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Message: [QUOTE="Fly Rodder, post: 260105, member: 2133"] Boeheim has said before that the zone was effective in bridging the talent gap between Syracuse and big name schools that got all the blue chippers. Well, guess what. Syracuse is getting the blue chippers now. I'm not against the zone, I think it's a maddening defense for opponents. But sticking to it exclusively, especially when you've got the athletes to play man, seems stubborn. As posted upthread, Louisville had one of the best defenses in the country with less talent than Syracuse and they played a nice mix. When another team starts burying threes, all Syracuse can do is dig in and hope that the barrage ends. It'd be nice if the defense was flexible. [/QUOTE]