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Message: [QUOTE="Sgt Cuse, post: 2515319, member: 1701"] Fair enough, but I'm not sure the zone has anything to do with losing the players early. I don't think that case has been made. Good players get drafted by the NBA. Ennis and Dion are not zone exclusive. Anyone would have taken McC and Baz. If SU continues to bring in the best players it can, regardless of defense, it will probably continue to lose players early. I think part of the problem is JB was able to identify unheralded excellent players and used them in ways that showcased them. And since they were unheralded, we weren't able to recruit a reload stud to fill the position. Add that to sanctions, coaching uncertainty, and injuries and this four year period is what we got. At least with the normal stud, SU can explain the progression and hopefully reload - ie Baz. It's losing a one and done unheralded OB that would hurt more. [/QUOTE]