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Jim Boeheim’s radio show is on Thursdays from 7-9PM on ESPN Radio in Syracuse, which is AM1200 or FM 97.7 on the dial. The show originates from Delmonico’s Italian Steakhouse on Erie Boulevard in Syracuse. The first hour, hosted by Matt Park, the Voice of the Orange, is on their general network. The second hour, which begins with the conference season, is hosted by Gomez, a local radio personality.
The first hour is eventually, (it can take weeks) podcasted on the SU Athletics website on this page:
http://suathletics.com/podcasts.aspx
(Update: the last podcast is a preview of the first Duke game from last year so maybe they have stopped podcasting the show. )
You can call into the show locally at 315-424-8599 or nationally at 1-888-746-2873. For Gomez’s portion, use 315-424-8599. Or you can submit questions from this page:
http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
The show can be heard in Syracuse on FM 99.5. It’s sometime simulcast on AM 1200 or FM 97.7. You can also get it on: http://tunein.com/radio/WGVA-1240-s29191/
I will be posting my rough transcript of the first hour the night of the broadcast and will probably do the second hour the following day.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First hour:
“Coach, SU fans have been left to imagine what this team would have been like with Tyler Ennis and Jerami Grant. You mentioned in your book that you thought they should stay another year but they listened to people who said that they would go higher in the draft than they actually did. Is it time to allow players to declare for the draft but retain their college eligibility and the option to return to their college teams if they don’t get drafted where they wanted to be?”
Second hour:
“Coach, I have another idea about increasing player’s options and bringing back some of the talent to the college level. People leave college for jobs and then come back to complete their education all the time outside of sports. What if players who leave school with eligibility left could try their hand at pro ball and, if it doesn’t work out, they could come back to school to get their degree and play for their school team? Would there be any downside to that? Jonny Flynn could be our point guard this year. “
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject)
Matt suggested there might be things to feel good about in the Michigan game- a close road loss to a ranked team. JB wasn’t having it. “I don’t feel good about 19 turnovers. If you feel good about that you’re not paying attention. I’m usually the opposite of what the fans are feeling. The only thing that matter is winning and losing.”
“We made some good plays at the end of the Iowa game and some bad plays at the end of this one. The Iowa game wasn’t an educational experience- it didn’t help us make good plays here. And this loss won’t be educational, either.. Last year we made 10-15 great plays in crunch time and then may two bad ones at the end of the Dayton game. It’s best to play well so it doesn’t come down to crunch time. It’s hard to even talk about 19 turnovers….” Matt noted that that was our highest total since the 2013 BET championship game vs. Louisville. JB: “That was our fourth game in four days and against a pressing team. I think all our turnovers came at the end of the game.”
Later Pat called in to suggest that “a token press in front of the zone would give the other team less time on the clock.” JB disagreed. “Our press isn’t very good.” He says that every year but this year “”We aren’t a good pressing team . We’re not quick or deep enough. A token press doesn’t work- you’re expending energy and not gaining anything from it. Besides we can’t put Rakeem back there- he’d pick up too many fouls. Last year we could do it with Baye. Michigan would have gotten wide open shots. They use four guards and are too good at ball handling, passing and shooting.” Matt added that you want your two guard in positon to cut off entry passes into the top of the key. JB: “The press is not a good option against any good ball handling or shooting team.”
A caller named Kent suggested we had an advantage because Michigan’s point guard, (derrick Walton) was hurt- a toe injury. JB pointed out that he played 26 minutes and that his replacement- Spike Albrecht was better. He had 11 points and 9 rebounds. “We’d rather have played against Walton.”
I called in my questions, which are related. Jim said that both proposals have been talked about in meetings at the NCA and the American Association of basketball coaches. They aren’t quite ready to go that far. But they want to extend the deadline to declare for the draft to the end of May because the NBA holds their workouts in May, after the school year ends. Players could try out for 4-5 teams and get a much better idea of where they will be drafted. It wouldn’t be based on rumors or what ESPN guys say. A panel of NBAS experts would meet at the workouts and tell the players what they need to know. They also want to negotiate with the NBA and the player’s association to extend the minimum to two years. The problem with ex-pros coming back is that you’d have to “re-recruit” them and their arrival might spoil things for the younger players. The coaches just felt it would be too chaotic. (I don’t know why it would be more chaotic than bringing in transfers or JUCO players. And the “recruiting” would probably be done in a few phone calls, much less complicated than recruiting high school guys.) “The NBA with only two rounds wouldn’t like the players to not sign with them. They’d be out of luck.”
“I’m not sure where Jonny Flynn is now- we’ve got players playing in France and Russia, everywhere. I’m also not sure of the state of his health. Jerami Grant got a 2 year deal out of the Sixers as they had no players Michael Carter-Williams is doing as well as he can do. They don’t have a lot. In a way it’s a good experience. He gets to play all the time. With 80 games per year, he’ll get to be a real good player. Jerami Grant will get the same opportunity. Tyler Ennis went to a team with a lot of guards. How he got back so soon with so many guard I don’t know. They could trade him but the teams with the top draft choices won’t want to give them up and the lower draft picks aren’t good picks. They won’t want to just give him away. They’ll probably hold onto him one of the other guys leaves so he’ll be ready”
I also suggested a motto for this young team: evolution, aided by intelligent design. Coach liked it.
A caller praised JB for “losing good players and coming back with even better ones. JB: “Not this year. We had two seniors last year. We’ve got only one this year. We can still get to be a good team. It will take a lot of work. It’s hard to maintain the level we were at for six years- winning 30 games a year. It was a miracle we were in the Michigan game with so many turnovers. We did make a pretty good play on Albrecht. Cooney almost got there. If you can make them take a tough, off-balance three, you did well. “Matt said “it wanted to peak out.” JB: “We held Michigan to the lowest percentage from two point and three point range they’ll probably be held to at home all year.”
St. John’s “gives you an old Big East vibe.” JB: St. John’s goes way back before the big east. It was always a big rivalry. We played them when I played so it goes back at least to the early 60’s. Bill Wennington, Walter Berry, Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson. They had great players.” (Per the media guide we first played them in 1912 and 1913. We also played them in 1931, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953 and every year since 1960. “ They’ve lost once- to a really good Gonzaga team- maybe the best we’ve seen. Obekpa is a tremendous shot blocker. They can pressure you, run, change defenses. They have veteran guys who know how to play It will be a very, very tough game. .” How do you deal with a shot blocker? “You can’t give them space”
“Louisiana Tech is also very good- they were just short of winning the NIT last year. They are a very good team. Eastern Michigan is off to a 7-0 start. I think they’ll have a big year this year. We have a very challenging schedule. Our sophomores may as well be freshmen. Even Rakeem is getting the ball twice has much as before. Michael has a larger role. And we have a freshman point guard.”
Matt mentioned that Eastern Michigan had more Detroit area players than Michigan did. “John stresses having good shooters and passers. There’s not as many city kids who are good at that. It’s a different sty6le. They are very good vs. zones. We did a good job. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IT’S NOT YOUR DEFENSE THAT LOSES GAMES. IT’S YOUR OFFENSE. OUR OFFENSE LOST BOTH GAMES.” (I did that in caps so a certain poster can read it.)
(I’ll report on the topics not directly related to the team and it’s current games tomorrow.)
The first hour is eventually, (it can take weeks) podcasted on the SU Athletics website on this page:
http://suathletics.com/podcasts.aspx
(Update: the last podcast is a preview of the first Duke game from last year so maybe they have stopped podcasting the show. )
You can call into the show locally at 315-424-8599 or nationally at 1-888-746-2873. For Gomez’s portion, use 315-424-8599. Or you can submit questions from this page:
http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
The show can be heard in Syracuse on FM 99.5. It’s sometime simulcast on AM 1200 or FM 97.7. You can also get it on: http://tunein.com/radio/WGVA-1240-s29191/
I will be posting my rough transcript of the first hour the night of the broadcast and will probably do the second hour the following day.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First hour:
“Coach, SU fans have been left to imagine what this team would have been like with Tyler Ennis and Jerami Grant. You mentioned in your book that you thought they should stay another year but they listened to people who said that they would go higher in the draft than they actually did. Is it time to allow players to declare for the draft but retain their college eligibility and the option to return to their college teams if they don’t get drafted where they wanted to be?”
Second hour:
“Coach, I have another idea about increasing player’s options and bringing back some of the talent to the college level. People leave college for jobs and then come back to complete their education all the time outside of sports. What if players who leave school with eligibility left could try their hand at pro ball and, if it doesn’t work out, they could come back to school to get their degree and play for their school team? Would there be any downside to that? Jonny Flynn could be our point guard this year. “
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject)
Matt suggested there might be things to feel good about in the Michigan game- a close road loss to a ranked team. JB wasn’t having it. “I don’t feel good about 19 turnovers. If you feel good about that you’re not paying attention. I’m usually the opposite of what the fans are feeling. The only thing that matter is winning and losing.”
“We made some good plays at the end of the Iowa game and some bad plays at the end of this one. The Iowa game wasn’t an educational experience- it didn’t help us make good plays here. And this loss won’t be educational, either.. Last year we made 10-15 great plays in crunch time and then may two bad ones at the end of the Dayton game. It’s best to play well so it doesn’t come down to crunch time. It’s hard to even talk about 19 turnovers….” Matt noted that that was our highest total since the 2013 BET championship game vs. Louisville. JB: “That was our fourth game in four days and against a pressing team. I think all our turnovers came at the end of the game.”
Later Pat called in to suggest that “a token press in front of the zone would give the other team less time on the clock.” JB disagreed. “Our press isn’t very good.” He says that every year but this year “”We aren’t a good pressing team . We’re not quick or deep enough. A token press doesn’t work- you’re expending energy and not gaining anything from it. Besides we can’t put Rakeem back there- he’d pick up too many fouls. Last year we could do it with Baye. Michigan would have gotten wide open shots. They use four guards and are too good at ball handling, passing and shooting.” Matt added that you want your two guard in positon to cut off entry passes into the top of the key. JB: “The press is not a good option against any good ball handling or shooting team.”
A caller named Kent suggested we had an advantage because Michigan’s point guard, (derrick Walton) was hurt- a toe injury. JB pointed out that he played 26 minutes and that his replacement- Spike Albrecht was better. He had 11 points and 9 rebounds. “We’d rather have played against Walton.”
I called in my questions, which are related. Jim said that both proposals have been talked about in meetings at the NCA and the American Association of basketball coaches. They aren’t quite ready to go that far. But they want to extend the deadline to declare for the draft to the end of May because the NBA holds their workouts in May, after the school year ends. Players could try out for 4-5 teams and get a much better idea of where they will be drafted. It wouldn’t be based on rumors or what ESPN guys say. A panel of NBAS experts would meet at the workouts and tell the players what they need to know. They also want to negotiate with the NBA and the player’s association to extend the minimum to two years. The problem with ex-pros coming back is that you’d have to “re-recruit” them and their arrival might spoil things for the younger players. The coaches just felt it would be too chaotic. (I don’t know why it would be more chaotic than bringing in transfers or JUCO players. And the “recruiting” would probably be done in a few phone calls, much less complicated than recruiting high school guys.) “The NBA with only two rounds wouldn’t like the players to not sign with them. They’d be out of luck.”
“I’m not sure where Jonny Flynn is now- we’ve got players playing in France and Russia, everywhere. I’m also not sure of the state of his health. Jerami Grant got a 2 year deal out of the Sixers as they had no players Michael Carter-Williams is doing as well as he can do. They don’t have a lot. In a way it’s a good experience. He gets to play all the time. With 80 games per year, he’ll get to be a real good player. Jerami Grant will get the same opportunity. Tyler Ennis went to a team with a lot of guards. How he got back so soon with so many guard I don’t know. They could trade him but the teams with the top draft choices won’t want to give them up and the lower draft picks aren’t good picks. They won’t want to just give him away. They’ll probably hold onto him one of the other guys leaves so he’ll be ready”
I also suggested a motto for this young team: evolution, aided by intelligent design. Coach liked it.
A caller praised JB for “losing good players and coming back with even better ones. JB: “Not this year. We had two seniors last year. We’ve got only one this year. We can still get to be a good team. It will take a lot of work. It’s hard to maintain the level we were at for six years- winning 30 games a year. It was a miracle we were in the Michigan game with so many turnovers. We did make a pretty good play on Albrecht. Cooney almost got there. If you can make them take a tough, off-balance three, you did well. “Matt said “it wanted to peak out.” JB: “We held Michigan to the lowest percentage from two point and three point range they’ll probably be held to at home all year.”
St. John’s “gives you an old Big East vibe.” JB: St. John’s goes way back before the big east. It was always a big rivalry. We played them when I played so it goes back at least to the early 60’s. Bill Wennington, Walter Berry, Chris Mullin, Mark Jackson. They had great players.” (Per the media guide we first played them in 1912 and 1913. We also played them in 1931, 1945, 1946, 1951, 1953 and every year since 1960. “ They’ve lost once- to a really good Gonzaga team- maybe the best we’ve seen. Obekpa is a tremendous shot blocker. They can pressure you, run, change defenses. They have veteran guys who know how to play It will be a very, very tough game. .” How do you deal with a shot blocker? “You can’t give them space”
“Louisiana Tech is also very good- they were just short of winning the NIT last year. They are a very good team. Eastern Michigan is off to a 7-0 start. I think they’ll have a big year this year. We have a very challenging schedule. Our sophomores may as well be freshmen. Even Rakeem is getting the ball twice has much as before. Michael has a larger role. And we have a freshman point guard.”
Matt mentioned that Eastern Michigan had more Detroit area players than Michigan did. “John stresses having good shooters and passers. There’s not as many city kids who are good at that. It’s a different sty6le. They are very good vs. zones. We did a good job. SOMETIMES YOU HAVE TO REALIZE IT’S NOT YOUR DEFENSE THAT LOSES GAMES. IT’S YOUR OFFENSE. OUR OFFENSE LOST BOTH GAMES.” (I did that in caps so a certain poster can read it.)
(I’ll report on the topics not directly related to the team and it’s current games tomorrow.)
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