Beat the Press Then Meet the Press: Stress Tests for Bing & Boeheim

Former Syracuse sensation Dave Bing, after failing to balance the budget the past two years as Detroit's mayor, unveiled what appeared to be a reasonable rescue plan the first week in January that he says can save the city from insolvency. But the facts-don't-lie plan is not new and depends largely on concessions that unions have strongly resisted. If the union bosses don't take a prompt remedial math class and budge in the pressure-packed atmosphere, then Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder could appoint an emergency financial manager, who would have authority to stop paying the city council and mayor, strip union contracts and sell off assets or have the city enter into a consent agreement with the state.

The pressure on Bing, a two-time All-American swingman, probably hasn't been this intense to deliver results since the weight of the world was on his shoulders in the 1966 NCAA Tournament when the senior teammate of Orange coach Jim Boeheim was limited to 10 points (more than 18 below his nationally fifth-best average) and committed a team-high 6 turnovers in a 91-81 setback against Duke in the East Regional final. Boeheim, who scored 15 points in the loss, probably can commiserate with Bing about crisis management in the wake of the abuse allegations involving long-time assistant Bernie Fine and Yahoo Sports' report about SU's longstanding pattern of failing to adhere to its drug policy.

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