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Message: [QUOTE="Madbiker, post: 2938851, member: 312"] Generally we are not losing games because of our defense or the zone. Going into last night SU was ranked 20th in defensive efficiency by KenPom. Now it's 22 after the debacle last night. Still SU has consistently been a top 20 or better defense per KenPom almost every year. We lose because we are offensively inept both this year and last year and prone to long scoring droughts. We do not have the type of offensively skilled players we have had in the past. Whether that is John Wallace, Carmelo, Warrick, GMac, Waiters, Wes Johnson, Ennis, or even Tyler Lydon or senior year Micheal Gbinije. Take Tyus Battle off this team next season and I shudder to think how bad the offense is going to be unless a couple of these freshman (none of whom except Guerrier are even considered to be top 75 players in the class. Some aren't in the top 150. This level of recruiting is differenent from where the program was just 5-6 years ago. [/QUOTE]