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Message: [QUOTE="Flacusian, post: 1120666, member: 264"] I think the disparity between Football and Basketball is due to the genius of Jim Boeheim. At some point during his tenure JB accessed the program and took an honest inventory as to what was at his disposal to build and maintain a program which would compete at the top level nationwide. 1. JB realized that he would in all likely hood not be able to consistently recruit the top 5 star players but by developing an acumen for identifying the under the radar type players who he felt he could develop into the equivalent of the 5 star players by having them fit into his scheme and his zone defense, he could obtain consistent results and build a consistent and winning program. 2. His commitment to the zone was something that he felt he could utilize to set the program apart from other programs by making it the trademark of the Syracuse program. A zone defense unlike and better than all others. 3. Having committed to the ZONE, he recruits towards the objective of getting personnel which is uniquely suited to playing the Syracuse Zone. Long, lean, athletic, players who fit into the paradigm he has established. 4. JB blends the few top 5 star/ one or two and done kids with program type recruits who lend consistency to the program by staying for 3 or 4 years and develop and contribute increasingly throughout their career. 5. The Dome represents a unique asset in the Basketball perspective which can help with recruiting, visibility, and recognition which other schools and their venues do not have. While other football programs have venues which seat as many and in fact way more than the Carrier Dome, there are no other basketball programs than can have 34k screaming fans at a home game. 6. We are Syracuse, where basketball is awesome and it's been that way for a long time and it's going to continue to be that way for a long time. [/QUOTE]

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