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The Syracuse head coach joined the show to help preview the NBA draft.
-- Boeheim is very high on former UConn center Hasheem Thabeet.
"I might take [Thabeet] if I had the first pick," Boeheim said.
Boeheim puts him in the same category with Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing and other big-time seven-footers.
"He's never gonna score, but he can be a tremendous player defensively," Boeheim said.
-- Boeheim is not sold on Ricky Rubio.
"I don't know how good he defends ... how good he shoots it," Boeheim said.
-- Boeheim, however, does think his point guard, Jonny Flynn is NBA-ready and has the speed and skills to make a huge impact. Boeheim said Flynn is right there as the best competitor he's ever had.
"If they pass on him, I think they're going to be sorry," Boeheim said.
-- Boeheim also said that Greg Paulus might surprise people on the football field next season. |
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Jim Boeheim loves Thabeet, not sold on Rubio
Jim Boeheim
The Syracuse head coach joined the show to help preview the NBA draft.
-- Boeheim is very high on former UConn center Hasheem Thabeet.
"I might take [Thabeet] if I had the first pick," Boeheim said.
Boeheim puts him in the same category with Alonzo Mourning, Patrick Ewing and other big-time seven-footers.
"He's never gonna score, but he can be a tremendous player defensively," Boeheim said.
-- Boeheim is not sold on Ricky Rubio.
"I don't know how good he defends ... how good he shoots it," Boeheim said.
-- Boeheim, however, does think his point guard, Jonny Flynn is NBA-ready and has the speed and skills to make a huge impact. Boeheim said Flynn is right there as the best competitor he's ever had.
"If they pass on him, I think they're going to be sorry," Boeheim said.
-- Boeheim also said that Greg Paulus might surprise people on the football field next season.