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[QUOTE="manleyzoo, post: 1033215, member: 519"]
Agreed. When Coleman went down and Baye got hurt, instead of shortening the bench to 5.5 guys, Boeheim could have taken the longer view of the season, bit his tongue and played the freshman, realizing that he needed to give the team more opportunities to score off loose balls, steals, etc. and doing that could make a huge difference in how the team fared late in the season. His job is to put the players in the best possible situations to be successful--can't really say he did that this year.

The stuck idea that you can't win with more than one defense is just complete BS. And, the idea that you can't play guys who aren't ready because they just hurt you is also hogwash. It's hard to believe that the three sons couldn't have contributed more--not just to give the stars a rest (another old idea that players these days don't need subs)--but also to change up the same look we gave each team. Those guys couldn't run around and create havoc for a few mins each game? It's one thing to play the same way when you've got better players than the next guy. It's quite another to stick to a non-working plan just because that's how you do things.

It wasn't the players who fell apart at the end, it was the coaches with a flawed blueprint.
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