For decades, Rick Pitino would enjoy a laugh while telling an old story about his old boss, and later coaching rival, Jim Boeheim.
later that former player Adrian Autry would take over, a slightly clumsy retirement/firing that shouldn't overshadow a truly legendary career.
He won 1,116 games, at least if you ignore that the NCAA vacated 101 of those triumphs as punishment from various rules dust-ups … and with Boeheim there was seemingly always a dust-up. That was also part of the fun. Through the years it worked, as more and more talent rolled through the place. It allowed Syracuse to take on all comers, from the rugged days of the legendary Big East to the modern championship-or-bust ethos of the ACC. He had rivalries of various animosity with everyone from John Thompson at Georgetown and Louie Carnesecca at St. John's to Duke's Mike Krzyzewski and North Carolina's Roy Williams.
Well, he still made millions, but also raised nearly as many for various charities, most notably Coaches vs. Cancer. And really, that’s all this has ever been about. A kid shows up at a school and never wants to leave, never wants to let the place he loves down.
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