So, tell me how a coach can make the ball go in the hoop.
By that logic, no coach should ever have to relinquish their job.
So, tell me how a coach can make the ball go in the hoop.
It makes winters bearable and go by quick. You have the holidays and once January starts you're in the heart of the conference season. Calendar turns to February and maybe that old February swoon hits. March and the BET and then its Selection Sunday and you're spending days watching nothing but college basketball and the rotation of 8 commercials on CBS. Then it's over and it's basically spring.
I miss rushing home to catch every game. Now I'm deliberately scheduling things during them.
So, tell me how a coach can make the ball go in the hoop.
When I was a student in the early 90s, for a year I was the co-conductor of the Sour Sitrus Society. Shared the conductor duties with another student, who grew up in Syracuse (I didn't). We were in the Dome, maybe 30 minutes before tipoff, on some random weeknight in December, and I asked him why SU didn't have a hockey team. He pointed around at the Dome filling up with what I'm sure was a 25K+ person crowd, and said "this is why". And then he explained how much SU hoops meant to CNY getting through those miserable winters. It really made an impression on me, and your post reminded me of that.
This whole situation makes me sad.
It makes winters bearable and go by quick. You have the holidays and once January starts you're in the heart of the conference season. Calendar turns to February and maybe that old February swoon hits. March and the BET and then its Selection Sunday and you're spending days watching nothing but college basketball and the rotation of 8 commercials on CBS. Then it's over and it's basically spring.
I miss rushing home to catch every game. Now I'm deliberately scheduling things during them.
I think it's best for JB to step down now. I also think he should be afforded the opportunity to right the ship. That first game where he's not on the sideline is going to be sad. I just wish he retired on a high after 2016 or even 2018.
I'm not scheduling things during games. But I'm watching games now out of loyalty, not because they are actually fun. And I don't mean for that to come off wrong and that you or anyone else is not a loyal fan. It's hard to criticize someone for not watching when it's not fun. Sports are supposed to be fun.
I’ll ride with JB until the day he no longer wants to be here. I owe the relationships I have with my father, brother and friends to this program (that he built). Would rather lose with Boeheim than win with someone else. Is this year hard? Not really tbh. What other team do you follow where you don’t have a single horrible year for 40+ years? What we’ve had here has been magically consistent and likely won’t ever be again. I love our coaches. I love our guards. I love our building. I love our hot dogs. I guess I have a lyrical soul.
You guys all make me sick. First 2 months of hard times in 40+ years and you want to clean house. This isn’t fantasy sports and the grass is unlikely to be greener on the other side.
I got home from NYC in time to see that Syracuse was only 2 points behind, two minutes into the second half. By the time I unpacked my bag, grabbed a beer out of the fridge and sat down to watch, about 5 minutes had passed and we were down around 15 points. Game over.
I’ll ride with JB until the day he no longer wants to be here. I owe the relationships I have with my father, brother and friends to this program (that he built). Would rather lose with Boeheim than win with someone else. Is this year hard? Not really tbh. What other team do you follow where you don’t have a single horrible year for 40+ years? What we’ve had here has been magically consistent and likely won’t ever be again. I love our coaches. I love our guards. I love our building. I love our hot dogs. I guess I have a lyrical soul.
You guys all make me sick. First 2 months of hard times in 40+ years and you want to clean house. This isn’t fantasy sports and the grass is unlikely to be greener on the other side.
I’ll ride with JB until the day he no longer wants to be here. I owe the relationships I have with my father, brother and friends to this program (that he built). Would rather lose with Boeheim than win with someone else. Is this year hard? Not really tbh. What other team do you follow where you don’t have a single horrible year for 40+ years? What we’ve had here has been magically consistent and likely won’t ever be again. I love our coaches. I love our guards. I love our building. I love our hot dogs. I guess I have a lyrical soul.
You guys all make me sick. First 2 months of hard times in 40+ years and you want to clean house. This isn’t fantasy sports and the grass is unlikely to be greener on the other side.
You are what’s wrong...being too wrapped up in the past. No one is taking anything away from Jim but when it’s time to let it go, you do.I’ll ride with JB until the day he no longer wants to be here. I owe the relationships I have with my father, brother and friends to this program (that he built). Would rather lose with Boeheim than win with someone else. Is this year hard? Not really tbh. What other team do you follow where you don’t have a single horrible year for 40+ years? What we’ve had here has been magically consistent and likely won’t ever be again. I love our coaches. I love our guards. I love our building. I love our hot dogs. I guess I have a lyrical soul.
You guys all make me sick. First 2 months of hard times in 40+ years and you want to clean house. This isn’t fantasy sports and the grass is unlikely to be greener on the other side.
I’ll ride with JB until the day he no longer wants to be here. I owe the relationships I have with my father, brother and friends to this program (that he built). Would rather lose with Boeheim than win with someone else. Is this year hard? Not really tbh. What other team do you follow where you don’t have a single horrible year for 40+ years? What we’ve had here has been magically consistent and likely won’t ever be again. I love our coaches. I love our guards. I love our building. I love our hot dogs. I guess I have a lyrical soul.
You guys all make me sick. First 2 months of hard times in 40+ years and you want to clean house. This isn’t fantasy sports and the grass is unlikely to be greener on the other side.
I'm not advocating to oust Boeheim - but I'm not sure you are seeing the train that's coming - we are going to be far far worse next year
I got home from NYC in time to see that Syracuse was only 2 points behind, two minutes into the second half. By the time I unpacked my bag, grabbed a beer out of the fridge and sat down to watch, about 5 minutes had passed and we were down around 15 points. Game over.
That's one of the biggest issues I have. It isn't like we're slowly worn down in the 2nd half by a better team. The other team takes away the things that worked in the first half and we have no answer. And we don't change anything. That's coaching. Maybe I'm crazy, but I don't think the talent is that bad. We're too skinny and can use someone thicker than a toothpick, but we have talent better than 15+ point losses.
So why is Buddy still in the game?I mean, we didn't make shots, that's on Buddy. Not JB.
Hmm! Still trying to figure out JB'S MTM Offense , What is it...
During one of the games in Brooklyn, when it was unusually quiet in the arena, someone close behind the Syracuse bench shouted: "Time to go, Jim."
Hard to believe, with a HOF coach.
Mike Brey or John Beilein would know what to do with this kind of squad. They've had them their whole careers.