OT: Washington is hiring Syracuse's Mike Hopkins

[Yankees32123]

 

[Doctor Hoop]

Got tired waiting on Boeheim, or was told it wouldn't be his anyway?

 

[lange10]

Probably good news for Cuse fans

 

[Paesano]

Boeheim is like Hyman Roth. He thinks he will live forever. I think he is going to coach until he gets that confirming second championship or he dies.

 

[Robertelamin]

Boeheim is immortal now.

 

[Rocktheworld]

Wonder what decent coach will be available/willing to come over in 2018

 

[chiller99.5]

Dig to new depths!

 

[Deepster]

I wonder if Hopkins will get homesick?

 

[Lefty2one]

Seems like a weird hire for Washington.

 

[WrenchFan69]

Seems like a weird hire for Washington.

Well they had a good recruiter who was a bad coach and it didn't work so they figured they'd go with a lesser recruiter who is also a bad coach

 

[Fishy]

Seems like a weird hire for Washington.

The rumor last night was Steve Lavin, so perhaps they were bent on a bad coaching hire.

 

[BFieldHusky]

Also rumors that Boeheim is tight with the new AD, and wants 5 more years...

 

[superjohn]

It looks good for Syracuse on the face of it but all it means is that Boeheim is going to coach until he's totally incompetent.

 

[uconngb]

It looks good for Syracuse on the face of it but all it means is that Boeheim is going to coach until he's totally incompetent.

Didn't that ship sail several years ago??

 

[uconngb]

Didn't that ship sail several years ago??

Or did you mean to say until he's INCONTINENT??

 

[BFieldHusky]

Not sure how it looks good at all. They are on probation, have scholarship restrictions, have a very weak class coming in. And their head coach in waiting, and their lead recruiter just left to take a job at a lesser school.

 

[Pudge]

West Coast Huskies are IDIOTS ...

 

[superjohn]

Not sure how it looks good at all. They are on probation, have scholarship restrictions, have a very weak class coming in. And their head coach in waiting, and their lead recruiter just left to take a job at a lesser school.

A national search to get the best candidate is better IMO than giving the job to Hopkins. Problem for Syracuse is Boeheim will want to coach until he's 80.

 

[intlzncster]

Dammit!! I wanted this guy at Cuse so bad. Poor start to the morning.

 

[intlzncster]

I wonder if Hopkins will get homesick?

Probably when he starts losing.

 

[UConnSwag11]

 

[king conn]

This is like the Dodgers bailing out the Sox by taking Crawford and Beckett off their hands. Unbelievable.

 

[Tenspro2002]

Well, now we'll get to see truly how desirable the Syracuse job is perceived to be.

 

[MexicoHusky]

Boeheim's retirement announcement was most likely b.s. anyways. He was looking for sympathy/leniency from the NCAA so he made up some nonsense about retiring.

'I'm old and this is my last chance...please be nice to me'

This turn of events is embarrassing and pathetic for Boeheim and Cuse. They are like little children. They will say anything to get them out the moment's trouble. I'm retiring and one of my lousy ex players with no nba or coaching pedigree and looks like he spends his weekends in the Hamptons is taking over. What a crock. Cuse/Boeheim are totally exposed. Hopkins was used.

 

[8893]

Ollie to 'Cuse?