In the 2021-22 season, Syracuse Basketball head coach Jim Boheim endured a first losing campaign. 46 years at the helm of Orange.
A stanza ago, ‘Cuse finished things at 16-17.For Syracuse basketball fans, Boeheim’s first and only losing season at the Hill came as his two sons, former senior shooting guard Buddy, I don’t think we lost when we came. Boheim and former grad student Jimmy Boheim were the starting pitchers.
Part of My fellow Orange fans keep spinning stories How Jim Boheim played extra time for his sons at the expense of others in the 2021-22 season, and how the team suffered as a result.
I admit the 2021-22 season was a disappointment in terms of wins and losses, but out of respect, I disagree with this kind of tired talk.
Jim Boheim is Too competitive to give up winning on the court so my son or someone else can run moreTo me it’s hogwash.
Still, Syracuse basketball fans are disgruntled, leaving much of the blame on Orange boss Jim Boheim.
For me, the fact that Beheim For almost 50 years, I’ve roamed downtown New York on the sidelinesand having only one losing season is a testament to his enduring excellence.
So how many so-so regular seasons have the Oranges had since joining the Atlantic Coast Conference from the 2013-14 Big East Conference?
Did March Madness’ deep runs in 2016, 2018 and 2021 help mask those subpar performances? You bet.
For the 2022-23 campaign, which begins in early November, Syracuse Basketball has a revamped roster that includes several senior players. Class of 6 recruits for 2022and big transfer.
It remains to be seen what Orange will do in 2022-23, but there’s no doubt about it.Fans are clamoring for Syracuse basketball to return to its former glory.It was a key contender for the Final Fourverse. .
CBS Sports’ Matt Norlander recently published an interesting article looking at different stories and themes for the upcoming College Hoops season..
One of the things he discussed was how two Hall of Fame head coaches, Boheim and Kentucky’s John Calipari, face pressure-filled stanzas.
Calipari, who crushes it every year on the recruiting trail of one of the sport’s blue-blooded programs, saw his team burn out at the NCAA Tournament this spring. Round of 64.
The year before that, in the middle of the Covid-19 pandemic, the Wildcats were a terrible 9-16.
Turning to Jim Boheim against the backdrop of the Calipari situation, Norlander wrote: No, Jim Boheim can’t be in a true “hot seat.” However, SU has never finished more than 2 games above . NCAA. Syracuse fans are hungry and fidgety. Orange may surprise people this season. “
I wholeheartedly agree with what Norlander says here. Even if Boheim pulls off another loss in his 2022-23 season, he won’t be fired, whether many ‘Cuse fans want it or not.
I’m a proud Syracuse University graduate who loves orange hoops like it’s nobody’s business. But I’m ready to get the ship right. Boheim earned the right to coach for as many seasons as he wanted, regardless of what record his team set on the court.
But do you think there’s pressure for Jim Boheim to return to winning ways in 2022-23? I believe 144 percent will.
