Published: March 21, 1987  Yes, Jim Boeheim revealed yesterday,
he is sensitive to criticism. And maybe the tall figure that
stalks the sideline in front of the Syracuse bench - arms out,
palms up, staying after the officials, eyes squinting behind his
glasses, looking for an edge - maybe that character is not the
same person that goes home to his wife and daughter when his
work is done. ''Just because Clint Eastwood shoots people in the
movies,'' said the coach of the Orange, ''doesn't mean he walks
down the street in Carmel shooting people. That's my style. A
lot of it is an act.'' Boeheim was an experienced chair thrower
nearly a full year before Indiana's Bob Knight began to develop
his style. He has been known to become argumentative with
officials, reporters, and former coaches who are now paid to
criticize his work on television. ''Former coaches,'' Boeheim
said. His eyebrows started upward. ''Fired coaches.''  Perhaps
he has not always been a player's best friend. So maybe
Boeheim's delivery, when his