I often hear about how coaches in the college game really care about their kids. If you truly believe that, purchase then this should interest you.
Meet Jim Boeheim, order winner of the 2003 National Championship.
Meet Paul Harris. Boeheim once called him the best freshman that he recruited since Carmelo Anthony. (Thanks for that Jim, sales since Paul started all of three years after Melo).
Paul Harris didn’t declare for the NBA Draft but someone declared for him. Syracuse University issued a press release stating that Harris declared for the Draft. Concerning his entrance of the NBA Draft, Harris told the Post Standard “I didn’t know a thing about it, I didn’t do that. I don’t have a clue who actually did it.â€
Boeheim just watched his best chance at a title since Melo enter the draft
Boeheim’s response was that he had not talked to Paul Harris in two weeks and that “he told me that the week before the Oklahoma game.†Way to check your facts before throwing unconfirmed speculation out in the public domain Coach.
These are the facts: The Syracuse University Coach (who is in the Hall of Fame) decided that he would declare on behalf of Paul Harris that Paul Harris had entered the Draft. Paul Harris had not actually planned to enter the Draft. Boeheim didn’t bother asking Paul Harris whether he intended to enter the Draft. Boeheim decided that it would be more prudent to just go ahead and enter Paul’s name without speaking to Harris for two weeks. Boeheim’s excuse—Paul didn’t return my calls.
Perhaps Harris didn’t return those calls because he was justifiably despondent. After all, Coach Boeheim wouldn’t play him even though he is a superior rebounder, defender, and athlete. Nonetheless, a failure to return a phone call doesn’t sound like an invitation to send out a press release that one of your players has declared for the Draft.
It’s time someone called out Boeheim on this. This is a Coach pushing his own agenda; an agenda that doesn’t include Paul Harris. Jim Boeheim should be ashamed of himself. The Basketball Hall of Fame should give Boeheim his plaque back. Don’t tell me that the NCAA is where caring happens.
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Might want to check your “facts”. Here’s an actual quote from Boeheim, “We don’t know that they [Harris, Flynn and Devendorf] put their names in, only that they planned to. And as long as they don’t sign with an agent, any of them can come back.” This directly conflicts your assertion that Jimmy B actually declared Paul for the draft, which I don’t believe is even possible since the players have to submit in writing their declaration for the draft, unless they’re automatically eligible, which Paul is not since he’s a junior.
And apparently Jim had asked Paul if he intended to enter. And Paul said yes. But that doesn’t mean Paul didn’t change his mind.
So Jim writes press releases now? Am I the only one that has a hard time believing that?
So Paul is third (behind SU’s other two stars) in minutes played and minutes per game, but he never gets any run? Can’t blame Jim if he wanted to bench Paul though, he took the second-most 3’s on the team and was the absolute worst 3-point shooter on the team.
And exactly how does Paul leaving SU push Jim’s agenda? He doesn’t get a commission of former players salaries. But if they stay, and he wins a national championship, he does get a bonus for that. Seems like the agenda that you allege goes directly against common sense
Those are actual facts. What’s your agenda?
“Declare” was a play on words. Read “declare on behalf of Paul Harris that Paul Harris had entered the draft.” This could have been written “stated on behalf of Paul Harris that Paul Harris entered the draft.”
I’m not sure if Paul has actually declared or not yet. The University wouldn’t write a press release including Paul’s name without authorization from the program (read: Boeheim). Thus, it is reasonable to conclude that Boeheim authorized the use of Paul’s name in the Press Release without speaking to him for 2 weeks. Boeheim failed to get confirmation that Paul intended to enter the draft and the press release was based upon something that was not confirmed. That is negligent at best and reckless at worst.
Boeheim’s agenda: he doesn’t like Paul Harris and doesn’t want him on the team. What he tells the press doesn’t tell the story.
A play on words like “These are the facts”? They appear to the trained eye to be equally as accurate, err, inaccurate.
So Boeheim isn’t writing press releases now, he is just Peter at the pearly gates of all SU athletics press, passing judgement on what can and cannot pass through his gateway of communications.
I’m sure the athletics communications department had absolutely nothing to do with that release. And since the use of Paul’s name is untouchable without the expressed written consent of Jimmy, it’s completely reasonable to make the giant leap to assume that he gave said permission.
So Jimmy is a liar, what he told the press is bull, and the story you made up as well as the assumptions and giant leaps you made are 100% true?
Someone that uses “negligent” and “reckless” should have a better understanding of what is “reasonable to conclude”.