If Syracuse falls short in its bid to make it to the NCAA tournament this month, coach Jim Boehm will know who to blame.
The Orange coach made fun of the reporter’s height and questioned his credibility after a 64-54 home win over Clemson on Wednesday.
The win improved Syracuse’s record to 15-8 overall and 9-7 in the ACC for the regular season finale.
Matthew Gutierrez of The Athletic wrote on Monday that Syracuse would have been “somewhere around 17-5”, with reserves players Jesse Edwards and Qadri Richmond playing more minutes this season.
“It would be hard to go 9-7 in this league, I think it’s a tough league, very difficult, and I think these guys have done a great job this year. But if I had played the role of Jessie and Qadri, we would probably have gone 22–2 now. “I haven’t seen it yet.” It could not be detected even after 45 years. I need a reporter to find out who has never played basketball and is 5-foot-2. “
Syracuse is considered a bubble team for the 68-team NCAA tournament, with ESPN’s Joe Lunardi listing them in their “Next Four Out”.
Gutierrez tweeted on Tuesday He and Boehm had discussed what he had written earlier in the week and “were all good at it.”
Richmond averaged 22.1 minutes per game, while Edwards has played only 7.5 minutes per appearance. He scored five points against Clemson on Wednesday.
On his radio program last month, Boeheim criticized Duke freshman Jalan Johnson’s decision to stay out of the rest of the season in preparation for the 2021 NBA draft.
Boehm said Johnson had been “hurting” the Blue Devils and that they were “better” without him, drawing criticism from ESPN’s Jay Bilas, Duke Alum. Boehm, 76, attempted to clarify those comments a few days later.
“It’s not a spread, casting spread over Jalan Johnson,” said Boeheim, who has coached at Syracuse since 1976. “He is a tremendous player. Probably a great supporter.
“I just observed, my opinion, that I felt they played better in those two games without them. Jay Bilas said I said they are a better team without him, permanently. I didn’t say that. I want to say that. Did not mean it. “
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