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21
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0%
0 of 21 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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Gerry McNamara coached Syracuse to a win on Monday evening in his debut as head coach of the Orange, though it came with a heavy heart just days after his father died at 78 following a battle with cancer.
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father → coach → cancer
Syracuse defeated the New Haven Chargers 74-58 in the season opener, but the victory was overshadowed, at times, by the fact that McNamara’s father, Gerard McNamara, couldn’t be there to see it.
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father → defeat → it
“It’s been a tough week for our family, and the first person that would be here tonight would be my father,” McNamara said.
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McNamara → say → family
“Everybody that knows me knows that.
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that → know → that
I’m hurting a little bit this week.
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I → hurt → ?
Obviously I’m going to be hurting for a little while, pretty much forever, so I just appreciate all the people that have reached out to us.”
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that → go → us
“It will be a tough night tonight when I reflect on today not having him here with me for the first time,” the new Syracuse coach added, before appearing to have to hold back some of his emotions.
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coach → reflect → emotions
Gerard McNamara died on Saturday after his third bout with cancer.
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McNamara → die → cancer
McNamara told reporters he had moments where his emotions started to get to him, but that he tried to keep them private.
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he → tell → them
“The national anthem got me a little bit thinking of him and his service,” McNamara said about his father, who served in the Marines.
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who → get → Marines
“I’ve tried to compartmentalize it a little bit.
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I → try → it
It’s been when I’ve been around the team that I can just focus on the team.
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I → focus → team
That’s kind of been the needed distraction.
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That → need → ?
Having my mom here tonight, I think maybe it was a little bit of a distraction for her as well.
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it → have → her
“Tomorrow is going to be really hard.
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Tomorrow → go → ?
Wednesday’s going to be really hard.
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Wednesday → go → ?
The next 48 hours are going to be tough, but then I get to turn around and do this again on Thursday, and then I’ll get angry and forget about it for a minute.”
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I → go → minute
The Orange dominated New Haven in the first half, outscoring the Chargers 39-17, before their opponents outscored them in the second half, but the game remained out of reach for the NEC program.
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game → dominate → program
Syracuse shot 39.3 percent from the field in the win and 28.6 percent from 3-point range.
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Syracuse → shoot → range
McNamara was a member of the 2003 national championship squad at Syracuse and had previously been part of the coaching staff before taking the job as head coach at Siena.
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McNamara → take → Siena
He was hired in March to resurrect the Syracuse basketball program.
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He → hire → program