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I am temporarily filling in for OE as he recovers from surgery. Get well soon Dan. WAR DAMN ORANGEYES!
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How Much Does JB Make Compared to Other College Coaches? (PS; Axe)
Where does Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim's salary rank in college basketball?
Probably lower than you think.
USA Today has updated its database of college basketball coaches' salariesahead of the Final Four this weekend in Dallas.
Boeheim's 2014 salary is listed as $1,818,661, which ranks him 23rd on the list overall.
That figure makes him the sixth-highest paid coach in the ACC.
JB Discusses SU Situation at Guard for 2014-15 (PS; Ditota)
Gbinije has been asked to play three positions at SU: The small forward spot he played in high school, the point guard position for which he's apprenticed the last two years, and the shooting guard position. Boeheim likes the way Gbinije plays defense. He considers him "a good passer" who made "good decisions."
The Virginia native played 14 minutes per game last season. He shot 38 percent overall, 35 percent from the 3-point line. He accumulated 41 assists (three more than Trevor Cooney in fewer than half of Cooney's minutes) and committed 17 turnovers.
"I think he's going to be better and a little more able to play like he did in the last game, when he played a little 2, a little 3. And next year, he'll play a little 1," Boeheim said. "It's hard to play three positions. And I think now he's figured it out enough and we've modified the offense a little bit when he's at the point that he can play there. Mike's a pretty good shooter. He's got to be more consistent. And he's slow getting it off."
Grant Watch
NBA Scouts Weigh in on Jerami Grant (PS; Waters)
NBA scouts, who spoke about Grant anonymously because NBA personnel are not allowed to talk about college underclassmen who have yet to enter the draft, raved about Grant's athleticism and high ceiling, but they worried about an underdeveloped offensive game.
"I like his size and length and athletic ability,'' the player personnel director for a team in the NBA's Western Conference said. "He needs to show that he can handle the ball on the perimeter and shoot the ball on the perimeter.''
Another NBA executive agreed that Grant should improve his overall game with another year at Syracuse.
"I personally think he should stay in school,'' an assistant general manager for a Western Conference team said Wednesday. "He's got a lot of upside but he's got a lot of skill development to do. I think he could really improve his draft status by staying in school.''
Former Players
Melo Leads Knicks to Rout of Brooklyn (PS; syracuse.com)
J.R. Smith had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists, Carmelo Anthony added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the city rival Brooklyn Nets 110-81 Wednesday night to extend a late-season playoff push.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 17 points a game after spraining his right ankle to help the Knicks win for the 12th time in 15 games, dominating a team that had the best record in the Eastern Conference since the new year. New York, which entered a game behind Atlanta for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, won its third straight.
Etan Thomas: Collees Need to Stop Exploiting Student-Athletes (PS; Thomas)
Many do not realize, though, that if you have a career-ending injury, you're no longer of any use to the university and can be sold up the river, or, in modern terms, lose your scholarship. I know this first-hand because it almost happened to my wife (then girlfriend), Nichole Oliver Thomas, who, like me, played basketball for Syracuse University.
After her third knee surgery, the Syracuse specialist told her that if she wanted to be able to walk without a cane and play with her kids in the future, she had to stop playing basketball. She was devastated, because as athletes, we are programmed to run through walls, ignore pain and never quit. But after much convincing from the people who cared about her -- mostly her mother -- Nichole made the right decision.
Her coaches weren't pleased, however, and she had to get a lawyer and threaten to sue the school in order to keep her scholarship her senior year.
News
How Much Does JB Make Compared to Other College Coaches? (PS; Axe)
Where does Syracuse University basketball coach Jim Boeheim's salary rank in college basketball?
Probably lower than you think.
USA Today has updated its database of college basketball coaches' salariesahead of the Final Four this weekend in Dallas.
Boeheim's 2014 salary is listed as $1,818,661, which ranks him 23rd on the list overall.
That figure makes him the sixth-highest paid coach in the ACC.
JB Discusses SU Situation at Guard for 2014-15 (PS; Ditota)
Gbinije has been asked to play three positions at SU: The small forward spot he played in high school, the point guard position for which he's apprenticed the last two years, and the shooting guard position. Boeheim likes the way Gbinije plays defense. He considers him "a good passer" who made "good decisions."
The Virginia native played 14 minutes per game last season. He shot 38 percent overall, 35 percent from the 3-point line. He accumulated 41 assists (three more than Trevor Cooney in fewer than half of Cooney's minutes) and committed 17 turnovers.
"I think he's going to be better and a little more able to play like he did in the last game, when he played a little 2, a little 3. And next year, he'll play a little 1," Boeheim said. "It's hard to play three positions. And I think now he's figured it out enough and we've modified the offense a little bit when he's at the point that he can play there. Mike's a pretty good shooter. He's got to be more consistent. And he's slow getting it off."
Grant Watch
NBA Scouts Weigh in on Jerami Grant (PS; Waters)
NBA scouts, who spoke about Grant anonymously because NBA personnel are not allowed to talk about college underclassmen who have yet to enter the draft, raved about Grant's athleticism and high ceiling, but they worried about an underdeveloped offensive game.
"I like his size and length and athletic ability,'' the player personnel director for a team in the NBA's Western Conference said. "He needs to show that he can handle the ball on the perimeter and shoot the ball on the perimeter.''
Another NBA executive agreed that Grant should improve his overall game with another year at Syracuse.
"I personally think he should stay in school,'' an assistant general manager for a Western Conference team said Wednesday. "He's got a lot of upside but he's got a lot of skill development to do. I think he could really improve his draft status by staying in school.''
Former Players
Melo Leads Knicks to Rout of Brooklyn (PS; syracuse.com)
J.R. Smith had 24 points, eight rebounds and six assists, Carmelo Anthony added 23 points and 10 rebounds, and the New York Knicks beat the city rival Brooklyn Nets 110-81 Wednesday night to extend a late-season playoff push.
Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 17 points a game after spraining his right ankle to help the Knicks win for the 12th time in 15 games, dominating a team that had the best record in the Eastern Conference since the new year. New York, which entered a game behind Atlanta for the eighth and final playoff spot in the East, won its third straight.
Etan Thomas: Collees Need to Stop Exploiting Student-Athletes (PS; Thomas)
Many do not realize, though, that if you have a career-ending injury, you're no longer of any use to the university and can be sold up the river, or, in modern terms, lose your scholarship. I know this first-hand because it almost happened to my wife (then girlfriend), Nichole Oliver Thomas, who, like me, played basketball for Syracuse University.
After her third knee surgery, the Syracuse specialist told her that if she wanted to be able to walk without a cane and play with her kids in the future, she had to stop playing basketball. She was devastated, because as athletes, we are programmed to run through walls, ignore pain and never quit. But after much convincing from the people who cared about her -- mostly her mother -- Nichole made the right decision.
Her coaches weren't pleased, however, and she had to get a lawyer and threaten to sue the school in order to keep her scholarship her senior year.
