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[QUOTE="HyattsCuse, post: 259937, member: 1538"]
While watching the All-American game last weekend, I was absolutely giddy watching the Grant/Coleman/Noel frontline in action.  I know it's just an all star game, but to me, it seemed like Coleman/Noel were absolutely dominating on the defensive end whether it was grabbing the rebound or blocking/altering a shot.  
 
Assuming both guys are at 'Cuse and get big minutes, I have a hard time seeing Coleman on the wing of the zone given his size, but also worry about Noel having a Rak-like learning curve and may struggle playing the wing of the zone.
 
With the awful rebounding this year, would Boeheim possibly think about going man-to-man at least a little bit with those two down low?  In a man-to-man setting, the 4 and 5 position or pretty much interchangeable and we could play matchups.  With Coleman being a below the rim kind of player, it would make it easier for him to get a body on someone where he excels to grab the rebound.  I also see Noel blocking a lot of shots with help defense.
 
I know I'm dreaming, but after watching Kidd-Gilchrist, Davis, and Jones play suffocating defense down low in the tournament and clean the glass, I think we could have the same thing with Noel, Coleman, and Rak/Dirty/Fair.  Watching us try to rebound this year was frustrating.
 
The turnovers that the zone creates are great and all but as has been posted numerous times, that turnover ratio decreases with stiffer competition.  The lack of rebounding is also more exposed.  Seems like with the players we should have next year, we could be strong on the glass, but the zone makes that hard to do.
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