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Geeks and geek culture are celebrated and promoted today. The day began in 2006, but various precursors came before it. The Geek Pride Festival, organized by Tim McEachern, was held at a bar in Albany, New York, from 1998 to 2000. Dick Morley, the "father" of the programmable logic controller, organized Geek Pride Days at his retreat in New Hampshire, beginning in 2001. The Geek Pride Day we celebrate today originated in Spain, coming from an idea from Spanish blogger Germán Martínez in 2006. He chose May 25 as its date because that is the anniversary of the debut of the original Star Wars film, which was released in 1977. In Madrid, 300 self-proclaimed geeks played a game of human Pac-Man together on the day. Rights and responsibilities for geeks were also written up. These included rights such as "the right to not be 'in-style'" and "the right to not like football or any other sport," as well as responsibilities such as "attend every geeky movie on opening night and buy every geeky book before anyone else."
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Syracuse Orange guard Judah Mintz (3) against the Oakland Golden Grizzlies at the JMA Wireless Dome, Syracuse, N.Y. Tuesday December 6, 2022. Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.com Scott Schild | sschild@syracuse.
Why should Mintz go pro? Why should he return to SU? (Mike’s mailbox) (PS; $; Waters)
Judah Mintz, and his impending decision to keep his name in the NBA draft or return to Syracuse next season, is all any Syracuse fan is thinking about these days.
So it should be no surprise that this week’s Mailbox is all about Judah Mintz.
Mintz, the 6-foot-3 point guard, had a stellar freshman season for the Orange, averaging 16.3 points and leading the ACC with 1.8 steals per game.
Mintz has entered his name in the NBA draft but retained his eligibility in case he decides to return for his sophomore year. The NCAA deadline for players to withdraw from the draft and be eligible next season is Wednesday, May 31.
Let’s get to those questions.
Q: Syracuse fans are all waiting and wondering what Judah Mintz will do. In your opinion, why should Judah Mintz go pro and why should he stay?
Charles B.
Mike: This is interesting. An argument with myself.
The main reason that Judah Mintz should go pro is that, according to most mock drafts, he will likely be taken in the second round of the NBA draft. While that does not guarantee him a contract or a roster spot, it does start him down the path of being a professional basketball player.
Even if Mintz winds up in the G-League, there is the argument that a player can spend more time working on their game at that level than they can in college.
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The Juice Online - 6 burning questions for the 2022-23 Syracuse basketball team (The Juice; Stechchulte)
It finally appears all the dust kicked up by the offseason activity surrounding the Syracuse men’s basketball roster is settled, save for one last wisp that looks like the last trail of smoke following Judah Mintz to the NBA draft. After all the hubbub, the Orange roster vaguely resembles what it looked like in their season-ending loss against Wake Forest in the ACC Tournament.
Four players have transferred out of the program in addition to Mintz’s likely foray into the professional ranks with four transfers committing to SU along with one incoming freshman, making an even swap of five players out and five players in. Those five new faces join seven holdovers on the roster.
The announcement of each incoming transfer was met with excitement, as they all bring significant pedigrees. J.J. Starling was a five-star recruit and McDonald’s All-American, Kyle Cuffe, Jr. and Chance Westry both were four-star prospects in high school, and Naheem McLeod was a three-star player. Each of the four originally landed with Power 5 schools.
Starling and Westry each were in the Class of 2022 with Cuffe and McLeod entering college the year before that. Westry redshirted last season at Auburn due to injury and Cuffe redshirted as a freshman, then was an injury redshirt last season at Kansas, meaning they each have four years of eligibility left.
All in all, the collective infusion of talent rightfully gave the SU fanbase reason to be excited.
However, it is not all sunshine and rainbows on a now-crowded roster.
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Syracuse men’s basketball: how will the Orange’s half-court offense look under Adrian Autry? (TNIAAM; Chiappone)
Despite taking the job a little over two months ago, head coach Adrian Autry has the future of the Syracuse Orange men’s basketball team looking promising up to this point.
Most of the roster for 2023-2024 looks to be filled out. Autry acquired four transfer players during this offseason to fill in the gaps left behind from the departure of Joe Girard, Jesse Edwards, and company. Coupled with announced commitments from top-40 class of 2024 prospect Donnie Freeman as well as four-star shooting guard Elijah Moore, and suddenly the program finds its outlook looking brighter by the day.
Now comes the fun part: putting all the pieces together on-the-court for this coming season.
Kevin already noted the defensive-first philosophy of this new team given how many tall, lengthy athletes Syracuse possesses. Of course, this team is going to have to still put up points on the board. How will it do so?
The biggest concern moving forward is figuring out who will make up the Orange’s scoring from 2022-2023. Syracuse ranked eighth in points per game (74.1) last season in the ACC, but the trio of Girard, Edwards, and Judah Mintz accounted for 47.2 points per game alone, or over 65% of Syracuse’s scoring production. Assuming Judah Mintz sticks with the NBA Draft process, the Orange will need to make up nearly two-thirds of their offense from last season.
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Why Is Syracuse Playing Oregon? (orangefizz.net; Griffin)
It’s funny how life sometimes brings full-circle moments, and this piece provides one for us here at the Fizz today. Almost exactly one year ago, we debated whether Syracuse would benefit from a tough non-conference schedule in 2022-23. Jim Boeheim and company decided on a lighter load, but losses to Colgate and Bryant hurt the Orange. This season, we knew SU would play against some of college basketball’s best in Maui as well as an SEC school before the coaching change. But evidently, that wasn’t enough for Adrian Autry in year one.
So that begs the question, why? And we’re not trying to answer it, we’re actually wondering why, because the decision to play this game is a head-scratching one.
Let’s look back to last year’s non-conference schedule. Syracuse had three games where you wouldn’t be angry with a loss. The two games in the Empire Classic against Richmond who won an NCAA Tournament game the previous year, and a St. John’s team that started hot. Additionally, you had the ACC-B1G challenge against Illinois. The contests in Brooklyn went far better than the one in Champaign, but the contests in Brooklyn also drained the Orange. Two overtime games leading into Thanksgiving are grueling, and then they played two days after the holiday (and lost to freaking Bryant!). Simply put, those tough games took some gas out of the tank, and now you want to add more?
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Keeping Up With The 315 5-24-23 (ESPN; radio; The 315)
Brian Higgins is back on portal watch, but this time it’s concerning the men’s lacrosse team and their two new Canadian middies. Then, focus shifts back to Judah Mintz and his impending decision. Finally, Luke Owens joins for “The 4-1-1” and sparks a conversation on the new nickname for George Washington University.
Maxwell Baumbach "The 315" 5-24-23 (ESPN; radio; The 315)
Maxwell Baumbach of No Ceiling NBA joins the show to discuss the upcoming NBA Draft. Of course, Brian picks his brain on Judah Mintz and where his stock currently stands. Finally, some Victor Wembanyama talk and an overall look at this year’s class.
Locked On Syracuse - Daily Podcast On Syracuse Orange Football & Basketball: In A Rapidly Changing College Basketball Landscape, How Well Has Syracuse Adjusted? on Apple Podcasts (apple.com; podcast; Locked on Syracuse)
In A Rapidly Changing College Basketball Landscape, How Well Has Syracuse Adjusted?
Carmelo Anthony Means Everything, Still, to Syracuse (orangefizz.net; Frank)
Syracuse news has significantly slowed over the past week or so, but something always comes up that has the Orange faithful happy, sad, mad, angry, or thankful. This week, it’s the last of those feelings as on Monday morning, Carmelo Anthony officially announced his retirement from basketball, which gives us at The Fizz the chance once again to detail just how much he still means to Central New York and Syracuse University.
Any game in the Dome you go to, football, basketball, lacrosse, you’re likely to see a handful of #15 jerseys, it’s possible it’s still the most worn jersey at definitely any basketball game, and maybe every sport played in the JMA Wireless Dome. The impact that Anthony has had on the university, from resources to history, and legacy is unparalleled, and without him, who knows what Syracuse basketball and Syracuse University might be.
His donation to create the Carmelo K. Anthony Basketball Center has given Syracuse an elite practice facility, and a place where players can not only see the name recognition of the building but hone their crafts to become the best players they can. His NBA career will forever be marked by the fact that he didn’t win a championship, requested trades, jumped teams, and a bunch of other things, but that doesn’t matter. Anthony was one of the best players of the 21st century despite not winning the NBA Finals.
He brought the Nuggets to the conference finals for only the third time in franchise history. He brought the Knicks to the second round for the first time in 13 years. He won three gold medals with Team USA, and international basketball will always be a major part of his legacy because of his success representing the red, white, and blue.
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Syracuse Basketball: Carmelo Anthony one-and-done ranking is comical (itlh; Adler)
A national media outlet has published a ranking of the best one-and-done seasons at the collegiate level, and its placement of Syracuse basketball legend Carmelo Anthony is pure comedy.
Now, in all fairness, these sorts of lists are somewhat subjective. We can all have differing opinions regarding them. What’s more, CBS Sports has Melo at No. 3 on its list, so it’s not like he was totally disregarded in the piece by Cameron Salerno.
Furthermore, I mean no disrespect to Salerno or CBS Sports. I’m simply giving my own opinion. And in my opinion, which I readily admit is biased by the fact that I attended Syracuse University and write for a SU sports fan Web site, I believe that Carmelo Anthony had the greatest one-and-done season in the history of the sport.
That being said, at a minimum, I adamantly opine that Anthony should be No. 2 in these CBS Sports rankings, and I think it’s absurd that he’s checking in at No. 3.
Syracuse basketball icon Carmelo Anthony had a freshman season for the ages.
Okay, let’s break down the top three, and then I’ll chime in on why I think that Melo should be No. 1 or No. 2.
No. 1, Anthony Davis of Kentucky (2011-12)
14.2 points, 10.4 rebounds, 4.7 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game
National player of the year
First-team All-American
Kentucky went 38–2 overall and won the national championship
No. 2, Zion Williamson of Duke (2018-19)
22.6 points, 8.9 rebounds, 2.1 steals and 1.8 blocks per game
National player of the year
First-team All-American
Duke went 32–6 overall and lost in the Elite Eight
No. 3, Carmelo Anthony of Syracuse (2002-03)
22.2 points, 10 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.6 steals per game
National freshman of the year
Second-team All-American
Syracuse went 30–5 overall and won the national championship
From my perspective, you can’t really go wrong in having Davis or Anthony at No. 1, and then the other guy at No. 2, followed by Williamson.
But what’s the argument for having Williamson ahead of Melo? Their freshman-year stats are relatively even. Yes, Zion was the national player of the year, while Anthony wasn’t. So if we’re doing these sorts of rankings based on individual achievements, then I guess an argument can be made for Williamson being ahead of Carmelo Anthony.
Furthermore, in present-day society, social media rules the day. And the social media and traditional media hype machine surrounding Zion were second to none.
However, Williamson’s Blue Devils didn’t even make the Final Four. Syracuse basketball, in the 2002-03 season, wasn’t ranked in the preseason polls. Yet Melo guided the ‘Cuse to a national title.
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The new fishing pier is located off the West Shore Trail and is 100 feet long and 20-feet wide. Access will be seasonal, from April to October.Steve Featherstone
Onondaga Lake gets new ‘deep water’ fishing pier (PS; Featherstone)
Onondaga Lake has a new ‘deep water’ fishing pier located off the West Shore Trail, south of the Honeywell Visitors Center.
The new floating pier is 100 feet long and 20-feet wide, and is connected to the West Shore Trail by a wheelchair accessible ramp. Onondaga County officials said access to the pier will be seasonal, from April to October.
There is no fee to use the pier, and parking adjacent to it is also free.
Honeywell, which paid for the pier as part of its lake remediation settlement, did not disclose its cost.
Onondaga County Executive Ryan McMahon said the new pier is the latest example of the county’s comprehensive plan to increase public access to “greenways and blueways.” One of the plan’s top priorities is giving people more access to fish from the lakeshore, he says.
“Not everybody has a boat,” McMahon said. “We need to get more out into the water so that folks can fish.”
Onondaga County Parks Commissioner Brian Kelley says Honeywell decided to put the pier on the lake’s west shore after consulting with the county’s Fisheries Advisory Board, as well as groups involved in restoration of natural habitats in and around the lake.
“If you look around this lake, you’ll see a lot of people in boats hovering in that general area,” Kelley said. “Where else can you go and walk 11 miles and have a beautiful deep water fishing pier?”
The water depth along the length of the pier ranges from seven to 18 feet, Kelley said.
“That’s big for fishermen,” he added. “It’s a great bass lake.”
Kelley says the county is looking at the possibility of opening a public marina somewhere on the lake’s east shore, off the Parkway. Currently there are no public marinas on Onondaga Lake.
