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Apologies to OE if this was posted in his dailies, but I didn't see it if it was. This story comes from NPR, I heard it this morning as I was going out for breakfast. There are some factual inaccuracies, but not over relevant. Anyway I am posting because i enjoyed two of JB's quotes.
Asked if the zone is simply the smartest defense to combat the modern NCAA offense — which is to say, offenses devoid of dangerous outside shooters — Boeheim is not so sure.
"There's about 50 coaches in the country that people would say are better coaches than me, and none of them play zone," Boeheim said, "so it can't be something people think is smart."
"People think we're long; we're not any longer than anybody, that's a myth," he says.
Boeheim does concede he has one especially tall player, 6-foot, 6-inch guard Michael Carter Williams.
The script can be read here Always in the Zone
Asked if the zone is simply the smartest defense to combat the modern NCAA offense — which is to say, offenses devoid of dangerous outside shooters — Boeheim is not so sure.
"There's about 50 coaches in the country that people would say are better coaches than me, and none of them play zone," Boeheim said, "so it can't be something people think is smart."
"People think we're long; we're not any longer than anybody, that's a myth," he says.
Boeheim does concede he has one especially tall player, 6-foot, 6-inch guard Michael Carter Williams.
The script can be read here Always in the Zone
