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The Man, the Myth, the Legend; GMac
SU Basketball Legends: Which SU Players Are the Best of All Time? (PS; Axe)
Brent Axe, Self Appointed Arbiter of Legends
It all started on Twitter.
With a long list of former Syracuse University basketball players returning to the Carrier Dome for the Syracuse-Duke game on Saturday, the term "legend" was being thrown around a bit too loosely.
With all due respect to Tyler Ennis, Scoop Jardine and Dion Waiters, they are not Syracuse basketball "legends."
Stars? Yes. Former Orange greats? Yes.
Legends? Let's tap the brakes on that.
It wouldn't be fair to call out those who incorrectly label former Orange players "legends" without some sort of guide for them to go by.
As it was stated in the movie "The Sandlot" — "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."
Here is the criteria for naming Syracuse basketball legends:
1. You have to be able to state in one sentence why they are a legend.
2. Universal agreement. These are names that no one would argue with being on the list. If there is an argument to be made, you probably don't belong there.
3. Can you tell the story of Syracuse basketball without this person?
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SU Basketball Getting New Duct Tape Warm-Up Hoodies (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
Syracuse basketball's new Nike Hyper Elite uniforms are coming soon -- something we talked about the other day. With those, however, may also be some other Nike things. Like new warm-up gear.
New Nike "College Disruption Full-Zip Hoodie" warm-up gear.
New PLATINUM Nike "College Disruption Full-Zip Hoodie" warm-up gear.
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While the Syracuse basketball program has had some run-ins with PLATINUM in the past, the core part of the Orange hoops set has always, sensibly, been orange. Though we bitch and moan about the football team's lack of the color (rightfully so), basketball has really stayed pretty consistent. Until this, anyway...
In all, 18 schools are getting these #BRAND-tastic little numbers, and while most of them are a very basic PLATINUM/grey like ours, a few schools were able to stay true to their own colors and identity system. Ohio State gets scarlet. Oklahoma gets crimson. Purdue gets black and gold. Texas gets burnt orange. Illinois gets orange and blue
...
The Man, the Myth, the Legend; GMac
SU Basketball Legends: Which SU Players Are the Best of All Time? (PS; Axe)
Brent Axe, Self Appointed Arbiter of Legends
It all started on Twitter.
With a long list of former Syracuse University basketball players returning to the Carrier Dome for the Syracuse-Duke game on Saturday, the term "legend" was being thrown around a bit too loosely.
With all due respect to Tyler Ennis, Scoop Jardine and Dion Waiters, they are not Syracuse basketball "legends."
Stars? Yes. Former Orange greats? Yes.
Legends? Let's tap the brakes on that.
It wouldn't be fair to call out those who incorrectly label former Orange players "legends" without some sort of guide for them to go by.
As it was stated in the movie "The Sandlot" — "Heroes get remembered, but legends never die."
Here is the criteria for naming Syracuse basketball legends:
1. You have to be able to state in one sentence why they are a legend.
2. Universal agreement. These are names that no one would argue with being on the list. If there is an argument to be made, you probably don't belong there.
3. Can you tell the story of Syracuse basketball without this person?
...
SU Basketball Getting New Duct Tape Warm-Up Hoodies (TNIAAM; Cassillo)
Syracuse basketball's new Nike Hyper Elite uniforms are coming soon -- something we talked about the other day. With those, however, may also be some other Nike things. Like new warm-up gear.
New Nike "College Disruption Full-Zip Hoodie" warm-up gear.
New PLATINUM Nike "College Disruption Full-Zip Hoodie" warm-up gear.
***
While the Syracuse basketball program has had some run-ins with PLATINUM in the past, the core part of the Orange hoops set has always, sensibly, been orange. Though we bitch and moan about the football team's lack of the color (rightfully so), basketball has really stayed pretty consistent. Until this, anyway...
In all, 18 schools are getting these #BRAND-tastic little numbers, and while most of them are a very basic PLATINUM/grey like ours, a few schools were able to stay true to their own colors and identity system. Ohio State gets scarlet. Oklahoma gets crimson. Purdue gets black and gold. Texas gets burnt orange. Illinois gets orange and blue
...
