On the court, Syracuse basketball head coach Jim Boeheim is often viewed – at times, unfairly – as a complainer and a whiner.
As a stodgy curmudgeon who frequently dukes it out with referees. He gets lambasted for acting abrupt and upfront in press conferences, and for occasionally lashing out at reporters.
Okay, fine, that’s fair enough.
Some critics throughout Central New York, and in the media, bemoan when his Orange has mediocre regular seasons or, conversely, puts forth brilliant campaigns that unfortunately end with early Big Dance exits.
Boeheim is stubborn, they say, by always playing that trademark zone defense.