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[QUOTE="Shrmdougluvr, post: 1264833, member: 396"]
You don't think our offense struggles because Boeheim has been recruiting players specifically for the zone for the past 4-5 years?  You don't think having a true point guard helps facilitate offense (instead of finding adequate big guards to run point)?  And having a few wings who can actually shoot it and are more than just pogo sticks wouldnt be beneficial?

Everything revolves around the zone.  This of course says nothing about how playing zone exclusively kills our once prominent fast break because teams always have a guard or two back, and defensive rebounding suffers do to positioning.

Every system loses effectiveness over time.  Teams learn to play against it.  It seems pretty clear to me that teams are fairly consistently attacking the zone better than they did a few years ago.  Spreading the wings and and putting two big men on the blocks; flashing someone to the foul line; screening the top; etc.  Even if they are in effective, they are shortening the game and reducing any advantage our better athletes/players provide.

To me, the zone screams complacency.  Jump out of it for two or three sets a half and i think the team would benefit (more if something else is working).
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