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[QUOTE="BlueCurtain, post: 78427, member: 881"]
Because playing a zone exclusively lets the opponent slow the game[I] if they choose and that's what they are comfortable doing[/I].  What sets Syracuse apart from most schools is their athleticism and ability to get out in transition. Our biggest fails have been plodding low scoring games where it comes down to the last possession against some mid-major, 63-60, and everyone is praising the defense because look ma! we held em to 63 points... player X turned it over too many times, and our shooting sucked a$$. Well guess what? Our players are more prone to screwing up when they have to rely on precise execution in halfcourt sets. Halfcourt sets are all about crisp passing and ball movement - that's never been a Syracuse strength. If we see more than 2 passes in a possession, we call it unselfishness.

Elite programs that stay in the top 5 wire-to-wire and compile 30+ wins almost never defer - they dictate and squeeze the guts out of the opponent. SU more often than not is quite beatable when the game becomes a half court sludge fest.
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