March 2011 - Page 7 of 8 - The Juice Online

Jackson snubbed in Big East awards

March 8, 2011 Matt Dagostino

Jackson was the only one in the conference to average a double-double (13.1 ppg, 10.7 rpg) during conference play while leading the league in blocks and field goal percentage. To do that for a top-four team in the Big East has to have some added benefit.

Big East tournament predictions

March 7, 2011 The Juice

With the Big East tournament set to start on Tuesday, the staffers at The Juice Online make their predictions on what will happen this week.

Greener Pa$tures: A look at the ACC defectors

March 7, 2011 Mike Chandler

The Big Ten expansion this past offseason set off another wave of panic over whether we’d seen our last classic tournament performance at Madison Square Garden. This time, it was the Big 12 that had to deal with the fallout, but in 2003, we were the ones who had to figure out how to keep the conference together after losing three members. To say that Big East basketball survived is putting it mildly. But what of those who followed the cash to the ACC?

Jackson finishes career at Carrier Dome

March 7, 2011 Wes Cheng

In Saturday’s 107-59 win over DePaul, Jackson played just 27 minutes, yet managed to end up with 14 points, seven rebounds and four blocks, while shooting 7-for-10 from the field.

Simpkins’ “Dunk Nasty” call a beauty

March 6, 2011 Mike Lacett

“O-M-G,” he cried. “And that’s not with the smiley face, that’s with the dunk nasty face.”

Week in review (3/6): Big East awards

March 6, 2011 Wes Cheng

With the Big East Player of the Year and the rest of the Big East awards to come out today, I figured this would be a good time to give out my conference awards.

The Point After Podcast: Syracuse clinches double-bye

March 6, 2011 The Juice

The Juice Online’s Micah Tannenbaum and Wesley Cheng talk about Syracuse’s win at home against DePaul to grab a double-bye and also look at the upcoming Big East tournament in the most recent installment of The Point After.

Orange clinches double-bye, downs DePaul

March 5, 2011 Wes Cheng

After DePaul (7-23, 1-17 Big East) scored the first points of the game, the No. 12 Orange (25-6, 12-6) went on an 11-0 run and never looked back as Syracuse notched a 107-59 victory in the final game of the regular season.

Syracuse rallies to beat Virginia in top-ranked matchup

March 5, 2011 Dan Brannigan

Junior Tim Desko scored a career-high five goals, including three in the second half, to lead the Orange (3-0) to its first regular-season victory over the Cavaliers (4-1) since 2004. But Syracuse can thank senior goalie John Galloway and its defense for shutting down a potent Cavaliers offense that came into the game scoring 16.8 goals per contest.

Desko’s five goals lead Syracuse past Virginia

March 4, 2011 The Juice

Tim Desko scored a career-high five goals and Jeremy Thompson added a goal and two assists as Syracuse defeated Virginia 12-0. The game was played before a crowd of 14,340 at the Carrier Dome.