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Syracuse moves to No. 1 in AP Top 25
Syracuse is the latest new No. 1. Name the date of the Orange's first loss
ESPN Roundtable
SU #3 in RPI
Slow start knocks Big East down a few notches
Syracuse has point guard of the future in Michael Carter-Williams
Your comments: 'Experts should wake up,' realize that Syracuse is a deserving No. 1
The Axepress Lane: Get your "We Are #1 T-Shirts!"
Syracuse's Fab Melo makes major strides so far in sophomore season
What team will dethrone Syracuse as No. 1?
Cleveland Cavs Ryan Hollins shells out 6 grand for Matt Park's course
The Axepress Lane: Get your "We Are #1 T-Shirts!"
Hoya Hoops attempts to rain on our parade
Next Opponent
How does Chad Michael Murray figure into the most memorable ...
Videos
Orange men's hoops rise to the top
Bearcats apologize for brawl with Xavier
Premium
Syracuse Basketball: An Early Evaluation
With Syracuse, the Orange have a style of play that appeals to Jefferson, and some former Team Final members such as Rakeem Christmas and Trevor Cooney also ...
Jefferson sorting through process
Recruiting
It doesn’t matter if you were born in Lithuania like Arvydas Sabonis and Jonas Valanciunas, Nigeria like Hakeem Olajuwon, or in Everett, Massachusetts like Nerlens Noel, basketball scouts and coaches will find you and do everything within their power to turn you into a multi-millionaire by your early twenties. There is no such thing as a 6-foot-2 project point guard, but coaches will always find the next Alexis Ajinca and Sim Bhullar they can invest their resources on even as large longshots.
The incoming college class of 2013 has a collection of three supremely gifted forwards in Jabari Parker, Julius Randle and Aaron Gordon. The combination of pure basketball ability and athleticism as high school juniors is absolutely remarkable. But the aforementioned Nerlens Noel, who is also a high school junior, could end up being more prized in the NBA and selected first overall in the 2014 draft ahead of those players. Noel is such a potential game-changer on defense as a true center with enough latent offensive capabilities to envision him morphing at least partially what we expected from Oden.
Future Orangeman
Former Players
Adelman wants to see versatility from Johnson
Knicks' Carmelo Anthony Hurts Knee at Practice
Around The Big East
3-point shot: Accounting for missing players
Around The Nation
No word on Sullinger's return to Ohio St. lineup
Could Murray State go undefeated?
UK-IU draws 3.5 million viewers
No. 16 Mississippi St. thwarts upset-minded FAU
NBA
Nets players feel Prokhorov would be a good president for Russia
Nets Close To Landing Howard?
Blogs
Bracketology, Dec. 13: 'Cuse, Ohio State, Kentucky, Duke in Line ...
Syracuse vs. NC State: The Popping Off Cometh
Speaking of Syracuse: Come on people this is part of your job, take some pride in it. For those of you who don't know, this is how polls work. Win, and you move up or stay put. Lose, and you drop. It's as simple as that. There's no thought process involved. The main problem is voters are working off of two different instincts that they have trouble balancing: 1) who they think the best teams are, and 2) who has the best resume to date. I think most people still believe that Ohio St, Kentucky, and UNC are the three best teams in the nation and do not believe Syracuse in the long run will be the best team in the nation. I also believe that throwing out all preconceived notions and looking at accomplishments to date, Syracuse's resume is not the strongest out there. It's only by using the fuzzy logic of poll voters that Syracuse has ascended to the top spot in the polls by default. #1 and #2 lost so #3 must become #1. And most annoyingly, due to Syracuse's weak schedule they will remain #1 well into the new year
Jason earned bonus points for being 1 of 14 Voters not to give Syracuse a 1st place vote, as he has the Orange third.
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Syracuse Women's Hoops
Kingston grad Coffey catching on at Syracuse
