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[QUOTE="All4SU, post: 190411, member: 381"]
Every few years, the background story on SU seems to change.
 
- For a while, it was SU can't shoot free-throws.  We heard it over and over again, even when we were making them.  Or even when our best shooters were taking them at the end of the games (even if some center was clanging them earlier in the game.)
 
- We've heard "SU never plays on the road."  This angle seems to be unique to Syracuse.  For some reason, this same theme doesn't get applied to other schools who play in-state rivals, or load up on home games because they CAN.
 
- For years we heard the zone was going to limit SU's ceiling, as if it matters what kind of defense you play, even if you play it well.
 
I don't know why some of these USA Today-style generalizations linger on and on like they do.  I suspect it's just lazy reporting.  We get talked about a great deal, but most sportswriters don't really want to do their homework.  That's why guys like Bilas stand out so dramatically.
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