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Message: [QUOTE="gward, post: 5639147, member: 10646"] Come on, man. As someone who grew up in Ithaca, watched Cuse my whole life, and played a little ball, that “it’s just a talent issue, coaches don’t matter” stuff doesn’t fly. I’ve seen plenty of Syracuse teams that weren’t loaded still guard, still execute, still know exactly who they were. This roster is not some bare‑cupboard situation. You’ve got an All‑ACC–level guard running the show, a former five‑star forward, real size, and a pile of veterans who’ve played high‑major minutes. That’s enough to beat a struggling Boston College team without needing NBA All‑Stars at every spot. When you blow games like that in overtime, that’s focus, decision‑making, late‑game organization – all the things that live on the coaching side as much as the talent side.And using late‑career Boeheim as a shield for Autry is backwards. Jim didn’t suddenly forget basketball; the game changed, the three‑point era stretched his zone, and the recruiting slipped. But even then, his whole reputation was built on discipline and over‑achieving with rosters that, on paper, weren’t scaring anybody. If you gave Boeheim this kind of length, athleticism, and firepower, you know he’d have them drilled on every rotation and every shot. So no, you can’t just wave your hand and say “not a coaching problem” when the team with this much ability is losing that way. That’s not basketball reality; that’s just making excuses. The argument isn’t that coaching alone solves the problem , but I think you understating the importance of it. Last year I certainly could fathom your argument but not this year , and I don’t think most objective observers can sympathize with your view . And another thing you don’t need to be an expert to know that there are no excuses for losing that game as a coach. You see the talent difference as a fan and it’s on the coach to not lose a game like that . Red always talks at the press conference about the errors his team makes and getting better. . Well it’s called command responsibility! I’m a teacher and I need to get my kids ready for the AP government test . I get some kids that don’t work hard make errors etc but my job is to win. regardless - no excuses . I get tired of the weakness of what I see , but I take full ownership… because at the end of the day I can’t tell the administration, sorry kids don’t have it this year. , get me some better talent. [/QUOTE]

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