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[QUOTE="Melancer46, post: 2972702, member: 1674"]
I think this is mostly a myth. Syracuse has had a lot of guys that were not brought in for their defense. Even some of the guys that ultimately turn out to be defensive specialists that are relatively unskilled offensively were not recruited with that in mind. Saying in retrospect that they were brought in for defense and played that role well is probably better optically than saying that their scouting reports were wrong or the player simply didn’t transition to college the way they expected.

Examples: MCW was considered a great scoring prospect when he was brought in. Turned out he actually wasn’t a good scorer at all but was one of the best defenders we’ve ever had.

Goodine and Girard are both being brought in for their offensive abilities.

Ennis and Flynn were both relatively small players that were brought in more for their offensive abilities as well.

I also don’t think bringing in athletic players = recruiting for the zone. Oftentimes, both in college and the NBA, teams will bring in the athletic guys (that are seemingly better fits for the zone) because they are perceived to have more potential, thinking if they can hone their physical tools, they’ll be better players in the long run than a relatively unathletic but skilled player like Ennis.
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