I enjoyed my unofficial to UCLA and my trip to Syracuse camp and Coach [Jim] Boeheim coming to Lincoln to see me was big, too. But I may not be taking any visits during the season.
Bleachers for 5,000 people are installed, along with a 3,000-square-foot media tent, 12 portable toilets, tent areas for the two teams, and temporary booths and stands for food and merchandise sales.
Syracuse, the preseason No. 9 team in the country, cruised from start to finish in a 99-63 dismantling of Pace at the Carrier Dome in front of 7,145 Thursday night in its first of two exhibition games before the season opener on Nov. 9.
With Amar’e Stoudemire sidelined for up to two months after knee surgery within the next week, the team’s fortunes will rise and fall with Anthony during the early part of the 2012-13 NBA season.
Former Syracuse star and current Knicks forward Carmelo Anthony was back on The Hill on Tuesday night, as the Knicks lost to the Philadelphia 76ers in preseason play, 98-90.
This fall marks the 10th anniversary of the beginning of a momentous academic year in Syracuse sports history. It was the year that Troy became a magician, Gerry became the Golden Boy of two cities, and Melo earned the right to have his name on a building.
Three undefeated teams for the Big East means three ranked teams in each poll this week. The last time that happened? The final rankings of the 2009 season, when Cincinnati (No. 8 AP, No. 9 coaches’), Pitt (No. 15/15) and West Virginia (No. 25/22) all finished ranked in both polls.
With the New York Knicks about to start the 2012-13 season, we sat down with basketball reporter Mike Scotto from BrooklynFans.com to break down former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony and the Knicks’ chances.