Some of fans’ favorite moments in Jim Boeheim’s long career as Syracuse Orange head coach have come from disagreement with officials. From the Duke jacket toss to the Michael Graham incident and many, many more, his back-and-forth with officials has long been part of how we see him on the sidelines and after games.
Sports Illustrated gets this, so it came as no surprise that a Boeheim quip led off its Thursday article around the relationship between coaches and officials. Following the waved-off Eric Devendorf jumper at the close of regulation prior to what would be six overtimes in 2009, there was this exchange courtesy of Jim Cahill:
“I had to go down to Coach [Jim] Boeheim.