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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, could you explain the difference between flagrant fouls, intentional fouls, unintentional fouls, strategic fouls and “incidental contact’? Which of those categories would what happened to Michael Gbinije in the Georgia Tech game properly fit?”
Second hour:
“Coach, we’ve seen Coach Babers bring in his first football recruiting class and people are excited to see what these guys can do. Football has two disadvantages in projecting how good a college player will be: their bodies often have to be built up considerably to play at this level and they don’t have all the camps and summer league games where top prospects play directly against each other that you have in basketball. This year’s basketball team has a couple of seniors who are the foundation of the team, but also a couple of very productive freshmen as well as a couple of players who don’t play very much. How much can you tell about a basketball prospect before he plays for you?”
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.)
About the Virginia Tech game: We made a couple of good plays in a short period. They missed a couple of lay-ups and we got down court. Mike made that long three. …Our first 5-6 threes were wide open and we missed them. We found it hard to score points….Virginia Tech has multiple guys who can score points. That’s why they have been in all of these games. Their post guy hadn’t been playing like that. He got four post baskets we haven’t been giving up. ” We haven’t been giving up post baskets? “We did a good job on the perimeter guys. That’s what’s kept us in there when our offense is struggling.”
Later Gomez described “the first 38 minutes” as “a little dicey”. JB: “You have to make shots. It’s a hard game to play when you are having trouble putting the ball in the basket. Our defense was very good. Virginia Tech was averaging 80 points a game and they got only 60- 56 in regulation. We made some defensive mistakes but we made them against Notre Dame, too but people didn’t notice because we scored 81 points….We’re not getting fast break baskets. Teams are avoiding turnovers and getting back on us. But we aren’t giving up fast breaks either, (Tech got two fast break baskets, the first we’d given up in 7 games.) Trevor made a great play at the end of the half on Bibbs. Our perimeter defense has bene pretty solid all year….In football you can see a tackle right in front of you but in basketball sometimes it’s hard to see who is doing their job…. We finally made some shots and were up 6-8 points and suddenly they are pressing.” ”
We now have a winning record in the conference after an 0-4 start. “It was a struggle to get back up there. The upcoming games are as tough or tougher than the ones we’ve played.
Liam from Pompey congratulated the coach on “a heck of a stretch…It’s awesome the way you won those games. Again Notre Dame you started with an 0-5 run and then had a 23-1 run.” Liam wanted to know about the scuffle at the end of that game. JB: “I didn’t see it. Two guys got tangled up. It happens all the time.” Liam: “There was a slow star in the Georgia Tech game. That wasn’t; much of a foul on Lydon.” JB: “If they call it a foul, it’s a foul.” Should they have stopped the game when Mike went down? “I think you should stop play but they don’t. I think it’s a rule. It’s a bad rule. They should stop it unless it’s an obvious breakaway.“ The Virginia tech game was another slow start. JB: “We get a lot of those.” Liam: You had an incredible finish. Those fans shouldn’t have walked out.” He asked about a play where Lydon wound up on the floor under the basket. JB: “I didn’t see it. Calls happen all the time. We missed open shots. The defense got better at the end. We made four threes in a row. When the ball goes into the basket you’re ahead by more.“ (Jim manages to "not see" some calls. I always thought he saw everything that goes on out there.)
I called in my first question. First I congratulated JB on his athleticism at his age- jumping from his chair and doing a 180 when Frank Howard attempted that 10 foot shot he didn’t like. Jim landed right in front of Trevor Cooney, who he immediately sent it back in the game. It was a good advertisement for Pilates. “It’s helped me”, said Jim.
He then launched into an explanation for his reaction: We’d let him try that shot if he wasn’t 1 for 15 on it. It’s not a science laboratory. It’s not an experiment. He doesn’t need to shoot it with that much time on the clock.” The play-by play said Michael Gbinije stole the ball at 14:51 and Howard put the shot up at 14:23: that’s 28 seconds:
http://espn.go.com/ncb/playbyplay?gameId=400839203
“He shot a running one-hander, not a jump shot. His defense has to get better. Everybody knows that defense is the most important thing in any sport. There’s a drastic difference between Franks’ defense and that or Mike and Trevor. He needs to get better in a hurry. He just backed off of Smith on his three pointer. If he hadn’t done that Smith wouldn’t have shot the ball. A point guard who isn’t a scorer has to spend the first 15-20 seconds of the shot clock trying to get the ball to people who can score. He keeps making these one handed passes. It looks good when he makes it through but there are too many turnovers. He’s a work in progress.”
Regarding my question about the fouls: “the accidental hand thing is technically a foul but a lot of times they let it go. It was a big play- he was going in for a lay-up. Then there was the call on Mike at the end of that game. He wasn’t anywhere near the guy. That could have been a game loser. But the players can’t be concerned. They’ just got to keep playing. I’ll call it to the attention of the refs.“
Matt asked about the discrepancy in the free throw attempts in the Virginia Tech game, noting that they had been averaging going to the line 29 times a game but they only attempted 13 in our game compared to 32 for Syracuse. “We were driving to the basket and they were playing against a zone trying perimeter shots. They get those shots against a man-for-man. We should go to the foul one more. (We took 28 two point shots in that game: they took 34.) But you never know how a game is going to be called. We’ve had teams try 40 foul shots against our zone. You have to play through it.”
Tom in Mohawk thanked the coach for defending Trevor Cooney. “He’s a big time player.” JB: He shoots 37-38%, as good as most anybody. Guys like Bibbs shoot 50% because they only take wide open shots. We can’t get Trevor wide open. People forget his defense. Howard couldn’t keep up with Bibbs so he fouled him….People completely miss the boat. When Tyler gets a tip-in it’s because of the help on Trevor. Without Trevor Tyler gets blocked out. He should get an assist because his defender never leaves him and that allows people to score inside. On that Bibbs drive he was out of positon but got in front of him to make the shot very difficult.” Matt noted that Trevor has a streak of “almost 30 games” of hitting a three, the longest in the conference. (It’s a 28 game streak going back to the Pitt game last year when he was 0 for 4. Trevor’s three point percentage this year is .358. Some of the misses have been open shots.)
Tom said he holds his breath when DaJuan Coleman gets the ball. He suggested that with his improved free throw shooting, maybe he should use more ball fakes to get the other team’s big men in foul trouble and get to the line. Jim said that DaJuan use ball fakes and sometimes goes right to the basket. He blames DC’s problems on his lack of experience due to the time he’s lost with injuries. “He thinks about it. Sometimes that’s one of the worst things you can do. Sometimes you need to go right away and sometimes you need a ball fake. “
Tom also said Tyler Lydon should get the ball at the end of every half. (He’s hit a three pointer at the end of the half in the last three games with a total of 10 seconds left, although Steve Vasturia stole the show after his shot vs. Notre Dame.) JB: “It was a huge play (against Virginia Tech) to be down 6 instead of 9 and then Trevor hit another three to start the second half and suddenly we’re within three.” Mat described them as “bookend threes”.
Tom in Lafayette asked about Chino Obokoh- is there still hope for him? Is he just a “last resort” ? JB: “Right now he’s not in the rotation. If we get in foul trouble at center, he’ll be in the rotation. He works hard every day. He can help us on defense. He’s getting better. He would play for sure with foul trouble in the middle. “ What about Chukwu? “It’s tough when you have to sit out. Mike and Trevor went through the same thing and they wound up pretty good. Paschal is working hard in the weight room. He’ll be ready for next year.” Matt said “He’ll be 7-2 next year, too.” JB” Yes, he’ll still be 7-2”. I saw Chukwu standing next to Obokoh for the national anthem. Chino is a big guy at 6-9 but he looked like he came up to Chukwu’s chin. And Paschal looked thicker than his listed 226 pounds. I’ll bet he’ll be at least 240 next year. JB said he’s been blocking Gbinje’s and Roberson’s shots in practice.
Gomez asked who on the team “takes charge in the huddle”. JB: “Me. I do the talking and they do the listening. They aren’t a vocal team.”
Pat from Syracuse said his voice was gone after three games of telling people to stand up and to not leave the game early. JB: “Fans don’t realize how much their support matters. It’s a big part of our home court advantage.” Pat wondered if we can have a fan zone for basketball like we do in football. JB: “The court side seats are sold. In the newer arenas the fans are above the students and far enough away that the students can stand and make noise.” Pat said the students in the last game were actually telling the other fans to stand up. He was amazed we were able to come from behind by 7 points without the ball with 1:40 left.
Pat asked about putting DaJuan Coleman in instead of Tyler Lydon when the other team is muscling their way past Tyler to the basket. JB: “Tyler Lydon opens up the lanes to the basket on offense. They aren’t open when DaJuan is in. Tyler may give up baskets on the other end but he opens up opportunities on offense. DaJuan sometimes has trouble getting into position in the zone.” Pat asked if he’ll be coming back next year. JB seemed surprised by the question. “Yes he’s coming back. He’s got another year.”
Tom in Lafayette praised jim for "doing your best coaching job in along time." Jim said that he tries to do a good coaching job every year. "Some years we win more games."
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, could you explain the difference between flagrant fouls, intentional fouls, unintentional fouls, strategic fouls and “incidental contact’? Which of those categories would what happened to Michael Gbinije in the Georgia Tech game properly fit?”
Second hour:
“Coach, we’ve seen Coach Babers bring in his first football recruiting class and people are excited to see what these guys can do. Football has two disadvantages in projecting how good a college player will be: their bodies often have to be built up considerably to play at this level and they don’t have all the camps and summer league games where top prospects play directly against each other that you have in basketball. This year’s basketball team has a couple of seniors who are the foundation of the team, but also a couple of very productive freshmen as well as a couple of players who don’t play very much. How much can you tell about a basketball prospect before he plays for you?”
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.)
About the Virginia Tech game: We made a couple of good plays in a short period. They missed a couple of lay-ups and we got down court. Mike made that long three. …Our first 5-6 threes were wide open and we missed them. We found it hard to score points….Virginia Tech has multiple guys who can score points. That’s why they have been in all of these games. Their post guy hadn’t been playing like that. He got four post baskets we haven’t been giving up. ” We haven’t been giving up post baskets? “We did a good job on the perimeter guys. That’s what’s kept us in there when our offense is struggling.”
Later Gomez described “the first 38 minutes” as “a little dicey”. JB: “You have to make shots. It’s a hard game to play when you are having trouble putting the ball in the basket. Our defense was very good. Virginia Tech was averaging 80 points a game and they got only 60- 56 in regulation. We made some defensive mistakes but we made them against Notre Dame, too but people didn’t notice because we scored 81 points….We’re not getting fast break baskets. Teams are avoiding turnovers and getting back on us. But we aren’t giving up fast breaks either, (Tech got two fast break baskets, the first we’d given up in 7 games.) Trevor made a great play at the end of the half on Bibbs. Our perimeter defense has bene pretty solid all year….In football you can see a tackle right in front of you but in basketball sometimes it’s hard to see who is doing their job…. We finally made some shots and were up 6-8 points and suddenly they are pressing.” ”
We now have a winning record in the conference after an 0-4 start. “It was a struggle to get back up there. The upcoming games are as tough or tougher than the ones we’ve played.
Liam from Pompey congratulated the coach on “a heck of a stretch…It’s awesome the way you won those games. Again Notre Dame you started with an 0-5 run and then had a 23-1 run.” Liam wanted to know about the scuffle at the end of that game. JB: “I didn’t see it. Two guys got tangled up. It happens all the time.” Liam: “There was a slow star in the Georgia Tech game. That wasn’t; much of a foul on Lydon.” JB: “If they call it a foul, it’s a foul.” Should they have stopped the game when Mike went down? “I think you should stop play but they don’t. I think it’s a rule. It’s a bad rule. They should stop it unless it’s an obvious breakaway.“ The Virginia tech game was another slow start. JB: “We get a lot of those.” Liam: You had an incredible finish. Those fans shouldn’t have walked out.” He asked about a play where Lydon wound up on the floor under the basket. JB: “I didn’t see it. Calls happen all the time. We missed open shots. The defense got better at the end. We made four threes in a row. When the ball goes into the basket you’re ahead by more.“ (Jim manages to "not see" some calls. I always thought he saw everything that goes on out there.)
I called in my first question. First I congratulated JB on his athleticism at his age- jumping from his chair and doing a 180 when Frank Howard attempted that 10 foot shot he didn’t like. Jim landed right in front of Trevor Cooney, who he immediately sent it back in the game. It was a good advertisement for Pilates. “It’s helped me”, said Jim.
He then launched into an explanation for his reaction: We’d let him try that shot if he wasn’t 1 for 15 on it. It’s not a science laboratory. It’s not an experiment. He doesn’t need to shoot it with that much time on the clock.” The play-by play said Michael Gbinije stole the ball at 14:51 and Howard put the shot up at 14:23: that’s 28 seconds:
http://espn.go.com/ncb/playbyplay?gameId=400839203
“He shot a running one-hander, not a jump shot. His defense has to get better. Everybody knows that defense is the most important thing in any sport. There’s a drastic difference between Franks’ defense and that or Mike and Trevor. He needs to get better in a hurry. He just backed off of Smith on his three pointer. If he hadn’t done that Smith wouldn’t have shot the ball. A point guard who isn’t a scorer has to spend the first 15-20 seconds of the shot clock trying to get the ball to people who can score. He keeps making these one handed passes. It looks good when he makes it through but there are too many turnovers. He’s a work in progress.”
Regarding my question about the fouls: “the accidental hand thing is technically a foul but a lot of times they let it go. It was a big play- he was going in for a lay-up. Then there was the call on Mike at the end of that game. He wasn’t anywhere near the guy. That could have been a game loser. But the players can’t be concerned. They’ just got to keep playing. I’ll call it to the attention of the refs.“
Matt asked about the discrepancy in the free throw attempts in the Virginia Tech game, noting that they had been averaging going to the line 29 times a game but they only attempted 13 in our game compared to 32 for Syracuse. “We were driving to the basket and they were playing against a zone trying perimeter shots. They get those shots against a man-for-man. We should go to the foul one more. (We took 28 two point shots in that game: they took 34.) But you never know how a game is going to be called. We’ve had teams try 40 foul shots against our zone. You have to play through it.”
Tom in Mohawk thanked the coach for defending Trevor Cooney. “He’s a big time player.” JB: He shoots 37-38%, as good as most anybody. Guys like Bibbs shoot 50% because they only take wide open shots. We can’t get Trevor wide open. People forget his defense. Howard couldn’t keep up with Bibbs so he fouled him….People completely miss the boat. When Tyler gets a tip-in it’s because of the help on Trevor. Without Trevor Tyler gets blocked out. He should get an assist because his defender never leaves him and that allows people to score inside. On that Bibbs drive he was out of positon but got in front of him to make the shot very difficult.” Matt noted that Trevor has a streak of “almost 30 games” of hitting a three, the longest in the conference. (It’s a 28 game streak going back to the Pitt game last year when he was 0 for 4. Trevor’s three point percentage this year is .358. Some of the misses have been open shots.)
Tom said he holds his breath when DaJuan Coleman gets the ball. He suggested that with his improved free throw shooting, maybe he should use more ball fakes to get the other team’s big men in foul trouble and get to the line. Jim said that DaJuan use ball fakes and sometimes goes right to the basket. He blames DC’s problems on his lack of experience due to the time he’s lost with injuries. “He thinks about it. Sometimes that’s one of the worst things you can do. Sometimes you need to go right away and sometimes you need a ball fake. “
Tom also said Tyler Lydon should get the ball at the end of every half. (He’s hit a three pointer at the end of the half in the last three games with a total of 10 seconds left, although Steve Vasturia stole the show after his shot vs. Notre Dame.) JB: “It was a huge play (against Virginia Tech) to be down 6 instead of 9 and then Trevor hit another three to start the second half and suddenly we’re within three.” Mat described them as “bookend threes”.
Tom in Lafayette asked about Chino Obokoh- is there still hope for him? Is he just a “last resort” ? JB: “Right now he’s not in the rotation. If we get in foul trouble at center, he’ll be in the rotation. He works hard every day. He can help us on defense. He’s getting better. He would play for sure with foul trouble in the middle. “ What about Chukwu? “It’s tough when you have to sit out. Mike and Trevor went through the same thing and they wound up pretty good. Paschal is working hard in the weight room. He’ll be ready for next year.” Matt said “He’ll be 7-2 next year, too.” JB” Yes, he’ll still be 7-2”. I saw Chukwu standing next to Obokoh for the national anthem. Chino is a big guy at 6-9 but he looked like he came up to Chukwu’s chin. And Paschal looked thicker than his listed 226 pounds. I’ll bet he’ll be at least 240 next year. JB said he’s been blocking Gbinje’s and Roberson’s shots in practice.
Gomez asked who on the team “takes charge in the huddle”. JB: “Me. I do the talking and they do the listening. They aren’t a vocal team.”
Pat from Syracuse said his voice was gone after three games of telling people to stand up and to not leave the game early. JB: “Fans don’t realize how much their support matters. It’s a big part of our home court advantage.” Pat wondered if we can have a fan zone for basketball like we do in football. JB: “The court side seats are sold. In the newer arenas the fans are above the students and far enough away that the students can stand and make noise.” Pat said the students in the last game were actually telling the other fans to stand up. He was amazed we were able to come from behind by 7 points without the ball with 1:40 left.
Pat asked about putting DaJuan Coleman in instead of Tyler Lydon when the other team is muscling their way past Tyler to the basket. JB: “Tyler Lydon opens up the lanes to the basket on offense. They aren’t open when DaJuan is in. Tyler may give up baskets on the other end but he opens up opportunities on offense. DaJuan sometimes has trouble getting into position in the zone.” Pat asked if he’ll be coming back next year. JB seemed surprised by the question. “Yes he’s coming back. He’s got another year.”
Tom in Lafayette praised jim for "doing your best coaching job in along time." Jim said that he tries to do a good coaching job every year. "Some years we win more games."
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