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Jim Boeheim

Boeheim’s Job is Safe

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By Kyle Soppe Jim Boeheim’s comments surrounding his now ex-assistant coach of 36 years Bernie Fine have been scrutinized and for great reason. The face of Syracuse basketball came across as a selfish bully who wanted his word to be assumed as fact, just because he said it. In the middle of the JoePa scandal at Penn State University, critics are telling anybody who will … [Read more...] about Boeheim’s Job is Safe

Burning Questions For This Final Weekend of Regular Season Play

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By Paul Gotham In less than 48 hours, we will be fully immersed in conference tournaments. As the regular season of college basketball ends, here is a smattering of questions to consider. 1. Does Jim Boeheim have any voodoo is in his bag of tricks? Louisville is 11-4 against Syracuse, including a Cardinal win less than a month ago. Rick Pitino seems to have a hex on his … [Read more...] about Burning Questions For This Final Weekend of Regular Season Play

Villanova-Syracuse: Tale Of The Tape

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By Paul Gotham Setting: Tune in and put away the remote. You won't want to miss a second of this Big East clash when Jay Wright and his No. 7 Villanova Wildcats (23-4/ 12-3) collide with Jim Boeheim and his No. 4 Syracuse Orange (26-2/ 13-2). Plot: First place in the Big East and a possible number one seed in the NCAA Tournament hang in the balance. Sub-plot: An … [Read more...] about Villanova-Syracuse: Tale Of The Tape

Syracuse Orange: Addition By Subtraction

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By Paul Gotham Few have suggested that Jim Boeheim is an innovative mathematician. But after watching the 2009-10 version of the Syracuse Orange,  it is hard to ignore that the hall-of-fame coach has developed some new theories of mathematics. Boeheim watched as his three leading scorers, Eric Devendorf, Jonny Flynn and Paul Harris, left the Orange program soon after … [Read more...] about Syracuse Orange: Addition By Subtraction