Capt. Tuttle
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There are ALWAYS people who complain about something, no matter how the teams are doing. ALWAYS!Sure ok.
There are ALWAYS people who complain about something, no matter how the teams are doing. ALWAYS!Sure ok.
There are ALWAYS people who complain about something, no matter how the teams are doing. ALWAYS!
There is zero buzz around the program and it pains me to acknowledge this level of detachment. It’s never been this bad in my lifetime. It’s one thing if we came off a great season and everyone went pro, but we’re just killing time now waiting… lots of waiting.It's sad how far the program has fallen. Hopefully the kids play well, and we have a solid season. Used to be nice when we had a true chance to win the whole thing. Now we simply hope to make the dance.
And there is always hyperbole around it.
Literally!!!And, if there’s anything I loathe with the white-hot rage of 1,000 supernovas -
it’s hyperbole.
if you have a lifer who is more or less killing it for 40 years, the reality is the end of that story is pretty likely to be disappointing. It's life for the most part (I guess Duke and UK are exceptions -- but there ain't many).
Do the math... JB was killing it as recently as February of 2014, when we were 25-0. JB started as head coach in 1976, so 38 years of killing it.I guess that’s where we disagree; I don’t view 8-12 seeds and three missed tournaments (four if you think we weren’t gonna make it in 2020 had the tournament been played) since the move to the ACC as “killing it.”
There’s nothing wrong with being happy with those results - be a fan in the way that works for you - but I don’t think it’s crazy to believe SU should consistently sit somewhere between Duke-UNC and where we’ve been since 2014.
He hyped up Lydon’s team which disappointed. Other than that I think JB has been pretty accurate (now watch 30 people prove me wrong).Boy I hope hes right, dont want to see JB go out like last season but when he was younger I dont remember him hyping up his teams like this. Thats why im taking this with a grain of salt.
I bet he probably thought they would be good last season because of size, experience, shooting, chemistry and I bet he was shocked it went the way it did.
High character young man.“I think it shows perseverance,” Williams said. “A lot of guys in my situation would have transferred, coming in as a highly touted high schooler, not playing that much, not scoring that much, not doing anything, really. I feel back to myself. I’m very confident of what I’m going to bring this year for my team.”
Syracuse looks to rebound after Boeheim's 1st losing season
Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim won't forget last season, and not because it was the only losing one in more than four decades on the job at his alma mater.apnews.com
And football is one of the reason that no one is talking about basketball. Probably best that there are low expectations for this young team but with a fairly low key non-conference schedule, hopefully it gives the squad some time to work through some growing pains to make some noise when the calendar turns.There is zero buzz around the program and it pains me to acknowledge this level of detachment. It’s never been this bad in my lifetime. It’s one thing if we came off a great season and everyone went pro, but we’re just killing time now waiting… lots of waiting.
Thank goodness for football.
Football won’t be around forever. If it could last until January that would be wonderful.And football is one of the reason that no one is talking about basketball. Probably best that there are low expectations for this young team but with a fairly low key non-conference schedule, hopefully it gives the squad some time to work through some growing pains to make some noise when the calendar turns.
From your lips to you-know-who’s ears! Not for nothing, and heaven knows JB has forgotten more basketball than all of us will know in our lifetime, I have to hope the old dog tries a new trick instead of employing the “Roberson maneuver” on Benny.If I'm coaching this kid, he plays 25 minutes the first 5 games. NO pulls for mistakes. Rather pats on the back for good plays. If he doesn't figure it out within the first q of the season fine bench him but DO NO NOT with his head. He needs confidence. The kid is a baller. Don't mess him up.
Agreed. But I just can't help but wonder what would have happened in last year's ACC tourney if Buddy had not lost his composure and got suspended for the Duke game.I guess that’s where we disagree; I don’t view 8-12 seeds and three missed tournaments (four if you think we weren’t gonna make it in 2020 had the tournament been played) since the move to the ACC as “killing it.”
There’s nothing wrong with being happy with those results - be a fan in the way that works for you - but I don’t think it’s crazy to believe SU should consistently sit somewhere between Duke-UNC and where we’ve been since 2014.
Agreed. But I just can't help but wonder what would have happened in last year's ACC tourney if Buddy had not lost his composure and got suspended for the Duke game.
JB's teams generally come on strong late in the season, when teams don't have time to prepare for the zone. Last year was no exception. We blew out a decent FSU team, and almost won the Duke game even without Buddy. If we had won the ACC tourney, and got the NCAA invite, there's no telling what may have happened.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda.
Even with Buddy, Cuse was not winning the ACC tourney last year.Agreed. But I just can't help but wonder what would have happened in last year's ACC tourney if Buddy had not lost his composure and got suspended for the Duke game.
JB's teams generally come on strong late in the season, when teams don't have time to prepare for the zone. Last year was no exception. We blew out a decent FSU team, and almost won the Duke game even without Buddy. If we had won the ACC tourney, and got the NCAA invite, there's no telling what may have happened.
Woulda, coulda, shoulda.
Even with Buddy, Cuse was not winning the ACC tourney last year.
When Jesse went down the glimmer of hope was gone. With Jesse we had a legit shot to turn the season around with maybe even a tourney bid.
At the time Jesse got hurt, we were 14-12 with losses to Colgate and Georgetown and good wins over basically no one.
Jesse being healthy would have probably saved the plus 500 season. We weren’t touching the tourney...and I literally posted at the time I expected the revisionist history to look back as if we had a shot.
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The COMBINED minutes that Jimmy, Buddy, and Cole were on the bench. that is not even coaching, it is just putting them out there. No wonder we could not finish after a great run to catch up.syracusefan.com