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Message: [QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 4597405, member: 6979"] It's hard for me to think of anyone in the world that I've never actually met in-person or interacted with that also feels like more of a family member than Jim Boeheim...the end of an era for the entire sport of basketball, imo. I'm 41 and I never actually went to school or lived in Syracuse. I grew up in the DC area. My dad was an alum and that's how I got into watching the team...and becoming obsessed. He took me to the cap center to watch the Orange battle Alonzo Mourning and Dikembe Mutombo for my first game - even though I fell asleep during the first half, I was hooked! haha *I was 7 years old, what do you expect? I've been a diehard fan my entire life, basically...wow...knew this day would come but its surreal to try and imagine basketball without Jim Boeheim on the sidelines... I was really hoping he would pull another rabbit out the hat like he always seemed to throughout the years...so I'm sad it ended the way it has. ...with such a whimper. because that's NOT who he is AT ALL. I'm sad his run is over, generally, but extra sad that it ended like this. for him, because I know how much he still wants to win and how much he still has to offer. And how nice it wouldve been if he couldve gone out on top. its been rough since the move to the ACC, basically...and with all of the changes to the sport along the way...I have not enjoyed the way the sport has changed since the heyday of the 80s -90s to where it is now...but it was Boeheim and the Orange that kept me interested...after all the thrills and memories he and his teams gave me...I wasnt going anywhere... (despite being quite frustrated with the slow and seemingly inevitable devolution of recent seasons) ...I think JB did absolutely NOT misspeak when he said this season that college bball is in a bad place...so, now, in this new hyper-commercialized era, not sure at this point how much I will watch or how often...I'll definitely always be an Orange fan...but it will never be the same. I imagine retirement might be hard for JB - being away from the sport he has participated in his entire adult life and the past 60 years - but I sure hope he can enjoy it! Thanks for all you gave and all of the great memories watching the Cuse, JB!! You're 1 of 1 ...an icon and legend. And all the true Orange fans will forever miss seeing you on the sidelines! [/QUOTE]

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