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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.
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 probably do the second hour the following day.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First hour:
“Coach, after the Miami game a caller to a local radio show complained that we aren’t scoring enough points, even if we are winning. I checked and we are actually 15th in the country in points score per possession, out of 351 major college teams. But we are 343rd in the number of possessions per game. I’ve always thought great teams impose their will on the other team. What can we do to speed things up. Or is this the pace that this Syracuse team wants to play at?”
Second hour:
“Coach, I’ve been reading Bud Poliquin’s book: “Tales from the Syracuse Orange’s Locker Room.” It contains an allegation that, in the early 70’s SU’s golf coach purloined some T-shirts from the football team so his golfers could have a uniform. Any truth to that?
Also, there’s a chapter on Dolph Schayes and his disagreements with you over the use of Danny Schayes. Dolph is the Syracuse basketball icon on one generation and you of later generations. I hope you two get along OK these days. And could Danny have played with Rosey Bouie in a high-post-low post set up?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject)
Both Matt and Jim had gotten back from North Carolina in the wee hours- 3AM. At one point, Matt pronounced the name of the restaurant as “Delbonicos”. JB: “It was a long night but it’s alright. It’s always good to get a road win. It’s difficult when both teams shoot poorly. But go get the rebounds!”
Coach was surprised at all the SU fans in Winston-Salem. He and Matt estimated from 1500-2500. “They were in every section, not just in one place.” They were amused at how a small amount of snow paralyzed the area. “One inch.” Matt said that was “July in Fulton”. Jim pointed out that they have no sanders or salt to treat the ice.
Matt asked how Jim gets his player to focus on basketball when the community is so excited about the Duke game, which he jokingly suggested “will decide the fate of civilization”. “That has nothing to do with us. We and Duke will prepare for this game the same way. We’ll have one more win or one more loss after this. The Wake Forest game counts just as much. When the game starts, you think about playing well in the game. “
Later James in Clay asked what Jim’s advice to the team about keeping their emotions in check would be. “We try to be intense and play hard in every practice and every game. League games all count the same: be consistent in each game. Everybody’s going to be excited but don’t be overly excited.”
Brandon wanted to know how the Duke players would react to the record crowd in the Dome. “Duke players like these games. That’s why they go to Duke. Mike tells his players that they will be going to the toughest places to play the best teams. Duke is the best road team in America. It will be an event, more than just a basketball game. But in the end, it’s just one of 31 games.” Is it still cool to walk into the Dome and see that huge crowd? “I try not to pay attention to that and just focus on what’s going to happen on the court. That’s easier when you’ve coached over 1,000 games.”
Pat in Syracuse had a scouting report on Duke and wanted the coach to grade it. “Make sure you base it on how they are playing now, not how they were playing early in the year.” Pat: “They have four guys who can make a play: drive, pass or shoot the ball. There’s not a lot of post presence. They are more suited to facing a man for man than a zone, which can take away their drives.” JB: “They can still dribble against our zone. They have four guys who can shoot the three. They have been rebounding very well. They have depth and put on a lot pressure with their defense, much more so than early in the year. They cause the most problems of any team in the country. Pitt is one of the better teams in the country. Nobody scores 80 points on Pitt but Duke did. What we need to do is not let them get out in transition or get comfortable at the three point line. We want to beat them down court and be comfortable in the half court.”
Dale in Minneapolis praised the zone for not being static: it can be any one thing depending on the opponent. JB: “Some zone principles stay the same. There’s an emphasis on where a team might or is hurting us. We can adjust it.”
I called in my question about the pace of the game. Jim replied that “with 6 guys, we’re better off with a slow pace, unless we can develop a couple more guys. Last year we could play at either pace. We scored 90 points on Arkansas. Most teams slow it down against us. We’re not a good pressing team. We would wear down and get into foul trouble. We have to get Mike (Gbinije) and Tyler (Roberson) playing better. I thought DaJuan was going to be a key player this year. He allowed us to use Rakeem as a forward and rest Jerami and CJ.” Matt noted that Gbinije had 3 points, 4 rebounds and a three pointer vs. Wake Forest. JB: “He also missed on a good drive and lost the ball on another and lost the ball on the sidelines.”
Pat later called back to follow up on the subject of the pace of the games: “You always let players do what they can based on the talent that they have. We have athletic wings in grant and Fair and Ennis makes great decisions: why don’t we push the ball more? Jim: “I never said we don’t push the ball. Other teams are not pressing us. Ennis is told to push the ball every chance he can. But it’s hard to run on a loose ball in the corner after you’ve played 30 seconds of defense. It’s hard to run when the other team is slowing you down. I’m not upset we aren’t running up and down the court. Last year we wanted to run a little more.”
Ed remembered how we used to throw alley-oop passes back in the 80’s. JB: “Sherman Douglas was the first great alley-oop passer and he’s still the best I’ve ever seen. He once got 8 in a game. Most point guards don’t get 8 in a season. And we had guys who could really go and get it. Not as much since then.” Ed wondered if other coaches considered it ‘impolite’. “Coaches hate it because it’s a big momentum play.”
Jeff in Houston had E-mailed a question praising CJ Fair’s mid-range game and asking Jim who the best mid-range shooters he had played with or coached were. Jeff suggested it might be Dave Bing, Stevie Thompson and CJ. JB: “Not Stevie. He was a finisher, not a shooter. Jimmy Lee, who played when there wasn’t a three point line, was the best. Marty Headd was good. Preston Shumpert was mostly outside but could shoot from medium range. CJ and James Southerland were good. “
Matt asked what impact Olympic basketball had on the SU program. “We’ve added some offensive things from the Olympics. Coach Hopkins got some exposure from being involved.”
John in Clay wondered why “we don’t set too many screens, although Roberson tieis to do it.” Jim averred “We run a lot of screens. We do it with the 4 and the 5 for the 2 and the 3 players. We also run a lot of ball screens for Ennis. We’ve had primarily a ball screening offense for 5 years. Cooney’s screens are father away from him. The guards switch off. Cooney’s got to be able to go by people. He’s physical enough and strong enough that he doesn’t have to be just a shooter. He can be a play maker, too.”
Matt mentioned Tim O’Toole, who is now on the Stanford staff and is the only coach who coached under both Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski, the two winningest coaches of all time. He was interviewed about them for the coming game and said that they had more in common than differences. JB agreed with that assessment.
http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2014/01/former_syracuse_and_duke_assis.html
Mimi, a Facebook poster, asked Jim to describe Coach K in one word: “Intense.”
Paul in North Syracuse noted that Rick Pitino had worn his white suit again and wondered if Jim would “take one foe the team” and wear an orange suit for the Duke game. “Don’t expect that. Fashion experts have told me that it’s not my color.” Matt asked if a recruit had ever said he’s come here if Coach wore orange. “No.” Matt noted that Nike is pushing a one game special where Syracuse would wear blue shorts and orange jerseys. “I don’t pay much attention to that.”
Kyle in Oswego wanted to know Jim’s recruiting strategy: does he got after “one and dones” or guys who will stay longer. “Mostly 2-3-4 years guys. But we will go after a great player if we have a chance to get one. You have to have balance. Kentucky’s problems the last couple of years are because they’ve been all freshmen.”
Mike in Oswego has always loved the 1996 team “because they were such a team” but he’s beginning to fall in love with the 2014 team for the same reason. He wondered what Jim’s favorite ‘team’ was. Jim seemed to take as a question of choosing among all his teams, rather than which team played together best as a team- which one exceeded the sum of its parts by the greatest margin. “It’s like choosing among your children: Which is the favorite? The ’96 team came together. Then there was the 1987 team and the 2003 team.” Matt asked what makes this team special? “It’s what they do in crunch time. They’ve done what had to be done. They are down by 2-3 or up one and win by 6 or 8. (More than that.) But it’s way too early to make comparisons.”
Bob in Fayetteville noted that we are suing only “the top seven players: Do you have anybody on the bench who can shoot threes? “Yes, Gerry McNamara.” Then he gave a serious answer: “We don’t have somebody we think is ready. Ron Patterson can make shots. BJ Johnson is a good shooter but he’s 6-7 190 and isn’t physically ready.” Can those players redshirt? “No they aren’t eligible to redshirt.”
Vito in Liverpool wondered if Coach K will put Jabari Parker “in the middle to disrupt the zone”. JB: “Also on the baseline, on the perimeter, in the post. That’s what you do with a versatile player.”
Vito had a follow-up question: Are we through recruiting? He’d heard that Jerami Grant and Tyler Ennis might go to the pros. JB: “Neither player is close to an NBA level. That’s just talk. There are no good recruits left. They are all taken. We’ll be OK.”
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 probably do the second hour the following day.
MY QUESTIONS/COMMENTS
First hour:
“Coach, after the Miami game a caller to a local radio show complained that we aren’t scoring enough points, even if we are winning. I checked and we are actually 15th in the country in points score per possession, out of 351 major college teams. But we are 343rd in the number of possessions per game. I’ve always thought great teams impose their will on the other team. What can we do to speed things up. Or is this the pace that this Syracuse team wants to play at?”
Second hour:
“Coach, I’ve been reading Bud Poliquin’s book: “Tales from the Syracuse Orange’s Locker Room.” It contains an allegation that, in the early 70’s SU’s golf coach purloined some T-shirts from the football team so his golfers could have a uniform. Any truth to that?
Also, there’s a chapter on Dolph Schayes and his disagreements with you over the use of Danny Schayes. Dolph is the Syracuse basketball icon on one generation and you of later generations. I hope you two get along OK these days. And could Danny have played with Rosey Bouie in a high-post-low post set up?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject)
Both Matt and Jim had gotten back from North Carolina in the wee hours- 3AM. At one point, Matt pronounced the name of the restaurant as “Delbonicos”. JB: “It was a long night but it’s alright. It’s always good to get a road win. It’s difficult when both teams shoot poorly. But go get the rebounds!”
Coach was surprised at all the SU fans in Winston-Salem. He and Matt estimated from 1500-2500. “They were in every section, not just in one place.” They were amused at how a small amount of snow paralyzed the area. “One inch.” Matt said that was “July in Fulton”. Jim pointed out that they have no sanders or salt to treat the ice.
Matt asked how Jim gets his player to focus on basketball when the community is so excited about the Duke game, which he jokingly suggested “will decide the fate of civilization”. “That has nothing to do with us. We and Duke will prepare for this game the same way. We’ll have one more win or one more loss after this. The Wake Forest game counts just as much. When the game starts, you think about playing well in the game. “
Later James in Clay asked what Jim’s advice to the team about keeping their emotions in check would be. “We try to be intense and play hard in every practice and every game. League games all count the same: be consistent in each game. Everybody’s going to be excited but don’t be overly excited.”
Brandon wanted to know how the Duke players would react to the record crowd in the Dome. “Duke players like these games. That’s why they go to Duke. Mike tells his players that they will be going to the toughest places to play the best teams. Duke is the best road team in America. It will be an event, more than just a basketball game. But in the end, it’s just one of 31 games.” Is it still cool to walk into the Dome and see that huge crowd? “I try not to pay attention to that and just focus on what’s going to happen on the court. That’s easier when you’ve coached over 1,000 games.”
Pat in Syracuse had a scouting report on Duke and wanted the coach to grade it. “Make sure you base it on how they are playing now, not how they were playing early in the year.” Pat: “They have four guys who can make a play: drive, pass or shoot the ball. There’s not a lot of post presence. They are more suited to facing a man for man than a zone, which can take away their drives.” JB: “They can still dribble against our zone. They have four guys who can shoot the three. They have been rebounding very well. They have depth and put on a lot pressure with their defense, much more so than early in the year. They cause the most problems of any team in the country. Pitt is one of the better teams in the country. Nobody scores 80 points on Pitt but Duke did. What we need to do is not let them get out in transition or get comfortable at the three point line. We want to beat them down court and be comfortable in the half court.”
Dale in Minneapolis praised the zone for not being static: it can be any one thing depending on the opponent. JB: “Some zone principles stay the same. There’s an emphasis on where a team might or is hurting us. We can adjust it.”
I called in my question about the pace of the game. Jim replied that “with 6 guys, we’re better off with a slow pace, unless we can develop a couple more guys. Last year we could play at either pace. We scored 90 points on Arkansas. Most teams slow it down against us. We’re not a good pressing team. We would wear down and get into foul trouble. We have to get Mike (Gbinije) and Tyler (Roberson) playing better. I thought DaJuan was going to be a key player this year. He allowed us to use Rakeem as a forward and rest Jerami and CJ.” Matt noted that Gbinije had 3 points, 4 rebounds and a three pointer vs. Wake Forest. JB: “He also missed on a good drive and lost the ball on another and lost the ball on the sidelines.”
Pat later called back to follow up on the subject of the pace of the games: “You always let players do what they can based on the talent that they have. We have athletic wings in grant and Fair and Ennis makes great decisions: why don’t we push the ball more? Jim: “I never said we don’t push the ball. Other teams are not pressing us. Ennis is told to push the ball every chance he can. But it’s hard to run on a loose ball in the corner after you’ve played 30 seconds of defense. It’s hard to run when the other team is slowing you down. I’m not upset we aren’t running up and down the court. Last year we wanted to run a little more.”
Ed remembered how we used to throw alley-oop passes back in the 80’s. JB: “Sherman Douglas was the first great alley-oop passer and he’s still the best I’ve ever seen. He once got 8 in a game. Most point guards don’t get 8 in a season. And we had guys who could really go and get it. Not as much since then.” Ed wondered if other coaches considered it ‘impolite’. “Coaches hate it because it’s a big momentum play.”
Jeff in Houston had E-mailed a question praising CJ Fair’s mid-range game and asking Jim who the best mid-range shooters he had played with or coached were. Jeff suggested it might be Dave Bing, Stevie Thompson and CJ. JB: “Not Stevie. He was a finisher, not a shooter. Jimmy Lee, who played when there wasn’t a three point line, was the best. Marty Headd was good. Preston Shumpert was mostly outside but could shoot from medium range. CJ and James Southerland were good. “
Matt asked what impact Olympic basketball had on the SU program. “We’ve added some offensive things from the Olympics. Coach Hopkins got some exposure from being involved.”
John in Clay wondered why “we don’t set too many screens, although Roberson tieis to do it.” Jim averred “We run a lot of screens. We do it with the 4 and the 5 for the 2 and the 3 players. We also run a lot of ball screens for Ennis. We’ve had primarily a ball screening offense for 5 years. Cooney’s screens are father away from him. The guards switch off. Cooney’s got to be able to go by people. He’s physical enough and strong enough that he doesn’t have to be just a shooter. He can be a play maker, too.”
Matt mentioned Tim O’Toole, who is now on the Stanford staff and is the only coach who coached under both Jim Boeheim and Mike Krzyzewski, the two winningest coaches of all time. He was interviewed about them for the coming game and said that they had more in common than differences. JB agreed with that assessment.
http://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/index.ssf/2014/01/former_syracuse_and_duke_assis.html
Mimi, a Facebook poster, asked Jim to describe Coach K in one word: “Intense.”
Paul in North Syracuse noted that Rick Pitino had worn his white suit again and wondered if Jim would “take one foe the team” and wear an orange suit for the Duke game. “Don’t expect that. Fashion experts have told me that it’s not my color.” Matt asked if a recruit had ever said he’s come here if Coach wore orange. “No.” Matt noted that Nike is pushing a one game special where Syracuse would wear blue shorts and orange jerseys. “I don’t pay much attention to that.”
Kyle in Oswego wanted to know Jim’s recruiting strategy: does he got after “one and dones” or guys who will stay longer. “Mostly 2-3-4 years guys. But we will go after a great player if we have a chance to get one. You have to have balance. Kentucky’s problems the last couple of years are because they’ve been all freshmen.”
Mike in Oswego has always loved the 1996 team “because they were such a team” but he’s beginning to fall in love with the 2014 team for the same reason. He wondered what Jim’s favorite ‘team’ was. Jim seemed to take as a question of choosing among all his teams, rather than which team played together best as a team- which one exceeded the sum of its parts by the greatest margin. “It’s like choosing among your children: Which is the favorite? The ’96 team came together. Then there was the 1987 team and the 2003 team.” Matt asked what makes this team special? “It’s what they do in crunch time. They’ve done what had to be done. They are down by 2-3 or up one and win by 6 or 8. (More than that.) But it’s way too early to make comparisons.”
Bob in Fayetteville noted that we are suing only “the top seven players: Do you have anybody on the bench who can shoot threes? “Yes, Gerry McNamara.” Then he gave a serious answer: “We don’t have somebody we think is ready. Ron Patterson can make shots. BJ Johnson is a good shooter but he’s 6-7 190 and isn’t physically ready.” Can those players redshirt? “No they aren’t eligible to redshirt.”
Vito in Liverpool wondered if Coach K will put Jabari Parker “in the middle to disrupt the zone”. JB: “Also on the baseline, on the perimeter, in the post. That’s what you do with a versatile player.”
Vito had a follow-up question: Are we through recruiting? He’d heard that Jerami Grant and Tyler Ennis might go to the pros. JB: “Neither player is close to an NBA level. That’s just talk. There are no good recruits left. They are all taken. We’ll be OK.”
