March 13, 2007 at 12:47 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 26:37
In their fifteenth interview of the year, Princeton head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down at Jadwin Gym to discuss the Tigers' final three games and to wrap up the 2006-07 season. This interview is 26:00+ in length.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The loss to Brown and the similarities between this game and so many other games in Ivy play this season.
-The final minutes of a tough loss against Yale. Was this defeat harder to take than others?
-The lineup used for the game’s final defensive possession. Was speed more important than size?
-The season finale against Penn on Tuesday.
-Zach Finley’s offensive assertiveness in the stretch run of the season.
-Playing Kyle Koncz and Noah Savage on the floor at the same time.
-Does finishing with five consecutive losses effect how you the team moves forward?
-Where does the focus of the coaching staff turn?
-At what point does the staff reflect on the season as a whole?
-How Coach Scott would respond to people who ask “What is wrong with Princeton?”
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March 1, 2007 at 1:36 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Luke Owings, Princeton
interview audio - 37:46
In the last interview of the regular season, Princeton head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met at Jadwin Gym to look back at Princeton's two road losses at Dartmouth and Harvard and to preview the three games in the Tigers' season-ending homestand.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The start and finish of Friday’s loss at Dartmouth.
-The strategy of going inside repeatedly against the Big Green.
-Conversely, did Princeton possibly go inside too often?
-The wasted defensive effort against Harvard in the first half of Saturday’s loss.
-With all the missed layups and missed free throws in recent weeks, could the players be pressing too hard when they have a chance to win?
-The final three home games against Brown, Yale and Penn.
-An injury to a Princeton starter that could keep them out of the lineup this weekend.
-The contributions of Princeton’s three seniors: Justin Conway, Luke Owings and Edwin Buffmire.
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February 22, 2007 at 7:16 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 22:39
With the Tigers preparing for a long bus ride up to Hanover, Princeton head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon sat down at Jadwin Gym to review Princeton's split of the Cornell/Columbia weekend, and to look ahead to the final road trip of the year at Dartmouth and Harvard.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The Tigers’ poor start against Cornell and the difference Kyle Koncz made once he was on the floor.
-In games where the margin between win and loss is so thin, how the coaching staff instills the mentality that Princeton has to be perfect in what they do without having players focus too much on making mistakes.
-The solid team victory over Columbia on Saturday night.
-Kyle Koncz’s health and the fact he was able to play 23 minutes against the Lions.
-The lineup Princeton used in the last 12:51 of the second half and if this is a squad we can expect to see on the floor together more in the final five games of the season.
-Princeton’s free throw struggles in their last four games.
-If new starter Kevin Steuerer has begun to believe in himself and his game more than he did when he played last season.
-The final road trip of the season versus Dartmouth and Harvard. Are the Tigers still tinkering with what they’re doing this late in the season?
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February 15, 2007 at 11:06 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 32:23
Princeton head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon met up at Jadwin Gym to discuss Princeton's three most recent games versus Harvard, Dartmouth and Penn, and to look ahead at this weekend's Ivy League tilts against Cornell and Columbia.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The double overtime win versus Harvard and why everything operated faster offensively for the Tigers on Friday night.
-Noah Savage’s return to the starting lineup.
-If intangibles and toughness are greater priorities for Coach Scott than scoring is.
-Saturday’s game against Dartmouth and if fatigue affected the Tigers’ free throw shooting.
-Knowing in advance last Saturday that Kyle Koncz would not be available and if that changes the players’ mindset at all.
-The inability to stop Harvard and Dartmouth’s leading scorers and if there were adjustments that should have been made but weren’t.
-Princeton’s performance at Penn and the five missed chances the Tigers had to take the lead in the second half.
-How Coach Scott evaluates the performance of his freshmen at the Palestra.
-If Princeton prepares for Cornell and Columbia to try different things on offense and defense than they did the first time both teams met.
-If either Kyle Koncz or Edwin Buffmire be available this weekend.
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February 8, 2007 at 4:06 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 32:08
Princeton head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon taped their weekly interview today at Jadwin Gym. In the latest discussion the two reviewed the Tigers' losses at Yale and Brown and looked ahead to Princeton's return home facing Harvard and Dartmouth.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The effort, the execution and the missed opportunities on Friday against Yale.
-The discipline that is required to take Kyle Koncz out and give him rest after he makes three consecutive three pointers.
-The 63-48 loss to Brown and why Saturday nights have been different than Friday nights for Princeton.
-What has been “unmasked” with Kyle Koncz out hurt.
-Justin Conway’s recent offensive struggles and what he needs to do to get back on track.
-The fact that Princeton has recently shown an inability to put the ball in the basket. How does the coaching staff try and solve a problem like this one?
-How the psyche of the Princeton coaching staff has been effected by recent results.
-Preparing for Harvard and Dartmouth, who are both different teams than they were earlier this season.
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February 1, 2007 at 12:17 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 24:59
After a week off over Princeton's exam break, head coach Joe Scott and princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon resumed their interview series. In the latest conversation the two look at Princeton's loss to Seton Hall following a sixteen day hiatus and preview this weekend's important matchups at Yale and at Brown.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-Coach Scott’s view of the Seton Hall game.
-Replacing Kyle Koncz’s personality on the floor.
-If in retrospect the players had grown to rely on Koncz more than Coach Scott realized.
-Whether Coach Scott is concerned about his team’s psyche following the Cornell and Seton Hall games.
-Attempting to explain why Princeton fell apart so suddenly the last two times they’ve played.
-Noah Savage’s performance versus Seton Hall and if Coach Scott got the “good four minutes” he had been looking for from Savage.
-If Kyle Koncz will play this weekend.
-The importance of the Yale game as a linchpin that could define the rest of this season.
-Craig Robinson’s job at Brown and how what he is running is similar and is different from what Princeton is doing.
-The type of defense Princeton expects to see this weekend.
-The final step the Tigers need to take to deal with backcourt pressure.
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January 18, 2007 at 2:02 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 33:03
princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon and men's basketball coach Joe Scott recorded a candid and revealing interview this week at Jadwin Gym, reviewing Princeton's 0-2 trip to New York State and discussing the exam break plans for the Tigers as they prepare for Seton Hall and the rest of the Ivy schedule.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The Ivy League opener versus Columbia and the difference between the first ten minutes and the last thirty minutes.
-The area where Princeton is now looking to make their greatest improvement.
-How Coach Scott could have prepared the team differently before last weekend and what he thinks he should have done in retrospect.
-The loss to Cornell and the “indecision” several Princeton players showed for the first time in this game.
-What the loss of Kyle Koncz means to this team.
-What the Cornell game showed the coaches about Zach Finley.
-Why Finley is positioned where he is on defense.
-A passing reference to a player that the coaches may find some minutes for this year.
-What specifically about Cornell’s zone caused Princeton problems.
-If Coach Scott has any memories of the 1983-84 season, the last time Princeton started 0-2 in Ivy play, and if he uses any of this for inspiration.
-The schedule over the exam break, both individually and as a team.
-If Princeton looks beyond Seton Hall as they prepare to play at Yale and Brown.
-What is expected of Noah Savage with Koncz out.
-Updates on the health of both Koncz and Savage.
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January 11, 2007 at 2:22 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Luke Owings, Princeton
interview audio - 19:08
princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon and men's basketball coach Joe Scott got together the afternoon before the start of Princeton's Ivy League schedule to review the Tigers' dominating defensive effort versus Rice and to scout the weekend's road trip to Columbia and Cornell.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The Tigers’ great defensive communication in the victory over Rice.
-Defending Morris Almond and Luke Owings’ comments after the Rice game that Almond can’t score if the ball isn’t in his hands. Was this part of the defensive gameplan?
-The weird six minute stretch in the second half versus Rice where Princeton turned the ball over ten times in eleven possessions and what may have caused this.
-The fact that only one player in Princeton’s nine man rotation made their first shot, yet the Tigers still won by 23. Is this a good thing or a bad thing?
-If practice has been going well this week.
-The health of the team and an injury to a Princeton starter that may limit their minutes this weekend.
-Other areas of concern heading into Ivy play.
-The different problems Columbia and Cornell present this weekend.
-Last year’s difficulty on the perimeter at Columbia.
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January 4, 2007 at 12:52 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 20:03
In their first interview of 2007, princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon and men's basketball coach Joe Scott talk about Princeton's 57-46 victory over Iona and preview the final non-conference game before Ivy League play begins, this Saturday's contest at Jadwin Gym versus Rice.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-Princeton’s success against Iona and what Coach Scott liked about how the game was played.
-If the Tigers did what was expected of them while they were away from campus for a few days over the holidays.
-How practice has been going since then.
-Justin Conway’s two big three point shots versus Iona and how Coach Scott shows his players he hasn’t lost confidence in them when they’re struggling in a particular aspect of their game.
-How Princeton could avoid having so many seemingly open point-blank shots end up blocked.
-Marcus Schroeder leading the nation in minutes-per-game, if he can keep up this pace and if this is something the coaching staff wants him to do.
-Rice, and the nation’s leading scorer, Morris Almond. Does a player like Almond make it difficult to create an effective scouting report?
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December 28, 2006 at 3:09 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 27:13
princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon and men's basketball coach Joe Scott sat down just after Christmas to talk about the Princeton victory over Marshall and the Tigers' narrow defeat against South Carolina. The two also previewed Princeton's last game of 2006, a road game versus the Iona Gaels.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The keys to Princeton's decisive victory over Marshall.
-Scripting the first few offensive possessions against the Thundering Herd and if this is something Princeton does for every game.
-The importance of each Princeton player making their first shot.
-The return of Justin Conway to the starting lineup and how that helped the overall offensive flow.
-The end of the first half against South Carolina and the similarities between this stretch and last season's game at Wake Forest.
-Individual drives by guards in the South Carolina, Marshall and Rutgers games and if this is something other teams may try to exploit as the season goes on.
-The difficulty of playing a winless Iona team this late in the year.
-The way this season's schedule came together and if it is good to have breaks between games and the holidays.
-How the coaches relate their overall Princeton experiences with the experiences of the current team.
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December 12, 2006 at 1:41 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 26:57
princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon and men's basketball coach Joe Scott met again to discuss Princeton's first two home games against Lehigh and Rutgers. They also looked ahead to Saturday's matchup versus the Thundering Herd of Marshall.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The strange finish of Princeton's victory over Lehigh.
-Princeton's struggles against the Lehigh matchup zone and how the Tigers were able to get the offense on track.
-The Tigers' defense on Jose Olivero, who missed his last ten field goal attempts.
-How and why Princeton is getting to the free throw line four more times per game this season compared to last season.
-Princeton's first half struggles versus Rutgers.
-Kyle Koncz's recent slump and what could be causing it.
-Where the focus goes this week building up to Saturday's game against Marshall.
-The possibility of a postseason tournament for the Ivy League and Coach Scott's thoughts on this idea.
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December 5, 2006 at 1:31 pm
Filed under Basketball, Coach Scott Interview, Princeton
interview audio - 24:36
princetonbasketball.com editor Jon Solomon and men's basketball coach Joe Scott sat down discuss Princeton's previous week of travel up to Lafayette and over to Milwaukee for the Blue & Gold Classic. They also previewed Princeton's first homestand of the season after starting 5-2 away from Jadwin Gym.
Some of the topics discussed include:
-The tough struggle versus Lafayette.
-Princeton's decision to pressure the opposition on made baskets.
-How Princeton calls some of their designed plays in the flow of their offense.
-The highs and lows of the North Dakota State game
-Justin Conway's injury - what happened and when he might be back.
-The importance of Zach Finley and Michael Strittmatter, both this year and in the future.
-How Lincoln Gunn makes the game easier for other players.
-If Princeton's defensive scheme changes with Zach Finley in the post.
-The departure of Blake Wilson from the Princeton program.
-Coming home to Jadwin Gym for three games and how important it is to play well at home.
-Greater detail about the "five things" Princeton is focusing on.
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