Head Coach Jim Boeheim Quotes - California
Syracuse Men’s Basketball
Syracuse vs. California
November 26, 2013
Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii
Head Coach Jim Boeheim
Opening Statement
"First of all, we saw just a different team. I thought watching Cal yesterday that their team this year is much better than last year's team. I just think (Jabari) Bird is one of the better freshmen composure-wise that I've seen. And he gives them a really steady guy. It's just such a different team. I thought they battled their tails off, and it took a long time for us to get a solid run out of the offensive end. Those were unbelievable today. I didn't even know how good until I looked at the stat sheet. I knew they were pretty good, but they were better. It was a really good battle. These two games out here have been great games."
There was a sequence when your team went on the run where (Trevor) Cooney hit a three-pointer, and I think it was (Tyler) Ennis who stole the ball and hit a lay-up. Just talk about that and how your team was able to gain control after that sequence.
"Well, the first corner jumpshot he hit off the out of bounds was really difficult. The second was harder, which is hard to believe. Then those are tough shots. The guy was right in his face - (Ricky) Kreklow was right in his face. You make those shots and there is no defense for those shots. Tyler made - it's a nice play to be able to get a basket on a play like that - but we made a good run because we made those couple shots, and Jerami Grant was really good, got on the boards and made a couple of really good plays. Made his free throws."
"We played very, very well the second half, is really the best we've played all year by far offensively. Defensively I thought we really are struggling defensively. Part of it is these court. These smaller courts are great places to shoot in for both teams. There's just going to be more points scored, I think, in these kind of buildings. That's always been my experience that way. But defensively we've got some work to do."
After a couple of games earlier in the season, you said you wanted Tyler to be more aggressive and look for his own shots. Tonight it seemed that he was really being more aggressive and getting in the lane.
"Yeah, I guess he was. I guess he was. Well, their face guarding Trevor, and they're playing C.J. (Fair) really hard. One time we just spread it out, and Tyler just went right before the half to try to get a 2 for 1. Just go to the basket. And then playing these other guys so tight that there are lanes there to get to the basket. They're just virtually face guarding Trevor. I mean, he doesn't get many shots. The ones he gets, he's knocking down."
Syracuse vs. California
November 26, 2013
Lahaina Civic Center, Maui, Hawaii
Head Coach Jim Boeheim
Opening Statement
"First of all, we saw just a different team. I thought watching Cal yesterday that their team this year is much better than last year's team. I just think (Jabari) Bird is one of the better freshmen composure-wise that I've seen. And he gives them a really steady guy. It's just such a different team. I thought they battled their tails off, and it took a long time for us to get a solid run out of the offensive end. Those were unbelievable today. I didn't even know how good until I looked at the stat sheet. I knew they were pretty good, but they were better. It was a really good battle. These two games out here have been great games."
There was a sequence when your team went on the run where (Trevor) Cooney hit a three-pointer, and I think it was (Tyler) Ennis who stole the ball and hit a lay-up. Just talk about that and how your team was able to gain control after that sequence.
"Well, the first corner jumpshot he hit off the out of bounds was really difficult. The second was harder, which is hard to believe. Then those are tough shots. The guy was right in his face - (Ricky) Kreklow was right in his face. You make those shots and there is no defense for those shots. Tyler made - it's a nice play to be able to get a basket on a play like that - but we made a good run because we made those couple shots, and Jerami Grant was really good, got on the boards and made a couple of really good plays. Made his free throws."
"We played very, very well the second half, is really the best we've played all year by far offensively. Defensively I thought we really are struggling defensively. Part of it is these court. These smaller courts are great places to shoot in for both teams. There's just going to be more points scored, I think, in these kind of buildings. That's always been my experience that way. But defensively we've got some work to do."
After a couple of games earlier in the season, you said you wanted Tyler to be more aggressive and look for his own shots. Tonight it seemed that he was really being more aggressive and getting in the lane.
"Yeah, I guess he was. I guess he was. Well, their face guarding Trevor, and they're playing C.J. (Fair) really hard. One time we just spread it out, and Tyler just went right before the half to try to get a 2 for 1. Just go to the basket. And then playing these other guys so tight that there are lanes there to get to the basket. They're just virtually face guarding Trevor. I mean, he doesn't get many shots. The ones he gets, he's knocking down."
