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[QUOTE="realorange, post: 2463198, member: 292"]
One coaches opinion of JB and the zone

[B]The genius of Jim Boeheim[/B]

Syracuse trots out the same defensive framework every night but Boston College coach Jim Christian noted the Orange defense subtly adjusts to its opponent on a night-to-night or even minute-to-minute basis.

Last year, for instance, the Eagles won the first game by 15. Syracuse won by 23 points in the Carrier Dome less than two weeks later.

"The thing that most people won't see, and I think the thing that as coaches you gain great appreciation for, is the amount of times they adjust different things during the game," Christian said. "Based on who your personnel is or what's happening in the game, I think that's the genius of Coach Boeheim. I think that's where a lot of teams that play zone aren't as good at it because they don't know how to adjust or practice the adjustments. Because they play it all the time, I think they know how to adjust in in the flow of the game how to change it, or if you play them a second time they know how to change it. ... They're very good at countering what you're doing. You better be ready. That's why he's won so many games."
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