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[QUOTE="KevMonstah, post: 1227720, member: 327"]
That game was tough to watch, but I wonder how much the coaches are teaching offense and not just zone defense.  There is more to an offensive gameplan 
than ...

- run screens on the baseline for Cooney to come around
- when Cooney inbounds the ball, he throws into a corner, steps towards that corner, and hopefully receives the ball for a 3PA
- try to get the ball into Rakeem
- when BJ/Patterson touch it, they shoot (which, as long as it's a good shot, I don't mind), but they both need to realize that 
  there are more shots to be had than a 3.  BJ made some strong moves to the hoop, and received only bad bounces.  Some of 
  his other shots ... meh.

You watch some other teams work against SU, and you can see they clearly have worked on plays to free players.  You don't see enough of
that out of Syracuse.  Occasionally you do:  I think SU ran a pick and roll earlier with Joseph/McCullough, which got a good shot, and the announcers
were surprised:  "was that a pick and roll by SU?"  I think the fans, the team, and the opponents get the zone and how it works.  I'd like to see more
of an effort to come up with creative plays on offense.  You'd think backscreens by Rakeem to free CM for alley-oops would be tried a few times each
game.

Kev
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