{"id":1465,"date":"2014-02-26T12:14:38","date_gmt":"2014-02-26T17:14:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1465"},"modified":"2014-02-26T12:14:38","modified_gmt":"2014-02-26T17:14:38","slug":"tuesday-teabag-february-25-2014-jim-boeheim","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/?p=1465","title":{"rendered":"Tuesday Teabag, February 25, 2014 &#8211; Jim Boeheim"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"attachment_1466\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1466\" alt=\"Here comes the crazy!\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim-300x247.jpg?resize=300%2C247&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"247\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim.jpg?resize=300%2C247&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim.jpg?resize=364%2C300&amp;ssl=1 364w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim.jpg?w=606&amp;ssl=1 606w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Here comes the crazy!<\/p><\/div>\n<p>A clear cut\u00a0winner this week, as Syracuse Orange Coach Jim Boeheim takes top honors for his antics in <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">coaching with passion<\/span>\u00a0costing his team the game Saturday night against Duke.\u00a0 To set the scene:\u00a0 Cuse with the ball, down 2, 15 seconds left, looking to go 2-0 against Duke on the year and seeking to avenge their first (and embarrassing) loss at home to Boston College.\u00a0 Then see what happens:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/iframewidth=560height=315src=\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0U3lLnpIVwIframeborder=0allowfullscreen\/iframe\">https:\/\/<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/0U3lLnpIVwI\" height=\"315\" width=\"560\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Now, was this a bad call?\u00a0 Of course.\u00a0 It should have been a block.\u00a0 Basket should have counted and CJ should have gone to the line to give Cuse\u00a0the lead.\u00a0 Instead, Boeheim gets a double T, gets ejected, Duke shoots 4 free throws, and they win by 6.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Make no mistake about it:\u00a0 <span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\">Jim Boeheim cost them the game<\/span>.\u00a0 Blame the refs all you want (SU fans), but the real fault lies with the Coach.\u00a0 It was idiotic for many reasons, but worst of all:\u00a0 Syracuse still had a chance to win the game.\u00a0 Even with the bad call, Cuse\u00a0was still only down 2 with 10.4 seconds left.\u00a0 If you\u2019ve watched any SU basketball at all this year, you know they have a knack of pulling out close games (those Cardiac Cuse\u00a0t-shirts are selling like hotcakes at Wegmans).\u00a0 Also, Duke was shaky from the line.\u00a0 They missed 10 free throws, so it\u2019s no gimme that they would make both free throws if they got the ball back\u2026that\u2019s assuming SU doesn\u2019t force a turnover.\u00a0 Point is:\u00a0 with 10.4 seconds to go, the game was far from over.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1468\" style=\"width: 266px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim-3.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1468\" alt=\"Who's bad???\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim-3-256x300.jpg?resize=256%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"256\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim-3.jpg?resize=256%2C300&amp;ssl=1 256w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/Boeheim-3.jpg?w=385&amp;ssl=1 385w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 256px) 100vw, 256px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1468\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Who&#8217;s bad???<\/p><\/div>\n<p>But Boeheim\u00a0didn\u2019t give his team a chance.\u00a0 He gave up on them, and in so doing, showed his true character, which, if you haven\u2019t figured it out by now, is a ornery, volatile, take my ball and go home old man.\u00a0 On the plus side, it gave those creative internet <a href=\"https:\/\/collegebasketballtalk.nbcsports.com\/2014\/02\/23\/brilliant-photoshops-of-jim-boeheim-getting-ejected-photos\/\">photoshop kids<\/a> a field day.<\/p>\n<p>Surprisingly though, many Cuse\u00a0fans The Machine spoke with gave Boeheim a pass.\u00a0 \u201cHe showed his players\u00a0he\u2019s got their back.\u201d they said. \u201cHe\u2019s a passionate coach who wears his heart on his sleeve.\u201d they said.\u00a0 \u201cHe wouldn\u2019t do that if it was an elimination game.\u201d\u00a0 Well, The Machine\u2019s here to call you out for your blatant homerism.<\/p>\n<p>Why should Boeheim\u00a0get a pass???\u00a0 If CJ Fair blew up and got ejected, do you think people would be running to his defense, saying he plays with passion?\u00a0 No, he would\u2019ve been vilified for acting like a selfish, me-first athlete who can\u2019t control his emotions.\u00a0 Why should we treat Boeheim\u00a0any different?\u00a0 If anything, it\u2019s more excusable for a college player\u2014you know, the teenager\/early 20 something year old \u201cstudent\u201d\u2014to flip out after a call like that.\u00a0 But not the seasoned, championship-winning coach.\u00a0 The coach is supposed to have perspective, to understand the bigger picture.\u00a0 To rally his team when faced with adversity.\u00a0 Well, Boeheim did the exact opposite:\u00a0 he gave up, and giving him a pass because he\u2019s the coach is\u2014as he repeatedly reminded the ref at midcourt\u2014bullshit.<\/p>\n<p>Also, his antics overshadowed what is quickly becoming the next great college basketball rivalry.\u00a0 This was Syracuse\u2019s first trip to Cameron Indoor Stadium.\u00a0 With Syracuse in the ACC, these two teams will play each other twice a year (and likely three times if you include their inevitable matchup in the ACC Championship Game [sidebar:\u00a0 yes, it will be weird to see SU play in a conference tournament that\u2019s not at MSG, but we digress].<\/p>\n<p>Anyway, when SU and Duke played in Syracuse three weeks ago, it was an epic matchup.\u00a0 A record-setting\u00a0crowd in the Dome, 35,000+ screaming fans, and the game did not disappoint.\u00a0 Rasheed\u00a0Sulaimon\u00a0for Duke hit a game-tying three at the buzzer, but Syracuse was able to hold on and pull out a two point victory in overtime.\u00a0 Now, that game also had a late game controversial call.\u00a0 With Duke down 1, 12 seconds left in regulation, Rodney Hood went up for a dunk and Rakeem Christmas <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">fouled<\/span>\u00a0blocked the shot.\u00a0 Many people thought a foul should\u2019ve been called.\u00a0 We\u2019re guessing Coach K thought a foul should\u2019ve been called.\u00a0 But there\u2019s the difference between Coach K and Coach Boeheim:\u00a0 Coach K controlled his emotions, and gave his team a chance to win.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>For that reason alone, Coach K will always get the nod as the better coach\u2026not to mention the more wins and national championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>But wait, says the <span style=\"text-decoration: line-through;\">passionate,<\/span> <del>blindly loyal<\/del>\u00a0SU fan, Coach Boeheim\u00a0was bringing his team together, taking the pressure off them, and getting them ready for the NCAA tourney.\u00a0 First, how metta of you.\u00a0 Second, really?\u00a0 How did SU perform in its next game against Maryland on Monday night?\u00a0 SU barely won against a Maryland team with 13 losses that they should have easily beat.\u00a0 Not really the rallying cry now, is it?\u00a0 More telling, let\u2019s here from CJ Fair, <a href=\"https:\/\/bleacherreport.com\/articles\/1970616-cj-fair-thinks-jim-boeheim-cost-syracuse-the-game-vs-duke#articles\/1970616-cj-fair-thinks-jim-boeheim-cost-syracuse-the-game-vs-duke\">SU\u2019s star player<\/a> on his thoughts on his Coach:\u00a0<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1467\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CJ-Fair.png?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1467\" alt=\"Leave it to your players to understand the big picture.\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CJ-Fair-300x199.png?resize=300%2C199&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CJ-Fair.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CJ-Fair.png?resize=452%2C300&amp;ssl=1 452w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.bigredsportsmachine.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/02\/CJ-Fair.png?w=520&amp;ssl=1 520w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-1467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Leave it to your players to understand the big picture.<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Exactly, give your team the chance to win.\u00a0 Instead, Coach Boeheim proved to the world he\u2019s nothing more than a poor man\u2019s Bobby Knight.\u00a0 At least learn how to take your jacket off or throw something.<\/p>\n<p>Enjoy your 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