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Asked about Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim attacking the Knicks roster, going after Chandler and Pablo Prigioni, among others, Grunwald said, “Jim’s a great coach and he’s obviously very loyal to Melo. So I understand where his comments came from.’’ Boeheim stated the Knicks can’t win a title without getting better players around Carmelo Anthony. New York Post

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Jim Boeheim, Pablo Prigioni 

In the Syracuse Post-Standard, Boeheim ripped Tyson Chandler, whom he coached on the U.S. Olympic Team, point guards Raymond Felton and Pablo Prigioni and even coach Mike Woodson in trying to defend Anthony’s honor. When asked if Anthony can lead the Knicks as constructed to an NBA title, Boeheim told the paper: “Not on that team. 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” and the paper said Boeheim dodged in his chair. New York Post

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Jim Boeheim 

“What was the difference in the series?,’’ Boeheim said. “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,’’ Boeheim continued, according to the Syracuse daily. “Pablo Prigioni has never scored against [Team USA]. 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.” New York Post

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Raymond Felton, Tyson Chandler, Jim Boeheim, Pablo Prigioni 

“[Tyson] was wide open,’’ Boeheim added. “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.’ “Tyson Chandler claims he never gets the ball,’’ Boeheim continued.” He doesn’t try to get the ball. He had two points and Hibbert had [21].’’ New York Post

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Kenyon Martin, Tyson Chandler, Jim Boeheim 

Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim maintains little hope that former Syracuse star Carmelo Anthony can win an NBA title with the New York Knicks. "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.' " The Post-Standard

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Tyson Chandler, Jim Boeheim 

Colangelo said there would likely be changes to the USA Basketball staff if Krzyzewski did return. The 2012 staff included Los Angeles Lakers coach Mike D'Antoni, former Portland Trail Blazers coach Nate McMillan and Syracuse Orange coach Jim Boeheim. Colangelo said it's likely Boeheim would again be part of the staff if Krzyzewski returned. SI.com

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Jim Boeheim isn’t an NBA GM, but if he was he knows who he would pick in the upcoming draft. Georgetown’s Otto Porter Jr. “If I’m picking, I pick him first in the draft,” Boeheim told a small group of reporters in the hallway at Madison Square Garden “I don’t even look at anybody else. I pick him first in the draft. I think he’s the best. I think he’ll be a great pro.” ZagsBlog.com

Draft, Jim Boeheim, Otto Porter 

After watching LeBron James mature into the beast we see before us from his vantage point as an assistant with Team USA, Syracuse’s Jim Boeheim has come to a startling conclusion: Michael Jordan’s status as the consensus greatest player of all time is in danger. Said Boeheim on The Herd with Colin Cowherd: “I’ve always thought Michael Jordan was the best player that I’ve ever seen. I always have and and I didn’t think it was close. I’m not so sure any more. And I love Michael Jordan. I’m not so sure anymore. This guy is 6-foot-9 and 260 pounds, and he’s getting better. He works on his game. His shooting is getting better. He’s a phenomenal, phenomenal basketball player. I love this game, I love the history of this game. I know we’ve had great, great players through the years. He’s like Magic Johnson with Michael Jordan-type skills as well.” San Antonio Express-News

LeBron James, Michael Jordan, Jim Boeheim 

Do you want to see Russia in the finals? Jim Boeheim: “I don’t think so. I think that was so long ago that we’ll play whoever’s there. Russia’s very good, Spain. All these teams are very good. I don’t think it matters who you get. It’s going to be a difficult game. Our players, they weren’t born in 1972, so they’re not concerned about that. Russia’s very good, but Spain is really very talented. Our goal is to just make sure we play well.” Sports Radio Interviews

USA Basketball, Team USA, Jim Boeheim, Olympics 

As Anthony weaved a record-setting Olympic night, Syracuse coaching legend Jim Boeheim, a Team USA assistant, just kept thinking: Why does his former college prodigy get knocked so often? “He gets criticized for what he does, and that’s being an offensive machine,’’ Boeheim told The Post after Team USA humiliated Nigeria in a record-setting 83-point rout, 156-73. “I’m tired of reading it. He doesn’t play like LeBron James. He can pass, but he’s a scorer. He’s an offensive force. That’s what he does. He’s an offensive scorer, and internationally, he’s unguardable at the 4. You really need a 3 to guard him, but then he can take him inside.’’ New York Post

Carmelo Anthony, USA Basketball, Team USA, Jim Boeheim, Olympics 

"I told him when he went to New York (in a much-publicized trade from the Denver Nuggets) if they don't win, he'll get the blame because that's the way it works in New York," said U.S. men's basketball assistant Jim Boeheim, who coached Anthony at Syracuse for one season in 2002-03. USA Today

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, USA Basketball, Jim Boeheim, Olympics 

Carmelo Anthony had no desire to dip his toe into raging waters regarding his alma mater and former Syracuse assistant coach Bernie Fine, who was fired in the wake of allegations he molested two ballboys in the 1980s and 1990s. That was before Anthony’s one year at Syracuse in 2003, when he led Jim Boeheim’s Orange to the national championship. “My heart goes out to the families,’’ Anthony said yesterday. “That’s a sensitive situation, a sensitive topic right now. And I don’t even want to go there.” New York Post

New York Knicks, Carmelo Anthony, Jim Boeheim, Syracuse 

But the reason Anthony remains the subject of trade rumors is clear, according to his former Syracuse coach, Jim Boeheim. "He wants a place he can win," Boeheim told the Daily News Friday. "And I hope he can do that. He's in the prime of his career. He'd be a great foundation to build a franchise on." New York Daily News

Denver Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony, Jim Boeheim 

"He is a winner," said Boeheim, calling Anthony "misunderstood" and his mistakes overplayed by the media. "He can help a team win a championship but you can't do it by yourself. "Saying Carmelo is not a winner is like saying Jerry Sloan and (John) Stockton and (Karl) Malone were not winners. They got places, they won playoff games just like Denver. The Nuggets just went up against tough teams in the Western Conference like San Antonio and Los Angeles." New York Daily News

Denver Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony, Jim Boeheim 

Jim Boeheim, a Team USA assistant and Anthony's coach at Syracuse, agrees with Billups. Boeheim, who expects to see Anthony on the Syracuse campus shortly before the start of Denver's training camp, could see it as prudent for Anthony to evaluate how the Nuggets look this season. "He's had a great experience in Denver,'' Boeheim, who last spoke with Anthony at his July 10 wedding in New York, said in an interview with FanHouse. "I know he wants to win and he wants to get where he can win. Denver's got a good core of players. If they can add a guy, even one guy, not necessarily a whole lot of guys, they have a chance to be very good. The NBA is so crazy now. He wants to win just like everybody. And, if Denver can win, I'm sure that he can stay there. "He's comfortable (in Denver). I think Melo's thing is to stay where he feels comfortable. He's got to see what Denver does and how the contracts go. ... He should play and have a great year and try to let that work out.'' FanHouse.com

Denver Nuggets, Carmelo Anthony, Chauncey Billups, Jim Boeheim 

Mike Fratello: Got a chance to talk w/ CoachK & Jim Boeheim-both are so proud of the effort their young USA squad put forth in Sunday's 1-pt win over Spain Twitter

USA Basketball, Jim Boeheim 

Do you have any idea if Darko Milicic is playing (at the Worlds)? Rose: Oh I don’t know… Hey, Love! Is Darko playing? (Kevin Love: I don’t think so… No, he’s not). Curry: I don’t think he is. Is he? Odom: I don’t really know… If I had to choose, I’d say he’s playing. Is he? Boeheim: Darko? No, he’s not playing with Serbia. HoopsHype

Minnesota Timberwolves, Darko Milicic, Lamar Odom, Derrick Rose, Kevin Love, Jim Boeheim 

Three members of the Team USA coaching staff weighed in Tuesday on the Knicks' controversial hiring of Isiah Thomas as a consultant, with Mike Krzyzewski and Jim Boeheim saying it crossed a line that shouldn't be crossed. "If it’s good one place, then it’s good anywhere," Boeheim said after the U.S. men's national team scrimmaged on the city's West Side in preparation for the upcoming FIBA World Championships in Turkey. "You throw all that out there, and it wouldn’t be good. It doesn’t make much sense to me. I just don’t think it’s a good thing." CBSSports.com

New York Knicks, Isiah Thomas, Mike Krzyzewski, Jim Boeheim 

If Carmelo Anthony's college coach has any say, he'd like the star forward to stay long-term in Denver. "I would hope that Denver could make improvements like they're going to try to do and that he'll be able to stay there,'' Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim, a Team USA assistant, said in a Thursday interview with FanHouse after the third day here of training camp. "I think that's the best thing. But that's just my opinion. He's there. He knows what it's like.'' FanHouse.com

"If you don't sign an extension, then you're under a new collective bargaining agreement and it's going to be a 30-percent reduction (in salary),'' said Boeheim, whose Orangemen won the 2003 NCAA title in Anthony's only season at the school. "It would seem to me that players might have to sign it. FanHouse.com