Viewing a single comment thread. View all comments

Torcal4 t1_jbhgkt6 wrote

Reply to comment by msw1984 in Boeheim out after 47 seasons at Syracuse by Jonas_Venture_Sr

But have they all coached around 47 seasons? That’s a pretty important comparison I’m sure.

(I don’t follow college basketball at all so I’m not sure about the average “shelf life” of a coach)

42

fartypicklenuts t1_jbhrsp5 wrote

There have been a lot of long-tenured coaches in college basketball, maybe not 47 years, but once you're a basketball coach, you're basically a lifer.

I wouldn't say it's "baffling" that he only won 1 championship, the NCAA tournament has a big randomness factor to it. You have to beat 6 teams in a row, most of which are really good teams and are playing to keep their season alive. If your team has one poor shooting night or the other team shoots 70% from 3 or something flukey, your season is over. It's very difficult just to make it to The Final Four. No doubt he would have liked to win one or two more, but it's much better to have one than none!

20

Cartman55125 t1_jbhp6r9 wrote

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.

16

SolWizard t1_jbhwo15 wrote

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.

17

Merpninja t1_jbiexny wrote

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

10

SolWizard t1_jbj8u8p wrote

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

6

SOEsucksbad t1_jbjap92 wrote

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

1

Merpninja t1_jbieul0 wrote

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.

17

AlsoIHaveAGroupon t1_jbi7ch1 wrote

Eddie Sutton and Bob Huggins and Lon Kruger coached 30+ years without winning even one.

10