Syracuse WILL have a next coach
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by Suckatsports
know what they say. You don't want to be the guy that follows the guy. You want to be the guy that follows the guy that follows the guy. So, with that said, I'm sure Mike Hopkins feels great this morning, now that he knows that when Jim Boeheim retires, he'll definitely still be employed - and will head the Syracuse basketball program. That is fantastic news, since there's no timetable on when Jim actually hangs it up. And by "it" I don't mean basketball acumen, I mean choke jobs.
> "Jim isn't going anywhere, but Mike is my next coach," athletic director Daryl Gross said, adding that it was premature to talk about the future because Boeheim has given no indication he plans to retire anytime soon. > > "I'm going to coach how I played. I'm going to hug and kiss you after the game, and I'm sure during practice the competitive fire will come out a little bit," Hopkins said. "That's what's fun. I love the relationships in recruiting. I love the relationships in the community. This thing is a family. It's not about me or these other guys. It's about the bigger picture."
This has really become a fad, with a current coach naming his successor before he leaves. It sounds wonderful, but in most cases it's a recipe for disaster, even if it looks like a wonderful hug-a-thon in the athletic department. Not only does it box the assistant into their current job, but it creates unreasonably high expectations almost immediately. That is of course without trying to live up to the already high expectations that the fans have from their current coach. Which, in Syracuse's case lately has been, getting into the NCAA tournament by a thread.
If Boeheim's skill in picking a successor is half as good as coaching Gerry McNamara, the Orange know they're in good hands, because without him, they wouldn't have won "ten fucking games."
Boeheim names successor [SI.com]
This post is cross-published from We Suck at Sports.
