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Merpninja t1_jbieul0 wrote

There are plenty of HOF-level coaches that didn't even win one tournament. Kruger, Huggins, Keady. Izzo also only has one and for the past two decades has been considered one of the best tournament coaches ever. The NCAA tournament is one of the hardest tournaments to win in all of American sports, and the fact he got a player like Carmelo to play basketball at Syracuse is a testament to the program he built.

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dcrico20 t1_jbiehwb wrote

Jesus, I had no clue he was there that long. I think the first time I heard his name was when I was a senior in high school and was drawn to Carmelo Anthony tearing up the tourney. Hope he can find a way to enjoy retirement as a legend of the game.

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syrstorm t1_jbibcs6 wrote

  • 47 seasons coaching his Alma Mater.
    • The only other team he coached was the US National Team, helping his friend Coach K lead "The Redeem Team" to 3 gold medals.
  • 34 seasons with 20+ wins
  • 20 sweet 16s
  • 5 Final Fours
  • 2003 National Champs
  • 1,116 Wins - the 2nd most of any Men's team in the history of the NCAA
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GleemonexForPets t1_jbi9p5h wrote

As a lifelong Syracuse fan from upstate New York, I couldn't be happier.
Firstly, I haven't been confident in the Orange since they had future NBA star Carmelo Anthony (yes, Gerry McNamara briefly gave me hope).
Secondly, it's a years long running joke that no Orangemen fan is confident with a double digit lead at the half. It's like Boeheim takes the halftime break to remind his players of their recent relatives or pets that have passed away, the inevitably of their demise, or how most of them will never make it to the NBA regardless of how well they play.
He undoubtedly knows the fundamentals as well as anyone in basketball but inspire confidence...he does not.

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