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[QUOTE="mantonio, post: 1195607, member: 709"]
I know I've spoken before on this issue, but it bears repeating.

Jim Boeheim made a BRILLIANT decision to build this Syracuse program on a system that obviously works. Just look at his winning percentage, & it is too obvious.

The zone defense & JB's adherence to recruiting for this paradigm will go down in history as one of the top strategies ever devised.

For those of you who bemoan 'Cuse's disappointing post season performances, I have a few retorts for you:

First, it cuts both ways. How many of you truly believe our '96 squad was talented enough to go toe to toe with, perhaps, the most talented team in NCAA history in the Finals?

Second, Many of those poor post season poopouts came with mitigating circumstances. See - 2010, 2012 for example.

& last but certainly not least...

It's not just about winning in the post season, it's about winning on the grand scale. Let's face it, if the NCAA went to a championship series with a best of 3 scenario, Syracuse would have many more National Championship banners hanging in the Dome.

Syracuse is one of the winningest programs in history, & that is due to JB's system approach.
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