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[QUOTE="mikekan14, post: 183646, member: 1619"]
A couple of my thoughts...
 
1. A #1 seed is no where guaranteed. We still have 2 games each against L'ville (beat us 8 of last 9?) and UConn (try rebounding against Drummond and Oriakhi)
 
2. When Boeheim KNOWS we're not doing well on the glass, why can't we go with a bigger lineup (Melo and BMK/Xmas) and go man for just 2-3 possessions to see if it helps the boards? I know Boeheim is incredibly stubborn about going away from his zone; he'll professes that if played as designed and everyone rotates as they should, the zone works. I just wish he would make a few more in game decisions. Gtown went from man to zone on us after it showed that it slowed us down (and we can't shoot from the perimeter). I think we always play better when KJ rebounds (i.e. vs Stanford and WVA) but I think he's been too itchy to get out on the break as well. I don't know how his rebounding stats have gone down since his sophomore/6th man of the year season. 
 
3. Rebounding was bad but want about post entry denial/defense? Sims and Porter sealed us deep in the paint so many times in the second half. We were lucky they didn't convert more and that Melo stayed out of foul trouble. 
 
4. How we respond against UConn will give me a better sense of what to expect of this team in Tourney time. We responded after Jack Cooley dominated us and battled Cincy (a more physical team) well in the boards.
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