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[QUOTE="Cusefan0307, post: 1006516, member: 1743"]
My freshman year was the year after the national title. I remember thinking Syracuse was going to become the team of the decade right after with the recruiting class of Roberts, Watkins, Nichols, and mccroskey. They were all top 60ish recruits if I remember, but no class underperformed quite like that one in the mid oughts.  I remember watching Syracuse play Notre Dame at the dome my senior year and it was still 3 years before JB went strictly to the zone. Notre Dame scored about 103 against us at home with harangody and mcalarney.  It was one of the worst defensive performances I have ever seen a syracuse team put on.  Individually the only player who matched his potential was Nichols from that class, and it took him a few years to get going (Trevor Cooney anyone).  I guess what I want to say when I think about today, the program is in a lot better place than it was 7 or 8 years ago.   The kids seem less selfish and I think although people still complain about not playing man to man dedication to the zone has helped us.  We made the round of 32 this year, but I always thought we were a year away.  There's no doubt our offense can be improved, but we had guys who could make shots throughout the mid to late oughts, but we weren't tough down low and our defense was never any good. We just made the elite 8 and final four the last two years.  I think were on the cusp, but just remember sometimes the offense looks pretty, but if you can't guard a tree you won't win anyway.
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