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Message: [QUOTE="Archbold44, post: 5640312, member: 10528"] Syracuse BBall has had some NBA talent. Our deep dance runs were usually anchored by at least one NBA caliber player. But we also thrived in many regular seasons with players that were not really built for success in the NBA, like CJ Fair. We had plenty of exciting seasons without players that were highly regarded by the NBA. I think it helps to have a system that works and identify players that fit into that system. But that does not help players make it IN the NBA. It does not help coaches learn how to coach elsewhere or in different systems. The JB coaching tree is pretty weak. I get the argument that the 2-3 zone does not work today. But this post-JB experiment has been like some coach taking over for Army football and abandoning their wishbone-esque offense. I get that Army is not going to win a title running that offense. But you better be an expert at whatever offense you ARE bringing in. Autry's expertise was, in all likelihood, the 2-3 zone. This would be like Army firing its coach and then bringing in the Navy coach running a similar offense and asking him to start running a pass-friendly offense that he never previously used. If you want to change systems, why hire a coach that runs a similar system to what you are abandoning? In other words, if we were handing the keys to Autry, it should have been to continue the 2-3 zone for at least a few years while we develop the expertise in M2M using it more and more. If we are making a continuity hire, why break our most obvious continuity? That defeats the purpose. If that was Autry's idea, it has failed. If we wanted to hire a guy to bring in some sort of other system, we should have hired a guy with expertise at some other system. Instead, we have a coach without expertise at M2M running the 80th or 200th best M2M defense in the country. If you are BC, you just faced 15 teams running the M2M before us. It's just a game. No new wrinkle to deal with. Just a talent/effort issue. If we are on our game, we can be good. If we are off of our game, it is no big deal for the opponent to deal with. Perhaps it would be better to have the best 2-3 zone vs a mediocre M2M defense, perhaps not. But this whole thing has been a lose-lose for Autry and the fans, ultimately. [/QUOTE]

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