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[QUOTE="Townie72, post: 1934130, member: 780"]
Oh, I know.

I think the oft-repeated "Play zone, Jimmy" thing comes from those who are easily frustrated. SU loses or even looks bad for a stretch in a game and they search around for a solution, any solution.

Just think about what we hear every time a team starts hitting shots from deep outside. Basing their complaints on the statistically dis-proven idea that any zone defense is more vulnerable to outside shooting --- a myth that has been reinforced by TV commentators through the ages --- they insist that must SU must respond with M2M. JB's not doing this is, the critics insist,  because he is "stubborn" or "dumb".

The problem is that Boeheim has committed the team to this zone concept and its not just about what defense they run. If you have read the extensive explanation of his logic and why and it is woven into how he builds the team, how and what they practice you understand how difficult it would be to do this.

It may happen this year. I trust in JB's judgement. But I'd love to hear the logic behind it. And I'd like him to address all this stuff like "Against a zone, there are a limited number of things you can do and that's all we have to practice against. There are many more things a team can do against a M2M and defending in a M2M is much more difficult" ([I]Rough approximation of what JB has said[/I])
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