I love everything about this coach and basketball team. If Rutgers tried to emulate them I would be so very happy.
Virginia - Tony Bennett
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He's a great coach with a defined system who develops players to play effectively within it.
One of my kids went to UVA for undergrad and is a Wahoo all the way. Then went to UNC for Pharm-D so still has 2 Alma Maters in the Dance. Talk about luck!
I really like this team. Not the flashiest group or a lot of star power, but play great D and get the job done.
Their arena is ancient (EDIT: forgot about new one) and our new facility is on the way. No more excuses.
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Wrong
They have a new beautiful arena called John Paul Jones.
Only a few years old.
Oops...my bad I forgot (it's early..,)...still coach doesn't want excuses so neither should we, just WIN, right?
No doubt.
Loved everything he said in his press conference.
What a breath of fresh air.
It is like someone opened the door and let out all the stank.
The adults are in charge now.
Hobbs, Ash, and Pikiell.
B1G time is just around the corner.
GREAT time to be an RU fan.
Let's all enjoy the ride!
he was wretched today....his team allowed Cuse to finish on a 28-9 run and their offense was absolutely brutal during that stretch
Boeheim schooled Bennett on big time basketball by going to press and making UVA play out of whack. UVA is not an elite team so a elite 8 is still a good result for them. Syracuse is going to get destroyed by Carolina.
After seeing what the Syracuse's Defense did to Gonzaga at the end of their game,
I'll give Boeheim the credit and place less of the blame on Bennett for Syracuse's victory over the Cavaliers .
Syracuse's players are on a mission to prove themselves after the team's invitation to the Tourney was questioned and their HC knows how to stroke that fire inside them and have the whole team play far better than people thought them capable of.
I'll give Boeheim the credit and place less of the blame on Bennett for Syracuse's victory over the Cavaliers .
Syracuse's players are on a mission to prove themselves after the team's invitation to the Tourney was questioned and their HC knows how to stroke that fire inside them and have the whole team play far better than people thought them capable of.
Boeheim has been able to crank up a stifling defense in short bursts, as the announcers were saying..... And has done that for years..... I remember one time at the RAC, during the Douby years, we had about a 20 pt lead at the half....... Cuse came out in a press to start the second and had the game down to a nail biter in just a few minutes..... We lost the game as a Douby base line jumper rolled out as time expired.... Very painful loss.
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We needed good ball handling and keeping a cool head that day, and it did not happen..... A good RU team would have broken the press and gotten a few easy baskets, forcing Syracuse to revert back to a normal D..... When the pressure worked, we had no answer..... Credit the Syracuse coach.....
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Sorry... It does hurt when the top notch Jersey players go to another Northeast team like Cuse....it will take time to reverse that, I would guess.
Although I hate zone defenses at the hs level, boeheim plays the 2-3 perfectly at the college level and recruits for it with athletic long armed skilled players.
Few teams play it effectively and
It's tough to prepare for this with the limited time between tournament games. He has the press with these athletic Players in his back pocket when desperate like today.
His teams also rebound very well out of it which is difficult to do.
I don't like boeheim because he has always been a whiner but he sure is a great coach.
Few teams play it effectively and
It's tough to prepare for this with the limited time between tournament games. He has the press with these athletic Players in his back pocket when desperate like today.
His teams also rebound very well out of it which is difficult to do.
I don't like boeheim because he has always been a whiner but he sure is a great coach.
Battle from St.Joseph, Metuchen will be joining Syracuse next season and he was the best player in NJ this season.
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I don't follow their program closely, but if Syracuse somehow wins it all, it might be a good time to retire, going out on top.... If so, I think their program has enough reputation to get a high profile, win right away replacement...... Certainly after winning the title.
Don't know about that. I'm no Syracuse fan, but they have a lot of recent, relevant winning tradition in basketball. If they hire the right replacement, they'll be fine.
That's an important "if". One thing you can count on is any fan base to over estimate the desirability of their coaching job. Who wants to be the guy to follow Boeheim? You got no where to go but down. And you have to live in Onanadoga County.