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[QUOTE="moqui, post: 257630, member: 214"]
igor, several posters whom I respect have told me that you are actually pretty knowledgeable about basketball, but it is clear that you are so blinded by your hatred for JB and your fixation on the zone defense that you can't begin to judge SU teams fairly.  You find the one negative stat, but fail to see that even with the weakness in defensive rebounding, Syracuse was nonetheless top 20 in defensive efficiency for the third consecutive season
 
the real problem with this team, all year long, was the offense and, specifically, the very ordinary half court offense.  Once the Orange got into the back half of the season and faced more talented, better coached teams that had a chance to scout their tendencies, the easy transition buckets dried up.  Even with the lack of turnovers, the defense was still good, but the offense struggled to score.  I think it is a credit both to the players and to the coaches that they were able to fight through so many tough games and pull out so many wins.
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