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Message: [QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 3222397, member: 2133"] well, not when you don't count the missed jumpers that SU doesn't rebound, which at the end of the game is the same thing as a turnover. If SU intentionally avoids rebounding to get back on defense (a defense that also doesn't lead to rebounds) it means that increased steals out of the zone and an efficient offense can overcome a rebounding deficit. However, I don't think SU has the personnel this season to do so at a sufficient rate. I've posted before that when the zone is on, it is an absolute thing of beauty (like that thumping of #1 Indiana in the sweet sixteen), but a lot of times the sacrifices that need to be made elsewhere don't justify the continued use of an all-zone defense, which is why there are very few D1 teams that try to emulate the philosophy. [/QUOTE]