Why should Syracuse hoops lose 2 scholarships?

[big joe 1212]

They are gonna lose 2 scholarships because former players failed to meet/finish their coursework!

These players didn't finish because they went on to play professional basketball!

Is this the dumbest rule ever by the NCAA? I think so!

How can you punish a program because athletes left school early to pursue a career?

The school can't stop them! Syracuse didn't push them out the door!

This is a rule that definitely needs to be changed!

[suckerforparlays]

it doesnt matter either way Syracuse is already reloaded and will be fine without 2 scholarships

[Cuse0323]

WTF, first I'm hearing of this..great news.

[Chi_archie]

Syracuse was one of only four NCAA tournament teams from last season to get hit with a penalty. The others were Houston, Morgan State and UTEP. Orange coach Jim Boeheim, the reigning national coach of the year, had an explanation for his team's 912 score.
"We had three students leave school early to pursue professional basketball careers last spring and that is difficult to overcome," he said. "We anticipate being back above the APR standard when the next report is compiled."
The APR is billed as a real-time academic measure of every Division I team. Each athlete receives one point per semester for remaining academically eligible and another point each semester for remaining at that school or graduating.
A mathematical formula is then used to calculate a final team score with 1,000 points being perfect. Teams falling below 925 can face conditional scholarship losses. Teams consistently falling below 900 can be penalized more harshly.
So when Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf, and Paul Harris all left for the NBA, Boeheim's team could have lost as much as six points.
Lennon and Walt Harrison, chairman of the Committee on Academic Performance, didn't buy it.
"I've learned a lot from Jim Boeheim. I understand his frustrations, but in the end, I'm not persuaded by his arguments," Harrison said.

[suckerforparlays]

Syracuse was one of only four ncaa tournament teams from last season to get hit with a penalty. The others were Houston, Morgan State and UTEP. Orange coach Jim Boeheim, the reigning national coach of the year, had an explanation for his team's 912 score.
"We had three students leave school early to pursue professional basketball careers last spring and that is difficult to overcome," he said. "We anticipate being back above the APR standard when the next report is compiled."
The APR is billed as a real-time academic measure of every Division I team. Each athlete receives one point per semester for remaining academically eligible and another point each semester for remaining at that school or graduating.
A mathematical formula is then used to calculate a final team score with 1,000 points being perfect. Teams falling below 925 can face conditional scholarship losses. Teams consistently falling below 900 can be penalized more harshly.
So when Jonny Flynn, Eric Devendorf, and Paul Harris all left for the NBA, Boeheim's team could have lost as much as six points.
Lennon and Walt Harrison, chairman of the Committee on Academic Performance, didn't buy it.
"I've learned a lot from Jim Boeheim. I understand his frustrations, but in the end, I'm not persuaded by his arguments," Harrison said.

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[Chi_archie]

it doesnt matter either way Syracuse is already reloaded and will be fine without 2 scholarships

not that simple

[suckerforparlays]

not that simple

dude syracuse is reloaded for next year they will be fine going with out 2 scholarships. Im unsure of how many scholarships they give out normall but this year they gave out 4. They return Brandon Triche,SCOOP!, and Jackson and have 3 top 100 players coming this year. And already have there 2 signed players for the 2011 class . There not gonna be the Syracuse of last year anyway so there gonna have to build up again