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[QUOTE="orangecuse, post: 5236258, member: 668"]
This probably won't go over well here, but Pitino was at Syracuse for only two seasons and, IMO, wasn't at SU long enough to really be molded, developed, etc. by JB.  JB was just starting off as a head coach and figuring things out for himself as to what type of coach he was going to be, MO, wise, etc.  Due to same, I don't know how influential JB's coaching tactics, strategies, etc. shaped etc. Pitino.  I don't think I've ever heard/recall any national media types mention Pitino being a JB protege, etc.  What does typically get mentioned, is that he was JB's first assistant HC, and that honeymoon story heard over and over.  I don't think I've ever heard Pitino say that it was JB that taught him the ropes, etc. and that he became the coach he became because of Boeheim's influence & tutilege.

Now, Hop, GMac and Red have had numerous years under the guidance of JB, and their coaching tactics, etc. will be tied to him for the duration of their respective coaching years.

So, in regards to your sentiment that JB [I]"really didn't have a lot of assistants become good HC's," [/I]I would argue that he hasn't had any, at least not to date.  Hop failed at UW and was let go, and, of course, the jury is still out on Red and GMac.  Brendan Malone failed in his short stint as a head coach, and, for the most part, was a life time assistant in the NBA after leaving SU.

In the number of years that JB was at the helm at Syracuse, and with all of the success, I find that, let's just say, interesting.
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