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Welcome to Flag Day!
Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which took place on June 14, 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson made a proclamation establishing June 14th as Flag Day. In August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an act of Congress, which was signed by Harry Truman. However, Flag Day is not an official federal holiday. Before the government recognized Flag Day, citizens had been celebrating it and working to bring it to prominence for many years. Bernard J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher from Waubeka, Wisconsin, held the first formal observance of "Flag Day", or "Flag Birthday", at Stony Hill School in 1885. Cigrand continued to advocate for Flag Day and became the president of the American Flag Day Association and the National Flag Day Society. Cigrand is usually described as the "Father of Flag Day". On June 14, 1894, over 300,000 public school students celebrated Flag Day in parks across Chicago. In the 1890's, observances took place in other cities such as New York City and Philadelphia. Currently, the week of June 14th is known as "National Flag Week", and the president makes a proclamation urging people to fly flags for its duration. Flags are flown on government buildings as well.
SU News
4-star wing with Syracuse basketball in top 7 may visit after Peach Jam (itlh; Adler)
For Syracuse basketball to prevail in the recruitment of 2024 four-star wing Caleb Williams from Washington, D.C., I assume that the Orange will need to get him on the ‘Cuse campus for an official visit at some point.
The 6-foot-7 Williams, a four-star guard/small forward and a top-100 national prospect in the 2024 class according to several recruiting services, recently disclosed his top seven via Twitter, and those finalists consist of the Orange, Villanova, Michigan, Indiana, Georgetown, Virginia and Miami.
According to media reports, Williams has taken official visits to Michigan, Indiana, Villanova, and Georgetown.
While I’m not seeing any analyst predictions for Williams on recruiting Web sites at this juncture, On3’s recruiting prediction machine lists the current four favorites, in order, as being Villanova, Georgetown, Michigan and Indiana. That is logical, since those are the four schools that he’s officially visited.
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Canton Repository
Syracuse basketball recruit ‘one of the highest upside big men’ in his class (itlh; Adler)
At a recent invite-only showcase that featured some of the country’s top underclassmen, one of the biggest standout performers at this event was new Syracuse basketball recruiting target Nikola Bundalo from Ohio.
About a month ago, the Orange offered a scholarship to the 6-foot-9 Bundalo, a fast-rising 2025 power forward who is expected to make his debut in the national rankings for this cycle in the near future, per comments from 247Sports national analyst Travis Branham.
Earlier this month, Bundalo was among those invited to compete at the 2023 CrossRoads Elite Invitational in Plainfield, Ind. Players from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes were invited to attend CrossRoads Elite.
Bundalo, a versatile lefty big man who can be effective both in the interior and on the perimeter, earned high marks from recruiting analysts and scouts for his play at this showcase.
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Akron Beacon Journal
Syracuse Basketball: 5-star recruit is excellent as U.S. captures gold medal (itlh; Adler)
Darryn Peterson, a 2025 five-star shooting guard who received a Syracuse basketball scholarship offer in late April, was among the top performers in recent days as the 2023 USA U16 national team claimed the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship.
According to announcements following the tournament’s conclusion, the 6-foot-5 Peterson from Ohio was named to the All-Tournament team. He was a top-five scorer at this year’s FIBA U16 Americas Championship, which transpired from June 5 to June 11 in Merida, Mexico.
The USA U16 national team went 6-0 in Merida, moving its all-time mark at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship to 43-0, including eight gold medals in a row. In this year’s title game, the United States soundly defeated Canada, 118-36.
Six American players scored in double-digits versus Canada, including Peterson, who had 13 points, per a press release on the USA Basketball Web site, which added that the United States has already qualified for the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey.
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Is Full-Time High-Major Zone Defense Dead? (orangefizz.net; Frank)
Seemingly out of nowhere, The Athletic dropped a massive story last week on the future of zone defense in college basketball with the architect of the greatest zone in the history of the sport, Jim Boeheim, now retired. The story was detailed extensively in last week’s edition of Fizz Five, but it’s worth looking into more just exactly what was said, and the logical conclusions made by Boeheim, Adrian Autry, and other coaches around the country.
“Man-to-man,” Boeheim said about what defense he would play if he was starting at a new program this year. “Just too many good shooters. Too many coaches that know how to attack zones. I would try to play almost 90 percent man, but I’d like to have a good enough zone to play 10-20 percent.”
The numbers back up Boeheim’s sentiment, because Syracuse’s defense over the past handful of years has been abysmal, including finishing near 200th on kenpom’s defensive efficiency rankings the last two seasons.
It wasn’t as good because we were slow,” Boeheim said. “We didn’t have good team speed. But if you don’t have good team speed in man-to-man, you’re in the same boat. It really wasn’t the zone; it was just the people in the zone.”
Well, if it was the people in the zone, then the blame still falls on the guy who recruited and brought in the players to play the zone, Boeheim. Syracuse’s defense in the late 2000s and early 2010s was elite because of its personnel and coaching, and clearly having that elite personnel that fits the zone perfectly is a major difference. Despite having what looks like better personnel to play zone in 2023-24, Autry is not committing to it full-time.
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www.on3.com
Boeheim’s Army GM Shaun Belbey joins the show to discuss the final roster for Boeheim’s Army and what to expect for the upcoming TBT Tournament. Plus, Brian picks his brain about some NBA draft prospects with Shaun beinga player development coach at Overtime Elite. Finally, could we ever see Carmelo Anthony in TBT?!
Syracuse basketball: New rules mean new number possibilities for 23-24 (TNIAAM; Wall)
The Syracuse Orange basketball teams will deal with some new rules changes for 23-24 in both the mens and womens game.
Yes there’s rules about charges and flopping, instant replay reviews and coach’s challenges...boring.
We want to talk about something fun and exciting, and that led us to this note:
No longer will Orange hoopers have to decide between taking the number of one of the program legends or being stuck with some lousy basketball number like 41 or 52. They are to explore their creativity and we applaud this development.
What could we see next year? Of course the TNIAAM crew has some ideas...
We know that Naheem McLeod is about to become the tallest player in Syracuse program history. He’s also going to have to barter with Quadir Copeland for the #24, so let’s use this as an opportunity to remind opponents that McLeod is every bit 7’4” when he takes the court in his new #74 jersey.
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Carmelo Anthony’s son Kiyan, a four-star prospect, reportedly says he hopes UConn recruits him (courant.com; Dayton)
It’s been a rough year for Syracuse men’s basketball fans.
The Orange sputtered their way to a 17-15 record, missed the postseason for the second straight year and watched as their Hall of Fame coach was ushered out the door, maybe against his will.
Then, immediately after that, the ‘Cuse fans who could stomach watching the NCAA Tournament looked on, likely in befuddled amazement, as former Big East rival UConn stormed its way to a fifth national championship.
You could forgive Syracuse fans for wanting a break from hearing about UConn, but unfortunately for them, they’re getting no such thing.
On Tuesday, On3.com posted a profile story on Carmelo Anthony’s son Kiyan, who is a Class of 2025 high school prospect with a four-star rating on 247Sports.com. Carmelo, of course, is perhaps Syracuse’s greatest all-time player and the biggest reason for the program’s lone championship.
Though Kiyan said his father’s alma mater is the only school he’s visited so far, he did mention he’s looking forward to Thursday, when the contact period begins and schools can begin reaching out directly to players. He also mentioned that school in Storrs.
...
Other
Thomas Russell of Albion (left) set a New York state record on opening day last year for smallmouth bass with this 8-pound, 5.8-ounce smallie (second fish from left), beating the previous record by two ounces. He was fishing on Cayuga Lake with his buddy Eric Sullivan (right).
New York’s smallmouth bass record holder has a few tips for bass season opener (PS; Featherstone)
Upstate New York is blessed with some of the best freshwater fishing in the northeast, from salmon to walleye, trout to muskie.
But the state’s most popular sport fish is bass, probably because they give the most bang for the buck. You can catch them in rivers, lakes, and ponds, from shore or boat. And you don’t need great skill or expensive tackle to land a lunker.
Bass season opens June 15 and runs through Nov. 30. There’s also a catch-and-release season from Dec. 1 through June 14.
Opening day last year was a momentous one for Albion angler Thomas Russell, who set a state record with a monster Cayuga Lake smallmouth that weighed eight pounds, 5.8 ounces.
We asked Russell for a few pointers that will get you in the bass ball park if not the record books.
Fishing for early season bass is all about water temperature, Russell says. The magic number to trigger the spawning ritual in bass is about 62 degrees.
If the water you’re fishing is colder, you’ll find more pre-spawn bass; post-spawn fish will be your target in warmer water.
So depending on where you fish, early season bass can be found at almost any depth, from two feet to 30 feet, Russell says, and in all stages of spawning.
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New dinosaur park proposed near LEGOLAND in Upstate New York (PS; Hernandez)
Upstate New York might have a new reason to roar in excitement.
According to the Hudson Valley Post, developers hope to build a world-class inclusive Dino Park in Orange County’s town of Montgomery, just miles away from popular LEGOLAND New York Resort
The park plans include 60 life-size animatronic dinosaurs, six playgrounds, a fossil dig site, a primordial splash park, “T-Rexpress” train, small dinosaur rides, an amphitheater and more. There will also be educational experiences developed by paleontologists from around the country.
The $18-million attraction was announced by Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Montgomery Supervisor Ron Feller and Developer for Dino Park LLC Neil Gold.
Gold has previously looked into developing the dinosaur park in two other towns, Monroe and Wallkill. Those parks were said to have featured both animatronic and static replica dinosaurs, a train around the park to view dinosaur vignettes, a fossil dig area, playgrounds, and more.
The real estate investor and developer from New Jersey got the idea for an Orange County dinosaur park after taking his grandson to a similarly themed park elsewhere.
...
Flag Day commemorates the adoption of the flag of the United States, which took place on June 14, 1777. In 1916, President Woodrow Wilson made a proclamation establishing June 14th as Flag Day. In August 1949, National Flag Day was established by an act of Congress, which was signed by Harry Truman. However, Flag Day is not an official federal holiday. Before the government recognized Flag Day, citizens had been celebrating it and working to bring it to prominence for many years. Bernard J. Cigrand, a schoolteacher from Waubeka, Wisconsin, held the first formal observance of "Flag Day", or "Flag Birthday", at Stony Hill School in 1885. Cigrand continued to advocate for Flag Day and became the president of the American Flag Day Association and the National Flag Day Society. Cigrand is usually described as the "Father of Flag Day". On June 14, 1894, over 300,000 public school students celebrated Flag Day in parks across Chicago. In the 1890's, observances took place in other cities such as New York City and Philadelphia. Currently, the week of June 14th is known as "National Flag Week", and the president makes a proclamation urging people to fly flags for its duration. Flags are flown on government buildings as well.
SU News
4-star wing with Syracuse basketball in top 7 may visit after Peach Jam (itlh; Adler)
For Syracuse basketball to prevail in the recruitment of 2024 four-star wing Caleb Williams from Washington, D.C., I assume that the Orange will need to get him on the ‘Cuse campus for an official visit at some point.
The 6-foot-7 Williams, a four-star guard/small forward and a top-100 national prospect in the 2024 class according to several recruiting services, recently disclosed his top seven via Twitter, and those finalists consist of the Orange, Villanova, Michigan, Indiana, Georgetown, Virginia and Miami.
According to media reports, Williams has taken official visits to Michigan, Indiana, Villanova, and Georgetown.
While I’m not seeing any analyst predictions for Williams on recruiting Web sites at this juncture, On3’s recruiting prediction machine lists the current four favorites, in order, as being Villanova, Georgetown, Michigan and Indiana. That is logical, since those are the four schools that he’s officially visited.
...
Canton Repository
Syracuse basketball recruit ‘one of the highest upside big men’ in his class (itlh; Adler)
At a recent invite-only showcase that featured some of the country’s top underclassmen, one of the biggest standout performers at this event was new Syracuse basketball recruiting target Nikola Bundalo from Ohio.
About a month ago, the Orange offered a scholarship to the 6-foot-9 Bundalo, a fast-rising 2025 power forward who is expected to make his debut in the national rankings for this cycle in the near future, per comments from 247Sports national analyst Travis Branham.
Earlier this month, Bundalo was among those invited to compete at the 2023 CrossRoads Elite Invitational in Plainfield, Ind. Players from the 2025, 2026 and 2027 classes were invited to attend CrossRoads Elite.
Bundalo, a versatile lefty big man who can be effective both in the interior and on the perimeter, earned high marks from recruiting analysts and scouts for his play at this showcase.
...
Akron Beacon Journal
Syracuse Basketball: 5-star recruit is excellent as U.S. captures gold medal (itlh; Adler)
Darryn Peterson, a 2025 five-star shooting guard who received a Syracuse basketball scholarship offer in late April, was among the top performers in recent days as the 2023 USA U16 national team claimed the gold medal at the 2023 FIBA U16 Americas Championship.
According to announcements following the tournament’s conclusion, the 6-foot-5 Peterson from Ohio was named to the All-Tournament team. He was a top-five scorer at this year’s FIBA U16 Americas Championship, which transpired from June 5 to June 11 in Merida, Mexico.
The USA U16 national team went 6-0 in Merida, moving its all-time mark at the FIBA U16 Americas Championship to 43-0, including eight gold medals in a row. In this year’s title game, the United States soundly defeated Canada, 118-36.
Six American players scored in double-digits versus Canada, including Peterson, who had 13 points, per a press release on the USA Basketball Web site, which added that the United States has already qualified for the 2024 FIBA U17 World Cup in Turkey.
...
Is Full-Time High-Major Zone Defense Dead? (orangefizz.net; Frank)
Seemingly out of nowhere, The Athletic dropped a massive story last week on the future of zone defense in college basketball with the architect of the greatest zone in the history of the sport, Jim Boeheim, now retired. The story was detailed extensively in last week’s edition of Fizz Five, but it’s worth looking into more just exactly what was said, and the logical conclusions made by Boeheim, Adrian Autry, and other coaches around the country.
“Man-to-man,” Boeheim said about what defense he would play if he was starting at a new program this year. “Just too many good shooters. Too many coaches that know how to attack zones. I would try to play almost 90 percent man, but I’d like to have a good enough zone to play 10-20 percent.”
The numbers back up Boeheim’s sentiment, because Syracuse’s defense over the past handful of years has been abysmal, including finishing near 200th on kenpom’s defensive efficiency rankings the last two seasons.
It wasn’t as good because we were slow,” Boeheim said. “We didn’t have good team speed. But if you don’t have good team speed in man-to-man, you’re in the same boat. It really wasn’t the zone; it was just the people in the zone.”
Well, if it was the people in the zone, then the blame still falls on the guy who recruited and brought in the players to play the zone, Boeheim. Syracuse’s defense in the late 2000s and early 2010s was elite because of its personnel and coaching, and clearly having that elite personnel that fits the zone perfectly is a major difference. Despite having what looks like better personnel to play zone in 2023-24, Autry is not committing to it full-time.
...
Top Syracuse NIL Players
A ranking of top Syracuse athletes based on NIL Valuation. These rankings are based on the potential influence they have as an individual.
- 1 NCAA
Oronde Gadsden II 2021
American Heritage(Fort Lauderdale, FL)
TE
84.63
JR
Followers
2.7K
On3 NIL Valuation
$427K
1K38
1977
1.5K55 - 2 NCAA
Judah Mintz 2022
Oak Hill Academy(Washington, DC)
CG
95.35
FR
Followers
28K
On3 NIL Valuation
Boeheim’s Army GM Shaun Belbey joins the show to discuss the final roster for Boeheim’s Army and what to expect for the upcoming TBT Tournament. Plus, Brian picks his brain about some NBA draft prospects with Shaun beinga player development coach at Overtime Elite. Finally, could we ever see Carmelo Anthony in TBT?!
Syracuse basketball: New rules mean new number possibilities for 23-24 (TNIAAM; Wall)
The Syracuse Orange basketball teams will deal with some new rules changes for 23-24 in both the mens and womens game.
Yes there’s rules about charges and flopping, instant replay reviews and coach’s challenges...boring.
We want to talk about something fun and exciting, and that led us to this note:
No longer will Orange hoopers have to decide between taking the number of one of the program legends or being stuck with some lousy basketball number like 41 or 52. They are to explore their creativity and we applaud this development.
What could we see next year? Of course the TNIAAM crew has some ideas...
We know that Naheem McLeod is about to become the tallest player in Syracuse program history. He’s also going to have to barter with Quadir Copeland for the #24, so let’s use this as an opportunity to remind opponents that McLeod is every bit 7’4” when he takes the court in his new #74 jersey.
...
Carmelo Anthony’s son Kiyan, a four-star prospect, reportedly says he hopes UConn recruits him (courant.com; Dayton)
It’s been a rough year for Syracuse men’s basketball fans.
The Orange sputtered their way to a 17-15 record, missed the postseason for the second straight year and watched as their Hall of Fame coach was ushered out the door, maybe against his will.
Then, immediately after that, the ‘Cuse fans who could stomach watching the NCAA Tournament looked on, likely in befuddled amazement, as former Big East rival UConn stormed its way to a fifth national championship.
You could forgive Syracuse fans for wanting a break from hearing about UConn, but unfortunately for them, they’re getting no such thing.
On Tuesday, On3.com posted a profile story on Carmelo Anthony’s son Kiyan, who is a Class of 2025 high school prospect with a four-star rating on 247Sports.com. Carmelo, of course, is perhaps Syracuse’s greatest all-time player and the biggest reason for the program’s lone championship.
Though Kiyan said his father’s alma mater is the only school he’s visited so far, he did mention he’s looking forward to Thursday, when the contact period begins and schools can begin reaching out directly to players. He also mentioned that school in Storrs.
...
Other
Thomas Russell of Albion (left) set a New York state record on opening day last year for smallmouth bass with this 8-pound, 5.8-ounce smallie (second fish from left), beating the previous record by two ounces. He was fishing on Cayuga Lake with his buddy Eric Sullivan (right).
New York’s smallmouth bass record holder has a few tips for bass season opener (PS; Featherstone)
Upstate New York is blessed with some of the best freshwater fishing in the northeast, from salmon to walleye, trout to muskie.
But the state’s most popular sport fish is bass, probably because they give the most bang for the buck. You can catch them in rivers, lakes, and ponds, from shore or boat. And you don’t need great skill or expensive tackle to land a lunker.
Bass season opens June 15 and runs through Nov. 30. There’s also a catch-and-release season from Dec. 1 through June 14.
Opening day last year was a momentous one for Albion angler Thomas Russell, who set a state record with a monster Cayuga Lake smallmouth that weighed eight pounds, 5.8 ounces.
We asked Russell for a few pointers that will get you in the bass ball park if not the record books.
Fishing for early season bass is all about water temperature, Russell says. The magic number to trigger the spawning ritual in bass is about 62 degrees.
If the water you’re fishing is colder, you’ll find more pre-spawn bass; post-spawn fish will be your target in warmer water.
So depending on where you fish, early season bass can be found at almost any depth, from two feet to 30 feet, Russell says, and in all stages of spawning.
...
New dinosaur park proposed near LEGOLAND in Upstate New York (PS; Hernandez)
Upstate New York might have a new reason to roar in excitement.
According to the Hudson Valley Post, developers hope to build a world-class inclusive Dino Park in Orange County’s town of Montgomery, just miles away from popular LEGOLAND New York Resort
The park plans include 60 life-size animatronic dinosaurs, six playgrounds, a fossil dig site, a primordial splash park, “T-Rexpress” train, small dinosaur rides, an amphitheater and more. There will also be educational experiences developed by paleontologists from around the country.
The $18-million attraction was announced by Orange County Executive Steve Neuhaus, Montgomery Supervisor Ron Feller and Developer for Dino Park LLC Neil Gold.
Gold has previously looked into developing the dinosaur park in two other towns, Monroe and Wallkill. Those parks were said to have featured both animatronic and static replica dinosaurs, a train around the park to view dinosaur vignettes, a fossil dig area, playgrounds, and more.
The real estate investor and developer from New Jersey got the idea for an Orange County dinosaur park after taking his grandson to a similarly themed park elsewhere.
...
