Geno Ford radio show on WMBD this morning- 8:30 am

[Da Coach]

Listen to the Geno Ford radio show this morning- it starts after the 8:30 news break on WMBD on the Greg & Dan show. It will be worth listening to!
The radio guys will be talking to Geno by phone, probably from the airport, since the team is on their way to Tampa for tomorrow night's game.


It can also be heard online at www.1470wmbd.com by clicking on the "Listen Live" box in the upper left.

[mexicobufan]

No mention of Tucker on the show.

[Da Coach]

No, I thought he might. Maybe it is because the compliance people have to verify things before it's official. But I can confirm that Tucker's NLI has been received in the BU office.

[jeffsu]

But I can confirm that Tucker's NLI has been received in the BU office.

That's good news... I was getting just a little nervous. Any chance of a surprise (to us!) signing still this session? (When does the signing period end?)

[Gary the Gargoyle]

That's good news... I was getting just a little nervous. Any chance of a surprise (to us!) signing still this session? (When does the signing period end?)

The Fall signing period ends this Wednesday. I don't think there's any chance of a surprise.

[Da Coach]

I agree that we won't see any other surprise signings before Wednesday. But since we are recruiting players at nearby IMG Academy (Bradenton, Florida), I wonder if we will invite any guests to the game?

[LongTimeFan]

Can someone summary for those of us on the west coast?

[Da Coach]

The best I can recall, he talked about- he was calling in from the Bloomington airport. He talked a bit about the win at IUPUI. He was concerned a little about the 3-point shots IUPUI made, he didn't think we had enough ball pressure, but we improved as the game went on. He liked how his team is playing better, getting a lot of steals, and not turning the ball over much. He thinks each team we have played was a little better than the last team. Then he talked a little about South Florida and how they have a very good point guard who has only 10 turnovers in 4 games. Dan asked about the missed layups and "bunnies" which Geno agreed with, though he pointed out we did have 48 points in the paint which is a high number. Greg asked about the players being "more cohesive" and playing unselfish, and Geno agrees the players have done a good job "saying the right things", and acting the right way. He pointed out we have 6 guys averaging 9 points or more. But we haven't really faced any adversity yet.
Dan thought the IUPUI players got tired, and Geno didn't quite agree. He pointed to the good performances of several players like Will and Jake, and stressed that we need more contribution from the bench so the starters don't have to play so many minutes. Dan asked why Shayok didn't play much, and Geno said Crawford got too many fouls too quickly, and Ka'Darryl is still learning, and Shayok is still not 100%.

Then they talked a bit more about the USF game and that it will be tougher to win now that they were upset on their home court in the final game of their tournament, and now have lost twice at home this season. Dan commented that Bradley is playing well, but Geno pointed out we haven't played any real good teams yet, though each team was a little better than the last.

The entire segment can be heard here-

http://jmpradio.com/pods/gd/Podcast1119/Geno_Ford_111912.mp3