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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 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:
http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
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/radio/WGVA-1240-s29191/
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, we’ve missed a lot of lay-ups and dunks this year, particularly in last night’s game. I looked at the play-by-play and I counted 6 of them. We also went to the line 10 times on shooting fouls after not making any of those ten shots, (and missed 8 of the free throws). Why can’t we finish? Is it a lack of strength, a lack of concentration, bad technique or not enough hops?”
Second hour:
“Coach, there’s been a lot of speculation about how the NCAA selection committee will treat the 5 games we lost while you were suspended. We’ve heard they might be treated as if you were missing an injured player. It’s been argued that it makes little sense to suspend you and then ignore the impact of the suspension. What have you heard, what do you think they should and what do you think they will do in evaluating our record?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. They are now doing 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.)
On the games since the last show:
Florida State: “We had a tremendous offensive game, shooting the ball and doing everything well. You’ll have a game like that every once in a while.”
Boston College: “We really shot it well in the second half. “
Louisville: “It’s really a simple game. You have to make shots. If not, you have to rebound and play really good defense. We didn’t make lay-ups or free throws against Louisville. Trevor played well. Frank made good passes. But 4-5 guys struggled. It was the first game in a long time that we’ve struggled on the boards. We… had to press and we tried but we can’t press anybody. Being up by 12 too early is meaningless.” Regarding the failure to foul at the end of the half: “They were too quick to foul.” What’s the impact of getting a big shot at the end of the half? “It helps but in the big picture it doesn’t change the game much.”
Did we recruit Chinanu Onuaku? “We did talk to him. He was not highly recruited. His people were not that interested. We didn’t have a great spot for him due to players who have left. His borther had a good experience here and he still wasn’t that interested. If a player isn’t that interested, we won’t go after him.”
“Louisville is very good team- a top 20 team. They are 16-1 at home”. Matt Park noted “Virginia is pretty good. They pounded Louisville at the Yum and that never happens. “ JB: “They are playing at a higher level.”
Liam from Pompey, who’s always concerned about the referee’s calls, felt that the early foul on Mal Richardson in front of the SU bench was a bad call and Jim agreed. “He was just standing there. The guy slipped and ran into him.” Why did Louisville only get two foul shots? “We were not physical enough in going to the ball.”
I then called in my first question about missing lay-ups. “Sometimes you get hit don’t finish, although Mike was barely touched and missed a dunk. We missed alley-oops and alley-oops. A couple of times we didn’t get the shot off. Mike never got a rhythm going. We were just really bad on offense.” I asked if the big men try to make too many moves under the basket. “DaJuan is still too slow to get it up there. Tyler Roberson didn’t get a lot done. Tyler Lydon was around the basket and couldn’t get a handle on the ball. Malachi and Tyler, (Lydon), played their worst games all year. A lot of time if you play pporly on offense it carries over to the defense.”
Pat wanted to know if the coach would watch a tape of the whole Louisville game. “There wasn’t much to be learned from the point where they took the lead. We learned more about our first half mistakes. Too many guys just didn’t play the way they’d been playing. It was a nightmare offensive game.”
Does Coach use film to recruit? “I don’t like to use film. We had a couple of kids years ago who we liked on film or tape who didn’t turn out to be as good as they looked. We like to go see them.”
Pat also asked if it’s possible to use some “new wrinkles” against a familiar opponent like Pittsburgh. JB: “They’ve known how to attack our zone and we’ve attacked their defense better in recent games. . They haven’t been playing well. They struggled against Wake. But they will play well here. “
Pitt’s James Robinson has a remarkable 4.7-1 assist to turnover ratio. SU relies on getting points on turnovers . JB: “The good teams don’t give you a lot of turnovers. if they do they te4nd to come early in the game.”
Another caller asked why we couldn’t run more plays for Mike Gbinije, who attempted only 11 shots. “Against a man-to-man we can call plays for Mike. But Louisville plays a match-up zone and they were focusing on Mike. It’s very hard to set up specific shots against a zone. He was never comfortable. He passed up some shot opportunities.
I called in my second question about the decision the NCAA Selection committee has to make. JB: “There’s a big misconception. We were punished by the Infractions Committee. It’s not up to the basketball Committee to punish us again. The sole duty of the Basketball Committee is to get the best teams into the tournament. If the team is better with me coaching- and I will be coaching them- then don’t punish the players. Make the decision for them. I don’t know how much consideration they will give to the suspension. They need to ask: What kind of team is Syracuse?”
Gomez said that Lunardi had us as a #9 seed. JB: “It’s all nonsense. There will be more teams with more losses than ever before. At the end there will be 10 teams with 11 losses and four of them will get in. We need to play well and do what we have to do. You can’t isolate on the end of the year. You need to focus on the next game like you do in the beginning and middle of the year.”
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:
http://cuse.com/sb_output.aspx?form=4
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/radio/WGVA-1240-s29191/
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, we’ve missed a lot of lay-ups and dunks this year, particularly in last night’s game. I looked at the play-by-play and I counted 6 of them. We also went to the line 10 times on shooting fouls after not making any of those ten shots, (and missed 8 of the free throws). Why can’t we finish? Is it a lack of strength, a lack of concentration, bad technique or not enough hops?”
Second hour:
“Coach, there’s been a lot of speculation about how the NCAA selection committee will treat the 5 games we lost while you were suspended. We’ve heard they might be treated as if you were missing an injured player. It’s been argued that it makes little sense to suspend you and then ignore the impact of the suspension. What have you heard, what do you think they should and what do you think they will do in evaluating our record?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. They are now doing 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.)
On the games since the last show:
Florida State: “We had a tremendous offensive game, shooting the ball and doing everything well. You’ll have a game like that every once in a while.”
Boston College: “We really shot it well in the second half. “
Louisville: “It’s really a simple game. You have to make shots. If not, you have to rebound and play really good defense. We didn’t make lay-ups or free throws against Louisville. Trevor played well. Frank made good passes. But 4-5 guys struggled. It was the first game in a long time that we’ve struggled on the boards. We… had to press and we tried but we can’t press anybody. Being up by 12 too early is meaningless.” Regarding the failure to foul at the end of the half: “They were too quick to foul.” What’s the impact of getting a big shot at the end of the half? “It helps but in the big picture it doesn’t change the game much.”
Did we recruit Chinanu Onuaku? “We did talk to him. He was not highly recruited. His people were not that interested. We didn’t have a great spot for him due to players who have left. His borther had a good experience here and he still wasn’t that interested. If a player isn’t that interested, we won’t go after him.”
“Louisville is very good team- a top 20 team. They are 16-1 at home”. Matt Park noted “Virginia is pretty good. They pounded Louisville at the Yum and that never happens. “ JB: “They are playing at a higher level.”
Liam from Pompey, who’s always concerned about the referee’s calls, felt that the early foul on Mal Richardson in front of the SU bench was a bad call and Jim agreed. “He was just standing there. The guy slipped and ran into him.” Why did Louisville only get two foul shots? “We were not physical enough in going to the ball.”
I then called in my first question about missing lay-ups. “Sometimes you get hit don’t finish, although Mike was barely touched and missed a dunk. We missed alley-oops and alley-oops. A couple of times we didn’t get the shot off. Mike never got a rhythm going. We were just really bad on offense.” I asked if the big men try to make too many moves under the basket. “DaJuan is still too slow to get it up there. Tyler Roberson didn’t get a lot done. Tyler Lydon was around the basket and couldn’t get a handle on the ball. Malachi and Tyler, (Lydon), played their worst games all year. A lot of time if you play pporly on offense it carries over to the defense.”
Pat wanted to know if the coach would watch a tape of the whole Louisville game. “There wasn’t much to be learned from the point where they took the lead. We learned more about our first half mistakes. Too many guys just didn’t play the way they’d been playing. It was a nightmare offensive game.”
Does Coach use film to recruit? “I don’t like to use film. We had a couple of kids years ago who we liked on film or tape who didn’t turn out to be as good as they looked. We like to go see them.”
Pat also asked if it’s possible to use some “new wrinkles” against a familiar opponent like Pittsburgh. JB: “They’ve known how to attack our zone and we’ve attacked their defense better in recent games. . They haven’t been playing well. They struggled against Wake. But they will play well here. “
Pitt’s James Robinson has a remarkable 4.7-1 assist to turnover ratio. SU relies on getting points on turnovers . JB: “The good teams don’t give you a lot of turnovers. if they do they te4nd to come early in the game.”
Another caller asked why we couldn’t run more plays for Mike Gbinije, who attempted only 11 shots. “Against a man-to-man we can call plays for Mike. But Louisville plays a match-up zone and they were focusing on Mike. It’s very hard to set up specific shots against a zone. He was never comfortable. He passed up some shot opportunities.
I called in my second question about the decision the NCAA Selection committee has to make. JB: “There’s a big misconception. We were punished by the Infractions Committee. It’s not up to the basketball Committee to punish us again. The sole duty of the Basketball Committee is to get the best teams into the tournament. If the team is better with me coaching- and I will be coaching them- then don’t punish the players. Make the decision for them. I don’t know how much consideration they will give to the suspension. They need to ask: What kind of team is Syracuse?”
Gomez said that Lunardi had us as a #9 seed. JB: “It’s all nonsense. There will be more teams with more losses than ever before. At the end there will be 10 teams with 11 losses and four of them will get in. We need to play well and do what we have to do. You can’t isolate on the end of the year. You need to focus on the next game like you do in the beginning and middle of the year.”
