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Are the glory days over for Syracuse hoops? SU football’s NFL Draft stock surging Jan 23, 2025

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Brent Axe and Chris Carlson get together for a live discussion of a number of SU sports topics on a live episode of Syracuse Sports.

Brent and Chris discuss whether SU basketball's glory days have passed them by and how Adrian Autry needs to navigate the program forward in the modern era of college basketball.

Brent and Chris also discuss Donnie Freeman's status and whether he'll return to the court this season, SU football's surging NFL Draft stock, the tough schedule in 2025 and whether we should be worried about SU's stale presence in the transfer portal.

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders on SU’s loss to Clemson.

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Syracuse basketball stumbles to another double-digit loss at Clemson Jan 23, 2025

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Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 86-72 loss to Clemson on Wednesday night.

SU's first-half struggles continued at Clemson as the Tigers out-scored SU 28-10 in the last 10 minutes of the 2nd half.

Clemson also dominated points in the paint (40-20) and points off turnovers (19-4).

The 14-point loss was SU's sixth double-digit defeat of the 2024-25 season.

JJ Starling was one of the lone bright spots for the Orange with 25 points but Brent describes how SU needs more balance on offense and more movement on offense to generate more points.

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders on SU’s loss to Clemson.

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Syracuse basketball pulls off big comeback to beat Notre Dame at JMA Dome Jan 19, 2025

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Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 77-69 comeback win over Notre Dame.

What a game! Syracuse was down by 17 points in the first half but came back to beat the Irish at the JMA Dome. Brent discusses the adjustments made by SU's defense to slow down Notre Dame's Markus Burton, who had 22 points in the first half.

Axe also describes how JJ Starling was able to break free to score 16 of his 21 points in the 2nd half, the wild ending to the game and why Notre Dame's head coach flipped out and a major weakness SU needs to overcome.

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders on SU's comeback win over Notre Dame.

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Louisville shuts down JJ Starling and crushes Syracuse at the JMA Dome Jan 15, 2025

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Brent Axe breaks down Syracuse basketball's 85-61 loss to Louisville at the JMA Dome.

Louisville completely shut down SU guard JJ Starling, who was held to four points on 1-of-7 shooting. The Orange really didn't have a Plan B on offense with Starling out of the mix and Donnie Freeman still absent from the lineup with a leg injury.

SU's defense wasn't much better as the Cardinals hit 12 3-pointers on the Orange with most of those coming from Chucky Hepburn, who had 24 points.

Brent also discussed the vibe (or lack there of) in the Dome with a listed crowd of 19,750 certainly being inflated.

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders on SU’s loss to Louisville.

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Syracuse basketball uses late run to earn first road win of season over BC Jan 12, 2025

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Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 79-71 win over Boston College.

The Orange used a late 22-6 run and were clutch at the free throw line down the stretch to earn its first road win of the season.

JJ Starling was one of first Syracuse players in double figures with 26 points. Eddie Lampkin added 10 points and 13 rebounds. Kyle Cuffe gave SU a major lift off the bench in the second half, including two clutch 3-pointers.

Brent also discusses how Adrian Autry needs to flip his starting lineup to JJ Starling, Cuffe, Eddie Lampkin, Jyare Davis (if Donnie Freeman is still out with injury) and Lucas Taylor and if Syracuse can "punch up" and beat Louisville on Tuesday night at the JMA Dome.

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Kyle McCord moves on: Who replaces him as Syracuse QB and the massive impact he made in one season Jan 10, 2025

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Brent Axe reacts to the news that Syracuse Kyle McCord is moving on to the NFL and will no longer pursue a NCAA waiver for another season of college football.

McCord made a massive impact in one season at Syracuse, leading the nation with 4,779 passing yards. That set a Syracuse and ACC single-season passing mark. McCord also set a Syracuse record with 34 touchdowns in a single season.

With McCord's place on the Mt. Rushmore of Syracuse quarterbacks, Brent has early thoughts on the quarterback competition to replace him. Will Fran Brown look for another quarterback in the transfer portal or will the competition focus on LSU transfer Rickie Collins Jr., sophomore Jakhari Williams and senior Michael Johnson Jr. with freshman Luke Carney and Rich Belin also in the mix.

Brent also discusses the legacy McCord will have that could one day be compared to the impact Carmelo Anthony made on the basketball program as a one-and-done talent.

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders on McCord's departure and legacy as Syracuse QB.

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Syracuse grinds out first ACC win over Georgia Tech before sparse crowd at JMA Dome Jan 08, 2025

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Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 62-55 win over Georgia Tech at the JMA Dome on Tuesday night.

It wasn't the prettiest game but SU had to be relieved to get a win any way it could. Brent discusses SU's keys to victory including JJ Starling's 21 points and how he has made a significant difference in the lineup since returning from a hand injury.

Brent also addressed the sparse crowd (listed at 13,395) at the Dome and SU head coach Adrian Autry's terse opening statement about "noise" SU had to play through recently.

Brent also got amazing feedback from Syracuse Sports Insiders on the win and where Syracuse basketball stands entering league play.

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Syracuse basketball's poor defense costly at FSU but JJ Starling (and maybe Chris Bell) are back Jan 05, 2025

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Brent Axe chats live following Syracuse basketball's 90-74 loss to Florida State on Saturday night in Tallahassee.

The good news for Syracuse was JJ Starling returned to the lineup after missing 7 games with a hand injury and Chris Bell snapped out of a long slump with 18 points (including 4 3's), but SU's poor defense was costly in the loss to the Seminoles.

Brent also discusses how Eric Devendorf missed the mark with his strong defense of Adrian Autry on the ACC Network.

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Syracuse basketball falls below .500 with Kiyan Anthony watching courtside Jan 01, 2025

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Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 81-71 loss to Wake Forest at the JMA Dome on New Year's Eve.

SU fell to 6-7 (0-2) with top recruit Kiyan Anthony watching courtside. The more SU slides down the hill in the 2024-25, the more fans will start looking ahead to what Anthony's Orange will look like next year. In the meantime, Brent talked about hiw Adrian Autry has to switch up his starting line-up with Chris Bell's sustained struggles. Lucas Taylor and Kyle Cuffe Jr. gave SU a lift off the bench against Wake Forest. Can they be a consistent 1-2 punch for SU into ACC play?

Axe also discussed the main New Year's resolution SU has to make about starting off games better and where some of the inconsistencies on defense and #FreeThrowsMatter need to improve.

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Syracuse enters ACC slate at .500 after win over Bucknell at JMA Dome Dec 29, 2024

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Brent Axe recaps Syracuse basketball's 75-63 win over Bucknell as SU gets ready to begin its full-time ACC slate.

Brent discussed how SU continued to struggle from the 3-point line, shooting 1-of-11 distance in the 2nd half.

Encouraging signs from the win included Eddie Lampkin (18 pts, 11 rebs) and Donnie Freeman (15 pts, 11 rebs) both scoring double-doubles and SU's switch to using more zone press seemed to light a fuse on the defensive end.

Brent also wonders how Chris Bell can kick things into gear and which of the transfers will have the most success in ACC play.

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