Izzo calls his schedule "The Boeheim Theory"

[SWC75]

I think that's true, but I also think it might be better to know that earlier. If you are playing nothing but cupcakes in the first 2 months (this is a theoretical comment) of the season, you may not have a good feel for your teams strengths and weaknesses. If you play a few tough teams in the OOC, that is just earlier in the season that you have an idea of where you are at, what you need to work on, etc.

In the long run, is it probably a huge deal either way? Doubtful. But it's fun to talk about.

Like I've said many times, from an SU fan standpoint, I'd like to see us playing more good teams in the OOC because it's fun to see us playing really good teams. Does that mean it would prepare us better? I have no idea. But it would be more fun for me, and it would give us a chance to evaluate our team earlier.

I think the OOC prepares you for the conference and the conference prepares you for the post season. But it doesn't make you invincible. I don't think the OOC has any impact on the post season. Izzo plays a strong OOC scheudle and has a good post season record but that doesn't mean one causes the other.

 

[LennX6]

2003 was different. I remember thinking early on there was a different feel to that team. A freshman scoring 29 his first game. Never saw that before. Pace's shots never stopped dropping. Great guard play from 2 freshman. Edelin is still the under-remembered guy from that team. I looked back at his stats, and they look underwhelming. But I remember him giving us some Pearl-worthy strength and drives when he was in. Many times the opponents would be serenaded from our fans with "You can't guard him" for Melo and Edelin. What I remember the most about that year was, the deeper we went, the national media where whining how this may be the weakest team to win a NC ever , how we had a "Home" Regional in Albany blah blah blah . In retrospect that comment looks silly at best.

 

[Knicks411]

I think the OOC prepares you for the conference and the confercne prepares you for the post season. But it doesn't make you invincible. I don't think the OOC has any impact on the post seaosn. Izzo plays a strong OOC scheudle and has a good post seaosn record but that doesn't mean one causes the other.

Would be an interesting theory to investigate. I am not exactly sure how one would do that.