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Message: [QUOTE="DoctorBombay, post: 2519499, member: 626"] I learned to appreciate Jim Boeheim round about the ‘96 run to the NCG, and that’s when i started to give him credit. Suddenly one could see the method in his madness as it all came together w/ an undermanned squad coming thisclose, against a stacked U.K. team. The NC was just the icing on the cake as by that time he had already established himself, on basis of his record, as a HOF-caliber HC. So this rather bizarre take that his success should somehow be diminished because, “GASP”...he had a transcendent player on that team, is really misplaced at best, and moronic at the worst. By your logic, I guess UCLA’s 10 NCs and John Wooden’s status should be dismissed as well, since he perennially paid for the Alcindors & Waltons of the world to come play for him, no? As for scheduling I actually somewhat agree w/ your take that JB loaded up on cupcakes. And the correct response to that is...AND??? So what- he still had to win those games & our NCAA qualifying issues only started when we lost a couple of those cupcake games, and SOS became a more prominent factor. Also, if you think he’s the only HC to load up on scheduling cupcakes, then your rabid bias is incurable at this stage. Honestly, at some point you have to begrudgingly give the man credit for his record and the program he’s built, brick by brick, here at SU. To engage in rampant “Whataboutism” logic w/ folks like yourself who’re seemingly harboring an agenda, only serves to diminish oneself further. Like it or not, whether you want to admit it or not, JB is a great great HOF Coach, whose record...warts and all, speaks for itself. Mind you, he’s no Scott Shafer ;), but we’re lucky to have him. JMHO [/QUOTE]

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