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[QUOTE="KevMonstah, post: 1217861, member: 327"]
Obviously, in playing a zone D, they aren't going to generate enough possessions to get a ton of points against the better teams, unless you play a team that's more than willing to chuck it up.  SU hit 70 pts last year four times after Jan 1:  @VaTech, Duke, @FSU, and against Western Mich in the NCAAs.  As it seems like SU has settled into a "we shoot 43% from the field and average 65 ppg" type of team, that a little extra effort on the offensive side of the ball to get to the 70ppg would make a big difference.  SU scored less than 60 pts in about half of their games from Jan 1 to the Dayton loss, and there is no way a team with the talent they had last year should've been that low.  Ok, they can't shoot.  Great, run some plays to get shots.  Run some plays to get some low post scoring.  I mean, you watch the Cal game from this year, and Cal looked effortless in setting up their offense at times:  dribble up, pass into the lane, kick out for a wide open shot.  Easy. Michigan:  pass to the wing, dribble drive towards the lane, SU's 2 guards, one wing, and C would collapse, and there were a ton of easy passes for clean shot attempts.  It never seems easy for SU on offense.

JB switched to a zone which makes it harder to score, but slows the game down, and puts a premium on offensive execution to capitalize on fewer possessions.  I think he's done great on the defensive side, but I don't think the staff has done as good of a job on the offensive side. And somewhere along the line, you do need to outscore the opponent to win.

Kev
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