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[QUOTE="Dave, post: 4147727, member: 1226"]
Lack of loyalty gets you hurt, always.  Yes, the Dome contributed greatly.  We have NEVER recruited with the best.  But we have played with the best. Views of recruiting are revisionist.  Boeheims legacy was created with Pearl and Owens.  It was also created with many, many second choices and players who were turned down at other programs.  Exclusive zone?  I don’t care for it myself.  He is a stubborn man.  Revolutionary?  “You can’t win big games playing zone.  Good teams exploit it easily.”  That was a basketball truism.  All you have to do is …. and it was true.  Yet he created this thing which adapted and gave opportunity and took them away in the blink of an eye.  He punished teams for passing into the blocks and the corners.  Nobody says you can’t win playing zone anymore. So you’ve forgotten.  He is one of the true greats in the game.  Others have ridden a wave, had ups and downs, petered out, etc.  you suggest and believe that is what has happened to him.  I disagree.  I find your lack of sentimentality unfortunate.  But I get it.  You might be right.  I don’t believe it.  History and the man himself suggest otherwise.  Mostly, being a fan means riding through the rough times which this base has little experience with. Yes, it means looking to maintain and improve.  However, we have an IDENTITY.  I think you said you don’t understand my position.  I understand yours.  I believe forcing this great man to walk the plank besmirches our identity.  I believe it is a black eye.  Bring someone else in.  Maybe it’ll work.  Maybe Pitino and the hookers.  Maybe in five years we’re Pitt.
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