Thoughts on Jim Boeheim

It was Syracuse basketball coach Jim Boeheim’s “explosion” and technical fouls that grabbed the headlines from Duke University’s six point regular season home win last Saturday.

Boeheim ran on the court and was assessed technical fouls in arguing a late call that went against Syracuse.

Exploding, going on the court, and getting technical fouls is not a classy act.

Boeheim has less “snake oil” than some, even most other coaches, but have it, he does.

He is an excellent coach and he was Dave Bing’s backcourt partner at Syracuse in the 1960’s.

The antics likely will temporarily fire up the talented Syracuse basketball team. They have lost two straight games, struggled in three but are certainly one of the leading contenders for this year’s title.