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[QUOTE="PeteCalvin, post: 5659777, member: 439"]
People forget how pissed JB was that he lost those 101 wins and dropped below 900.  The reason he stayed and ruined the Hop transition was partially the wins and partially coaching Buddy.  I heard the reason that JW allowed JB to stay after Buddy graduated was because of JB’s pursuit of attaining 1000 wins (again).  Problem was, it took much longer for him to get the wins than expected (because we were so bad).  JB is lucky he got the 1000th win when he did because JW was not keeping him for another season.  I think if JB hadn’t lost the wins, he may have been content to watch Buddy play rather than coach him.  He loved hiding in the stands at AAU games and watching him.  My son is the same age as Buddy and even played an AAU season with him in 8th grade (until
Buddy broke his arm).

That whole time in SU bball history was a cluster.  No way was JB going to let the NCAA dictate his record or when he had to leave.  I’m pretty sure the transition plan was announced when it was to placate the NCAA.  When the time for the handover came, JB said “screw the NCAA” and decided he was sticking around.  It just so happened that Buddy became a legit D1 talent, and he dug in on his decision to stay.  And Hop once said in an interview that he never wanted to be looked at as the person who “forced JB out.” That’s why he left.

So we are where we are due to many factors.
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