and SU reverted to its classic 2-3; IU's offense surged to the tune of 74 percent shooting in the second half. Then the 1-1-3 got extended usage in the Orange's 63-60 win at Florida State on Saturday, contributing to the team's best defensive outing of the year thus far.
"We use it and then we switch out of it in certain situations," Jim Boeheim said in his postgame presser. "Buddy knows how to get out of it. He was playing center one play. Jimmy (Boeheim) forgot that he was the center. Buddy went back there and played the center spot. We use it. We can come out of it in certain spots. It depends where the ball is and what they’re doing."
Syracuse (5-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) held the Seminoles (5-3, 0-1) to 34.9 percent shooting, including 28.1 percent after halftime. Jim Boeheim said the result was more than a product of just schematics; SU's forwards and centers were a step quicker on their rotations and an opportunistic group trapped well for a second straight contest. After forcing 26 turnovers in a 112-110 double-overtime win versus Indiana, Syracuse forced FSU into 11 giveaways while also delaying the onset of halfcourt plays.
"Our defense really won the game for us," Boeheim said. "It has not been good, but our defense kept getting stops when we had to have them and when they put their shooters in, we tried to drive that guy. We tried to take advantage of the shooter on the offensive end, and Jimmy did a really good job of that a couple of times. But I just thought our defense was the difference."
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Axe: Is SU basketball finding itself as biggest game of season awaits? (PS; $; Axe)
A lot can happen in 10 days.
On Nov. 26, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team was licking its wounds following a 89-68 loss to Auburn.
The Orange came home from the three-day Battle for Atlantis with a 1-2 mark and were sitting at 3-3 overall following losses to the Tigers and VCU with a hard-fought win over Arizona State mixed in.
As Syracuse gets ready to face the No. 6 Villanova Wildcats on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, a more confident aura surrounds the Orange.
To borrow a phrase from Carrier Dome legend Billy Joel, Syracuse had to go to extremes against Indiana and Florida State in its last two games.
The Orange had to dig deep and match Indiana blow-by-blow in a 112-110 win that went to double overtime after losing a 49-33 halftime lead.
Syracuse had to grind past Florida State 63-60 on Saturday in a game where two of its biggest flaws, rebounding and defense, came to its rescue. This time it was SU that had to make the comeback as it trailed by 11 to the Seminoles at one point.
It was a big win for Syracuse in a tough road venue in ACC play, snapping a 25-game conference winning streak at home by Florida State.
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Syracuse Basketball: Jim Boeheim remarks on Benny Williams over the top (itlh; Adler)
I love Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim, and the same goes for freshman forward Benny Williams.
Boeheim is a legend in the sport of collegiate hoops. His resume doesn’t need to be rehashed here. And I almost always appreciate and respect his candidness, openness and focus on not sugarcoating things.
As for the 6-foot-8 Williams, he’s got tons of potential. He’s a hard-working young man. We follow each otheron Twitter, and he just seems like a nice human being. I want him to thrive on the Hill.
Williams was a five-star, top-25 prospect in the 2021 recruiting cycle who hails from Bowie, Md., and attended the powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., a stanza ago.
He is one of the highest-rated recruits for the ‘Cuse program in recent history. I am thoroughly confident that Williams is going to have a bright and productive Orange career. So far, though, he definitely appears to be adjusting to the collegiate level.
Syracuse basketball boss Jim Boeheim didn’t hold back regarding freshman Benny Williams.
Following the team’s thrilling three-point victory at Florida State on Saturday, Boeheim was asked in his post-game press conference about Williams.
The freshman forward, by the way, registered two minutes of court time versus the Seminoles, according to a box score on ESPN’s Web site. He attempted, and missed, one 3-pointer, and that was about it.
Remembering Syracuse basketball trailblazer Manny Breland: ‘It’s amazing how many people he must have impacted’ (PS; Waters)
As a lifelong educator, a principal and a coach, Manny Breland impacted the lives of those he taught, coached and mentored.
As the first Black player to earn a basketball scholarship to Syracuse University, where he played from 1952 to 1957, Breland paved the way for the likes of Dave Bing, Dennis DuVal and many others to follow in his footsteps.
The Syracuse native went from Central Tech to Syracuse University where, as a senior, he helped the 1957 team earn the first NCAA tournament bid in school history.
Breland died on Saturday at the age of 87.
Several of those whose lives he touched offered their remembrances of him:
DENNIS DUVAL, former SU player
“For me, he was always the pioneer. He allowed me and Dave Bing and others to come to Syracuse. He was the first African-American to come to Syracuse on a basketball scholarship. He was the patriarch of the system and I always respected that.
“We were well aware culturally of the sacrifices he had to make. Being the first is not easy. It’s never easy and there’s always a sacrifice that you have to make to represent your culture. Manny was outstanding at representing our culture in a positive way.’’
HOWARD TRICHE, Syracuse native and former SU player
“I remember him from roundtables when I was at Syracuse. They had former players, both basketball and football, and they’d have conversations with current players about their experiences at the school. In those roundtables, I began to understand the importance of when he was at SU.
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Seven Takeaways: Syracuse 63 Florida State 60 (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse basketball beat Florida State 63-60 on Saturday to snap the Seminoles 25 game home conference winning streak. Here are my takeaways from the game.
1. Syracuse Won the Type of Game People Did Not Think They Could
The big weaknesses for Syracuse basketball this season include ball handling against pressure defenses, rebounding and defending. Florida State is an aggressive, pressure defensive team, rebounds well and shoots the ball well (36% from three coming in to the game against Syracuse). On paper, it seemed like a bad matchup for the Orange. And yet, the were able to find a way to win. Syracuse largely took care of the basketball and handled Florida State's pressure. Syracuse outrebounded Florida State. Syracuse held Florida State to 4-30 (13%) shooting from three point range. The exact type of game Syracuse is not supposed to be able to win, they won. The team showed toughness and grit to pull it out. There were still plenty of mistakes, and this game probably should have been a bit easier than the three point margin without some mistakes, but it should be encouraging to Syracuse fans that they won considering how they won and who they beat.
2. Swider Needs to Play Confident Basketball
I thought one of the biggest issues with Cole Swider was being hesitant. When he shot confidently in the second half without hesitation, he hit some critical three pointers. One that put Syracuse up 10 and another that pushed the lead back to nine after Florida State started to get momentum. That's the Cole Swider Syracuse needs. Whenever he gets an opening, shoot. He is such a different player when he is confident and aggressive as opposed to passive and hesitant.
3. Torrence Makes an Impact
Symir Torrence may not have scored, but he had a significant impact on the game in just 12 minutes. He dished out five assists with just one turnover and had a steal. Torrence was strong defensively and is playing with more and more confidence. You can see it in the way he plays that he is becoming more comfortable with his role and with Syracuse's schemes. Being able to give Syracuse 10-15 minutes off the bench is important. Encouraging signs from him.
4. Patience Needed with Benny
Benny Williams really struggled again. He played only two minutes, missed an open three and did not grab a rebound. He may not be ready quite yet, but I know he is working extremely hard behind the scenes. Jim Boeheim has eluded to that fact on several occasions. Sometimes it takes players longer to be ready to contribute, even if they are highly regarded recruits. He will be a contributor by the end of the season. Patience.
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Syracuse Basketball: 4-star point guard target totally brilliant in big wins (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball 2023 four-star recruiting target Aden Holloway and his prep-school teammates recently suited up in the Bob Kirk Invitational Showcase at Allegany College of Maryland in Cumberland, Md.
This event commenced the competition in the 2021-22 stanza for squads that are part of the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference, a super league of sorts consisting of elite prep-school groups nationwide.
The 6-foot-1 Holloway, a top-15 point guard across the country in his cycle, is a junior at the powerhouse La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind. He transferred there from the Covenant Day School in Matthews, N.C.
At the La Lumiere School, by the way, Holloway is teammates with former Orange 2022 prospect J.J. Starling, a Central New York native and a four-star guard who picked Notre Dame over the ‘Cuse and several other finalists.
Holloway, meanwhile, was outstanding in helping to lead the La Lumiere School to multiple victories at the Bob Kirk Invitational Showcase.
Syracuse basketball point guard target Aden Holloway showed off his shooting skills.
In one match-up, the La Lumiere School defeated Bishop Walsh School out of Cumberland by a final margin of 57-36, according to media reports.
Holloway was honored as the player of the game. In 22 minutes, he registered 20 points, six rebounds and two assists. He connected on a ridiculous 8-of-10 from the field, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. Talk about some efficient scoring numbers.
In a second contest, the La Lumiere School crushed the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, by a count of 86-57. The Wasatch Academy line-up includes Syracuse basketball 2022 pledge Chris Bunch, a four-star wing.
Holloway, when going up against Bunch and his teammates, played 22 minutes. Holloway efficiently produced 12 points, four boards, three dimes and two steals. He connected on 4-of-7 from the field, and Holloway made 4-of-6 from deep.
According to recruiting services, Orange coaches offered a scholarship to Holloway back in the summer of 2019.
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https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article256363227.html (newsobserver.com; Brown)
Validation. It was the last word North Carolina players saw on the locker room white board before their 79-62 win over Georgia Tech on Sunday at McCamish Pavilion.
And they hope their win means it’s the final word on hearing UNC coach Hubert Davis repeat it to them again.
“He told us like 10 times before practice, he just said like 10 of our games in a row saying we’re going to win this game and validate that one by winning the next game,” said junior forward Armando Bacot, who finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. “He just kind of went on and on and on, so that’s just kind of been our theme.”
Davis broke down the definition of the word, used it as a Thought of the Day before practice and reiterated his message through the media that the only way the Tar Heels’ (6-2, 1-0 ACC) win over No. 24 Michigan on Wednesday would mean anything, is if they followed that performance with another strong effort in their ACC road opener.
“I gave them the definition of validation in terms of proving,” Davis said. “And I said prove to yourself, prove to this program, prove to people that way that you play defense and energy and effort and the way that you shared the basketball on Wednesday night wasn’t a one night thing. That this is who we are. This is our team.” The Sound of Judgment A battle for racial justice in NC confronts bloody past, uncertain future
He gave the Heels the ultimate validation after the game, but first reminded the media that he said during the ACC Tipoff media day in October that not enough people were talking about Carolina. Pastner watched their losses to Purdue and Tennessee from last month while preparing for Sunday’s game and noted just how much they’ve improved since then.
“They’re a way better team, like I wish we were playing in November, because how they were playing early in the season,” Pastner said. “They’re not as good (then) as they are now and that’s a credit to coach Davis and staff. They’ve gotten better and I think they’re good enough to win the ACC.” Carolina won’t pick back up with conference play until Dec. 29 against Virginia Tech. Between now and then the Heels have four games including a home contest against sneaky-good Furman, which won at Louisville in overtime last month; and the Las Vegas showdown against No. 5 UCLA in the CBS Classic.
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ACC Roundup - UNC Getting In Gear? (DBR; King)
Georgia Tech has had some tough years recently but has managed to beat UNC fairly often. Not this time: Sunday’s game was tight at the half but UNC ran away in the second, winning 79-62.
Most impressively, UNC put together another strong defensive game, so props to Hubert Davis for teaching. Michael DeVoe has been leading the nation in scoring but got just 13 Sunday.
A smaller team, Georgia Tech probably has three major options: either score on the break, hit lots of threes or backdoor you to death.
Three pointers didn’t work out so well as Tech hit just 6-16 there and managed just 19 shots otherwise. The Yellow Jackets also didn't get to the line, hitting 6-7 there.
UNC by contrast hit 10-17 on threes and Georgia Tech could not stop UNC in general: Armando Bacot shot 7-11, RJ Davis 8-11/4-6, Caleb Love 7-18/3-5 and Brady Manek 6-10/3-6.
On the downside? Davis has said he wants to modernize the system and three point shooting is a big part of that. Part of the tradeoff for that is a traditional UNC strength; offensive rebounding.
Josh Pastner has only one player over 6-8 in his rotation and while Rodney Howard is an adequate rebounder, he’s not great.
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ACC Roundup - Is Wake Back? (DBR; King)
We were very curious about the Wake Forest-Virginia Tech game Saturday. We thought Wake had a chance to win but we didn’t expect them to run away with it.
But they did.
After being up just four at the half, the Demon Deacons blew out the Hokies in the second and Virginia Tech has been great on defense so far. Wake won 80-61 - on the road.
Transfer Dallas Walton finished with 17 points on 7-10 from the floor. Davion Williamson had 19 to lead the Deacs.
Afterwards, Walton was asked to compare the ACC and the PAC-12 (he transferred from Colorado) and he said this: “Even when you’re preparing for play in different leagues, it’s still high-level basketball. Whether you’re in the Pac-12, ACC or Big Ten, when you’re playing a high-level team like that, your mistakes and margin of error becomes very small. When you’re playing a low- or mid-level team, you can make those mistakes and still be all right.
“But when you’re playing high-level basketball against a Power 5 school, the margin of error is small. And you realize that during the game.”
Sage observation.
State could have used some of it against Louisville.
The Pack had the lead with 2:21 left - up four - but could not get inside of Louisville’s defense to protect it. Then Noah Locke hit a three to tie the game with 1:33 left and Miami transfer Matt Cross got a block and followed that with an amazing clutch three with just :02 left on the shot clock.
State will improve and remember they’re still in the post Manny Bates world. They’ll need to learn how to close out.
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A look at the produce aisle in a Restaurant Depot.
New Costco-like wholesale retailer for restaurants proposed in Salina (PS; $; Doran)
A members-only wholesale distributor and retailer selling food and supplies to restaurants is proposing to open up in Salina.
Restaurant Depot, a Costco-like retailer, wants to build a 49,000-square-foot business at 1308 Buckley Road.
This would be the first Restaurant Depot in the Syracuse area. Currently, the closest location to is in Rochester.
Restaurant Depot sells food, service equipment and supplies to its members, who are primarily restaurant owners or operators, caterers, institutional foodservice providers and not-for-profit organizations.
The wholesaler sells fresh meat and produce, frozen products, dry groceries, paper and cleaning supplies, beverages, and equipment.
“We are mainly geared toward serving small independent restaurants,’' Larry Cohen, vice president of Restaurant Depot, told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard. ”Our business helps the mom-and-pop restaurants compete.”
One reason Restaurant Depot wants to open in Syracuse is that there are a lot of smaller, independently owned eateries in the Syracuse region, Cohen said.
Memberships are free. Membership is limited to businesses, but the public can shop with a day pass, company officials said.
The Syracuse location would be the 16th Restaurant Depot in New York. It would employ about 35 full-time workers, Cohen said.
The Queens-based company first opened in 1990 and has 138 locations in 34 states. Restaurant Depot is now a division of Jetro Cash & Carry, which has been operating since 1976.
Cohen said the company hopes to get approvals from the town of Salina soon. They aim to start construction next spring or summer and open by the end of 2022.
“We like the location because it’s close to the Thruway and the town of Salina has been great to work with,’' Cohen said.
Microwave ovens are great for reheating leftovers, making popcorn, melting butter and chocolate, and heating water. These are just a few of the reasons why microwaves deserve their own day, and are celebrated today. The improvement of the cavity magnetron—which made the production of small wavelengths (microwaves) possible—allowed the magnetron to be used in World War II in radar technology. Following the war, Percy Spencer, an employee at Raytheon, was testing the new radar technology. He accidentally discovered the heating effect of the technology when a chocolate bar in his pocket melted. He then tried some popcorn and got it to pop, and followed this by trying to cook an egg, which exploded in the face of another experimenter. Spencer found out he could feed the power from the magnetron into a metal box where it couldn't escape, and observed that food placed in the box would rise in temperature quickly.
On October 8, 1945, Raytheon filed a patent for a microwave oven. In 1947, Raytheon produced the Radarange, a microwave which stood almost six feet tall, and cost $5,000—$54,000 in 2016 dollars. Raytheon licensed its patents to Tappan, which introduced a microwave in 1955, which was still too large and expensive for everyday home use. It cost $1,295, which is almost $12,000 in 2016 dollars. In 1965, Raytheon acquired Amana, and introduced a countertop microwave in 1967 for $495, which is still about $3,600 in 2016 dollars.
Soon afterwards, Litton developed a microwave oven that is similar in shape to the ones that are popular today, and it further helped popularize home microwaves. In 1971 there were about 40,000 microwaves in use in the United States, but my 1975 there were a million. Although some early models leaked, giving them a bad reputation, their popularity continued to grow. In the 1980's recipes abounded, as well as consumer goods such as microwave cupcake kits. Most of these things weren't very good. Still, by 1986 about 25% of households in the United States had a microwave, and by 1997 the number had risen to over 90%.
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Syracuse Orange guard Buddy Boeheim (35), Syracuse Orange forward Cole Swider (21) and the rest of the team walk off the court after a 63-60 wain over Florida State. The Syracuse Orange take on the Florida State Seminoles in Tallahassee Dec. 4 2021. Dennis Nett | dnett@syracuse.com
Syracuse took big step in win over FSU: Winning game in which Buddy Boeheim was contained (PS; $; Waters)
Syracuse took an important step in the team’s development in its 63-60 victory at Florida State on Saturday.
Syracuse won despite Buddy Boeheim, the Orange’s leading scorer both this year and last year, having a sub-par game offensively.
Boeheim, who entered Saturday’s game ranked third in the ACC in scoring at 21 points per game, was held to a season-low six points. Florida State hounded Boeheim with a variety of defenders. The Seminoles played tight to take away the 3-pointer. They ran help at him when he chose to drive.
Boeheim got off just 10 shots and made only three of them. He didn’t make a 3-point shot for the first time all season, missing all four of his tries from beyond the arc.
But Syracuse still won.
“I think every win is a step for this team,’’ Syracuse forward Cole Swider said. “If Buddy scores six points in a game and we win, that’s a win.’’
The early season numbers bear out how unusual, and critical, it was for Syracuse to win as Buddy Boeheim fell below his normal scoring and shooting marks.
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Jim Boeheim: Syracuse's 1-1-3 zone only part of defensive improvement in win over FSU (247sports.com ; Bailey)
Jim Boeheim is trying something new this year. The 46th-year Syracuse men's basketball head coach mapped out an adjustment to his famous 2-3 zone after the team flopped in the Battle 4 Atlantis during the week of Thanksgiving, losing two of three contests to bring the Orange's early-season record to 3-3.
SU began working in a 1-1-3 zone, featuring one of the two guards dropping to take away the high post -- an area on the court that Syracuse struggled mightily to defend in its first six games. The tweak requires Buddy Boeheim to man more of the middle, asks the forwards to cover farther up on the perimeter and, in turn, leaves the center with more ground to cover on corner close-outs.
In its debut, the 1-1-3 held Indiana to 35.7 percent shooting in the first half on Tuesday, including 3 of 12 from deep, before the Hoosiers made an adjustment and SU reverted to its classic 2-3; IU's offense surged to the tune of 74 percent shooting in the second half. Then the 1-1-3 got extended usage in the Orange's 63-60 win at Florida State on Saturday, contributing to the team's best defensive outing of the year thus far.
"We use it and then we switch out of it in certain situations," Jim Boeheim said in his postgame presser. "Buddy knows how to get out of it. He was playing center one play. Jimmy (Boeheim) forgot that he was the center. Buddy went back there and played the center spot. We use it. We can come out of it in certain spots. It depends where the ball is and what they’re doing."
Syracuse (5-3, 1-0 Atlantic Coast Conference) held the Seminoles (5-3, 0-1) to 34.9 percent shooting, including 28.1 percent after halftime. Jim Boeheim said the result was more than a product of just schematics; SU's forwards and centers were a step quicker on their rotations and an opportunistic group trapped well for a second straight contest. After forcing 26 turnovers in a 112-110 double-overtime win versus Indiana, Syracuse forced FSU into 11 giveaways while also delaying the onset of halfcourt plays.
"Our defense really won the game for us," Boeheim said. "It has not been good, but our defense kept getting stops when we had to have them and when they put their shooters in, we tried to drive that guy. We tried to take advantage of the shooter on the offensive end, and Jimmy did a really good job of that a couple of times. But I just thought our defense was the difference."
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Axe: Is SU basketball finding itself as biggest game of season awaits? (PS; $; Axe)
A lot can happen in 10 days.
On Nov. 26, the Syracuse University men’s basketball team was licking its wounds following a 89-68 loss to Auburn.
The Orange came home from the three-day Battle for Atlantis with a 1-2 mark and were sitting at 3-3 overall following losses to the Tigers and VCU with a hard-fought win over Arizona State mixed in.
As Syracuse gets ready to face the No. 6 Villanova Wildcats on Tuesday night at Madison Square Garden, a more confident aura surrounds the Orange.
To borrow a phrase from Carrier Dome legend Billy Joel, Syracuse had to go to extremes against Indiana and Florida State in its last two games.
The Orange had to dig deep and match Indiana blow-by-blow in a 112-110 win that went to double overtime after losing a 49-33 halftime lead.
Syracuse had to grind past Florida State 63-60 on Saturday in a game where two of its biggest flaws, rebounding and defense, came to its rescue. This time it was SU that had to make the comeback as it trailed by 11 to the Seminoles at one point.
It was a big win for Syracuse in a tough road venue in ACC play, snapping a 25-game conference winning streak at home by Florida State.
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Syracuse Basketball: Jim Boeheim remarks on Benny Williams over the top (itlh; Adler)
I love Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim, and the same goes for freshman forward Benny Williams.
Boeheim is a legend in the sport of collegiate hoops. His resume doesn’t need to be rehashed here. And I almost always appreciate and respect his candidness, openness and focus on not sugarcoating things.
As for the 6-foot-8 Williams, he’s got tons of potential. He’s a hard-working young man. We follow each otheron Twitter, and he just seems like a nice human being. I want him to thrive on the Hill.
Williams was a five-star, top-25 prospect in the 2021 recruiting cycle who hails from Bowie, Md., and attended the powerhouse IMG Academy in Bradenton, Fla., a stanza ago.
He is one of the highest-rated recruits for the ‘Cuse program in recent history. I am thoroughly confident that Williams is going to have a bright and productive Orange career. So far, though, he definitely appears to be adjusting to the collegiate level.
Syracuse basketball boss Jim Boeheim didn’t hold back regarding freshman Benny Williams.
Following the team’s thrilling three-point victory at Florida State on Saturday, Boeheim was asked in his post-game press conference about Williams.
The freshman forward, by the way, registered two minutes of court time versus the Seminoles, according to a box score on ESPN’s Web site. He attempted, and missed, one 3-pointer, and that was about it.
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Remembering Syracuse basketball trailblazer Manny Breland: ‘It’s amazing how many people he must have impacted’ (PS; Waters)
As a lifelong educator, a principal and a coach, Manny Breland impacted the lives of those he taught, coached and mentored.
As the first Black player to earn a basketball scholarship to Syracuse University, where he played from 1952 to 1957, Breland paved the way for the likes of Dave Bing, Dennis DuVal and many others to follow in his footsteps.
The Syracuse native went from Central Tech to Syracuse University where, as a senior, he helped the 1957 team earn the first NCAA tournament bid in school history.
Breland died on Saturday at the age of 87.
Several of those whose lives he touched offered their remembrances of him:
DENNIS DUVAL, former SU player
“For me, he was always the pioneer. He allowed me and Dave Bing and others to come to Syracuse. He was the first African-American to come to Syracuse on a basketball scholarship. He was the patriarch of the system and I always respected that.
“We were well aware culturally of the sacrifices he had to make. Being the first is not easy. It’s never easy and there’s always a sacrifice that you have to make to represent your culture. Manny was outstanding at representing our culture in a positive way.’’
HOWARD TRICHE, Syracuse native and former SU player
“I remember him from roundtables when I was at Syracuse. They had former players, both basketball and football, and they’d have conversations with current players about their experiences at the school. In those roundtables, I began to understand the importance of when he was at SU.
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Seven Takeaways: Syracuse 63 Florida State 60 (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse basketball beat Florida State 63-60 on Saturday to snap the Seminoles 25 game home conference winning streak. Here are my takeaways from the game.
1. Syracuse Won the Type of Game People Did Not Think They Could
The big weaknesses for Syracuse basketball this season include ball handling against pressure defenses, rebounding and defending. Florida State is an aggressive, pressure defensive team, rebounds well and shoots the ball well (36% from three coming in to the game against Syracuse). On paper, it seemed like a bad matchup for the Orange. And yet, the were able to find a way to win. Syracuse largely took care of the basketball and handled Florida State's pressure. Syracuse outrebounded Florida State. Syracuse held Florida State to 4-30 (13%) shooting from three point range. The exact type of game Syracuse is not supposed to be able to win, they won. The team showed toughness and grit to pull it out. There were still plenty of mistakes, and this game probably should have been a bit easier than the three point margin without some mistakes, but it should be encouraging to Syracuse fans that they won considering how they won and who they beat.
2. Swider Needs to Play Confident Basketball
I thought one of the biggest issues with Cole Swider was being hesitant. When he shot confidently in the second half without hesitation, he hit some critical three pointers. One that put Syracuse up 10 and another that pushed the lead back to nine after Florida State started to get momentum. That's the Cole Swider Syracuse needs. Whenever he gets an opening, shoot. He is such a different player when he is confident and aggressive as opposed to passive and hesitant.
3. Torrence Makes an Impact
Symir Torrence may not have scored, but he had a significant impact on the game in just 12 minutes. He dished out five assists with just one turnover and had a steal. Torrence was strong defensively and is playing with more and more confidence. You can see it in the way he plays that he is becoming more comfortable with his role and with Syracuse's schemes. Being able to give Syracuse 10-15 minutes off the bench is important. Encouraging signs from him.
4. Patience Needed with Benny
Benny Williams really struggled again. He played only two minutes, missed an open three and did not grab a rebound. He may not be ready quite yet, but I know he is working extremely hard behind the scenes. Jim Boeheim has eluded to that fact on several occasions. Sometimes it takes players longer to be ready to contribute, even if they are highly regarded recruits. He will be a contributor by the end of the season. Patience.
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Syracuse Basketball: 4-star point guard target totally brilliant in big wins (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball 2023 four-star recruiting target Aden Holloway and his prep-school teammates recently suited up in the Bob Kirk Invitational Showcase at Allegany College of Maryland in Cumberland, Md.
This event commenced the competition in the 2021-22 stanza for squads that are part of the National Interscholastic Basketball Conference, a super league of sorts consisting of elite prep-school groups nationwide.
The 6-foot-1 Holloway, a top-15 point guard across the country in his cycle, is a junior at the powerhouse La Lumiere School in La Porte, Ind. He transferred there from the Covenant Day School in Matthews, N.C.
At the La Lumiere School, by the way, Holloway is teammates with former Orange 2022 prospect J.J. Starling, a Central New York native and a four-star guard who picked Notre Dame over the ‘Cuse and several other finalists.
Holloway, meanwhile, was outstanding in helping to lead the La Lumiere School to multiple victories at the Bob Kirk Invitational Showcase.
Syracuse basketball point guard target Aden Holloway showed off his shooting skills.
In one match-up, the La Lumiere School defeated Bishop Walsh School out of Cumberland by a final margin of 57-36, according to media reports.
Holloway was honored as the player of the game. In 22 minutes, he registered 20 points, six rebounds and two assists. He connected on a ridiculous 8-of-10 from the field, 2-of-3 from beyond the arc and 2-of-2 from the charity stripe. Talk about some efficient scoring numbers.
In a second contest, the La Lumiere School crushed the Wasatch Academy in Mount Pleasant, Utah, by a count of 86-57. The Wasatch Academy line-up includes Syracuse basketball 2022 pledge Chris Bunch, a four-star wing.
Holloway, when going up against Bunch and his teammates, played 22 minutes. Holloway efficiently produced 12 points, four boards, three dimes and two steals. He connected on 4-of-7 from the field, and Holloway made 4-of-6 from deep.
According to recruiting services, Orange coaches offered a scholarship to Holloway back in the summer of 2019.
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https://www.newsobserver.com/sports/college/acc/unc/article256363227.html (newsobserver.com; Brown)
Validation. It was the last word North Carolina players saw on the locker room white board before their 79-62 win over Georgia Tech on Sunday at McCamish Pavilion.
And they hope their win means it’s the final word on hearing UNC coach Hubert Davis repeat it to them again.
“He told us like 10 times before practice, he just said like 10 of our games in a row saying we’re going to win this game and validate that one by winning the next game,” said junior forward Armando Bacot, who finished with 15 points and 13 rebounds. “He just kind of went on and on and on, so that’s just kind of been our theme.”
Davis broke down the definition of the word, used it as a Thought of the Day before practice and reiterated his message through the media that the only way the Tar Heels’ (6-2, 1-0 ACC) win over No. 24 Michigan on Wednesday would mean anything, is if they followed that performance with another strong effort in their ACC road opener.
“I gave them the definition of validation in terms of proving,” Davis said. “And I said prove to yourself, prove to this program, prove to people that way that you play defense and energy and effort and the way that you shared the basketball on Wednesday night wasn’t a one night thing. That this is who we are. This is our team.” The Sound of Judgment A battle for racial justice in NC confronts bloody past, uncertain future
He gave the Heels the ultimate validation after the game, but first reminded the media that he said during the ACC Tipoff media day in October that not enough people were talking about Carolina. Pastner watched their losses to Purdue and Tennessee from last month while preparing for Sunday’s game and noted just how much they’ve improved since then.
“They’re a way better team, like I wish we were playing in November, because how they were playing early in the season,” Pastner said. “They’re not as good (then) as they are now and that’s a credit to coach Davis and staff. They’ve gotten better and I think they’re good enough to win the ACC.” Carolina won’t pick back up with conference play until Dec. 29 against Virginia Tech. Between now and then the Heels have four games including a home contest against sneaky-good Furman, which won at Louisville in overtime last month; and the Las Vegas showdown against No. 5 UCLA in the CBS Classic.
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ACC Roundup - UNC Getting In Gear? (DBR; King)
Georgia Tech has had some tough years recently but has managed to beat UNC fairly often. Not this time: Sunday’s game was tight at the half but UNC ran away in the second, winning 79-62.
Most impressively, UNC put together another strong defensive game, so props to Hubert Davis for teaching. Michael DeVoe has been leading the nation in scoring but got just 13 Sunday.
A smaller team, Georgia Tech probably has three major options: either score on the break, hit lots of threes or backdoor you to death.
Three pointers didn’t work out so well as Tech hit just 6-16 there and managed just 19 shots otherwise. The Yellow Jackets also didn't get to the line, hitting 6-7 there.
UNC by contrast hit 10-17 on threes and Georgia Tech could not stop UNC in general: Armando Bacot shot 7-11, RJ Davis 8-11/4-6, Caleb Love 7-18/3-5 and Brady Manek 6-10/3-6.
On the downside? Davis has said he wants to modernize the system and three point shooting is a big part of that. Part of the tradeoff for that is a traditional UNC strength; offensive rebounding.
Josh Pastner has only one player over 6-8 in his rotation and while Rodney Howard is an adequate rebounder, he’s not great.
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ACC Roundup - Is Wake Back? (DBR; King)
We were very curious about the Wake Forest-Virginia Tech game Saturday. We thought Wake had a chance to win but we didn’t expect them to run away with it.
But they did.
After being up just four at the half, the Demon Deacons blew out the Hokies in the second and Virginia Tech has been great on defense so far. Wake won 80-61 - on the road.
Transfer Dallas Walton finished with 17 points on 7-10 from the floor. Davion Williamson had 19 to lead the Deacs.
Afterwards, Walton was asked to compare the ACC and the PAC-12 (he transferred from Colorado) and he said this: “Even when you’re preparing for play in different leagues, it’s still high-level basketball. Whether you’re in the Pac-12, ACC or Big Ten, when you’re playing a high-level team like that, your mistakes and margin of error becomes very small. When you’re playing a low- or mid-level team, you can make those mistakes and still be all right.
“But when you’re playing high-level basketball against a Power 5 school, the margin of error is small. And you realize that during the game.”
Sage observation.
State could have used some of it against Louisville.
The Pack had the lead with 2:21 left - up four - but could not get inside of Louisville’s defense to protect it. Then Noah Locke hit a three to tie the game with 1:33 left and Miami transfer Matt Cross got a block and followed that with an amazing clutch three with just :02 left on the shot clock.
State will improve and remember they’re still in the post Manny Bates world. They’ll need to learn how to close out.
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A look at the produce aisle in a Restaurant Depot.
New Costco-like wholesale retailer for restaurants proposed in Salina (PS; $; Doran)
A members-only wholesale distributor and retailer selling food and supplies to restaurants is proposing to open up in Salina.
Restaurant Depot, a Costco-like retailer, wants to build a 49,000-square-foot business at 1308 Buckley Road.
This would be the first Restaurant Depot in the Syracuse area. Currently, the closest location to is in Rochester.
Restaurant Depot sells food, service equipment and supplies to its members, who are primarily restaurant owners or operators, caterers, institutional foodservice providers and not-for-profit organizations.
The wholesaler sells fresh meat and produce, frozen products, dry groceries, paper and cleaning supplies, beverages, and equipment.
“We are mainly geared toward serving small independent restaurants,’' Larry Cohen, vice president of Restaurant Depot, told syracuse.com | The Post-Standard. ”Our business helps the mom-and-pop restaurants compete.”
One reason Restaurant Depot wants to open in Syracuse is that there are a lot of smaller, independently owned eateries in the Syracuse region, Cohen said.
Memberships are free. Membership is limited to businesses, but the public can shop with a day pass, company officials said.
The Syracuse location would be the 16th Restaurant Depot in New York. It would employ about 35 full-time workers, Cohen said.
The Queens-based company first opened in 1990 and has 138 locations in 34 states. Restaurant Depot is now a division of Jetro Cash & Carry, which has been operating since 1976.
Cohen said the company hopes to get approvals from the town of Salina soon. They aim to start construction next spring or summer and open by the end of 2022.
“We like the location because it’s close to the Thruway and the town of Salina has been great to work with,’' Cohen said.
