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Another day, another Jim Boeheim rant. This time, it’s about the Knicks

Jim Boeheim

Syracuse head coach Jim Boeheim acknowledges the fans after his team defeated Rutgers 78-53 for his 903rd career victory passing Bobby Knight in an NCAA college basketball game in Syracuse, N.Y., Wednesday, Jan. 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Kevin Rivoli)

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Jim Boeheim is a curmudgeon.

He’s a grumpy old man that couldn’t possibly care any less about what anyone thinks of him, whether it be a media member, an opposing coach or an NBA team.

He will, quite literally, say whatever he wants about whoever he wants whenever he wants.

And I love it.

In a day and age where every person in the public’s eye -- entertainers, actors, athletes, coaches, Sportscenter anchors -- is concerned with their persona and their potential endorsement deals and how one misspoken word could forever tarnish their legacy, Boeheim has no issue telling you exactly how he feels.

Case in point: Boeheim’s rant about the Knicks and how they use Carmelo Anthony.
From the Syracuse Post-Standard:

“Not on that team,” Boeheim said. “He did what he can do. He played very well the final game. Everybody’s killing him but Tyson Chandler just didn’t try to catch the ball. He threw him the ball and Tyson Chandler went like this (Boeheim dodged in a chair in his office in the Carmelo K. Anthony Center). He was wide open. He should have been looking for the ball right here. Kenyon Martin should have been looking for the ball. They both went like this (Boeheim dodged again). Carmelo gets turnovers and the announcers aren’t smart enough to even think, ‘Well, the guy should try to catch the ball.’ ”

[...]

Boeheim said the Knicks needed Anthony, Raymond Felton and J.R. Smith to play well every night to have a chance in almost any game this season.

“Those guys weren’t great players where they were and now they’re asking them to be second and third options,” Boeheim said. “In Miami the second and third options are Dwyane Wade and Chris Bosh. Your fourth option is Ray Allen, who is still in good shape. Your fifth option is Shane Battier, who is still a good player. The New York Knicks have who?”

[...]

“Tyson Chandler claims he never gets the ball. He doesn’t try to get the ball,” said Boeheim, who coached Chandler when he was a member of the 2012 United States Olympic team. “He had two points and Hibbert had (21). What was the difference in the series? Raymond Felton was 0-for-7. Lance Stephenson had (25) points. They’re going to blame it on Carmelo? I told him when he went to New York, they’re going to blame it on you.”

“They have no chance to win. (Knicks starter) Pablo Prigioni has never scored against (the U.S. team). We played Argentina six or seven times in different events. He hasn’t scored ... against us. You have to have players to win in the NBA.”


Never change, Jimmy.

Never change.

(There’s plenty more of Boeheim’s anti-Knick screed here. I’d urge you to give it a click.)

(Sidenote: this will forever and always be my favorite Boeheim rant. What’s yours?)

You can find Rob on twitter @RobDauster.