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[QUOTE="Waltdods, post: 2090926, member: 2932"]
Yea, this is nutty.

This season is a good sign of what is the single most unassailable, and incredible, part of Boeheim's career:  he never has a bad team.  I don't think he'd be the coach you'd pick if you wanted to maximize championships, or if you wanted the best possible result in a single year.  But if you needed a coach to ensure that every cold Syracuse winter for 4 decades, the season would be entertaining into March - he's the one.  And probably the only.

FWIW, I think the reason is his ability to identify talent; he figures out the best players he has, and rides them.  Among those best players may be a 5'10 point guard who until yesterday couldn't finish a layup when guarded by anyone more athletic than Otto.  Or Rakeem Christmas, a guy who before his senior year was not obviously aware of where to find the basket.  Or Lawrence Moton, a guy who couldn't particularly shoot or dribble but is the Big East's all-time leading scorer.
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