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Damn they asked Red he learned most about his failures and he said the portal made things different lol. That’s what he learned
I don’t want to kick a man when he’s down, but it’s really evident Red’s not the brightest guy out there. It’s fairly obvious why he failed.
 
Damn they asked Red he learned most about his failures and he said the portal made things different lol. That’s what he learned
Yeah no S! I feel like Jim probably realized that 3 years ago! What Jim didn't tell you that before you took the job?
 
I agree. Yet he’s been on our staff since 2011 and we chose to hire him.
Hindsight is 20/20 but I thought staff changes should have been made after 2019, it was obvious things were slipping. The problem was how would outsider accept being told, btw, we're building the team around my son Buddy. Alot of obstacles and mistakes compounded the previous one to get here. Now what we can't do is placate to a legendary player whose son is on the team and make a shortsighted hire.
 
Four winning seasons, one losing season, the only one in his 47 years of coaching. .500 or better in ACC conference play each year except for the losing season. Two tournament appearances, one Sweet Sixteen, one COVID year with no post season for anyone. Jim's decline as a coach is exaggerated. I get that he slipped a bit from the high-level winning standard he built. He didn't torpedo this program.
We’ll agree to disagree. He fought the inevitable trend of player movement. Failed to adjust away from M2M when it was failing him regularly.

His practices devolved into 90 minute walkthrough/shootarounds. He stopped recruiting.

We should all be thankful that there wasn’t another 5-7 overweight boeheim, because he would made room for him too.

Players left because they knew Jimmy was playing 35min/game.

The list is endless.

What did he leave his successor? Players that they had to beg to retain because they were gone if JB remained.

It was a train wreck.
 
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Four winning seasons, one losing season, the only one in his 47 years of coaching. .500 or better in ACC conference play each year except for the losing season. Two tournament appearances, one Sweet Sixteen, one COVID year with no post season for anyone. Jim's decline as a coach is exaggerated. I get that he slipped a bit from the high-level winning standard he built. He didn't torpedo this program.

Uh... by our program's standards, just about every single indicator you list is clear evidence that he DID.
 
Four winning seasons, one losing season, the only one in his 47 years of coaching. .500 or better in ACC conference play each year except for the losing season. Two tournament appearances, one Sweet Sixteen, one COVID year with no post season for anyone. Jim's decline as a coach is exaggerated. I get that he slipped a bit from the high-level winning standard he built. He didn't torpedo this program.
You can throw as many stilettos as you want, but you are telling people who KNOW what happened that they are wrong.

You are on the wrong side of history here. Take the L and move on.
 
Four winning seasons, one losing season, the only one in his 47 years of coaching. .500 or better in ACC conference play each year except for the losing season. Two tournament appearances, one Sweet Sixteen, one COVID year with no post season for anyone. Jim's decline as a coach is exaggerated. I get that he slipped a bit from the high-level winning standard he built. He didn't torpedo this program.
Remind me again, what was his winning percentage the first 38 years, and what was it the last 8 years?

I'll hang up and listen.
 
I’m fairly certain Maliq did get recruited away by Duke when GMac was still here. But maybe Maliq knew Red couldn’t coach.
Actually there was an interview with Maliq.
He said he never considered leaving till Gerry left.
Always planned on staying the 4 years but when Gerry left, and then a few players, he decided the team he had believed in was gone and it was time to start over.
 
Actually there was an interview with Maliq.
He said he never considered leaving till Gerry left.
Always planned on staying the 4 years but when Gerry left, and then a few players, he decided the team he had believed in was gone and it was time to start over.
and Duke gave him a huge bag, let's not fail to mention that...
 
We’ll agree to disagree. He fought the inevitable trend of player movement. Failed to adjust away from M2M when it was failing him regularly.

His practices devolved into 90 minute walkthrough/shootarounds. He stopped recruiting.

We should all be thankful that there wasn’t another 5-7 overweight boeheim, because he would hade room for him too.

Players left because they knew Jimmy was playing 35min/game.

The list is endless.

What did he leave his successor? Players that they had to beg to retain because they were gone if JB remained.

It was a train wreck.
An absurd list. Probably the funniest is that players left because of Jimmy. He played one season at Syracuse. How many players left Autry for greener pastures? A whole bunch of them. The condition and performance of this team in recent years is on Red, not Jim.
 
I’m fairly certain Maliq did get recruited away by Duke when GMac was still here. But maybe Maliq knew Red couldn’t coach.
Don’t think this is correct, but if it were true that is on Autry, not GMac.

After his sophomore year, however, there was no continuity. Copeland and Taylor entered the transfer portal five days after the Orange’s season ended. Just over a week later, Carey followed. Two days later, assistant coach Gerry McNamara — Brown’s primary recruiter — became Siena’s head coach. Meanwhile, Mintz mulled over his future before leaving for the NBA.
“The dynamics changed, and once everything changed, he felt like he was starting all over,” Brown’s mother, Tasha, said. “So he said, ‘If I’m gonna start all over, why not bet on myself? Why not take a chance just to see what else could be out there?’”

This prompted Brown to enter the portal on April 1. The forward became one of the most sought-after players in college basketball,

 
You can throw as many stilettos as you want, but you are telling people who KNOW what happened that they are wrong.

You are on the wrong side of history here. Take the L and move on.
Then explain what happened, if you're in the know. I've not told anyone they are wrong, although that's exactly what you are currently doing to me. You're also telling me to be quiet, something you people on here do a lot when opinions differ from the gatekeepers. This is a discussion board, right, or is discussion not allowed here? You think Jim wrecked the program on purpose? Because that's what torpedo means.
 
Don’t think this is correct, but if it were true that is on Autry, not GMac.

After his sophomore year, however, there was no continuity. Copeland and Taylor entered the transfer portal five days after the Orange’s season ended. Just over a week later, Carey followed. Two days later, assistant coach Gerry McNamara — Brown’s primary recruiter — became Siena’s head coach. Meanwhile, Mintz mulled over his future before leaving for the NBA.
“The dynamics changed, and once everything changed, he felt like he was starting all over,” Brown’s mother, Tasha, said. “So he said, ‘If I’m gonna start all over, why not bet on myself? Why not take a chance just to see what else could be out there?’”

This prompted Brown to enter the portal on April 1. The forward became one of the most sought-after players in college basketball,

Thanks for the correction. I knew the timing was close. Seems like once GMac was gone he didn’t have a reason to stay.
 
Then explain what happened, if you're in the know. I've not told anyone they are wrong, although that's exactly what you are currently doing to me. You're also telling me to be quiet, something you people on here do a lot when opinions differ from the gatekeepers. This is a discussion board, right, or is discussion not allowed here? You think Jim wrecked the program on purpose? Because that's what torpedo means.
I don’t think it was on purpose. I think what he wanted and felt he earned started this unravel. He is one of the best coaches but lost his way towards the end and it hurt the program in the long run. Sometimes you can’t see the forest through the trees.
 
I don’t think it was on purpose. I think what he wanted and felt he earned started this unravel. He is one of the best coaches but lost his way towards the end and it hurt the program in the long run. Sometimes you can’t see the forest through the trees.
I agree with this. I've been bothered in this thread by the sentiment that Jim harmed the program on purpose. Even at his worst he was better than what followed.
 
An absurd list. Probably the funniest is that players left because of Jimmy. He played one season at Syracuse. How many players left Autry for greener pastures? A whole bunch of them. The condition and performance of this team in recent years is on Red, not Jim.
Thanks for sharing the apologist point of view.

Red is a terrible head coach, no one will argue that, but the table had been set for program decline long before he took over for an old man who refused to step down and ran the program into the ground.

If people were more intellectually honest about the end of Boeheim's tenure, we never would be in this position in the first place.
 
While I don't want Hop, I won't give up on the program. I would never give up on the program. I have been a fan for 50 years. I would have to have faith that Hop can do somethiing he could not do at Washington. I would welcome him back, and support him to the best of my ability. Would I be dissapointed, yes, but not devastated.
Agree, and I've been a fan for 60 years.
 
Thanks for sharing the apologist point of view.

Red is a terrible head coach, no one will argue that, but the table had been set for program decline long before he took over for an old man who refused to step down and ran the program into the ground.

If people were more intellectually honest about the end of Boeheim's tenure, we never would be in this position in the first place.
You can use inflammatory language like "apologist point of view" and "intellectually honest" if you want, it doesn't mean anything. I would also say that Jim Boeheim deserves more respect than calling him an old man and saying he ran the program into the ground. I've always believed that he earned the right to go out on his own terms and have input into who took over the program. Instead, the university treated him poorly and so did many fans.
 
You can use inflammatory language like "apologist point of view" and "intellectually honest" if you want, it doesn't mean anything. I would also say that Jim Boeheim deserves more respect than calling him an old man and saying he ran the program into the ground. I've always believed that he earned the right to go out on his own terms and have input into who took over the program. Instead, the university treated him poorly and so did many fans.
JB didnt run the program into the ground, Red did that however JB got the balling rolling. A lot of good people stay too long in a position, he was one of them. Wasn’t ready to let go, ego and selfishness.
 

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