Coach Boeheim Quotes
Syracuse vs. Monmouth
December 8, 2012
Boeheim Quotes
Carrier Dome - Syracuse, N.Y.
Opening Statement:
"It was a little bit of a slow start, but we got the pressure going and got some turnovers, and got the ball in the open court and made some shots. I think it was a good overall effort. This team is looking for each other and passing the ball. Thirty assists is pretty good. People are looking for each other, finding open people and that is good. There was overall a good effort though."
What are the teaching moments from tonight's game?
"There are lots of little things, defensive things. We haven't worked on that press that much so there are some adjustments we can make there. There are some real different things there. There are always mistakes. If you make 15 turnovers there are 15 teaching moments.
Overall, I think the passing was really good. Defense was good. We had some steals and got some transition things going.
I thought Rakeem (Christmas) was really good. During one stretch there, he had made a couple of good steals and a couple of good blocks. He had one up top and then reversed and got back underneath and got a block. That is good. That is active. When he is like that, he is a force out there."
Another competition tonight is what you are going to see in the BIG EAST, but how important is when James (Southerland) isn't hitting from the outside and Trevor (Cooney) is?
"Everybody on our team is capable of shooting. We've got four or five guys that can shoot three's so I'm not concerned about that."
Is Michael's (Carter-Williams) 16 assists still a number that really sticks out?
"He was good and everybody made the shots when he passed it to them tonight. He's been making those passes. He could have had 16, two or three times I thought but we didn't make them. Tonight we made them. I think he had four assists in a row to start the second half. He made two three's and two inside. They made the shots."
A couple games ago against Eastern Michigan the press helped speed up a team that was trying to slow it down. What have you liked about Long Beach State and Monmouth that they are always trying to play fast?
"They started a little slow but we got them to go faster and the traps and press helped that."
With all the extra reps against a game like this, did you see anything from DaJuan (Coleman) that made you say OK, he's getting better?
"It's a slow process. It's going to take time. He is slow in the post. He's just not quick enough when he moves in the post and it's a process. It's just going to take some time and adjustment from being a low-post player in college from high school. It's a different world and it's just going to take time. Everybody is just going to have to be patient and work through it."
Is there anything you are going to work on in the next week?
"Well we have two days off coming up and we are going to make sure they get through their tests. Then we'll start working on everything."
December 8, 2012
Boeheim Quotes
Carrier Dome - Syracuse, N.Y.
Opening Statement:
"It was a little bit of a slow start, but we got the pressure going and got some turnovers, and got the ball in the open court and made some shots. I think it was a good overall effort. This team is looking for each other and passing the ball. Thirty assists is pretty good. People are looking for each other, finding open people and that is good. There was overall a good effort though."
What are the teaching moments from tonight's game?
"There are lots of little things, defensive things. We haven't worked on that press that much so there are some adjustments we can make there. There are some real different things there. There are always mistakes. If you make 15 turnovers there are 15 teaching moments.
Overall, I think the passing was really good. Defense was good. We had some steals and got some transition things going.
I thought Rakeem (Christmas) was really good. During one stretch there, he had made a couple of good steals and a couple of good blocks. He had one up top and then reversed and got back underneath and got a block. That is good. That is active. When he is like that, he is a force out there."
Another competition tonight is what you are going to see in the BIG EAST, but how important is when James (Southerland) isn't hitting from the outside and Trevor (Cooney) is?
"Everybody on our team is capable of shooting. We've got four or five guys that can shoot three's so I'm not concerned about that."
Is Michael's (Carter-Williams) 16 assists still a number that really sticks out?
"He was good and everybody made the shots when he passed it to them tonight. He's been making those passes. He could have had 16, two or three times I thought but we didn't make them. Tonight we made them. I think he had four assists in a row to start the second half. He made two three's and two inside. They made the shots."
A couple games ago against Eastern Michigan the press helped speed up a team that was trying to slow it down. What have you liked about Long Beach State and Monmouth that they are always trying to play fast?
"They started a little slow but we got them to go faster and the traps and press helped that."
With all the extra reps against a game like this, did you see anything from DaJuan (Coleman) that made you say OK, he's getting better?
"It's a slow process. It's going to take time. He is slow in the post. He's just not quick enough when he moves in the post and it's a process. It's just going to take some time and adjustment from being a low-post player in college from high school. It's a different world and it's just going to take time. Everybody is just going to have to be patient and work through it."
Is there anything you are going to work on in the next week?
"Well we have two days off coming up and we are going to make sure they get through their tests. Then we'll start working on everything."
