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MBB | Gold standard

Abstract:
The camera froze on an unlikely duo.

Across the globe, there was Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim cracking a joke with the reigning NBA MVP Kobe Bryant. Boeheim laughed and gave Bryant a playful whack on the shoulder. He returned to the bench. Bryant returned to the court....

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Laurie

posted 9/10/08 @ 11:31 AM EST

Wow, Syracuse can definitely be proud of Coach Boeheim. What a well-deserved honor to help take the US team to the gold!
Thanks for a great story Tyler. I appreciate the human interest content of so many of your articles, which are not just scores and stats, but what actually goes on in the minds of the players and coaches and how their personalities and emotions help them succeed.

gene

posted 9/10/08 @ 4:59 PM EST

Coach Boeheim is a class act and a fabulous ambassador for Syracuse University , both as a former player playing alongside Dave Bing and , of course, as a coach. He truly deserves all his success.

Just as important these days, he can make us forget about the autumn days of bad football and the pounding Penn State is going to apply soon. The University's best coaches are in basketball, lacrosse,rowing and tennis and sadly, not in football.
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