Presser will be must-see TV

[CuseCrew08]

Honestly I think Boeheim basically not playing Edwards until he was absolutely forced to last year (teamwide foul trouble against Ga Tech) was worse coaching than any of his questionable coaching this year.

He wasn't ready!!

 

[supp]

He wasn't ready!!

He plays favorites and gaslights. He's been doing it for decades. Now it's not so cute anymore.

 

[Scooch]

Honestly I think Boeheim basically not playing Edwards until he was absolutely forced to last year (teamwide foul trouble against Ga Tech) was worse coaching than any of his questionable coaching this year.

Hard agree about Jesse last year. It was malpractice.

 

[jdubs30]

Honestly I think Boeheim basically not playing Edwards until he was absolutely forced to last year (teamwide foul trouble against Ga Tech) was worse coaching than any of his questionable coaching this year.

That’s the thing. As BAD as the roster is constructed the bench does have a few useful pieces - an athletic, pass first PG / a freshman who is still green but arguably our most athletic player / a backup 5 who has shown he is capable of playing at this level in that role.

The fact the roster is constructed so poorly and we STILL aren’t making use of our all players is crazy to me. It’s one thing if we exhausted all our options and it’s not working. But we’ve no changes despite being awful.

 

[CuseTG2003]

I have no doubt at least Jessie was doing well enough in practice to play minutes to avoid Marek playing C. No doubt at all. And I like Marek a lot, but he was not a C.

Marek was a selfless warrior. I would’ve been pissed to play out of position for over half my college career.

 

[two3zone]

Marek was a selfless warrior. I would’ve been pissed to play out of position for over half my college career.

Probably the reason he has zero interest in coming back.

 

[CuseTG2003]

Probably the reason he has zero interest in coming back.

No doubt.

 

[kcsu]

Do you ever get the idea that you could never truly make him happy….i can’t imagine the pressure his boys feel playing for him.

Read his book.

 

[OttoinGrotto]

Honestly I think Boeheim basically not playing Edwards until he was absolutely forced to last year (teamwide foul trouble against Ga Tech) was worse coaching than any of his questionable coaching this year.

It made zero sense.

The plan was to redshift Edwards, supposedly, so he wasn't going to get minutes.

Even though everybody essentially got a redshirt regardless of if they played or not.

And he couldn't play because when he was overseas he didn't have a chance to get in shape.

Even though we had guys that clearly labored out there after getting Covid, and fitness level heading into the season seemed questionable overall for the team.


And he wasn't ready after his first big game when he played 2, 2, and 1 minutes in his next three appearances.

It got worse the more coach tried to justify why he ignored an impact player on his bench.

 

[FrancoPizza]

Read his book.

Are we talking homers odyssey on clock management?

 

[Janner]

If the practices are filled with the same targeted criticisms as the pressers, then yes I can see Jesse and Frank both choosing to leave.
When you open the presser with "Jesse has to stay in the game, he just can't commit those fouls", and "Frank just stood around, he wasn't giving us anything, so I had no hesitation about staying small since Jimmy could go around the guy guarding him". If I'm either of those players I'm like; "whatever, dude".

And if it, or some variation there of, happens 5 or 6 more times this seaaon would you feel the same? If its me, and im getting blame on a team where there is a TON of blame to go around but am singled out while others skate... I would 100% leave. IF (big "if") that happens, I wouldn't blame the student athlete one bit

 

[Scooch]

It made zero sense.

The plan was to redshift Edwards, supposedly, so he wasn't going to get minutes.

Even though everybody essentially got a redshirt regardless of if they played or not.

And he couldn't play because when he was overseas he didn't have a chance to get in shape.

Even though we had guys that clearly labored out there after getting Covid, and fitness level heading into the season seemed questionable overall for the team.


And he wasn't ready after his first big game when he played 2, 2, and 1 minutes in his next three appearances.

It got worse the more coach tried to justify why he ignored an impact player on his bench.

Nothing makes sense.

Today apparently we couldn’t put Frank in at C after Jesse fouled out because Frank was just “standing around” in his previous minutes.

Yet last game we saw Benny and Torrance play very productive first half minutes. So when we needed a spark during our epic second half meltdown… we couldn’t play them, apparently because first half minutes don’t gain second half trust. That happens in practice.

It’s all a mess.

 

[Oakland]

And if it, or some variation there of, happens 5 or 6 more times this seaaon would you feel the same? If its me, and im getting blame on a team where there is a TON of blame to go around but am singled out while others skate... I would 100% leave. IF (big "if") that happens, I wouldn't blame the student athlete one bit

Maybe this has already happened.

 

[DilemaCuse]

Jesse will get blamed for a mistake. Something along the lines Jesse can’t foul out he is too important but I will list a bunch of thing he did wrong.
Buddy was doubled. I want shooters to shoot.

The JB drinking press conference game, drink when he says those things

 

[IthacaMatt]

Boeheim says things!!

Also, he’s wrong. It’s that simple. Going small might give us “something” on offense, but that doesn’t change what it does on defense.

Playing small ball was fine, until they jammed it right down our throats at the end.

 

[IthacaMatt]

He wanted Benny to pinch on that play, but it was on Coles side of the floor. Cole was out front guarding air. No one was in his area. He should have pinched not Benny.

And to be fair, Jimmy played too high on the right wing (closest to the camera), and left 2 guys open in the corner around 2-3 minutes left.

 

[IthacaMatt]

He also said Frank was doing nothing in there

Shtty thing to do. 5 rebounds in 10 minutes, 4 on the offensive end.

 

[IthacaMatt]

I think we get another mass exodus this year. No competent AD ignores two roster purges back to back.

There's not that many guys left to leave for it to be a "mass exodus".

 

[CuseCPT]

Ego over winning

I know I've said it before, but I feel like his worst nightmare is trying something "internet people" or the press asks about, it works, and some fat guy yells "I told you so, Jimmy!" in the parking lot of Carrabba's or Wegmans. I didn't always think this, only the last few years.