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Message: [QUOTE="SWC75, post: 1252650, member: 289"] OTHER TOPICS The SU women lost to #13 Duke by two free throws in the final seconds. They’ve now lost five games- by 4 to #1 South Carolina, by 7 to #9 Baylor, by 13 to #18 Michigan State, by 11 to #4 Notre Dame and now Duke. They haven’t beaten a ranked team but have proven they belong among them and this is mostly without their star player, Brittney Sykes who is again injured. “Hopefully she’ll be able to redshirt and get two years left to play. Like DaJuan Coleman, Brittany has been in rehab every days. And it’s not a 30 minute workout, every couple of days. They go for hours for 6-7 months. It’s not much fun. It’s very difficult.” JB wondered if the new injury was a meniscus and said it was, it might not be so bad. Apparently it is a new injury, not a re-injury of the previous one. He also said that the conference did SU no favors, having them start out with Notre Dame and Duke. They play two more ranked teams- #6 Louisville and #8 North Carolina. Matt noted that they had coaches being interviewed by Seth Greenburg during the game. JB: “I like Seth but I don’t like talking to him even before games.” Matt felt it would “not be a trending thing any time soon”. They got a couple of strange phone calls. One was from Stefan who, in a strange, high-pitched voice suggested that this year should be considered “a learning experience” and that afterwards JB could “let someone new come in and be a big fan and a big consultant”. JB took it calmly and said “You don’t think of anything but the next play. You don’t take a step back, you go forward and get better. Thanks for the suggestion.” John in Syracuse called twice and wasn’t coherent on either occasion, saying “I bark but don’t bite.” He said he was proud of Jim and “I don’t want to cause him to get sick”. Then he started talking about how somebody took apart his cellphone. He closed by apologizing for “asking a stupid question about Justin Pugh” at one of Doug Marrone’s luncheons. JB asked if there was a question for him in there. Matt said he was “afraid of what’s coming next” and “you’d have get really into it to understand it.” JB asked if there was a question for him in there. Matt said he was “afraid of what’s coming next” and “you’d have get really into it to understand it.” Later John called back and apologized for the first call, saying that he was “kind of shy”. He did have a question “between just you and me and nobody else”. He urged the coach to “have guys do something positive on both ends of the floor- offense and defense” and “be ready when their number is called”. JB: “You got it John…You never know what to expect at Delmonico’s”. A woman named Katie said she’d been wondering something for four years. Jim said “You don’t have to wait that long- just call in.” She wondered if Rakeem Christmas had chosen his number. Jim said that players can choose whatever number they want as long as they a reopen. “I didn’t even realize he was #25 for two years. I don’t pay any attention to numbers. I just look at the players and know them. I don’t know anybody’s number, college or pros.” Jim was asked about Doug Marrone’s situation. “When a player goes free agent, it’s OK. But when a coach does it, everybody gets upset. They had new ownership and no General Manager. It’s really poor journalism to bring somebody on who was fired by him to criticize him. Bill Belichick has guys he’s fired who don’t like him. Football coaches are tough and uncompromising- if they’re good. People say that Marrone was just a .500 coach but he was a heck of a lot better than what we had four years before. We went from rock bottom to respectability. At Buffalo they hadn’t had a winning record in 14 years. “ Regarding the interview process: “Some people do good interviews but are lousy coaches. Lombardi and Shula may not have done great interviews. You have to look at the record and get a feel for it. So few NFL coaches are consistently successful, staying in first place or making the playoffs every year. Peter Carroll failed his first time. Belichick failed in Cleveland. Red Auerbach never won anything before he had Bill Russell. It takes great management. When Jerry Jones let Jimmy Johnson run the Cowboys, they won Super Bowls. Michigan State was putting on a spectacular display vs. Iowa , (they hit a dozen three pointers and won by 14). “When you don’t make shots, it’s tough to win. Sometimes the other team is just better defensively. Sometimes you are missing open shots.” They discussed the Dion Waiters trade. “He’s gone from playing with three guys who need the ball to two.” About the draft picks, “If you don’t get one of the top 3-4 picks, you’re not getting a great player.“ John Calipari has a new book out but it’s not a memoir. JB: “Oh, it’s a ‘leadership book’, steps to success.” That’s not really it, either. He rails at the NCAA, calling it “similar to the last days of the Soviet Union”. He proposes that players be allowed to transfer and play immediately if the coach leaves and that players get yearly stipends of $3-5,000.” JB: “That sounds good but we have 500 transfers a year now. If they passed that rule, you’d have 1000-1500. A football team could lose 30-40 guys. Guys would leave just because they haven’t played as much as they want to. That’s why the scholarship agreement makes it clear they signed with the school, not the coach.“ (I think that might happen if ALL players could transfer and play immediately. I don’t think there are enough coaching changes to triple the number of transfers.) he had a similar opinion of stipends. “The football players would want them, then the women- about 300 athletes. As it is, only about 10 schools make money. The other schools couldn’t afford it.” Kobe Bryant has criticized the AAU, saying that players don’t get enough actual training. “They don’t teach.” He prefers Europe where they are always running drills, (that’s where he grew up). JB: “they have the club system in Europe and drill 2-3 hours a day. Our kids get the opportunity to compete, 80-100 games each summer. Our system isn’t perfect but it’s what we have.” Urban Meyer is complaining about the playoff and those who want to extend it to 8 teams, which would mean a 15th game. He called it “NFL-like”. He wants them to increase the scholarship limit for the extra games. (Increased scholarships would allow schools like Ohio State to recruit more player that might have wound up with a rival.” JB: “Only two teams would play that 15th game. There’s never been more than 6-7 teams , (that people think of national championship contenders). You’d go to 8 and that would be it. It will happen. They won’t admit it but it will. They could have the first round at home sites to increase attendance. “ Asked for predictions, Jim said we shouldn’t go by the Florida State game. “They weren’t real good. They just found a way to win.” I give a little edge to Oregon but Ohio State has the better athletes.” Jameis vs. Marriota? “the experts will know who has better mechanics” Winston is a big guy- 6-4, 230. And he didn’t get much help form his teammates. He had a good year. In the pros, “the best quarterbacks are still playing. “ Dallas- Green Bay brings back memories of the Ice Bowl game, which JB remembers watching. “I don’t know how you play in those conditions. You could lose your fingers.” He likes Rogers if he’s healthy, especially in that weather. He picks Seattle to win the whole thing. He’s worried about Manning’s throwing vs. the Colts. Jim and his son are Patriots fans but the game with Baltimore will be “interesting”. Rob Konrad “must be in great shape” Nine miles is about the distance from Cicero, where Gomez lives, to Delmonico’s. [/QUOTE]

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