What to Look For: Everyone's been talking about Syracuse's zone as if it could cause this big conundrum for Oklahoma. Perhaps these people haven't seen this zone fail to the point where Jim Boeheim went — gasp — man-to-man for 15-minute stretches this season. I'm looking at how well Arinze Onuaku and Rick Jackson play against the Griffin brothers, who have this tag-team WWE feel to them. And that's a ... Read More

Ever-reliable screen-grabber Sports Hernia captured what are two of the most anguishing photos last night of the Syracuse forward's inability to hang on to the rim before he tumbled to the ground. Here's one of the photos. The other can be found here. And in case you need to squirm some more: Kristof Ongenaet runs out of air on a wild reverse 2 1/2 tuck {Sports Hernia} ... Read More

As we get ready to see if Syracuse can parlay the 6-OT epic into a Big East title, we must rekindle one more memory from two nights ago. And this one comes from press row. Kevin Duffy, who is the sports editor of the Daily Campus, UConn's student newspaper, was there. In fact, you can see his I-can't-believe-this-shit-just-happened-and-Eric-Devendorf-was-the-cause reaction when Devendorf jumped on the media table after his 3 won ... Read More

Friends and I joked that all we're waiting for at this point is a good ol' crotch grab and F bomb from Devendorf to complete this ... whatever it is. Orange fans don't know whether to hate, tolerate or appreciate the cocky shooting guard with a penchant for turnovers. Here's his sweet buzzer-beater (that counted) from last night's game. ... Read More

This all started more than 24 hours ago. That's when one of my friends opted to not buy the $100 tickets on StubHub. All of us figured we'd find a sucker willing to sell us a better deal in front of the Garden after the 7 p.m. tip. That sucker never showed up, and what transpired was exactly why I love sports — and that goes beyond the game the took 70 ... Read More

Doris Burke has finally pinpointed the braggadocio Syracuse guard's knack for scoring two-point baskets. Put down that breakfast and give it a quick listen. Seriously, what does the producer in the truck say in the ear of Burke after something so unfortunate just comes out like that? ... Read More

Whether they be his own or his opponents. And it would appear that Syracuse's Nicole Michael is the latest to show she isn't all too fond of Auriemma and his leviathan program. Below, we have the video of Michael perhaps tripping Auriemma after the postgame handshake. Then Auriemma's postgame presser, where he's a frank as can be.This is the kind of stuff that makes waves when it comes to women's ... Read More

If I wanted to run a Web site based on Big East basketball alone, this year would certainly give me enough material to stay busy. The rankings haven't been released yet, but both will be Top 10 teams when the polls are released; Syracuse should be ahead of Pitt. If you've followed the site for a little while, you are privy to the fact I'm no big believe in the Pittsburgh ... Read More

The best thing about the Big East this season: waking up to realize yet another must-see matchup is on television. It'll be Syracuse and Georgetown going at it down in the District tonight. The teams are a combined 27-4, and both have sights of making it to Detroit this year. Last season, the team's split the two meetings, the home team winning each. Georgetown has Duke looming on the horizon, but don't ... Read More

Courtesy of Syracuse's Jonny Flynn. With. Authority. ... Read More

Love it. After the game, the gods were just toying with the Syracuse coach. It's not enough your team gets its first loss of the season on that shot, you've got some technical difficulties in the mandatory meet-the-press scenario after the game. Hot mic make Jim Boeheim angry! H/T Awful Announcing ... Read More

Eric Devendorf has been quite the "dynamic" player during his time at Syracuse. He was highly touted coming in, and fans hoped he would be a nice segue from the Everyplayer that was Gerry McNamara. Well, injuries and boneheaded actions off the court have prevented Devendorf from ever really becoming a positive facet to the Syracuse basketball program, and now he'll be sitting it out — likely for the rest ... Read More

Some like it, some hate it. Either way, indulge on the 2003 OSM that has the freshman-winning-it-all theme with 'Melo and Co. at 'Cuse taking the title. Can Rose do the same tonight? I'm just begging for a jinx and a Memphis loss now. ... Read More

I don't have a USB cord to show you any pictures right now, but rest assured: I am at Madison Square Garden and am covertly blogging from the inside! Yes, I'm in the media rotunda and it's quite hectic (yet quite at the same time). I've broken into enemy territory! What a boner-killer that second half was, right? From a first-and, 10-feet-away account, I can tell you that the Orange were noticeably ... Read More

Syracuse just blew an epic game to Pittsburgh and it warrants a post. The Orange(men) had a double-digit lead with less than four minutes to go, but their patented 2-3 zone D couldn't hold back Pittsburgh (??) and then a terrible play by Paul Harris, followed by Boeheim seemingly looking to get a technical, put Syracuse in more than a precocious situation. A buddy of mine who is an alumnus of ... Read More

  I really implore you to catch the UConn-Syracuse tilt tonight. The teams appear to be on an upswing and—this is ridiculous—both Jims are tied with 766 career wins! It all comes to a head tonight, when they coach against each other in a scenario that will probably never be duplicated by any other two coaches. The comparison graphic for television has already been made up in the ESPN production truck, ... Read More