Jim Boeheim Quotes on Time (8 Quotes)

He got guys like Dave Bing to come to Syracuse at a time when the program was really down, ... He made me realize that the foundation for any good team is good players. There isn't a coach in the Hall of Fame who didn't have good players on his teams.

Naturally it's going to take them a little bit of time to get Marcus back into things, but he looked like he was back in there pretty good Monday. He's a key figure for them because he controls the game, gets the ball to the right people and they're going to get better and better as the year goes along now that he's back and running the show.

He's been trying that 3 all year. I told him, 'Someday, you're going to make one of those things.' It just came up at the right time.

We never made it through nine holes, ... If you were smart, you would have bet the under every time.

I think the thing fans admire and I admire is the way Gerry plays hard all the time. He knows no other speed than full speed. When he makes a mistake, it's an effort-mistake. Most guys make mistakes because they don't give enough effort. That's never been the case with Gerry.

Four guards can work wonderfully well a lot of the time. But sometimes you can take advantage of it. We can't take advantage of it. And when you can't take advantage, they'll take advantage of it.

We have to play better defense. Our field-goal percentage defense is the worst it's been since I've been here. We've got to play better the rest of the way. There's still a lot of time. A lot can happen.

If they beat me, I'll just have to raise more than they do next time.