Jim Boeheim, often criticized for coaching “underachieving”...
Jim Boeheim, often criticized for coaching “underachieving” Syracuse teams, is enjoying the Orangemen’s role as a Final Four underdog.
“I don’t think I got real smart over the summer,” said Boeheim, who has a 482-158 record.
“Sometimes when you have more talent it can be more difficult, and what appears to be a more talented team may not be. I’ve seen some teams with high ratings from so-called high school recruiting analysts that never get in the NCAA tournament. Do those coaches do a bad job or were those players overrated?
“And that’s the case a lot of times. There’s a lot of guys going to college that are rated in the top 10 in their high school class and I don’t think they are that good.”
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UMass is 17-1 against teams that made this year’s tournament and is 26-0 on the road this season.
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