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What are these "political purposes" you guys are talking about?
Jim Boeheim and his like minded ilk, pushing for a change. If it moves, it won't be "down south" because this state is viewed as backwards to the elite. HB2 didn't help either.
Jim Boeheim and his like minded ilk, pushing for a change. If it moves, it won't be "down south" because this state is viewed as backwards to the elite. HB2 didn't help either.
What opinion on moving the ACC headquarters has Jim Boeheim ever provided?
I don't think HB2 has anything to do with anything at this point in time.
Oh please. Boeheim does not, in fact, seem to dislike Greensboro. Quite the opposite, actually:
"Boeheim has made it clear his remarks had nothing to do with G'boro itself:
"I like Greensboro," the Syracuse basketball coach said this afternoon on "The Scott Hamilton Show" on radio. "I like the people in Greensboro.
"The people in Greensboro treat us better than any place that I've been," Boeheim said. "I've been to New York; I've been to Connecticut for a tournament; I've played the tournament in Providence; I've played tournaments in Washington, D.C.; and we've played in a lot of NCAA tournaments. The people in Greensboro treat you better than any place."
He repeated that his answer was about what is best for the league, not a commentary about Greensboro nor its hospitality.
"It's not about that. It's not about that," he said today. "It's about what is the best place in terms of getting exposure and getting near recruits. And those are the major cities. ...
"I really don't care if they play in Greensboro. It's fine. I'm fine with that. But I know what the Big East got from playing in Madison Square Garden. It made the league. And right now, I think the ACC is the best league in the country. But at that time, the Big East was the best basketball league in the country. We got 11 teams into the tournament; the ACC got three. And a lot of that was from playing in Madison Square Garden.
"I love Greensboro. I think it's a great place, and I thought they did a great job with the tournament. We had the best hosts and treatment of any tournament that I've been at. I was only in Greensboro the one time. It was just my feelings about the whole thing. I'm so happy that Syracuse is in the ACC, and we've been received extremely well every venue, every place we've been. Trust me, going into the old Big East cities was a lot harder in terms of the fan reaction and the hostilities."
Oh please. Boeheim does not, in fact, seem to dislike Greensboro. Quite the opposite, actually:
"Boeheim has made it clear his remarks had nothing to do with G'boro itself:
"I like Greensboro," the Syracuse basketball coach said this afternoon on "The Scott Hamilton Show" on radio. "I like the people in Greensboro.
"The people in Greensboro treat us better than any place that I've been," Boeheim said. "I've been to New York; I've been to Connecticut for a tournament; I've played the tournament in Providence; I've played tournaments in Washington, D.C.; and we've played in a lot of NCAA tournaments. The people in Greensboro treat you better than any place."
He repeated that his answer was about what is best for the league, not a commentary about Greensboro nor its hospitality.
"It's not about that. It's not about that," he said today. "It's about what is the best place in terms of getting exposure and getting near recruits. And those are the major cities. ...
"I really don't care if they play in Greensboro. It's fine. I'm fine with that. But I know what the Big East got from playing in Madison Square Garden. It made the league. And right now, I think the ACC is the best league in the country. But at that time, the Big East was the best basketball league in the country. We got 11 teams into the tournament; the ACC got three. And a lot of that was from playing in Madison Square Garden.
"I love Greensboro. I think it's a great place, and I thought they did a great job with the tournament. We had the best hosts and treatment of any tournament that I've been at. I was only in Greensboro the one time. It was just my feelings about the whole thing. I'm so happy that Syracuse is in the ACC, and we've been received extremely well every venue, every place we've been. Trust me, going into the old Big East cities was a lot harder in terms of the fan reaction and the hostilities."
Its quite obvious these "political purposes" don't actually exist. As I suspected.
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That man was trying to walk back his original (what he really thought) comments. LOL.
Your quoted texts -in bold- reaffirms his original comments and do nothing to support your theories. He thinks that playing in Greensboro is not what's best for the league. In other words, he doesn't care for Greensboro as it relates to ACC basketball. He was trying to smooth over his original comments in this interview - you know, like a politician.
Last edited by Mr. Raleigh; 02-09-2020 at 01:50 PM..
That man was trying to walk back his original (what he really thought) comments. LOL.
Your quoted texts -in bold- reaffirms his original comments and do nothing to support your theories. He thinks that playing in Greensboro is not what's best for the league. In other words, he doesn't care for Greensboro as it relates to ACC basketball.
I'm pretty sure the "Greensboro has no value" comments was more Syracuse leaving the Big East and leaving the Big East Tournament in Madison Square Garden than anything else. Boeheim was not one who was in favor of conference relocation.
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I guess they're not defendable.
