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[QUOTE="MarketCuse, post: 2063379, member: 5687"]
I love it! I know most people here don't fall into this characterization but it was just an observation from a fan who hasn't been on here in a long while. Mostly I was referencing off-the-board type people although I was annoyed by an undertone of negativity towards JB on here last night as well.

When I was an annoying pissant myself, I used to come on this board and lambaste the zone and JB, frequently in fact. But that was before I grew up and mostly before I absorbed enough knowledge to understand the complexities of our defense and the way it impacts opposition strategy.

I used to hate the zone! But I know that JB is a terrific coach and he often does much more with much less. I love JAB even with all his flaws, I am wise enough to now know those are our flaws... The entire SU basketball community's. Point being Jimmy's complete loyalty is un-phased and perhaps his most  important characteristic. He walked onto SU's campus when he was 17 years old and he never left. He walked up that hill before the dome existed and before our program had much more than a couple impressive years out of 60 or so  and without his steady leadership and personal connections we would never be even a shadow of what we are today.

The idea that we will luck out twice in a row with Hopkins being an elite level coach from the get go is a pipe dream IMO. Sure we can hope, we can get ansy and anticipate a bright future but we cannot count on anything and above all else we cannot be disloyal to the man who gave his entire existence to Syracuse Basketball.
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