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[QUOTE="leftytg, post: 3242319, member: 2651"]
There is no hope of being a good team as long as Boeheim is the coach.  There has been a steady downward trajectory for the past several years, and the team this year is just an acceleration of the trend.  How many people suddenly get better at their job in their late 70's?

For whoever follows Boeheim - following a legend sucks.  It is arguably one of the toughest situations for any coach to step into, as it is almost all downside with very little upside, as they are perpetually in the shadow of the legend.  You know what sucks worse than following a legend?  Following a legend who hasn't recruited worth a damn for several cycles and left the cupboard almost entirely bare of high end talent.  Syracuse better pray that Hopkins come back home, because if it isn't Hopkins the next coach is going to face intense headwinds (Hopkins would "only" face strong headwinds, to continue the metaphor).

All this to say, I have no hope for a decent team for at least seven years or so - the rest of the Boeheim tenure, the 3 or so years they'll give a transition coach, and then hoping they nail the next hire, who will need a few years to recruit and mold talent and bring the program back to its historical levels.

Cheers!
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