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Message: [QUOTE="Ceerqqq, post: 3776595, member: 6702"] I agree with this 100%. The 'defensive mindset' that leads to our best rebounding performances is that seen when we [B][I]press[/I][/B]. Seeking with all your [I]intensity of effort[/I] to force the other team to turn the ball over. Looking to exploit their [I]passes under pressure[/I]. It's when the whole team is going after the ball as zealously as during a press, that they rebound the ball effectively while playing zone. A rebound, after all, is a "loose ball", isn't it? Developing that mindset only happens with repetitions...to the point where the guys know how the other team's gonna attack the zone, where the ball's gonna go. For our zone to become a frustrating nightmare for other teams, the guys have got to get past the 'thinking' stage, to where it's all [I]instinctive[/I]. See Robert Braswell. That's the obvious reason why JB decided to go all zone all the time...to give his guys the repetitions they need [I]as a team[/I] to where they can become [I]that good [/I]at it. And how many times have you heard Quincy say that they need to [I]communicate [/I]on defense? The zone just won't work without it. Repetitions. That's why I'm hoping for--almost expecting--a victory against a team that really is [I]that [/I]good. They dominated their conference and won their tournament, showing many strengths along the way. I think it's fair to see them as a challenge equivalent to facing Virginia again. There's only one reason why any of us feel we have a chance, and that is... Jim Boeheim. We've seen him do it [I]again [/I]and [I]again[/I]. I wasn't sure we were gonna be 'there' on defense this year, until the last couple of weeks. But now, it sure does seem like it's all coming together again at the end of the season... ...just as we've seen many times before...:) [/QUOTE]

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