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[QUOTE="Caboose, post: 2237671, member: 3281"]
I don't understand how people argue that exclusively using the zone doesn't hurt recruiting or the basketball program in general.  This is how I feel about it... it helps elevate you just above average programs and gives you a decent win total... hence JB's 1,000+ win total.

However, when it comes down to it, there are a number of recruits who completely remove Syracuse from their radar because of the zone.  That catches up to you in March or when you're playing powerhouses like the Blue Bloods.  I think that not having a chance at those blue chippers hurts us in the end.   One title in 40+ years is successful?  Sorry, 5 final fours are not titles.

I'm currently immersed in a heated discussion with some Cuse fans about this.  These two guys think the zone is overall beneficial to the program.  I don't, for the life of me, get it.  Help me understand how having a smaller pool of players to choose from makes you a better D1 program.
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