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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:
Syracuse University
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
“Coach, everybody is trying to figure out what this team needs to do to get back on track. We obviously need Frank Howard back and for Oshae Brissett to get back to scoring those double-doubles. But what about the defense? Why are we suddenly giving up 80+ points per game?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. 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.)
It doesn’t take much to get Coach Boeheim going and all Matt Park had to do was ask him about the next opponent, Colgate and the first 15 minutes of the show were fully programmed. “Colgate is a very good, much improved team that gave us a tough battle last year. It was never much more than 6-8 points, (we won 72-58). Ferguson hit those 6 threes. They’ve got a lot of guys who can shoot….we need a tough game, not an easy game right now, a game where they make you work and execute. You have to find out what you have to do better.” (We don’t know already?!?)
“It’s difficult to beat anybody in a shooting slump. We have four pretty good shooters and they are all struggling. We should be much better. I’m shocked at the lack of shooting. We had 3-4 wide open threes up 10-6 and none of them were close. Connecticut pressured us and Oregon had that zone with the two big guys. You’re not going to get a lot of lay-ups against Oregon….Connecticut made 12 of 21 threes against us, 4-5 of them from at least 5 feet beyond the college line. Then they went 4 for 21, (actually 4 for 26), against Iowa and all the ones they made were right at the line. ”
“We’re not moving as well on defense when we need to. Offense can affect defense. Last year our defense saved us. Not this year, so far….It was 22-22 when we had two breakdowns and suddenly we’re down 22-28. It’s hard to come back… You’re not going to get a lot of turnovers against good teams. I don’t know if better defense will create more offense.”
“Frank Howard is back at practice. Now we can do things we should have bene doing 5 weeks ago. It’s been a bad 4-5 weeks of practice and the first four games. It doesn’t matter if you win. We haven’t played well yet. Tyus was out of position. Oshae has not been playing at the level he can play. Elijah Hughes is a little rusty. We’ve wasted a lot of time.”
“Duke is so talents. They’ve got 3 of the top 5 draft picks next year and a really good point guard – one of the best in the country.” They blew out San Diego State tonight in the Maui Classic 90-64. “San Diego State is a really good team- they are favored to win their league. And Duke didn’t even play that well.” Matt wondered where Bol Bol might be drafted. “Top 5-6, although he’s thin. We should have bene more physical with him. We aren’t playing physical enough.”
I called in and made the mistake of spelling out Coach B-O-E-H-E-I-M’s name, thinking it would create an atmosphere of mirth. It did not. “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of. The people writing the columns must be crazy. So they spelled it worn. Who cares? Haven’t people got better things to do?”
I moved on very quickly to my question. Since Coach had already basically answered it, I narrowed it a bit to ask what impact the return of Frank Howard would have on the defense. JB: “Frank Howard is a very good defensive player. He led the ACC in steals last year. You probably know that, (I didn’t), but most people don’t. He understands what we are doing. The new guys are just learning it. (Without Frank) these have been the most unproductive 6-7 weeks we’ve ever spent here. Tyus had to play out of positon. Frank knows where the openings, the opportunities are. We still need to shoot the 3 better. You’re not going to beat Oregon’s zone without shooting. We don’t have an effective inside game. If we’d played really good defense would we have won- I don’t know. It’s on me, the coaches and the players.”
Michael in Charlotte said that JB’s defensive scheme is “undisputed” and “outstanding”: “You’ll fix it up.” He then asked what Jim’s offensive philosophy was and how the current personnel fit into it. JB: I fit my philosophy to the personnel. We have shooters- they are just not shooting. We’ll drive to the basket and create movement with different sets. We like to get the defense spread out and get to the foul line. We run some plays. Driving and getting to the foul line is what we do best. When you do that the defense moves in and you get more wide open threes.”
Matt said that early in the Connecticut game, the refs were calling a foul “every 13 seconds”. Does that impact the flow of our offense? Jim wanted more calls made. “”They stopped calling fouls in the second half….we have to make shots. There’s only so many things a coach can do. It’s a long year if you don’t make shots. We fought hard against Connecticut. We got it back to within 4 and they hit a couple of long threes. Against Oregon we didn’t get it going. Our fans were great, trying to get us going. We’ve won 14-15 tournaments over the years and usually been in the finals. We’ve never lost 2 games in a row like that. Frank is good on both ends of the floor but Jalen Carey had a real positive game. But you can’t expect a freshman to lead the team. Tyus had a bad weekend. Missing shots gets to you sometimes.”
Josh in Boulder noted that Fran Friscella had suggested that Oshae play center for us. Josh thought it was a good idea, saying that Carmelo Anthony and Otis Hill had played center for us and they were 6-8. JB: “That’s why Fran isn’t coaching anymore and is a color commentator. Carmelo never played center for us and Otis Hill was 6-8 245. Oshae is 6-8 210. I think of a lot of possibilities but I never Imagined Oshae as our center. Our centers are good and will play better. Oshae needs to score more. He’s really a small forward….we’ve already talked about it too much.”
Pat (20Plus) called in asking what the rotation in the backcourt would be when Frank comes back. JB: it will be Frank, Jalen and Tyus plus Buddy if he’s shooting well. The forwards will be Oshae and Marek, who has played well. He needs to take more than one shot in 17 minutes. Tyus could play the 3 in some situations. Then we’ve got our centers.” He didn’t mention Hughes but I assume it was an oversight.
Matt asked Jim for his comments on our football team. JB: “They’ve made a quantum leap. It’s tough to put a freshman in there against Notre dame. If Dungey had stayed in the game, he could have caused problems. Notre Dame is ranked #4. We might not been able to beat them anyway. Everybody who picked the team to win 5-6 games are now made that they haven’t won more than 8. I looked at all the pre-season predictions and I didn’t see anyone predicting 8 wins. They have a lot of really good young players- at quarterback, running back, receivers, on defense. I couldn’t be happier with the job the coaches and players have done.”
Eddie in Rome asked Jim what color commentators for basketball he likes. “Vitale is interesting. Bill rafter is really good. (Somebody- Jennings?) is smart. There’s some over-the-top guys but they are fun.”
Binghamton made a half-court shot to take the lead against Colgate at halftime, (the Raiders came back to win 76-68 and are now 4-1 on the season). “It’s a crazy game”.
On the Chiefs vs. the Rams: “A great game. They say rookie quarterbacks can’t play but Mahones is incredible. The LA guy is good too, as is that 40 year ln in New Orleans.“
Don in Auburn wondered if Coach would play to see tiger Woods against Phil Mickelson. JB: “I’ll pay to watch that. Tiger has made a great comeback this year. He’s driving the ball much better. As long as he’s healthy….he’s lost some prime years. He’s got a 2-3 year window. It’s hard for older golfers to win. “
Someone named Jackie (at the restaurant or through a tweet), asked where Jim liked to play away games. She liked Providence and Rutgers, (Rutgers?). JB: “Duke is exciting. Pitt and Louisville are good.” We’ll be traveling to Ohio State who “has great facilities. Their coach is good. They will be good for a long time.”
Matt noted that Jimmy Boeheim is having a good season at Cornell. He’s averaging 16.5ppg and shooting 57% from the field. Maybe someday Buddy can put up numbers like that.
Program note: the Next Show will be on Thursday, the 29th and they will settle into the normal Thursday slot for the rest of the season except for when there is a game on Thursday, as there is on January 24th. They will announce the date of that week’s show the previous week.
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:
Syracuse University
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
“Coach, everybody is trying to figure out what this team needs to do to get back on track. We obviously need Frank Howard back and for Oshae Brissett to get back to scoring those double-doubles. But what about the defense? Why are we suddenly giving up 80+ points per game?”
COACH BOEHEIM
(I have, in some instances, put together statements from different parts of the broadcast on the same subject. 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.)
It doesn’t take much to get Coach Boeheim going and all Matt Park had to do was ask him about the next opponent, Colgate and the first 15 minutes of the show were fully programmed. “Colgate is a very good, much improved team that gave us a tough battle last year. It was never much more than 6-8 points, (we won 72-58). Ferguson hit those 6 threes. They’ve got a lot of guys who can shoot….we need a tough game, not an easy game right now, a game where they make you work and execute. You have to find out what you have to do better.” (We don’t know already?!?)
“It’s difficult to beat anybody in a shooting slump. We have four pretty good shooters and they are all struggling. We should be much better. I’m shocked at the lack of shooting. We had 3-4 wide open threes up 10-6 and none of them were close. Connecticut pressured us and Oregon had that zone with the two big guys. You’re not going to get a lot of lay-ups against Oregon….Connecticut made 12 of 21 threes against us, 4-5 of them from at least 5 feet beyond the college line. Then they went 4 for 21, (actually 4 for 26), against Iowa and all the ones they made were right at the line. ”
“We’re not moving as well on defense when we need to. Offense can affect defense. Last year our defense saved us. Not this year, so far….It was 22-22 when we had two breakdowns and suddenly we’re down 22-28. It’s hard to come back… You’re not going to get a lot of turnovers against good teams. I don’t know if better defense will create more offense.”
“Frank Howard is back at practice. Now we can do things we should have bene doing 5 weeks ago. It’s been a bad 4-5 weeks of practice and the first four games. It doesn’t matter if you win. We haven’t played well yet. Tyus was out of position. Oshae has not been playing at the level he can play. Elijah Hughes is a little rusty. We’ve wasted a lot of time.”
“Duke is so talents. They’ve got 3 of the top 5 draft picks next year and a really good point guard – one of the best in the country.” They blew out San Diego State tonight in the Maui Classic 90-64. “San Diego State is a really good team- they are favored to win their league. And Duke didn’t even play that well.” Matt wondered where Bol Bol might be drafted. “Top 5-6, although he’s thin. We should have bene more physical with him. We aren’t playing physical enough.”
I called in and made the mistake of spelling out Coach B-O-E-H-E-I-M’s name, thinking it would create an atmosphere of mirth. It did not. “That’s the dumbest thing I’ve ever heard of. The people writing the columns must be crazy. So they spelled it worn. Who cares? Haven’t people got better things to do?”
I moved on very quickly to my question. Since Coach had already basically answered it, I narrowed it a bit to ask what impact the return of Frank Howard would have on the defense. JB: “Frank Howard is a very good defensive player. He led the ACC in steals last year. You probably know that, (I didn’t), but most people don’t. He understands what we are doing. The new guys are just learning it. (Without Frank) these have been the most unproductive 6-7 weeks we’ve ever spent here. Tyus had to play out of positon. Frank knows where the openings, the opportunities are. We still need to shoot the 3 better. You’re not going to beat Oregon’s zone without shooting. We don’t have an effective inside game. If we’d played really good defense would we have won- I don’t know. It’s on me, the coaches and the players.”
Michael in Charlotte said that JB’s defensive scheme is “undisputed” and “outstanding”: “You’ll fix it up.” He then asked what Jim’s offensive philosophy was and how the current personnel fit into it. JB: I fit my philosophy to the personnel. We have shooters- they are just not shooting. We’ll drive to the basket and create movement with different sets. We like to get the defense spread out and get to the foul line. We run some plays. Driving and getting to the foul line is what we do best. When you do that the defense moves in and you get more wide open threes.”
Matt said that early in the Connecticut game, the refs were calling a foul “every 13 seconds”. Does that impact the flow of our offense? Jim wanted more calls made. “”They stopped calling fouls in the second half….we have to make shots. There’s only so many things a coach can do. It’s a long year if you don’t make shots. We fought hard against Connecticut. We got it back to within 4 and they hit a couple of long threes. Against Oregon we didn’t get it going. Our fans were great, trying to get us going. We’ve won 14-15 tournaments over the years and usually been in the finals. We’ve never lost 2 games in a row like that. Frank is good on both ends of the floor but Jalen Carey had a real positive game. But you can’t expect a freshman to lead the team. Tyus had a bad weekend. Missing shots gets to you sometimes.”
Josh in Boulder noted that Fran Friscella had suggested that Oshae play center for us. Josh thought it was a good idea, saying that Carmelo Anthony and Otis Hill had played center for us and they were 6-8. JB: “That’s why Fran isn’t coaching anymore and is a color commentator. Carmelo never played center for us and Otis Hill was 6-8 245. Oshae is 6-8 210. I think of a lot of possibilities but I never Imagined Oshae as our center. Our centers are good and will play better. Oshae needs to score more. He’s really a small forward….we’ve already talked about it too much.”
Pat (20Plus) called in asking what the rotation in the backcourt would be when Frank comes back. JB: it will be Frank, Jalen and Tyus plus Buddy if he’s shooting well. The forwards will be Oshae and Marek, who has played well. He needs to take more than one shot in 17 minutes. Tyus could play the 3 in some situations. Then we’ve got our centers.” He didn’t mention Hughes but I assume it was an oversight.
Matt asked Jim for his comments on our football team. JB: “They’ve made a quantum leap. It’s tough to put a freshman in there against Notre dame. If Dungey had stayed in the game, he could have caused problems. Notre Dame is ranked #4. We might not been able to beat them anyway. Everybody who picked the team to win 5-6 games are now made that they haven’t won more than 8. I looked at all the pre-season predictions and I didn’t see anyone predicting 8 wins. They have a lot of really good young players- at quarterback, running back, receivers, on defense. I couldn’t be happier with the job the coaches and players have done.”
Eddie in Rome asked Jim what color commentators for basketball he likes. “Vitale is interesting. Bill rafter is really good. (Somebody- Jennings?) is smart. There’s some over-the-top guys but they are fun.”
Binghamton made a half-court shot to take the lead against Colgate at halftime, (the Raiders came back to win 76-68 and are now 4-1 on the season). “It’s a crazy game”.
On the Chiefs vs. the Rams: “A great game. They say rookie quarterbacks can’t play but Mahones is incredible. The LA guy is good too, as is that 40 year ln in New Orleans.“
Don in Auburn wondered if Coach would play to see tiger Woods against Phil Mickelson. JB: “I’ll pay to watch that. Tiger has made a great comeback this year. He’s driving the ball much better. As long as he’s healthy….he’s lost some prime years. He’s got a 2-3 year window. It’s hard for older golfers to win. “
Someone named Jackie (at the restaurant or through a tweet), asked where Jim liked to play away games. She liked Providence and Rutgers, (Rutgers?). JB: “Duke is exciting. Pitt and Louisville are good.” We’ll be traveling to Ohio State who “has great facilities. Their coach is good. They will be good for a long time.”
Matt noted that Jimmy Boeheim is having a good season at Cornell. He’s averaging 16.5ppg and shooting 57% from the field. Maybe someday Buddy can put up numbers like that.
Program note: the Next Show will be on Thursday, the 29th and they will settle into the normal Thursday slot for the rest of the season except for when there is a game on Thursday, as there is on January 24th. They will announce the date of that week’s show the previous week.