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Message: [QUOTE="MikeSU02, post: 5736116, member: 60"] I know this article is posted a few times, so sorry for the redundancy: [URL]https://www.syracuse.com/orangebasketball/2026/03/gerry-mcnamaras-time-at-siena-offers-hints-at-how-hell-coach-syracuse-hes-as-real-as-it-gets.html[/URL] I think I'm within board regulations to post this much of a snippet from the paywalled article, but you can nuke it if not, but this was of critical importance for next year and our expectations: [I]Unlike some new-era coaches, McNamara hasn’t completely eliminated mid-range jumpers from his team’s assortment of shot options. The Saints haven’t let it fly from behind the 3-point line at a remarkable rate. Instead, Gallo said Siena had the MAAC’s most efficient offense because it always maintained strong spacing and had a team-wide understanding of what constituted a good shot. [B]Siena’s least efficient offensive players had the team’s lowest usage rates last season, an indication that the team wasn’t wasting possessions with low-percentage shots. That did not happen at Syracuse. [/B] The Saints were strong handling the ball and rarely wasted possessions with turnovers. That was another issue for the Orange. When Siena ran up against the shot clock, Gallo said, the team unselfishly put the ball in the hands of its best playmakers. “His best and most-efficient players end up taking their most-efficient shots,” Gallo said. “The right guys are taking the right shots at the right spots. Even late-clock you’re at the mercy of Gavin Doty making a play. He puts them in great space. They are simple but effective. ... Gerry put his best players in the best position to succeed.”[/I] The highlighted paragraph is my doing. In a perfect world, I would like more three point shooting (it just gives defenses more square footage to cover and makes offensive driving lanes wider), so not a fan of the mid range... BUT, the overall focus on efficiency is of key importance. So expectations next year? Yeah, we're in the NCAAT. And there will never be another situation where we are having a bunch of guys allowed to be volume shooters at inefficient rates. [/QUOTE]

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