JB enjoying retirement

[Dmcnabbrules]

Spoke to coach briefly today at Jimmy and Buddy’s camp. He seemed to be content to me. I thanked him for all the work he and Julie do for the community. He very humbly said thank you.

 

[syrBossHogg]

 

[elimunelson]

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1714673019078037985?s=20

Will he do SU games???

 

[Cusefan0307]

https://twitter.com/JonRothstein/status/1714673019078037985?s=20

Did not expect that!

 

[UpstateSM]

He's going to be awesome on games and in the studio. Really excited for this and I'll actually watch some studio stuff now.

 

[DilemaCuse]

Not excited about this. And I doubt anyone outside of Syracuse is excited about this.
Worry he might say something that gets him in trouble or make him look foolish. I just don't think he's got a great personality for tv, age plays a factor. I remember Bob knight trying this and it seemed like he didn't want to be there, age was a factor there too. Surprised he wants to do this after complaining about the state of cbb last February. Good news is now he can and gets to talk about other teams players.

 

[storange]

Not excited about this. And I doubt anyone outside of Syracuse is excited about this.
Worry he might say something that gets him in trouble or make him look foolish. I just don't think he's got a great personality for tv, age plays a factor. I remember Bob knight trying this and it seemed like he didn't want to be there, age was a factor there too. Surprised he wants to do this after complaining about the state of cbb last February. Good news is now he can and gets to talk about other teams players.

He has done many interviews on National TV from PTI to Jim Rome , and on and on, not really sure what your talking about. He is very good with National Media, it’s local guys he doesn’t like .

 

[OrangeXtreme]

Boeheim said he believes the ESPN contract will involve about 15-20 appearances; half of them would be in studio and the other half would be live games. He said his work with Syracuse University -- he is a special assistant to athletic director John Wildhack -- will factor into the amount of games he’s able to do.

“I’m busy,” he said. “I like it.”

 

[Orangezoo]

Not excited about this. And I doubt anyone outside of Syracuse is excited about this.
Worry he might say something that gets him in trouble or make him look foolish. I just don't think he's got a great personality for tv, age plays a factor. I remember Bob knight trying this and it seemed like he didn't want to be there, age was a factor there too. Surprised he wants to do this after complaining about the state of cbb last February. Good news is now he can and gets to talk about other teams players.

JB has always been good with the national media. This is a good thing.

 

[Zelda Zonk]

Maybe Newhouse can learn him to insert some pauses into his monthlong sentences. Other’n that, he should be fine.

 

[sufandu]

I can see him shining in studio. I'm curious how his personality translates to in game stuff. Does he talk enough to do in game color commentary? He seems more like a one liner kind of guy to me.

 

[SWC75]

I knew he couldn't stay away from a microphone.

 

[Cuse4455]

ESPN should assign him to UConn games lol

 

[Cuse_NYC]

I’d imagine him and Seth will be together in studio, at times. Jim owes him for all his stupid impressions and shots he has taken at him over the years.

 

[kcsu]

Not excited about this. And I doubt anyone outside of Syracuse is excited about this.
Worry he might say something that gets him in trouble or make him look foolish. I just don't think he's got a great personality for tv, age plays a factor. I remember Bob knight trying this and it seemed like he didn't want to be there, age was a factor there too. Surprised he wants to do this after complaining about the state of cbb last February. Good news is now he can and gets to talk about other teams players.

Gus is smart and can handle the national stage it was the local that he didn't care for.

 

[sutomcat]

I can see him shining in studio. I'm curious how his personality translates to in game stuff. Does he talk enough to do in game color commentary? He seems more like a one liner kind of guy to me.

I expect he will be very good at studio stuff and even better doing real time analysis of games. He understands the game and can articulate what is happening well.

I expect he will be a big success in this role.

 

[kcsu]

I expect he will be very good at studio stuff and even better doing real time analysis of games. He understands the game and can articulate what is happening well.

I expect he will be a big success in this role.

Me too. I think he is going to kill it. Jim has forgotten more about basketball than any other ESPN analyst.

 

[sufandu]

To be clear, I wasn't questioning his knowledge. I'm just curious to see how his personality translates. Some coaches that have had mediocre success coaching but great enthusiasm, eg Raftery, have been great in the booth while other more successful coaches fall flat. Coach K knows basketball too but I couldn't see him doing color. JB's dry sense of humor and one liners seem perfect for the studio. Hope he kills it in both.

 

[cuseinseattle]

Really excited about this. He will be great at this. He is great with national media and is liked by most people.

 

[RF2044]

JB has always been good with the national media. This is a good thing.

Agreed.

And not remotely surprised.

 

[orangefog]

Notice that this happened right after it came out that Huggins quit drinking? If Huggins were drinking, he would be wildly entertaining in this role. I am sure ESPN had Huggins pegged for this position until the bad news that Huggins is no longer a drunk.

 

[bballbeadle]

Not excited about this. And I doubt anyone outside of Syracuse is excited about this.
Worry he might say something that gets him in trouble or make him look foolish. I just don't think he's got a great personality for tv, age plays a factor. I remember Bob knight trying this and it seemed like he didn't want to be there, age was a factor there too. Surprised he wants to do this after complaining about the state of cbb last February. Good news is now he can and gets to talk about other teams players.

I think he will be excellent. People say he’s a good-natured, sharp guy, right? And I really liked Bob Knight’s tv analyses, even though I think he’s an ass. (Note: I do not think Boeheim is an ass.)

People are complicated. We all winced at how he treated local media but he has always been charming on the national circuit. I look forward to this. I hope he will shine.

 

[M2MPrinciples]

I heard that if he didn't get picked he was going to push for ESPN to double the number of studio hosts.

 

[MikeSU02]

https://spotify.link/aUQA7nrt1Db

Tate talks to Drew Carter. Talks about Cuse/JB a bit.

 

[EnviroSciGuy]

Not excited about this. And I doubt anyone outside of Syracuse is excited about this.

I've lived in a few different places, and among the sports fans that are really in to NCAAB, Boeheim is a source of intrigue and amusement. People on the outside of CNY and/or without any connections of the program probably find those antics more amusing than we do, actually.