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Jim Boeheim’s radio show is on Thursdays from 7-8 or 9PM on ESPN Radio in Syracuse, which is AM1200 or FM 97.7 on the dial. The show originates from Shaughnessy’s at the Marriott in Downtown 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.
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:
Syracuse University Athletics
Or on Twitter at mattpark1 or “askBoeheim”.
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
I will be posting my rough transcript the night of the broadcast focusing on my questions, the team and their last and next games and then a second post the next day on other things that were discussed.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First Hour:
“Coach, Tyus Battle had another fine game with 24 points on 9 for 14 shooting, (but 4 for 8 from the foul line). The hitch in his shot seems to be getting more pronounced. Does it need to be corrected? Will it matter as far as his pro potential?”
Second Hour:
“Coach, Marek Dolezaj has beautiful form at the foul line. He gave up a wide open three to drive into the defense where he made a very difficult two point shot. Later he made a jumper from the foul line area and it looked as good as his free throws. Does he have a quality jump shot that he just needs a little more confidence to use?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. In recent years they have started out doing one hour shows and then shifted to two hour shows in January. When they do two hour shows. I will do two posts: one on the night of the broadcast on the issues directly relating to the team on the other the next days on other things that were talked about.)
(They care now doing two hour shows. The second hour is hosted by Gomez, a local radio personality. There are three musical interludes, one every 20 minutes, so if you tune in at 8PM it’s going to sound as if the Boeheim show has ended but stick with it. As last year, the night of the show I will post comments relating directly to the SU basketball team. I’ll post “Part 2” on Friday, which will contain other topics that were discussed. )
On the Boston College game: “We shot the ball well. We got a little better quality of shots and we made some jump shots early. Frank and Oshae carried us in the first half while Tyus and Marek got going in the second half. Paschal was solid throughout. We got a slow start on defense but turned it around. BC was a good offensive team….We did some good things. We got some good looks and made 3-4 more shots to get a lead at halftime. Then in the second half we made 3 or four shots in a row that gave us a comfortable lead. Then we just had to play smart. ” They talked about the two teams’ “Big Threes”: Battle, Brissett and Howard got 55 points for us while Robinson, Bowman and Chatman scored 53 points for BC. But “we did a good job on their other guys”. They scored 10 points while our other guys scored. 26. Matt said that we had the same five guys on the floor for about 35 consecutive minutes, which is “highly unusual. It has to lead to some cohesiveness.”
Liam from Pompey congratulated the coach on the win and wanted his take on Saturday’s game against Pitt and the status of Matt Moyer. “Matt will be out for a while for sure. He’s got a pretty bad sprained ankle. Any ankle injury takes a while.” Gomez later asked Jim the same question. He replied You can’t play if your ankles are bad. Of course if you are sitting on your butt talking all day, you ankle doesn’t matter.”
“It will help both teams that we and Pittsburgh have already played. It was a tough game here and will be a hard game down there. Pitt is getting better. Pitt had a really good chance to beat NC State. It will be another good test, as are all the road games.” Matt pointed out that conference road teams are 17-38 so far and only 4 teams have more than one road win. “Pittsburgh has gotten some better players and have played some good basketball….Everybody plays well at home. We will have to raise our level of play over the game here. But we will be ready.” Parker Stewart had 23 points against us and only 2 against NC State. “Young players will be inconsistent.”
Georgia Tech has “had some tough games on the road. They have a strong inside-out combination. They just got everybody back together. Nobody’s going to win when you play Virginia, North Carolina and Florida State back to back. Lammers had bene hurt and Jose Alvarado is a freshman point guard.
I called in my first question. JB: “There’s no hitch in his shot. He puts it up a little differently but has a smooth release. He’s a scorer and makes big shots. They’ve bene going in for two years.“ Matt pointed out that Tyus had missed three free throws in a row vs. BC but he’s an 80% guy on the season an. “So we’ll take that.” Matt said it was impressive that Tyus is still only a sophomore and yet he’s so good we take him for granted. JB: “he was good at the end of the year last year. He’s now the first option but he’s prepared. It gives him more opportunities.”
Marek “got a couple good look around the basket. He made a 15 footer and made his free throws. He rebounds. He’s gradually getting better after initial shock of the ACC. He made the plays that got us separation. If he hadn’t done that, they would have gotten back into it….Marek has played substantial minutes more than once. He’s more comfortable against ACC competition. He’ll be fine…Boston College didn’t put a body on him….Marek had a lot of minutes but didn’t adjust to the physical play. He’s getting better and more prepared. Frank and Oshae scored a total of three points in the second half. Someone had to pick it up. “
How did Jim recruit Marek? “We were looking for a player. Tyler left late in the year. We knew Taurean could be leaving during the summer: his mother wasn’t happy. We saw some tapes. Marek moved really well. We needed another big guy at forward. Once in a while you get lucky.” Do you get calls from other coaches about players who don’t fit their system but might fit yours. “No. that would be rare. We get calls from high schools and AAU coaches, you never know.”
What if Marek got into foul trouble? “We could go to a three guard line-up. Braydon Bayer could help us. Adrian Autry has been with us for three years is a tough kid and knows our system. “
I later called in my question about Marek’s jump shot. I suggested that if he could hit jumps shots along with his other skills, he could be an All-American someday. That got an immediate response. “Hold, on Steve! He’s averaging 4 points a game”. Coach agreed that Marek could become a very good player if he could hit jumpers. There’s a big difference between making free throws and making threes. We keep track and Marek shoots in the teens from the arc in practice. He’s pretty good from 15 feet but it will take time to move out. It’s a different release. We’ve had to change his guide hand. He’s not comfortable shooting threes. For him to drive and dish is better than missing threes.” Actually, I was just thinking about making jump shots, not necessarily threes. But people think in terms of threes these days.
Gomez wondered what player had improved his shooting the most over his career. Surprisingly, Jim picked Lawrence Moten, who improved his range over his four years here. He also cited Demetris Nichols and even Lazarus Sims, “who made some big threes his senior year.” Gomez suggested john Wallace, who hit a famous three and, per JB, “Was pretty good but got better. But he was tremendous in the low post and with 15 foot jumpers.” I would have picked Dave Johnson, who couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn his first two years and then became a big threat from outside to compliment his athletic drives to the basket.
Frank Howard is “in his first year playing all the time and he’s gotten more comfortable he’s had 1 turnover in two games and is having a great year.”
Pat called in to ask about the “health and development” of Bourama Sidibie and if the players early in the BC game were too prone to being sucked in by the pass to the high post. On Bourama: “He’s a little better now. His timing’s off because he’s missed so much time. He’s not used to running and jumping. He’s not in game shape. He’s still not full strength but he’s getting to where he can help us. That’s what we’re hoping. He had his best practice in a long time today.
On the playing of the zone: “It’s a hard rotation. Whether the guards go down or stay up depends on how the players are positioned. We made a couple of mistakes. But it’s not that easy to make threes. We adjusted and the rotation got a bit better. But when the shoot threes they are not going to the basket and aren’t getting to the line. We can’t give both outside and inside. There’s a weakness in any defense. I think ours has less weaknesses than others. Then you’ve got to get the offense going. Last year’s team wasn’t ready on defense because we had four new players. This year Paschal has played a big part and the guards are bigger.”
Matt comment on the different starting times of our games: Notre Dame was 3:15, Virginia 8PM, Florida state 2PM, Pittsburgh 9PM, Boston College 7PM, Pitt 4Pm and Georgia Tech 8PM. Jim’s reply: “Times change….”
(Part 2 tomorrow)
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:
Syracuse University Athletics
Or on Twitter at mattpark1 or “askBoeheim”.
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
I will be posting my rough transcript the night of the broadcast focusing on my questions, the team and their last and next games and then a second post the next day on other things that were discussed.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First Hour:
“Coach, Tyus Battle had another fine game with 24 points on 9 for 14 shooting, (but 4 for 8 from the foul line). The hitch in his shot seems to be getting more pronounced. Does it need to be corrected? Will it matter as far as his pro potential?”
Second Hour:
“Coach, Marek Dolezaj has beautiful form at the foul line. He gave up a wide open three to drive into the defense where he made a very difficult two point shot. Later he made a jumper from the foul line area and it looked as good as his free throws. Does he have a quality jump shot that he just needs a little more confidence to use?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. In recent years they have started out doing one hour shows and then shifted to two hour shows in January. When they do two hour shows. I will do two posts: one on the night of the broadcast on the issues directly relating to the team on the other the next days on other things that were talked about.)
(They care now doing two hour shows. The second hour is hosted by Gomez, a local radio personality. There are three musical interludes, one every 20 minutes, so if you tune in at 8PM it’s going to sound as if the Boeheim show has ended but stick with it. As last year, the night of the show I will post comments relating directly to the SU basketball team. I’ll post “Part 2” on Friday, which will contain other topics that were discussed. )
On the Boston College game: “We shot the ball well. We got a little better quality of shots and we made some jump shots early. Frank and Oshae carried us in the first half while Tyus and Marek got going in the second half. Paschal was solid throughout. We got a slow start on defense but turned it around. BC was a good offensive team….We did some good things. We got some good looks and made 3-4 more shots to get a lead at halftime. Then in the second half we made 3 or four shots in a row that gave us a comfortable lead. Then we just had to play smart. ” They talked about the two teams’ “Big Threes”: Battle, Brissett and Howard got 55 points for us while Robinson, Bowman and Chatman scored 53 points for BC. But “we did a good job on their other guys”. They scored 10 points while our other guys scored. 26. Matt said that we had the same five guys on the floor for about 35 consecutive minutes, which is “highly unusual. It has to lead to some cohesiveness.”
Liam from Pompey congratulated the coach on the win and wanted his take on Saturday’s game against Pitt and the status of Matt Moyer. “Matt will be out for a while for sure. He’s got a pretty bad sprained ankle. Any ankle injury takes a while.” Gomez later asked Jim the same question. He replied You can’t play if your ankles are bad. Of course if you are sitting on your butt talking all day, you ankle doesn’t matter.”
“It will help both teams that we and Pittsburgh have already played. It was a tough game here and will be a hard game down there. Pitt is getting better. Pitt had a really good chance to beat NC State. It will be another good test, as are all the road games.” Matt pointed out that conference road teams are 17-38 so far and only 4 teams have more than one road win. “Pittsburgh has gotten some better players and have played some good basketball….Everybody plays well at home. We will have to raise our level of play over the game here. But we will be ready.” Parker Stewart had 23 points against us and only 2 against NC State. “Young players will be inconsistent.”
Georgia Tech has “had some tough games on the road. They have a strong inside-out combination. They just got everybody back together. Nobody’s going to win when you play Virginia, North Carolina and Florida State back to back. Lammers had bene hurt and Jose Alvarado is a freshman point guard.
I called in my first question. JB: “There’s no hitch in his shot. He puts it up a little differently but has a smooth release. He’s a scorer and makes big shots. They’ve bene going in for two years.“ Matt pointed out that Tyus had missed three free throws in a row vs. BC but he’s an 80% guy on the season an. “So we’ll take that.” Matt said it was impressive that Tyus is still only a sophomore and yet he’s so good we take him for granted. JB: “he was good at the end of the year last year. He’s now the first option but he’s prepared. It gives him more opportunities.”
Marek “got a couple good look around the basket. He made a 15 footer and made his free throws. He rebounds. He’s gradually getting better after initial shock of the ACC. He made the plays that got us separation. If he hadn’t done that, they would have gotten back into it….Marek has played substantial minutes more than once. He’s more comfortable against ACC competition. He’ll be fine…Boston College didn’t put a body on him….Marek had a lot of minutes but didn’t adjust to the physical play. He’s getting better and more prepared. Frank and Oshae scored a total of three points in the second half. Someone had to pick it up. “
How did Jim recruit Marek? “We were looking for a player. Tyler left late in the year. We knew Taurean could be leaving during the summer: his mother wasn’t happy. We saw some tapes. Marek moved really well. We needed another big guy at forward. Once in a while you get lucky.” Do you get calls from other coaches about players who don’t fit their system but might fit yours. “No. that would be rare. We get calls from high schools and AAU coaches, you never know.”
What if Marek got into foul trouble? “We could go to a three guard line-up. Braydon Bayer could help us. Adrian Autry has been with us for three years is a tough kid and knows our system. “
I later called in my question about Marek’s jump shot. I suggested that if he could hit jumps shots along with his other skills, he could be an All-American someday. That got an immediate response. “Hold, on Steve! He’s averaging 4 points a game”. Coach agreed that Marek could become a very good player if he could hit jumpers. There’s a big difference between making free throws and making threes. We keep track and Marek shoots in the teens from the arc in practice. He’s pretty good from 15 feet but it will take time to move out. It’s a different release. We’ve had to change his guide hand. He’s not comfortable shooting threes. For him to drive and dish is better than missing threes.” Actually, I was just thinking about making jump shots, not necessarily threes. But people think in terms of threes these days.
Gomez wondered what player had improved his shooting the most over his career. Surprisingly, Jim picked Lawrence Moten, who improved his range over his four years here. He also cited Demetris Nichols and even Lazarus Sims, “who made some big threes his senior year.” Gomez suggested john Wallace, who hit a famous three and, per JB, “Was pretty good but got better. But he was tremendous in the low post and with 15 foot jumpers.” I would have picked Dave Johnson, who couldn’t hit the broad side of a barn his first two years and then became a big threat from outside to compliment his athletic drives to the basket.
Frank Howard is “in his first year playing all the time and he’s gotten more comfortable he’s had 1 turnover in two games and is having a great year.”
Pat called in to ask about the “health and development” of Bourama Sidibie and if the players early in the BC game were too prone to being sucked in by the pass to the high post. On Bourama: “He’s a little better now. His timing’s off because he’s missed so much time. He’s not used to running and jumping. He’s not in game shape. He’s still not full strength but he’s getting to where he can help us. That’s what we’re hoping. He had his best practice in a long time today.
On the playing of the zone: “It’s a hard rotation. Whether the guards go down or stay up depends on how the players are positioned. We made a couple of mistakes. But it’s not that easy to make threes. We adjusted and the rotation got a bit better. But when the shoot threes they are not going to the basket and aren’t getting to the line. We can’t give both outside and inside. There’s a weakness in any defense. I think ours has less weaknesses than others. Then you’ve got to get the offense going. Last year’s team wasn’t ready on defense because we had four new players. This year Paschal has played a big part and the guards are bigger.”
Matt comment on the different starting times of our games: Notre Dame was 3:15, Virginia 8PM, Florida state 2PM, Pittsburgh 9PM, Boston College 7PM, Pitt 4Pm and Georgia Tech 8PM. Jim’s reply: “Times change….”
(Part 2 tomorrow)
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