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Welcome to National Clam Chowder Day!
Each year on February 25th people across the nation have a bowl and spoon ready to be filled with clam chowder as they prepare to participate in National Clam Chowder Day.
A clam chowder in its simplest form is a soup or stew containing clams or fish. The most common type of chowder includes milk or cream as well as potatoes, though the Manhattan clam chowder has tomatoes.
The origin of the word “chowder” is up for a little bit of debate. The French word for cauldron is “chaudiere.” The English word “jowter” means fish peddler. Both are on the hook for possible origins.
In chowder, along with the clams, it is common to find diced potatoes, onions (often sautéed with pork or bacon drippings) and celery.
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Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski will coach against each other for the last time in the regular season on Saturday.
Reliving the 1st Boeheim-Krzyzewski matchup before their final meeting (DO; Fernandez)
To Syracuse guard Stephen Thompson, playing Duke in December 1989 was more or less a regular game. His No. 1 Syracuse team featured six future NBA players, so Thompson wasn’t flustered by a matchup with the No. 6 Blue Devils.
But there was an added significance for Thompson: those schools were his final two choices. He visited Duke during the fall of his senior year and told then-Blue Devils seniors Johnny Dawkins and David Henderson that he knew he’d commit. But he had one more visit to take at Syracuse.
“The rest was history after that,” he said, citing the Big East’s rise to national prominence and his connection with Jim Boeheim as reasons he picked Syracuse.
Thirty-two years later, though, Thompson realizes that the game was much bigger than him. He had no idea that Boeheim knew Mike Krzyzewski from playing in charity golf tournaments in the ’80s. He didn’t know it was the first meeting between the two legendary head coaches. And he certainly didn’t foresee the close friendship that would blossom between the coaches, and their families, for years to come.
Syracuse won that day in Greensboro, North Carolina, 78-76, despite blowing a 15-point first-half lead, after forward Dave Johnson knocked down two free throws in the final seconds. It marked a starting point for years of competition between the two winningest NCAA basketball coaches.
“Back then, it was just Syracuse trying to beat Duke, and it was just Jim Boeheim trying to beat Mike Krzyzewski,” said Mike Hopkins, an SU player at the time. “As the years go on, the thing that you realize about both of them (is) they’re two of the greatest competitors to ever do this.”
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Beat writers agree Syracuse won't be able to upset No. 7 Duke (DO; Staff)
After a game in South Bend, Indiana, on Wednesday, Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome three days later for its most anticipated home game of the season — a matchup with No. 7 Duke.
The Blue Devils cruised past the Orange at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 22, a victory keyed by 14 3s and 15 points each from Wendell Moore Jr., Paolo Banchero and AJ Griffin. Buddy Boeheim was limited to seven points on 2-of-15 shooting in the loss, while Syracuse shot just 26.5% from the field in the opening half.
Here’s what The Daily Orange’s beat writers think will happen in the final regular-season meeting between coaches Mike Krzyzewski, who’s retiring after the season, and Jim Boeheim .
Andrew Crane (20-8)
Too hot to handle
Duke 85, Syracuse 72
Syracuse’s last game against Duke turned into a blowout simply because, as Roshan’s tagline suggests, the Blue Devils are in another league than this year’s SU team. Frank Anselem or Bourama Sidibe guarding Mark Williams? Oh boy. Trevor Keels back as a guard in the rotation? Even worse for SU. Those two matchups alone will be key to follow, both missing from the last meeting between the two teams. Like in any game, Buddy, Cole Swider and Joe Girard III have the ability to keep Syracuse in any game with 3-point shooting, so that could give the Orange a chance.
But eventually, look for Duke’s depth — exactly what the Orange don’t have — to eventually wear Syracuse down. Maybe it won’t happen in the first half. Maybe SU will keep it close, and it won’t happen until the final 10 minutes. But it’ll eventually happen. And that’s when the Blue Devils will start to pull away.
Roshan Fernandez (17-11)
In another league
Duke 80, Syracuse 75
The first Syracuse-Duke game was an indication of the gap between the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Orange. But since that 20-point loss, Syracuse has looked like a revolutionized team. Despite losing Jesse Edwards, it’s produced offensively both in the paint and beyond the 3-point arc, and the defense has looked improved. The Orange are playing their best basketball of the year in February, and they’ve looked very good at home.
All that being said, Duke is just on another level. I just don’t think Syracuse is a good enough team to defend a top-ranked offense. The Orange are certainly capable of cracking a top-ranked defense if they shoot well from deep, but that won’t be enough against the Blue Devils. Even though they seem to have turned a corner since the last Duke loss, I just can’t pick against the Blue Devils. This year, they’re a mismatch for Syracuse.
Gaurav Shetty (17-11)
Contenders and pretenders
Duke 84, Syracuse 71
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Buddy Boeheim and Syracuse last hosted Duke in February 2020.
Opponent Preview: What to know about No. 7 Duke (DO; Shetty)
On Saturday, Syracuse will host No. 7 Duke in the Carrier Dome for another opportunity at a resume-beefing Quadrant I win. The topsy-turvy season has seen the Orange fall under .500 as late as January for the first time under head coach Jim Boeheim. But with two games in three days against two of the best teams from North Carolina, Syracuse has a chance to save its season.
Up first is a Duke team ranked ninth in the nation on KenPom. The team sports one of the top prospects in this year’s NBA draft, Paolo Banchero. The Blue Devils trounced SU in Durham, North Carolina, by 20 points a month ago. Saturday’s game will also be the final regular-season meeting between Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski, as the latter is expected to retire after this season.
Here’s what you need to know about No. 7 Duke (24-4, 14-3 Atlantic Coast) as Syracuse (15-13, 9-8 ACC) plays arguably its biggest game of the season:
Duke’s scoring was significantly more spread out with four players scoring 15 points each. AJ Griffin gave the Orange the most trouble going 5-for-9 for 3 and faceguarding Buddy for most of the game.
KenPom odds
KenPom gives Duke a 72% chance of winning with a projected score of 80-73.
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'Some kids have the gene': AJ Griffin's ascent to Duke’s latest lottery prospect (DO; Crane)
In a matter of two minutes, AJ Griffin had already settled into a rhythm. Duke’s first possession ended with him perched on the left side with almost three steps of space between him and an out-of-position SU defender. His shot sank through the net.
And on the next possession, the same thing happened. It was only Griffin’s fourth game starting for the Blue Devils, temporarily abandoning the sixth-man role he’d carved out as a freshman, and the Orange collapsed too hard on Paolo Banchero in the middle, leaving Griffin free again with lots of space on the right side. Banchero tossed the ball over Joe Girard III’s hands, and Griffin set his right foot into his wide shooting stroke and drained the 3-pointer.
Griffin’s offensive presence, as well as his defensive skill set that was sharpened throughout high school and New York-based PSA Cardinals AAU team, has made him indispensable to Duke’s lineup. The five-star freshman has started the Blue Devils’ last 13 games entering Saturday’s contest against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, averaging 9.9 points per game, 3.6 rebounds and avoiding another injury scare — like he had in the fall and dating back to high school — that could limit his minutes, too.
“Some kids have the gene,” said Mark Carter, Griffin’s coach at PSA, “and I think AJ is one of those kids who has the gene.”
When Carter first met Griffin, he was out recruiting Alan Griffin, AJ’s older brother who played at Syracuse last season. AJ was 6-foot-2 as an eighth grader, and Carter recalled Alan telling him that, “I can hoop, but my brother, he’s next.” Carter said that stuck with him through the years he coached AJ and watched him develop. It stuck with him throughout this past season, when Duke’s winning streak that followed a loss to Ohio State coincided with AJ’s minutes and role expanding.
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How 2022 Duke compares to past title teams, and Syracuse's chances for a late surge (ESPN)
The Duke Blue Devils moved closer to their first ACC regular-season championship since 2010 with a 65-61 win over Virginia on Wednesday night, also remaining in position for what would be, stunningly, their first outright ACC regular-season title since the 2005-06 team earned that distinction. Mike Krzyzewski and Co. (24-4, 14-3) are a full game ahead of second-place Notre Dame (20-8, 13-4) heading into Saturday's Sonic Blockbuster matchup at the Syracuse Orange (6 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN app).
What would an ACC title say about this Duke team? That 2010 Blue Devils team went on to win a national championship, but the aforementioned 2006 group was upset by LSU in the Sweet 16, so what should we take away -- if anything -- if Duke finishes the job and wins the regular-season trophy? Meanwhile, Syracuse (15-13, 9-8) will be looking to improve its seed in the conference tournament -- and avoid facing Duke in the quarterfinals -- for its best shot at the NCAA tournament.
ESPN's expert group of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and Joe Lunardi compared this season's unit to the great Duke teams of the past, while also sizing up Syracuse's chances to pull the upset and stay hot at the ACC tournament in Brooklyn in a couple of weeks' time.
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Syracuse vs Duke Visitor List (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse basketball hosts #7 Duke on Saturday in what is the most anticipated game on the Orange's schedule. It is expected to be an electric atmosphere with the largest attendance of the season, and Syracuse is taking full advantage with recruits sitting in the stands to take it all in. Here is who we have confirmed will be in attendance.
CG Judah Mintz: One of the top guards in the 2022 class, Mintz was committed to Pittsburgh until this past November when he reopened his recruitment. He has already taken visits to Xavier, DePaul and NC State. After visiting Syracuse, he will visit Wake Forest. A decision will come sometime after that and he has discussed early April as a potential timeframe.
SF Chris Bunch: Bunch is a Syracuse signee who is visiting to check out the atmosphere. He signed back in November and remains fully on board with the Orange.
C Peter Carey: The Syracuse center signee is extremely athletic and has a tremendously high ceiling. He visited for the previous home game against Boston College as well.
SG Justin Taylor: One of the best shooters in the 2022 class, the Syracuse signee attended the game against Virginia earlier this season. Now he is back to check out the Carrier Dome atmosphere against Duke.
‘Mike from Durham’ phones into Jim Boeheim’s radio show, turns out it’s Coach K (PS; $; Curtis)
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim received a phone call on his radio show Thursday night, but it wasn’t from “Steve in North Syracuse,” one of his regulars.
It was “Mike from Durham,” more commonly known as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, Boeheim’s longtime colleague and close friend. Krzyzewski is set to retire at the end of this season, so the two legendary coaches will have their final regular-season meeting when Syracuse hosts Duke on Saturday in the Carrier Dome (6 p.m., ESPN).
Here’s a snippet of the phone exchange on Boeheim’s TK-99 radio show, held Thursday nights with Matt Park:
“I’ve been a fan of Coach Boeheim’s for almost five decades,” Krzyzewski started, before Boeheim began to chuckle, saying “Yeah, I doubt that.”
“I’m going to have a chance to watch the Syracuse-Duke game this weekend and I was wondering if there was an opportunity to meet him and maybe get an autograph or picture?” Krzyzewski continued.
“I’m going to meet you, but I’m not going to give you an autograph or picture,” Boeheim responded. “I have to charge you my rate. I don’t know if you can afford that.”
“Well, your NIL is probably the biggest of any college coach,” Krzyzewski said.
“I’m hot on Cameo,” Boeheim said, referring to the video app where people can book their favorite athletes, celebrities or coaches to send them or someone they love personalized videos.
Which Teams Should SU Hope To Draw In The ACC Tournament? – Orange Fizz – Daily Syracuse Recruiting News & Team Coverage (orangefizz.net; Bainbridge)
With just three games remaining in its regular season, Syracuse men’s basketball is desperately scrapping to try and get into a postseason tournament. Last night, the Orange dropped the first of four straight difficult games against top ACC competition. SU fell in South Bend to Notre Dame 79-69 and has now lost seven of its last 10 games. Tack on an upcoming trio of matchups against Duke, UNC, and Miami (all without injured center Jesse Edwards) that look like an absolute murderer’s row, and it’s easy to understand why a lot of pundits dropped the curtain on any Syracuse March Madness chances last night.
The reason the ACC’s weak underbelly slots in at only fifth is because a win against a bottom-feeder likely wouldn’t help SU more than it already has. Syracuse has shown that it’s better than these teams already, so another clobbering against a conference weakling wouldn’t go very far to impress any seeding committees.
UL has been in disarray this year. On January 26th, Louisville fired former head coach Chris Mack after the team started 11-9. The results since under interim coach Mike Pegues have been disastrous. The Cardinals are 1-6 since January 29th, and the one double-digit defeat over that span came against Syracuse in a 92-69 Carrier Dome demolition on February 5th. If SU and Louisville both fall deeper into the ACC over these next few games, the Cardinals could serve as a confidence booster for the Orange ahead of a tougher ACC tourney matchup.
Head coach Tony Bennett’s Cavs have turned the Virginia stereotype up to eleven with this year’s squad: all defense, no offense. It’s the problem that has bedeviled this program before, notably in its construction the year it lost to a 16 seed in the NCAA tournament. This year, the Cavaliers rank 12th in all of Division I in scoring defense, but 336th (out of 358 teams) in offense with just 63.4 points per game. That unevenness has weighed down Virginia this year during losses to James Madison, Clemson, and NC State.
Syracuse battled UVA back on New Year’s day and lost 74-69, but the game was tied at halftime and stayed close throughout despite SU getting just four combined field goals from Cole Swider and Joe Girard. If ‘Cuse can catch Virginia on one of its colder days, the Orange could easily pull out an impressive win over a team that has given them fits the past two years.
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Axe: SU-Duke has become more than a game. Will that continue after Coach K retires? (PS; $; Axe)
Technically, it’s a college basketball game.
Syracuse and Duke will tip off just past 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Carrier Dome.
One team will win, another will lose and both will move on to the next one.
Just another game, right?
Tell the people who paid more than $100 a ticket to watch the Orange and Blue Devils from a spot they were led to by a sherpa it’s just another game.
Syracuse-Duke at the Carrier Dome has never been just a game.
While this version of the social event of the year in Syracuse won’t set any attendance records, it has a grand headline.
Jim Boeheim vs. Mike Krzyzewski: the last scheduled clash of the titans between the two winningest coaches in college basketball.
Krzyzewski is retiring after putting together the greatest coaching resume in the history of Division I college basketball.
Jim Boeheim soldiers on. The Hall of Famer has outlasted Coach K, Roy Williams, all the colorful characters he competed with in the Big East and several models of automobiles.
Boeheim and Krzyzewski have been competitors for about four hours a year when Syracuse and Duke crossed paths.
The two basketball lifers will forever be remembered more fondly as collaborators for leading Team USA Basketball to three gold medals.
It’s no secret the Boeheim and Krzyzewski families are great friends, as “Mike from Durham” discussed on Boeheim’s radio show on Thursday.
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No. 7 Duke looks to stay on roll vs. Syracuse (cbssports.com; FLM)
Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim square off for what could be the final time Saturday when the seventh-ranked Blue Devils visit the Orange in New York.
Krzyzewski is the winningest coach in Division I basketball history, while Boeheim ranks second on the all-time victories list. The two coaching legends have met 16 times over the years, with Coach K holding an 11-5 advantage after Duke's 79-59 win over Syracuse on Jan. 22 in Durham, N.C.
"We're really good friends, and that's separate from basketball. When we come here, we want to win," Boeheim said after facing Krzyzewski at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the final time. "There's so many good memories on the court, but more than many off the court."
Four Duke players scored 15 points in that contest, including A.J. Griffin, who went 5 of 9 from behind the arc, and Paolo Banchero, who grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out four assists.
That win kicked off a stretch of 10 victories in 11 games for the Blue Devils (24-4, 14-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who lead second-place Notre Dame (20-8, 13-4) by one game in the ACC standings. Both teams have three regular-season games remaining.
In Duke's most recent win, Griffin hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers and made another late bucket to guide the Blue Devils to a 65-61 road triumph against Virginia on Wednesday.
"We have confidence that his next shot's going to go in," Krzyzewski said of Griffin, who has made a team-high 50 3-pointers on the season with a 48.1 percent success rate. "Three of his next shots went in in the last four minutes and God bless."
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Paul Atkinson And Joe Girard Spoil Jimmy Boeheim's Big Night, Syracuse Loses Critical Game To Notre Dame 2/24 (audcacy.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Jimmy Boeheim poured in a season high 27 points, but Syracuse still dropped a critical game to Notre Dame.
The guys dive into how the fanbase frustrations with Boeheim don't reflect his overachievement this season.
Plus, both Frank Anselem and Bourama Sidibe struggled to get anything going at center during Paul Atkinson's huge night for Notre Dame.
How much of a difference would Jesse Edwards had made? Also, Joe Girard had another uninspiring effort. What does he need to do when he isn't shooting the ball well?
Tim Leonard and Tyler Aki discuss it all and more on the Thursday edition of the Locked on Syracuse Podcast.
Syracuse Basketball: Orange got smashed on glass in loss at Notre Dame (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball sorely missed junior center Jesse Edwards in the team’s 10-point loss at Notre Dame on Wednesday evening.
I give all the credit in the world to the Orange (15-13, 9-8) for clawing its way back from a double-digit deficit in the second half against the Fighting Irish inside Purcell Pavilion.
Yet the ‘Cuse couldn’t contain Notre Dame in the rebounding arena, and that doomed Syracuse basketball in a 79-69 setback to the Fighting Irish (20-8, 13-4).
There’s no shame in falling to one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s best squads away from the Carrier Dome. And the Orange was right there with Notre Dame in the game’s waning minutes.
But with the injured Edwards unavailable, a Fighting Irish group that isn’t all that stellar on the boards absolutely walloped the ‘Cuse on the glass, and from my perspective, that was the difference in the eventual outcome.
In the second half, the Fighting Irish stretched its advantage to double-digits, and many ‘Cuse fans probably figured this ACC affair was over.
But Syracuse basketball, which has a gritty roster in the 2021-22 stanza, mounted a comeback on the road. In the last couple of minutes, the Notre Dame lead shrunk to three points.
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Notre Dame basketball: 3 takeaways from the 79-69 win over Syracuse (slapthesign.com; Weiss)
The Notre Dame basketball team took care of business on Wednesday night, beating the Syracuse Orange 79-69 inside Purcell Pavilion.
Coming off a loss against Wake Forest this past weekend, and an overtime win against Boston College the game before, the Notre Dame basketball team needed to make a statement at home against Syracuse Wednesday night. Playing a team they were favored against, the Irish looked to get back on track, and they did so in a big way in front of the home crowd, beating the Orange 79-69.
Here, we look at three takeaways from the victory over the Orange.
After the timeout, Hubb hit his three, and the Irish would cruise from there.
Of his 17 rebounds, eight came on the offensive end, and he was also money from the free-throw line, going 10-of-12.
This is a victory that gave the Irish their 20th win of the season, and that could lock them into a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The key will be closing the season strong, much like they did in the second half of this one, as a legitimate single-digit seed is certainly on the horizon, as well as a possible regular-season ACC title.
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Dereon Seabron builds basketball bond with his father :: WRALSportsFan.com (wralsprtsfan.com; video; Lea)
NC State's season hasn't gone the way the team hoped record wise, but Dereon Seabron's emergence as one of the best players in the ACC has been a bright spot. Pat Welter explains why Seabron's play has given new purpose to his father's life.
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Chestnut Crossing, pictured here, is among the properties still owned by Green National. The company has sold eight of its 11 properties in the Syracuse area. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | syracuse.com
Syracuse’s most notorious landlord begins selling off troubled properties (PS; $; Libonati)
Syracuse’s most notorious landlord has started selling off its troubled properties.
In the last two months, Green National -- a limited liability company owned by Troy Green and his father, former NFL star Tim Green -- has committed to selling or sold eight of its eleven properties in the Syracuse area.
The Greens have already sold Springfield Garden Apartments, a 310-unit apartment complex in DeWitt, and six other properties with 136 apartments that are scattered throughout the city. The properties sold for nearly $28 million, according to Onondaga County property records.
Troy Green said in January that Skyline Apartments, which has been deemed unfit for human occupancy four times and is the most notorious of the Greens’ properties, is under contract to be sold. He has so far declined to say who has agreed to buy Skyline.
Together, the eight buildings account for more than 60 percent of the apartment units owned by the Greens.
Troy Green declined to comment about the sales when he was reached by a reporter Wednesday.
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and New York Attorney General Letitia James have each said they believe the Greens should sell the properties they own.
“This is a community effort, unfortunately, to bring our most famous absentee landlord to reckon,” County Executive Ryan McMahon said at a Tuesday news conference.
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Each year on February 25th people across the nation have a bowl and spoon ready to be filled with clam chowder as they prepare to participate in National Clam Chowder Day.
A clam chowder in its simplest form is a soup or stew containing clams or fish. The most common type of chowder includes milk or cream as well as potatoes, though the Manhattan clam chowder has tomatoes.
The origin of the word “chowder” is up for a little bit of debate. The French word for cauldron is “chaudiere.” The English word “jowter” means fish peddler. Both are on the hook for possible origins.
In chowder, along with the clams, it is common to find diced potatoes, onions (often sautéed with pork or bacon drippings) and celery.
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Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski will coach against each other for the last time in the regular season on Saturday.
Reliving the 1st Boeheim-Krzyzewski matchup before their final meeting (DO; Fernandez)
To Syracuse guard Stephen Thompson, playing Duke in December 1989 was more or less a regular game. His No. 1 Syracuse team featured six future NBA players, so Thompson wasn’t flustered by a matchup with the No. 6 Blue Devils.
But there was an added significance for Thompson: those schools were his final two choices. He visited Duke during the fall of his senior year and told then-Blue Devils seniors Johnny Dawkins and David Henderson that he knew he’d commit. But he had one more visit to take at Syracuse.
“The rest was history after that,” he said, citing the Big East’s rise to national prominence and his connection with Jim Boeheim as reasons he picked Syracuse.
Thirty-two years later, though, Thompson realizes that the game was much bigger than him. He had no idea that Boeheim knew Mike Krzyzewski from playing in charity golf tournaments in the ’80s. He didn’t know it was the first meeting between the two legendary head coaches. And he certainly didn’t foresee the close friendship that would blossom between the coaches, and their families, for years to come.
Syracuse won that day in Greensboro, North Carolina, 78-76, despite blowing a 15-point first-half lead, after forward Dave Johnson knocked down two free throws in the final seconds. It marked a starting point for years of competition between the two winningest NCAA basketball coaches.
“Back then, it was just Syracuse trying to beat Duke, and it was just Jim Boeheim trying to beat Mike Krzyzewski,” said Mike Hopkins, an SU player at the time. “As the years go on, the thing that you realize about both of them (is) they’re two of the greatest competitors to ever do this.”
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Beat writers agree Syracuse won't be able to upset No. 7 Duke (DO; Staff)
After a game in South Bend, Indiana, on Wednesday, Syracuse returns to the Carrier Dome three days later for its most anticipated home game of the season — a matchup with No. 7 Duke.
The Blue Devils cruised past the Orange at Cameron Indoor Stadium on Jan. 22, a victory keyed by 14 3s and 15 points each from Wendell Moore Jr., Paolo Banchero and AJ Griffin. Buddy Boeheim was limited to seven points on 2-of-15 shooting in the loss, while Syracuse shot just 26.5% from the field in the opening half.
Here’s what The Daily Orange’s beat writers think will happen in the final regular-season meeting between coaches Mike Krzyzewski, who’s retiring after the season, and Jim Boeheim .
Andrew Crane (20-8)
Too hot to handle
Duke 85, Syracuse 72
Syracuse’s last game against Duke turned into a blowout simply because, as Roshan’s tagline suggests, the Blue Devils are in another league than this year’s SU team. Frank Anselem or Bourama Sidibe guarding Mark Williams? Oh boy. Trevor Keels back as a guard in the rotation? Even worse for SU. Those two matchups alone will be key to follow, both missing from the last meeting between the two teams. Like in any game, Buddy, Cole Swider and Joe Girard III have the ability to keep Syracuse in any game with 3-point shooting, so that could give the Orange a chance.
But eventually, look for Duke’s depth — exactly what the Orange don’t have — to eventually wear Syracuse down. Maybe it won’t happen in the first half. Maybe SU will keep it close, and it won’t happen until the final 10 minutes. But it’ll eventually happen. And that’s when the Blue Devils will start to pull away.
Roshan Fernandez (17-11)
In another league
Duke 80, Syracuse 75
The first Syracuse-Duke game was an indication of the gap between the top of the Atlantic Coast Conference and the Orange. But since that 20-point loss, Syracuse has looked like a revolutionized team. Despite losing Jesse Edwards, it’s produced offensively both in the paint and beyond the 3-point arc, and the defense has looked improved. The Orange are playing their best basketball of the year in February, and they’ve looked very good at home.
All that being said, Duke is just on another level. I just don’t think Syracuse is a good enough team to defend a top-ranked offense. The Orange are certainly capable of cracking a top-ranked defense if they shoot well from deep, but that won’t be enough against the Blue Devils. Even though they seem to have turned a corner since the last Duke loss, I just can’t pick against the Blue Devils. This year, they’re a mismatch for Syracuse.
Gaurav Shetty (17-11)
Contenders and pretenders
Duke 84, Syracuse 71
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Buddy Boeheim and Syracuse last hosted Duke in February 2020.
Opponent Preview: What to know about No. 7 Duke (DO; Shetty)
On Saturday, Syracuse will host No. 7 Duke in the Carrier Dome for another opportunity at a resume-beefing Quadrant I win. The topsy-turvy season has seen the Orange fall under .500 as late as January for the first time under head coach Jim Boeheim. But with two games in three days against two of the best teams from North Carolina, Syracuse has a chance to save its season.
Up first is a Duke team ranked ninth in the nation on KenPom. The team sports one of the top prospects in this year’s NBA draft, Paolo Banchero. The Blue Devils trounced SU in Durham, North Carolina, by 20 points a month ago. Saturday’s game will also be the final regular-season meeting between Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski, as the latter is expected to retire after this season.
Here’s what you need to know about No. 7 Duke (24-4, 14-3 Atlantic Coast) as Syracuse (15-13, 9-8 ACC) plays arguably its biggest game of the season:
All-time series
Duke leads 12-6.Last time they played
The two teams last played each other earlier in the season on Jan. 22. The 79-59 loss is one of Syracuse’s biggest of the season. The Blue Devils held Buddy Boeheim to just seven points and 1-for-10 from 3. The rest of the offense also struggled to make up for the lost production posting one of its lowest point totals of the season.Duke’s scoring was significantly more spread out with four players scoring 15 points each. AJ Griffin gave the Orange the most trouble going 5-for-9 for 3 and faceguarding Buddy for most of the game.
KenPom odds
KenPom gives Duke a 72% chance of winning with a projected score of 80-73.
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'Some kids have the gene': AJ Griffin's ascent to Duke’s latest lottery prospect (DO; Crane)
In a matter of two minutes, AJ Griffin had already settled into a rhythm. Duke’s first possession ended with him perched on the left side with almost three steps of space between him and an out-of-position SU defender. His shot sank through the net.
And on the next possession, the same thing happened. It was only Griffin’s fourth game starting for the Blue Devils, temporarily abandoning the sixth-man role he’d carved out as a freshman, and the Orange collapsed too hard on Paolo Banchero in the middle, leaving Griffin free again with lots of space on the right side. Banchero tossed the ball over Joe Girard III’s hands, and Griffin set his right foot into his wide shooting stroke and drained the 3-pointer.
Griffin’s offensive presence, as well as his defensive skill set that was sharpened throughout high school and New York-based PSA Cardinals AAU team, has made him indispensable to Duke’s lineup. The five-star freshman has started the Blue Devils’ last 13 games entering Saturday’s contest against Syracuse in the Carrier Dome, averaging 9.9 points per game, 3.6 rebounds and avoiding another injury scare — like he had in the fall and dating back to high school — that could limit his minutes, too.
“Some kids have the gene,” said Mark Carter, Griffin’s coach at PSA, “and I think AJ is one of those kids who has the gene.”
When Carter first met Griffin, he was out recruiting Alan Griffin, AJ’s older brother who played at Syracuse last season. AJ was 6-foot-2 as an eighth grader, and Carter recalled Alan telling him that, “I can hoop, but my brother, he’s next.” Carter said that stuck with him through the years he coached AJ and watched him develop. It stuck with him throughout this past season, when Duke’s winning streak that followed a loss to Ohio State coincided with AJ’s minutes and role expanding.
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How 2022 Duke compares to past title teams, and Syracuse's chances for a late surge (ESPN)
The Duke Blue Devils moved closer to their first ACC regular-season championship since 2010 with a 65-61 win over Virginia on Wednesday night, also remaining in position for what would be, stunningly, their first outright ACC regular-season title since the 2005-06 team earned that distinction. Mike Krzyzewski and Co. (24-4, 14-3) are a full game ahead of second-place Notre Dame (20-8, 13-4) heading into Saturday's Sonic Blockbuster matchup at the Syracuse Orange (6 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN app).
What would an ACC title say about this Duke team? That 2010 Blue Devils team went on to win a national championship, but the aforementioned 2006 group was upset by LSU in the Sweet 16, so what should we take away -- if anything -- if Duke finishes the job and wins the regular-season trophy? Meanwhile, Syracuse (15-13, 9-8) will be looking to improve its seed in the conference tournament -- and avoid facing Duke in the quarterfinals -- for its best shot at the NCAA tournament.
ESPN's expert group of Myron Medcalf, Jeff Borzello, John Gasaway and Joe Lunardi compared this season's unit to the great Duke teams of the past, while also sizing up Syracuse's chances to pull the upset and stay hot at the ACC tournament in Brooklyn in a couple of weeks' time.
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Syracuse vs Duke Visitor List (SI; McAllister)
Syracuse basketball hosts #7 Duke on Saturday in what is the most anticipated game on the Orange's schedule. It is expected to be an electric atmosphere with the largest attendance of the season, and Syracuse is taking full advantage with recruits sitting in the stands to take it all in. Here is who we have confirmed will be in attendance.
CG Judah Mintz: One of the top guards in the 2022 class, Mintz was committed to Pittsburgh until this past November when he reopened his recruitment. He has already taken visits to Xavier, DePaul and NC State. After visiting Syracuse, he will visit Wake Forest. A decision will come sometime after that and he has discussed early April as a potential timeframe.
SF Chris Bunch: Bunch is a Syracuse signee who is visiting to check out the atmosphere. He signed back in November and remains fully on board with the Orange.
C Peter Carey: The Syracuse center signee is extremely athletic and has a tremendously high ceiling. He visited for the previous home game against Boston College as well.
SG Justin Taylor: One of the best shooters in the 2022 class, the Syracuse signee attended the game against Virginia earlier this season. Now he is back to check out the Carrier Dome atmosphere against Duke.
‘Mike from Durham’ phones into Jim Boeheim’s radio show, turns out it’s Coach K (PS; $; Curtis)
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim received a phone call on his radio show Thursday night, but it wasn’t from “Steve in North Syracuse,” one of his regulars.
It was “Mike from Durham,” more commonly known as Duke coach Mike Krzyzewski, Boeheim’s longtime colleague and close friend. Krzyzewski is set to retire at the end of this season, so the two legendary coaches will have their final regular-season meeting when Syracuse hosts Duke on Saturday in the Carrier Dome (6 p.m., ESPN).
Here’s a snippet of the phone exchange on Boeheim’s TK-99 radio show, held Thursday nights with Matt Park:
“I’ve been a fan of Coach Boeheim’s for almost five decades,” Krzyzewski started, before Boeheim began to chuckle, saying “Yeah, I doubt that.”
“I’m going to have a chance to watch the Syracuse-Duke game this weekend and I was wondering if there was an opportunity to meet him and maybe get an autograph or picture?” Krzyzewski continued.
“I’m going to meet you, but I’m not going to give you an autograph or picture,” Boeheim responded. “I have to charge you my rate. I don’t know if you can afford that.”
“Well, your NIL is probably the biggest of any college coach,” Krzyzewski said.
“I’m hot on Cameo,” Boeheim said, referring to the video app where people can book their favorite athletes, celebrities or coaches to send them or someone they love personalized videos.
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Which Teams Should SU Hope To Draw In The ACC Tournament? – Orange Fizz – Daily Syracuse Recruiting News & Team Coverage (orangefizz.net; Bainbridge)
With just three games remaining in its regular season, Syracuse men’s basketball is desperately scrapping to try and get into a postseason tournament. Last night, the Orange dropped the first of four straight difficult games against top ACC competition. SU fell in South Bend to Notre Dame 79-69 and has now lost seven of its last 10 games. Tack on an upcoming trio of matchups against Duke, UNC, and Miami (all without injured center Jesse Edwards) that look like an absolute murderer’s row, and it’s easy to understand why a lot of pundits dropped the curtain on any Syracuse March Madness chances last night.
Fortunately, Syracuse’s season won’t be completely over even if it whiffs on all three of its final three games. The ACC Tournament in Brooklyn awaits, and SU will be playing in it no matter what. A strong run in the ACC tourney likely won’t be enough to vault the Orange into any serious NCAA tournament conversations – unless they win the whole thing, of course – but a good showing across multiple games could help bolster the team’s middling NIT resumé. At this point, that’s the best you can hope for. But who should Syracuse be hoping to play in the tournament? There’s a couple matchups Syracuse would probably feel pretty good about.
5. THE CURRENT BOTTOM FIVE (GEORGIA TECH, NC STATE, CLEMSON, PITT, BC)
It should be a no-brainer, but a first round layup against one of the ACC’s current five worst teams would be a preferable draw for the Orange. Against these unfortunate five, Syracuse is 7-1 with the lone loss coming in a surprising dud against Pittsburgh in late January. Most of the games weren’t particularly close, either. SU lit up BC, Louisville, and Clemson by over 20 points in each of its last matchups against the three.The reason the ACC’s weak underbelly slots in at only fifth is because a win against a bottom-feeder likely wouldn’t help SU more than it already has. Syracuse has shown that it’s better than these teams already, so another clobbering against a conference weakling wouldn’t go very far to impress any seeding committees.
4. LOUISVILLE
Louisville is a bad team and sinking, making them not all that different from the five teams bunched together at the fifth spot on this list. However, for a sheer “good visual” win, there may not be a better potential first matchup than the Cards.UL has been in disarray this year. On January 26th, Louisville fired former head coach Chris Mack after the team started 11-9. The results since under interim coach Mike Pegues have been disastrous. The Cardinals are 1-6 since January 29th, and the one double-digit defeat over that span came against Syracuse in a 92-69 Carrier Dome demolition on February 5th. If SU and Louisville both fall deeper into the ACC over these next few games, the Cardinals could serve as a confidence booster for the Orange ahead of a tougher ACC tourney matchup.
3. VIRGINIA
It may seem foolish to slot Virginia at this spot. After all, it’s a team with solid footing, a constricting defense, and one that sits right below the conference’s current 20-game winners. However, UVA is not a perfect team. The Cavaliers have demonstrated over and over this season that they’re beatable, particularly if you catch them on a bad shooting night.Head coach Tony Bennett’s Cavs have turned the Virginia stereotype up to eleven with this year’s squad: all defense, no offense. It’s the problem that has bedeviled this program before, notably in its construction the year it lost to a 16 seed in the NCAA tournament. This year, the Cavaliers rank 12th in all of Division I in scoring defense, but 336th (out of 358 teams) in offense with just 63.4 points per game. That unevenness has weighed down Virginia this year during losses to James Madison, Clemson, and NC State.
Syracuse battled UVA back on New Year’s day and lost 74-69, but the game was tied at halftime and stayed close throughout despite SU getting just four combined field goals from Cole Swider and Joe Girard. If ‘Cuse can catch Virginia on one of its colder days, the Orange could easily pull out an impressive win over a team that has given them fits the past two years.
2. MIAMI
The wildcard on this list is one that may look foolish after these two teams lock horns on March 5th. However, the 2021-22 Miami Hurricanes are a flawed team. It took an astounding 18-point choke from Syracuse to lose the first matchup against the ‘Canes by a single point, and the Hurricanes’ flaws have become clearer as the season has gone on....
Axe: SU-Duke has become more than a game. Will that continue after Coach K retires? (PS; $; Axe)
Technically, it’s a college basketball game.
Syracuse and Duke will tip off just past 6 p.m. on Saturday at the Carrier Dome.
One team will win, another will lose and both will move on to the next one.
Just another game, right?
Tell the people who paid more than $100 a ticket to watch the Orange and Blue Devils from a spot they were led to by a sherpa it’s just another game.
Syracuse-Duke at the Carrier Dome has never been just a game.
While this version of the social event of the year in Syracuse won’t set any attendance records, it has a grand headline.
Jim Boeheim vs. Mike Krzyzewski: the last scheduled clash of the titans between the two winningest coaches in college basketball.
Krzyzewski is retiring after putting together the greatest coaching resume in the history of Division I college basketball.
Jim Boeheim soldiers on. The Hall of Famer has outlasted Coach K, Roy Williams, all the colorful characters he competed with in the Big East and several models of automobiles.
Boeheim and Krzyzewski have been competitors for about four hours a year when Syracuse and Duke crossed paths.
The two basketball lifers will forever be remembered more fondly as collaborators for leading Team USA Basketball to three gold medals.
It’s no secret the Boeheim and Krzyzewski families are great friends, as “Mike from Durham” discussed on Boeheim’s radio show on Thursday.
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No. 7 Duke looks to stay on roll vs. Syracuse (cbssports.com; FLM)
Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and Syracuse's Jim Boeheim square off for what could be the final time Saturday when the seventh-ranked Blue Devils visit the Orange in New York.
Krzyzewski is the winningest coach in Division I basketball history, while Boeheim ranks second on the all-time victories list. The two coaching legends have met 16 times over the years, with Coach K holding an 11-5 advantage after Duke's 79-59 win over Syracuse on Jan. 22 in Durham, N.C.
"We're really good friends, and that's separate from basketball. When we come here, we want to win," Boeheim said after facing Krzyzewski at Cameron Indoor Stadium for the final time. "There's so many good memories on the court, but more than many off the court."
Four Duke players scored 15 points in that contest, including A.J. Griffin, who went 5 of 9 from behind the arc, and Paolo Banchero, who grabbed 13 rebounds and dished out four assists.
That win kicked off a stretch of 10 victories in 11 games for the Blue Devils (24-4, 14-3 Atlantic Coast Conference), who lead second-place Notre Dame (20-8, 13-4) by one game in the ACC standings. Both teams have three regular-season games remaining.
In Duke's most recent win, Griffin hit a pair of clutch 3-pointers and made another late bucket to guide the Blue Devils to a 65-61 road triumph against Virginia on Wednesday.
"We have confidence that his next shot's going to go in," Krzyzewski said of Griffin, who has made a team-high 50 3-pointers on the season with a 48.1 percent success rate. "Three of his next shots went in in the last four minutes and God bless."
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Paul Atkinson And Joe Girard Spoil Jimmy Boeheim's Big Night, Syracuse Loses Critical Game To Notre Dame 2/24 (audcacy.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
Jimmy Boeheim poured in a season high 27 points, but Syracuse still dropped a critical game to Notre Dame.
The guys dive into how the fanbase frustrations with Boeheim don't reflect his overachievement this season.
Plus, both Frank Anselem and Bourama Sidibe struggled to get anything going at center during Paul Atkinson's huge night for Notre Dame.
How much of a difference would Jesse Edwards had made? Also, Joe Girard had another uninspiring effort. What does he need to do when he isn't shooting the ball well?
Tim Leonard and Tyler Aki discuss it all and more on the Thursday edition of the Locked on Syracuse Podcast.
Syracuse Basketball: Orange got smashed on glass in loss at Notre Dame (itlh; Adler)
Syracuse basketball sorely missed junior center Jesse Edwards in the team’s 10-point loss at Notre Dame on Wednesday evening.
I give all the credit in the world to the Orange (15-13, 9-8) for clawing its way back from a double-digit deficit in the second half against the Fighting Irish inside Purcell Pavilion.
Yet the ‘Cuse couldn’t contain Notre Dame in the rebounding arena, and that doomed Syracuse basketball in a 79-69 setback to the Fighting Irish (20-8, 13-4).
There’s no shame in falling to one of the Atlantic Coast Conference’s best squads away from the Carrier Dome. And the Orange was right there with Notre Dame in the game’s waning minutes.
But with the injured Edwards unavailable, a Fighting Irish group that isn’t all that stellar on the boards absolutely walloped the ‘Cuse on the glass, and from my perspective, that was the difference in the eventual outcome.
Syracuse basketball had no answer for Notre Dame in the rebounding department.
Per ESPN statistics, the Fighting Irish outrebounded the Orange by a final margin of 41-28. To make matters worse, Syracuse basketball corralled just three offensive rebounds, as compared to 11 for Notre Dame.In the second half, the Fighting Irish stretched its advantage to double-digits, and many ‘Cuse fans probably figured this ACC affair was over.
But Syracuse basketball, which has a gritty roster in the 2021-22 stanza, mounted a comeback on the road. In the last couple of minutes, the Notre Dame lead shrunk to three points.
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Notre Dame basketball: 3 takeaways from the 79-69 win over Syracuse (slapthesign.com; Weiss)
The Notre Dame basketball team took care of business on Wednesday night, beating the Syracuse Orange 79-69 inside Purcell Pavilion.
Coming off a loss against Wake Forest this past weekend, and an overtime win against Boston College the game before, the Notre Dame basketball team needed to make a statement at home against Syracuse Wednesday night. Playing a team they were favored against, the Irish looked to get back on track, and they did so in a big way in front of the home crowd, beating the Orange 79-69.
Here, we look at three takeaways from the victory over the Orange.
Notre Dame basketball: 3 takeaways from the 79-69 win over Syracuse
No. 1: Prentiss Hubb once again money in the clutch
In what has been a theme throughout his career, when the Irish needed a clutch bucket late in this game, Prentiss Hubb was able to step up and bury a three-point shot to give them a five-point lead. That bucket came after the Orange went on a 6-0 run to close the lead to two points, prompting a Notre Dame timeout.After the timeout, Hubb hit his three, and the Irish would cruise from there.
No. 2: Big fellas got it done
Paul Atkinson Jr. continues to dominate in the second half of the season, and against Syracuse, he certainly made his presence felt. The transfer from Yale racked up 20 points and 17 rebounds, proving to be the kind of post presence this team is going to need if they hope to make a real run through the NCAA Tournament.Of his 17 rebounds, eight came on the offensive end, and he was also money from the free-throw line, going 10-of-12.
No. 3: Crucial victory down the stretch
The Irish came off a loss in this one and faced a four-game stretch that would make or break their season. Notre Dame basketball needs to win out to secure a good seed in the NCAA Tournament, and beating the Orange by ten will go a long way in them getting the confidence they need to close out the regular season.This is a victory that gave the Irish their 20th win of the season, and that could lock them into a spot in the NCAA Tournament. The key will be closing the season strong, much like they did in the second half of this one, as a legitimate single-digit seed is certainly on the horizon, as well as a possible regular-season ACC title.
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Dereon Seabron builds basketball bond with his father :: WRALSportsFan.com (wralsprtsfan.com; video; Lea)
NC State's season hasn't gone the way the team hoped record wise, but Dereon Seabron's emergence as one of the best players in the ACC has been a bright spot. Pat Welter explains why Seabron's play has given new purpose to his father's life.
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Chestnut Crossing, pictured here, is among the properties still owned by Green National. The company has sold eight of its 11 properties in the Syracuse area. N. Scott Trimble | strimble@syracuse.comN. Scott Trimble | syracuse.com
Syracuse’s most notorious landlord begins selling off troubled properties (PS; $; Libonati)
Syracuse’s most notorious landlord has started selling off its troubled properties.
In the last two months, Green National -- a limited liability company owned by Troy Green and his father, former NFL star Tim Green -- has committed to selling or sold eight of its eleven properties in the Syracuse area.
The Greens have already sold Springfield Garden Apartments, a 310-unit apartment complex in DeWitt, and six other properties with 136 apartments that are scattered throughout the city. The properties sold for nearly $28 million, according to Onondaga County property records.
Troy Green said in January that Skyline Apartments, which has been deemed unfit for human occupancy four times and is the most notorious of the Greens’ properties, is under contract to be sold. He has so far declined to say who has agreed to buy Skyline.
Together, the eight buildings account for more than 60 percent of the apartment units owned by the Greens.
Troy Green declined to comment about the sales when he was reached by a reporter Wednesday.
Syracuse Mayor Ben Walsh and New York Attorney General Letitia James have each said they believe the Greens should sell the properties they own.
“This is a community effort, unfortunately, to bring our most famous absentee landlord to reckon,” County Executive Ryan McMahon said at a Tuesday news conference.
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