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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 Carrabba's Italian Grill in Fayetteville. 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:
Submit a Question! - 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: TuneIn | Free Internet Radio | NFL, Sports, Podcasts, Music & News
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, after your discussion of what the Georgia Tech and Duke games were so different, someone on my forum said that “Good teams impose their will on the opposition”. I also have heard it says that good teams take what the other team is giving them. Is the idea of “imposing your will” on the other team over-rated in basketball or in sports in general?”
Second Hour:
“Coach, is our best line-up right now Battle, Hughes, Dolezaj, Brissett and Chukwu and will we be seeing more of that as the season goes along?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. The quotes may not be verbatim –they are from my scribbled notes. I have not knowingly changed the meaning. 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.)
Matt noted that this show was being done on a Wednesday because of “an unusual Thursday night game”. JB didn’t think much of it, since he has a Saturday road game and Miami plays then, too. “We could have played tonight. It’s all TV, all to get a few extra bucks.”
About the Pitt game: “Our offense had a good stretch in the second half. Our defense was good except when we had a couple of turnovers. It was a good overall effort.“ Matt said that it was “an entirely different Pitt team. They have two great guards.” JB: “They have really good shooting from them and from their senior, Wilson-Frame. It’s hard for them to match-up with North Carolina and Duke because they are so big but they beat Florida State and Louisville and were ahead of Iowa practically the whole game. Pitt and Louisville deserve tremendous credit for being the surprise teams of the league…They are playing at a high level. They attack the whole game, even pressing in the last minute.”
I called in my question after congratulating Coach on the win over Pitt. I told him that Byron nelson once said that all a great shot does it to give you an opportunity to make a great put. Duke was the great shot and Pitt was the great put. He seemed to like the comparison and the next caller agreed with that metaphor.
On teams “imposing their will on their opponent: “If a team is playing a good zone and you can’t make shots there’s no will to impose. The press won’t work against a good point guard and Georgia Tech had one if we shoot well, we are a better team than Georgia Tech. But they shot better than we did. Duke controlled the pace of our game with them. Basketball can be physical if you are a strong rebounding team or if you press well. We are not that team. We are a very good team. We’ve had trouble with good zones. We had a lot of trouble with Oregon’s zone and with Georgia Tech’s. ODU and Buffalo played a tough man-to-man. We made shots vs. Clemson and Duke. But if the other team gets the ball out quickly- if they have a Brady….Pitt just out-scored Louisville. Florida State looked really good starting 12-1. They lost on the road to Boston College and Pittsburgh. I thought Virginia would beat Duke but they shot 3 for 17. They were normally 40%. That’s why Duke won….Notre Dame couldn’t make anything against Georgia Tech, except one guy who was 4 for 4. Pitt had a bad shooting night against Duke.”
Tom in Syracuse congratulated Jim on a great win and wondered where it ranked among his biggest wins. Jim said it was the best regular season win he’d ever had. “If you’ve got good players, you have a chance to win. When we shoot it well, we can play with anybody.” Matt noted that Duke beat Florida State without Williamson for the second half. They took us into overtime without reddish and Jones and they beat Virginia without Jones. JB: Jones is good on defense but he can’t shoot. Duke is good. Guys like Bolton and O’Connell are good but not getting the recognition because of the young stars. “Zion was “unstoppable at Pittsburgh. “It’s hard to miss lay-ups and dunks. If he’s got an edge he finishes strong. He takes up space. I haven’t seen anybody like him in years. He’s must see TV.”
William in Clayton noted Jim’s comment that Duke controlled the pace of our game: How can we control the pace against Miami? JB: “You can’t really control the pace of the game if they want to slow it down. Duke wanted to play fast. You have to be able to play both ways….We didn’t start off playing well, partially due to frank’s injury. We are playing better but the good news is that we can get better. We are showing very positive strides.” (I think you make positive strides and show positive signs.)
Matt had listened to a show Steve Lappas is doing in which he said that Shaka Smart wasn’t using his “press all the time” strategy at Texas. He said “that proves it doesn’t work in elevated conferences”. Jim added that Smart has been able to recruit bigger players at Texas and they don’t press as well as the 6-4 guys he had at VCU.“
Chris Lykes of Miami is “really skilled. He can pass and shoot. Miami lacks depth but they have good players and a good team. They have athletic players and their big guys can shoot it.”
Josh in Boulder is “happy about the Duke game” and wants to keep it going. He wondered if Marek passing skills were taught or did he already have them? JB: “he’s a very good ball-handler and passer. Sometimes teams overplay us and he can get those back door passes. But teams will have seen that on tape and will be prepared for it. But his passing skills will still help us. His shooting has improved. If he can find a way to get stronger, (chicken marsala?), he could be one of the best players in the league in the next two years.” Jim was later asked if Marek’s experience in Europe has helped him with his passing skills. “Not at all. He grew up from guard. He always had the passing skills. He’s improved his shooting skills.”
Tyus Battle “has been bringing the ball up even with Frank in the game. Tyus can bring the ball up. He’s demonstratively a better player. His shooting is up. His court awareness is up. He should have been 1st team all-league last season.”
They talked about recruiting, although it’s still too early to name names. “In the old days, we’d try to recruit 20 players and get 2 - 3 guys. Now we recruit 8-10 guys to get 3-4. We still fail half the time. (He laughed.) We got two guards we really like, a big guy and a wing guy. We don’t know whose coming back. We did didn’t’ think Tyus Battle would be coming back but he did.”
I called in my second question about using the Battle-Hughes-Dolezaj-Brissett-Chukwu line-up. JB: “I don’t think so. I like Elijah at small forward. He doesn’t play the guard spot on defense. It could happen but it’s more likely next year. Different guys can contribute on different nights.”
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:
Submit a Question! - 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: TuneIn | Free Internet Radio | NFL, Sports, Podcasts, Music & News
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, after your discussion of what the Georgia Tech and Duke games were so different, someone on my forum said that “Good teams impose their will on the opposition”. I also have heard it says that good teams take what the other team is giving them. Is the idea of “imposing your will” on the other team over-rated in basketball or in sports in general?”
Second Hour:
“Coach, is our best line-up right now Battle, Hughes, Dolezaj, Brissett and Chukwu and will we be seeing more of that as the season goes along?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. The quotes may not be verbatim –they are from my scribbled notes. I have not knowingly changed the meaning. 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.)
Matt noted that this show was being done on a Wednesday because of “an unusual Thursday night game”. JB didn’t think much of it, since he has a Saturday road game and Miami plays then, too. “We could have played tonight. It’s all TV, all to get a few extra bucks.”
About the Pitt game: “Our offense had a good stretch in the second half. Our defense was good except when we had a couple of turnovers. It was a good overall effort.“ Matt said that it was “an entirely different Pitt team. They have two great guards.” JB: “They have really good shooting from them and from their senior, Wilson-Frame. It’s hard for them to match-up with North Carolina and Duke because they are so big but they beat Florida State and Louisville and were ahead of Iowa practically the whole game. Pitt and Louisville deserve tremendous credit for being the surprise teams of the league…They are playing at a high level. They attack the whole game, even pressing in the last minute.”
I called in my question after congratulating Coach on the win over Pitt. I told him that Byron nelson once said that all a great shot does it to give you an opportunity to make a great put. Duke was the great shot and Pitt was the great put. He seemed to like the comparison and the next caller agreed with that metaphor.
On teams “imposing their will on their opponent: “If a team is playing a good zone and you can’t make shots there’s no will to impose. The press won’t work against a good point guard and Georgia Tech had one if we shoot well, we are a better team than Georgia Tech. But they shot better than we did. Duke controlled the pace of our game with them. Basketball can be physical if you are a strong rebounding team or if you press well. We are not that team. We are a very good team. We’ve had trouble with good zones. We had a lot of trouble with Oregon’s zone and with Georgia Tech’s. ODU and Buffalo played a tough man-to-man. We made shots vs. Clemson and Duke. But if the other team gets the ball out quickly- if they have a Brady….Pitt just out-scored Louisville. Florida State looked really good starting 12-1. They lost on the road to Boston College and Pittsburgh. I thought Virginia would beat Duke but they shot 3 for 17. They were normally 40%. That’s why Duke won….Notre Dame couldn’t make anything against Georgia Tech, except one guy who was 4 for 4. Pitt had a bad shooting night against Duke.”
Tom in Syracuse congratulated Jim on a great win and wondered where it ranked among his biggest wins. Jim said it was the best regular season win he’d ever had. “If you’ve got good players, you have a chance to win. When we shoot it well, we can play with anybody.” Matt noted that Duke beat Florida State without Williamson for the second half. They took us into overtime without reddish and Jones and they beat Virginia without Jones. JB: Jones is good on defense but he can’t shoot. Duke is good. Guys like Bolton and O’Connell are good but not getting the recognition because of the young stars. “Zion was “unstoppable at Pittsburgh. “It’s hard to miss lay-ups and dunks. If he’s got an edge he finishes strong. He takes up space. I haven’t seen anybody like him in years. He’s must see TV.”
William in Clayton noted Jim’s comment that Duke controlled the pace of our game: How can we control the pace against Miami? JB: “You can’t really control the pace of the game if they want to slow it down. Duke wanted to play fast. You have to be able to play both ways….We didn’t start off playing well, partially due to frank’s injury. We are playing better but the good news is that we can get better. We are showing very positive strides.” (I think you make positive strides and show positive signs.)
Matt had listened to a show Steve Lappas is doing in which he said that Shaka Smart wasn’t using his “press all the time” strategy at Texas. He said “that proves it doesn’t work in elevated conferences”. Jim added that Smart has been able to recruit bigger players at Texas and they don’t press as well as the 6-4 guys he had at VCU.“
Chris Lykes of Miami is “really skilled. He can pass and shoot. Miami lacks depth but they have good players and a good team. They have athletic players and their big guys can shoot it.”
Josh in Boulder is “happy about the Duke game” and wants to keep it going. He wondered if Marek passing skills were taught or did he already have them? JB: “he’s a very good ball-handler and passer. Sometimes teams overplay us and he can get those back door passes. But teams will have seen that on tape and will be prepared for it. But his passing skills will still help us. His shooting has improved. If he can find a way to get stronger, (chicken marsala?), he could be one of the best players in the league in the next two years.” Jim was later asked if Marek’s experience in Europe has helped him with his passing skills. “Not at all. He grew up from guard. He always had the passing skills. He’s improved his shooting skills.”
Tyus Battle “has been bringing the ball up even with Frank in the game. Tyus can bring the ball up. He’s demonstratively a better player. His shooting is up. His court awareness is up. He should have been 1st team all-league last season.”
They talked about recruiting, although it’s still too early to name names. “In the old days, we’d try to recruit 20 players and get 2 - 3 guys. Now we recruit 8-10 guys to get 3-4. We still fail half the time. (He laughed.) We got two guards we really like, a big guy and a wing guy. We don’t know whose coming back. We did didn’t’ think Tyus Battle would be coming back but he did.”
I called in my second question about using the Battle-Hughes-Dolezaj-Brissett-Chukwu line-up. JB: “I don’t think so. I like Elijah at small forward. He doesn’t play the guard spot on defense. It could happen but it’s more likely next year. Different guys can contribute on different nights.”
