Cartman55125 t1_jbhp6r9 wrote on March 9, 2023 at 2:53 AM

Reply to comment by Torcal4 in Boeheim out after 47 seasons at Syracuse by Jonas_Venture_Sr

47 years and his only championship was the team with Carmelo? I don’t mean to diminish his legacy, but winning the tournament def not his strong suit.

SolWizard t1_jbhwo15 wrote on March 9, 2023 at 3:53 AM

Syracuse had a lot of years where they shot themselves in the foot in March, it was a running theme. Probably should've had at least one more championship either in the 80s or during their strong run in the late 2000s early 2010s.

Merpninja t1_jbiexny wrote on March 9, 2023 at 7:03 AM

2011-12 Syracuse was probably better than Kentucky when they had Fab Melo (RIP). Probably Boeheim's best team ever.

SolWizard t1_jbj8u8p wrote on March 9, 2023 at 1:16 PM

That year and the year Arinze Onuaku hurt his knee right before the tournament come to mind. The 2013 final four team also had a legit shot just couldn't get it done

SOEsucksbad t1_jbjap92 wrote on March 9, 2023 at 1:32 PM

I knew this comment was herp, but when I saw the flair, I knew it was derp too.

Merpninja t1_jbieul0 wrote on March 9, 2023 at 7:02 AM

There are plenty of HOF-level coaches that didn't even win one tournament. Kruger, Huggins, Keady. Izzo also only has one and for the past two decades has been considered one of the best tournament coaches ever. The NCAA tournament is one of the hardest tournaments to win in all of American sports, and the fact he got a player like Carmelo to play basketball at Syracuse is a testament to the program he built.