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Message: [QUOTE="Oráiste, post: 2244216, member: 5974"] I think this is wrongheaded. Syracuse struggles on the defensive boards because of the zone, but we have been in the top quartile of offensive rebounding percentage for as long as Ken Pomeroy has been keeping the statistic - often in the top decile (9 of 16 seasons) and sometimes in the top 10 (2x). We're always a good offensive rebounding team, and sometimes even a great one. Defensively, you certainly have a point. Boeheim has clearly made the decision that the additional possessions that a good zone gets him via steals and other turnovers are more valuable than selling out for defensive rebounds. I think that history has shown that most years he is correct in that valuation, but when you have a bad defensive team like last year the combination is ugly. [/QUOTE]