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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4597031, member: 27"] Not sure what I feel. A mixture of sadness, disappointment, appreciation and excitement. I will always be grateful to James Arthur Boeheim for what he has done for Syracuse University (and me too). Hard to get my head around the fact that he will never coach at SU again. I hope JAB has a great retirement and I hope if he wants a role at SU that the university hooks him up with a position to his liking. Honestly, he would be a fantastic analyst on TV and I suspect he will get a lot of offers to get into that field. I wonder if he will accept one? I hope so. Would be great to hear his thoughts on college basketball and games of interest. I haven’t had many interactions with Coach Autry but the ones I have had have always been cordial. He seems to be a good guy. I wonder how easily he will adapt to being in charge of the program? He will probably have to be the ‘bad cop’ a lot more than he has to date. When Judah was a crying uncontrollably on the bench after the game ended today, it was Coach Autry who walked over and consoled him. It was Coach Autry who gentlest helped him up and got him to the locker room. I believe he played a big role in getting Judah here and that they are close. Hope they helps convince Judah to stay at Syracuse for another season. JM is going to be exhibit A for how well ADrian can recruit. Let’s hope he can help make it happen. Regarding a staff, it will be interesting to see what Coach Autry does. Will he hire an all Syracuse staff? Guessing Griff is likely to stay but I bet he will have other options if he wants to change locations. Guessing GMac would leave for a HC job somewhere, even at a mid major. If no HC jobs are available, guessing he would stay. I believe he has been doing the scouting and game plans for basketball since Ho left and would be an important person for Adrian to retain. Speaking of Coach Hop, Coach Autry played with him and later was coached by Hop. They also worked together on the staff at Syracuse. So the two of them are well acquainted. Heck, I bet they played against each other in practice a lot back in the day. It would be great to have a bench coach with some HC experience on the staff. Hop would be a good choice. Gotta think Hop is ready for a challenge in hte NBA and coming back home might not be want he wants but I know he loves the school and his alma mater needs him. If no, wondering if James Johnson might be a candidate. He was on the VT staff with AA, eventually became their HC and got fired. Been an assistant for NC State for a few years now. [URL unfurl="true"]https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Johnson_(basketball,_born_1971)[/URL] Ultimate though, I think coach Autry needs a young coach who will has strong AAU connections and will work his butt off to recruit HS players (and college players too). Time to put aside personal preferences and circle the wagons around and support Coach Autry. Congrats Coach, we are rooting for you to do well! [/QUOTE]

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