The Daily OrangePoint guards Triche, Jardine share duty with mixed results
By Tyler Dunne
Posted: 11/10/09, 2:19 AM EST Section: Sports
With one hard dribble, Brandon Triche rammed his body into an Albany defender and hoped for the best. An easy offensive foul call for any official.
On cue, Jim Boeheim turned to the bench and looked at Scoop Jardine. No need to say anything. Jardine hopped to his feet and replaced Triche - for the third time in 15 minutes. Boeheim wants Triche to be aggressive. Just not to this extreme.
"I didn't want him to run over five guys," Boeheim said. "But he'll learn from that."
This replacing Jonny Flynn thing may take some time and a few headaches. In SU's 75-43 win over Albany Monday night, the results were mixed at point guard. Triche started slow but showed promise. Jardine maximized his minutes with 12 points, four assists and just one turnover. Triche had four turnovers in his first six minutes.
Nerves weren't an issue. Triche said he was more confident, than nervous or excited, heading into his first collegiate start. Fortifying the confidence was Boeheim. Before the game, SU's coach told Triche to be aggressive, to be strong with the ball.
That's the freshman's strength. Using his 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame, Triche ventured into the paint often. Unlike Flynn, he doesn't dance in traffic. He attacks.
"I knew I needed to attack the basket," said Triche, who scored eight points, had three assists and six turnovers in 25 minutes. "That's what I did tonight. I just made a few mistakes."
Early on, the mistakes marred Boeheim's road to 800 victories. Triche misfired on a half court alley-oop to Wes Johnson, prompting Boeheim to kick the scorer's table behind him. After the blur of turnovers, though, Triche settled down.
"He was very strong with the ball," Boeheim said. "He just needs some time like all freshmen."
For Jardine, Monday was a long time coming. He has been waiting to take command of the offense. After missing all of last year with a stress fracture, Jardine was itching to take the reins from Flynn.
On cue, Jim Boeheim turned to the bench and looked at Scoop Jardine. No need to say anything. Jardine hopped to his feet and replaced Triche - for the third time in 15 minutes. Boeheim wants Triche to be aggressive. Just not to this extreme.
"I didn't want him to run over five guys," Boeheim said. "But he'll learn from that."
This replacing Jonny Flynn thing may take some time and a few headaches. In SU's 75-43 win over Albany Monday night, the results were mixed at point guard. Triche started slow but showed promise. Jardine maximized his minutes with 12 points, four assists and just one turnover. Triche had four turnovers in his first six minutes.
Nerves weren't an issue. Triche said he was more confident, than nervous or excited, heading into his first collegiate start. Fortifying the confidence was Boeheim. Before the game, SU's coach told Triche to be aggressive, to be strong with the ball.
That's the freshman's strength. Using his 6-foot-4, 210-pound frame, Triche ventured into the paint often. Unlike Flynn, he doesn't dance in traffic. He attacks.
"I knew I needed to attack the basket," said Triche, who scored eight points, had three assists and six turnovers in 25 minutes. "That's what I did tonight. I just made a few mistakes."
Early on, the mistakes marred Boeheim's road to 800 victories. Triche misfired on a half court alley-oop to Wes Johnson, prompting Boeheim to kick the scorer's table behind him. After the blur of turnovers, though, Triche settled down.
"He was very strong with the ball," Boeheim said. "He just needs some time like all freshmen."
For Jardine, Monday was a long time coming. He has been waiting to take command of the offense. After missing all of last year with a stress fracture, Jardine was itching to take the reins from Flynn.
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