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[QUOTE="OttoMets, post: 2967122, member: 716"]
This reminds me, Boeheim instituted a different half-court trap in November (or was it November 2017? these miserable seasons blur together in my memory) and then we didn't see it again. I agree - trapping and running seems like it'd solve some of our problems. 8 free points a game would be a godsend. But Boeheim's gotten risk-averse and apparently doesn't want the increase in turnovers that comes with the transition game.

I agree with somebody else's take that the zone, at least for the time being, sets a "floor" for the program. We're not going to be a sub-.500 team, because even though every opposing coach understands the importance of dribble penetration, kick-outs, and ball reversal, only a small percentage of our opponents can consistently execute.

But for half of our league opponents, we're overmatched and could use something else to shake things up - like maybe that 2-2-1 Pitino-style press that Boeheim experimented with last fall? Spurts of man in the half-court?
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