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[QUOTE="moqui, post: 182327, member: 214"]
having spent some time with this article, I think we need to point out that although Winn has done a terrific job, he actually undersells the proficiency of the Orange defense. For example, he spotlights the St. John's game. In the summary of the game, SU had a defensive efficiency of 101.6 - meaning that the Jonnies would have been expected to score 101.6 points had they had 100 possessions. The thing is, the SU defense was much better than that. In building the 25 point lead, I bet the efficiency was at least in the low 90s or even in the 80s. Once the big lead was built, they stepped off the throttle and basically traded baskets for the last 12 minutes. Such has been the case all year long. The Orange dismantle a team early then just keep them at arms length the rest of the way. Many second halves of Syracuse games this year have been borderline unwatchable because of that.
 
I bet if you charted the defense up to the point that they ease off (and it is a noticeable point in most games), you would see a marked difference in, say, the first 28 minutes vs. the final 12 minutes. Now, maybe the fact is that they couldn't play with that intensity for an entire 40 minutes, but it is more likely that they could this year than any other because of the depth.
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