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mcapozzi t1_jbhtkfx wrote

Reply to Boeheim out after 47 seasons at Syracuse by Jonas_Venture_Sr

Boeheim had a tendency to have small players and a short bench. That setup was ok against other Big East teams at the time. Syracuse would usually fall to teams with more depth due to injuries and foul trouble. Once Syracuse became an ACC team, it was all over. Syracuse can't compete with Duke or NC.

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fartypicklenuts t1_jbhrsp5 wrote

Reply to comment by Torcal4 in Boeheim out after 47 seasons at Syracuse by Jonas_Venture_Sr

There have been a lot of long-tenured coaches in college basketball, maybe not 47 years, but once you're a basketball coach, you're basically a lifer.

I wouldn't say it's "baffling" that he only won 1 championship, the NCAA tournament has a big randomness factor to it. You have to beat 6 teams in a row, most of which are really good teams and are playing to keep their season alive. If your team has one poor shooting night or the other team shoots 70% from 3 or something flukey, your season is over. It's very difficult just to make it to The Final Four. No doubt he would have liked to win one or two more, but it's much better to have one than none!

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napoleonboneherpart t1_jbhrjzj wrote

Reply to Boeheim out after 47 seasons at Syracuse by Jonas_Venture_Sr

Adios scumbag

Edit: go ahead and downvote me but years ago a Baylor player murdered another Baylor player and the school was trying to cover it up, and were also slandering the dead young man by creating a narrative where he was a drug dealer, which he was not. One assistant coach was not down for the cover up. He was fired and blacklisted from coaching. They asked human naked mole rat Jim Boeheim about it and he said he would never hire a coach like that and that he betrayed the program and school. So yeah, fuck him.

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