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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 Big East 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
You can call into the show locally at 315-424-8599 or nationally at 1-888-746-2873. For Gomez’s portion, use 315-437-7644. Or you can submit questions from this page:
http://www.suathletics.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
I will be posting my rough transcript of the first hour the night of the broadcast and will do the second hour the following day.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First hour:
Coach, we often seem to have trouble with very physical teams like Pittsburgh. Is the answer to get the players stronger, (or recruit stronger players) or is it a question of mentality? Do our players simply have to learn to stand up to the rough stuff, (as they will in the NBA), not be intimidated and find a way to make plays anyway?
Second hour:
Coach, we all know Trevor Cooney can shoot but he’s struggled this year. 76% of his shots have been three pointers. He’s kind of like a football kicker who, because of his strong leg has been designated only to kick long field goals. He never gets to try the 30 yarders that might help his confidence. Wouldn’t it help Trevor to basically ignore the 3 point line and just look for open jump shots from any distance? If they happen to be threes, I’d bet he’d make more of them and he could score a lot of points on medium shots.
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject)
With Matt Park:
Matt summarized results from around the conference and the country without engaging with Coach Boeheim, (I suspect he was not there quite yet). After the first commercial break the coach was present and they went right into taking calls.
John in Syracuse asked where he might obtain tapes of some vintage games, such as the Missouri and Illinois games in the 1989 NCAA tournament and the 1990 Virginia game.(Why them?) JB suspected they were unavailable and Matt suggested he try asking about it on social media. (Anybody got those games?)
I called in my first question. Let’s see if you buy his answer: “There’s nothing you can do about it. We’ve played against physical teams and beaten them. Pitt has beaten us 4-5 times when they were better than we were and we’ve lost some close ones. They’ve been the best team in the league for a decade. They probably should beat us. It’s not something I even think about. ” Matt pointed out that Pitt is 15-1 in the abuilding vs. ranked teams. Do you believe that losing 14 of the last 18 games vs. Pittsburgh is something Jim Boeheim doesn’t even think about? I don’t.
A caller named Dave wondeedr how we are doing in coming up with the best combinations of players and peaking at the right time “when it counts”. JB: “You can play better at the end of the year and still lose because you are playing better teams. Obviously, we’d like one more guy. James is a great shooter. Then there’s the depth situation. If you don’t get in foul trouble you can get by with 7 guys.”
Matt mentioned that CJ Fair has played every minute of the last 5 games. JB: we get TV time outs every four minutes. When I played we all played 40 minutes. Sometimes we didn’t call a time out in the first half and played 20 straight minutes. And those were 90-100 point games. (And he walked 10 miles through the snow to get there!) These kids can play that many minutes.” Matt remembered that James Southerland had that big game vs. Arkansas, (he played 32 minutes), “and was still jumping up and down on the bus afterwards”.
They talked about the national scene, agreeing that the Big Ten had the best conference. JB: “The Big East has more depth. We’ve got 8-10 teams. But their top 4-5 are really top teams. It’s their year.” Michigan has just played Ohio State and Indiana and now has to play Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan State, (actually they don’t play Minnesota next). It shows what a tough conference that is. “You try to keep a two game losing streak from becoming 3-4.” (Like Syracuse just did.) He didn’t think Kansas would be that good this year, “talentwise. They just didn’t look like they were in it after the Oklahoma State loss."
They discussed our next opponent, St. John’s, who just beat Connecticut. “They’ve won 6 of 7 and have the best shot-blocker in America, (6-9 Chris Obekpa), De Angelo Harriosn, who came off the bench to clinch the UCONN game, Jakaar Sampson is playing well and they have a find in that French kid Marco Bourgualt, a real gunner.”
Matt in New York wanted to know if the refs will ever call Pitt for their illegal screens. JB: “They are close, (to being illegal). Their offense doesn’t beat us. They shot 3 for 14 from three and not great from two, (actually they did, 60%). Offensive rebounds killed us. If you hit a guy once the way they do, the refs will call it. But if you do it constantly, they don’t. That’s just the way it is.” (Exactly my theory: the refs call what is unusual. If a team is usually rough, they don’t get called for it.)
The mentioned that the time of the St. John’s game has been switched from 1PM to 3Pm, although some published schedules may still say 1PM. “TV switched it to 3. I like it a little alter.” Matt: “The answer would always be the same: TV.” JB: “If we refused to play then, they’d just find another TV spot. You have to co-operate with TV. Anything before 1PM is crazy, though.”
Illinois was playing Indiana and had fallen substantially behind. “They got off to such a great start. They pounded Butler and USC in Hawaii and beat Gonzaga by 11. Indiana has such good depth, experience and good shooters.”
A caller wished Trevor Cooney “had a purpose about hunting for his spot.” JB: Teams are playing zone. He has to find his spot. I tell him to shoot with confidence.” Another asked “What do you do when Trevor Cooney throws up 6 air balls?” JB: “I don’t remember that and don’t remind him of that. Hopefully his comfort level will rise. If he plays and gets shots he’ll make his share. It’s not unusual for a shooter who’s not playing a lot to struggle.” Matt noted that he’d seen Trevor and Gerry in practice going 30-40 shots without missing. They use a machine that feeds them the balls. JB” They are 85 of 100 form the three point line.”
Matt mentioned that we went two weeks between home games. JB: It’s more fun to play at home.” Matt noted the wild start, going up 10-0 and falling behind 0-11. JB: “That happens in basketball. We weathered the storm and got back on it.”
Matt referred to the fact that the Grant bothers played against each other and their uncle wore a suit with both Syracuse’s and Notre Dame’s colors. JB: “Both played well. Jerami had a big, big game.” That led to a discussion of the “Harbaugh Bowl”. JB: The Super Bowl must have been very difficult for their family. They can’t get any joy. At least it was a good game. When the Super Bowl isn’t a good game it’s a disappointment because so many people are watching.”
Tomorrow: The Gomez segment.
The first hour is eventually, (it can take weeks) podcasted on the SU Athletics website on this page:
http://suathletics.com/podcasts.aspx
You can call into the show locally at 315-424-8599 or nationally at 1-888-746-2873. For Gomez’s portion, use 315-437-7644. Or you can submit questions from this page:
http://www.suathletics.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
I will be posting my rough transcript of the first hour the night of the broadcast and will do the second hour the following day.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First hour:
Coach, we often seem to have trouble with very physical teams like Pittsburgh. Is the answer to get the players stronger, (or recruit stronger players) or is it a question of mentality? Do our players simply have to learn to stand up to the rough stuff, (as they will in the NBA), not be intimidated and find a way to make plays anyway?
Second hour:
Coach, we all know Trevor Cooney can shoot but he’s struggled this year. 76% of his shots have been three pointers. He’s kind of like a football kicker who, because of his strong leg has been designated only to kick long field goals. He never gets to try the 30 yarders that might help his confidence. Wouldn’t it help Trevor to basically ignore the 3 point line and just look for open jump shots from any distance? If they happen to be threes, I’d bet he’d make more of them and he could score a lot of points on medium shots.
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject)
With Matt Park:
Matt summarized results from around the conference and the country without engaging with Coach Boeheim, (I suspect he was not there quite yet). After the first commercial break the coach was present and they went right into taking calls.
John in Syracuse asked where he might obtain tapes of some vintage games, such as the Missouri and Illinois games in the 1989 NCAA tournament and the 1990 Virginia game.(Why them?) JB suspected they were unavailable and Matt suggested he try asking about it on social media. (Anybody got those games?)
I called in my first question. Let’s see if you buy his answer: “There’s nothing you can do about it. We’ve played against physical teams and beaten them. Pitt has beaten us 4-5 times when they were better than we were and we’ve lost some close ones. They’ve been the best team in the league for a decade. They probably should beat us. It’s not something I even think about. ” Matt pointed out that Pitt is 15-1 in the abuilding vs. ranked teams. Do you believe that losing 14 of the last 18 games vs. Pittsburgh is something Jim Boeheim doesn’t even think about? I don’t.
A caller named Dave wondeedr how we are doing in coming up with the best combinations of players and peaking at the right time “when it counts”. JB: “You can play better at the end of the year and still lose because you are playing better teams. Obviously, we’d like one more guy. James is a great shooter. Then there’s the depth situation. If you don’t get in foul trouble you can get by with 7 guys.”
Matt mentioned that CJ Fair has played every minute of the last 5 games. JB: we get TV time outs every four minutes. When I played we all played 40 minutes. Sometimes we didn’t call a time out in the first half and played 20 straight minutes. And those were 90-100 point games. (And he walked 10 miles through the snow to get there!) These kids can play that many minutes.” Matt remembered that James Southerland had that big game vs. Arkansas, (he played 32 minutes), “and was still jumping up and down on the bus afterwards”.
They talked about the national scene, agreeing that the Big Ten had the best conference. JB: “The Big East has more depth. We’ve got 8-10 teams. But their top 4-5 are really top teams. It’s their year.” Michigan has just played Ohio State and Indiana and now has to play Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan State, (actually they don’t play Minnesota next). It shows what a tough conference that is. “You try to keep a two game losing streak from becoming 3-4.” (Like Syracuse just did.) He didn’t think Kansas would be that good this year, “talentwise. They just didn’t look like they were in it after the Oklahoma State loss."
They discussed our next opponent, St. John’s, who just beat Connecticut. “They’ve won 6 of 7 and have the best shot-blocker in America, (6-9 Chris Obekpa), De Angelo Harriosn, who came off the bench to clinch the UCONN game, Jakaar Sampson is playing well and they have a find in that French kid Marco Bourgualt, a real gunner.”
Matt in New York wanted to know if the refs will ever call Pitt for their illegal screens. JB: “They are close, (to being illegal). Their offense doesn’t beat us. They shot 3 for 14 from three and not great from two, (actually they did, 60%). Offensive rebounds killed us. If you hit a guy once the way they do, the refs will call it. But if you do it constantly, they don’t. That’s just the way it is.” (Exactly my theory: the refs call what is unusual. If a team is usually rough, they don’t get called for it.)
The mentioned that the time of the St. John’s game has been switched from 1PM to 3Pm, although some published schedules may still say 1PM. “TV switched it to 3. I like it a little alter.” Matt: “The answer would always be the same: TV.” JB: “If we refused to play then, they’d just find another TV spot. You have to co-operate with TV. Anything before 1PM is crazy, though.”
Illinois was playing Indiana and had fallen substantially behind. “They got off to such a great start. They pounded Butler and USC in Hawaii and beat Gonzaga by 11. Indiana has such good depth, experience and good shooters.”
A caller wished Trevor Cooney “had a purpose about hunting for his spot.” JB: Teams are playing zone. He has to find his spot. I tell him to shoot with confidence.” Another asked “What do you do when Trevor Cooney throws up 6 air balls?” JB: “I don’t remember that and don’t remind him of that. Hopefully his comfort level will rise. If he plays and gets shots he’ll make his share. It’s not unusual for a shooter who’s not playing a lot to struggle.” Matt noted that he’d seen Trevor and Gerry in practice going 30-40 shots without missing. They use a machine that feeds them the balls. JB” They are 85 of 100 form the three point line.”
Matt mentioned that we went two weeks between home games. JB: It’s more fun to play at home.” Matt noted the wild start, going up 10-0 and falling behind 0-11. JB: “That happens in basketball. We weathered the storm and got back on it.”
Matt referred to the fact that the Grant bothers played against each other and their uncle wore a suit with both Syracuse’s and Notre Dame’s colors. JB: “Both played well. Jerami had a big, big game.” That led to a discussion of the “Harbaugh Bowl”. JB: The Super Bowl must have been very difficult for their family. They can’t get any joy. At least it was a good game. When the Super Bowl isn’t a good game it’s a disappointment because so many people are watching.”
Tomorrow: The Gomez segment.
