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The Point After Podcast: Syracuse wins fourth straight

February 26, 2011 The Juice

The Juice Online’s Micah Tannenbaum and Wesley Cheng talk about Syracuse’s fourth-straight win at Georgetown and the play of Scoop Jardine and Fab Melo in the most recent installment of The Point After.

Jardine leads Orange past Hoyas

February 26, 2011 Wes Cheng

Scoop Jardine scored 17 points and Brandon Triche added four key free throws in the closing moments as No. 20 Syracuse downed No. 11 Georgetown, 58-51.

Syracuse-Georgetown preview

February 25, 2011 Wes Cheng

One game after holding Villanova guard Corey Fisher to a subpar game, Syracuse will try to do the same against another dynamic guard, Georgetown’s Austin Freeman.

Georgetown is D.C.

February 24, 2011 Mark Porter

On Saturday, the District of Columbia welcomes the Orange faithful to continue one of the greatest rivalries in college basketball. From that fateful February night in 1980 where John Thompson Jr. declared Manley Field House closed, this rivalry has taken many dramatic twists and turns. However, when you examine the two schools, you see one staying constant and another in flux.

Waiters works his way back into rotation

February 24, 2011 Wes Cheng

Almost out of necessity, Waiters had another shot to play major minutes against Villanova. With Scoop Jardine playing in foul trouble for much of the game, Waiters played 18 minutes and had seven points and four rebounds.

Jackson’s clutch free throw shooting saves Syracuse

February 23, 2011 Wes Cheng

Jackson has been SU’s most valuable player this season, but not for free throw shooting. Coming into the game, he was shooting just 57 percent.

A little luck goes a long way

February 22, 2011 Robbie Gillies

What was the difference between Syracuse’s win over Villanova on Monday and the loss to the Wildcats earlier in the season? There are a lot of little things that you could point out to attempt to explain the difference but the biggest difference was luck. Simple as that. How else can you explain the Big East leader in free throw percentage hitting just 63 percent while the worst free throw shooting team shoots 77 percent? Villanova had an off-night shooting and Syracuse was the beneficiary.

Carmelo gets his way

February 22, 2011 Mike Lacett

As the Denver Post reported late Monday night, Anthony finally got his wish and was sent to New York in a three team deal involving Denver, New York and Minnesota.

The Point After Podcast: Orange win thriller over Villanova

February 21, 2011 The Juice

The Juice Online’s Micah Tannenbaum and Wesley Cheng talk about Syracuse’s thrilling 69-64 win over Villanova, some tough officiating on both sides as well as the lacrosse team’s opener against Denver in the most recent installment of The Point After.

Knicks acquire Carmelo Anthony in multi-player deal

February 21, 2011 Wes Cheng

Ending months of speculation, ESPN writer Chris Broussard reported on Monday night that the New York Knicks acquired former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony in a multi-player trade with the Denver Nuggets.