With Coach K playing so much of JB's...

[orangecuse]

Zone this season and it getting well publicized, and likely to continue into the future as long as K keeps landing these upper end one and done's, these stud recruits should have no problem then in coming to the 'Cuse in the near future too, right?

 

[Day2]

Zone this season and it getting well publicized, and likely to continue into the future as long as K keeps landing these upper end one and done's, these stud recruits should have no problem then in coming to the 'Cuse in the near future too, right?

We’re the A’s to Duke’s Red Sox and the zone is Moneyball.

 

[Oakland]

Kentucky also played some zone. Fortunately for Nick 'I dont want to play zone' Richards, he was on the bench most of the game and didn't have to play any.

Zone this season and it getting well publicized, and likely to continue into the future as long as K keeps landing these upper end one and done's, these stud recruits should have no problem then in coming to the 'Cuse in the near future too, right?

 

[dasher]

We’re the A’s to Duke’s Red Sox and the zone is Moneyball.

The zone might be moneyball but we are not the A's.

 

[orangefog]

Zone = hell no
Zone + a big bag of cash = love da zone

 

[cuse10]

Zone = hell no
Zone + a big bag of cash = love da zone

Well said.

 

[Day2]

The zone might be moneyball but we are not the A's.

Why not? JB finds less heralded players that fit our system and develops them into draft picks. His teams overachieve. That was the A’s before everyone started using Moneyball to some degree.

 

[dasher]

Why not? JB finds less heralded players that fit our system and develops them into draft picks. His teams overachieve. That was the A’s before everyone started using Moneyball to some degree.

The A's picked guys up from the waiver wire. We still have really good players come here. Lydon and Mali were both top 100 players. As was Tyus. The A's don't get players of the same caliber that we get.

 

[Alsacs]

Why not? JB finds less heralded players that fit our system and develops them into draft picks. His teams overachieve. That was the A’s before everyone started using Moneyball to some degree.

We aren’t the A’s we are the Red Sox.
Big market team but the 800 pound Guerilla Duke/UNC/Kentucky/Kansas are the New York Yankees.

We are big market team just not the biggest market team.

The A’s are George Mason or Loyola.

 

[Briancuse]

We’re the A’s to Duke’s Red Sox and the zone is Moneyball.

We aren't the as to anyone.

 

[Capt. Tuttle]

Why not? JB finds less heralded players that fit our system and develops them into draft picks. His teams overachieve. That was the A’s before everyone started using Moneyball to some degree.

He was Moneyball before Moneyball.

 

[Day2]

We aren’t the A’s we are the Red Sox.
Big market team but the 800 pound Guerilla Duke/UNC/Kentucky/Kansas are the New York Yankees.

We are big market team just not the biggest market team.

The A’s are George Mason or Loyola.

We aren't the as to anyone.

Always amazing what offends our fan base. We’re not the Red Sox. The Red Sox have more rings and get the best players. You should know that better than anyone, Alsacs.

There’s not much difference between the Sox and the Yankees. They spend the most money. They win the most titles. That’s Duke and Kentucky.

We compete with less. We don’t win as much, but we get the most out of what we have.

And then there’s Villanova. They’re the Cardinals.

 

[Briancuse]

Always amazing what offends our fan base. We’re not the Red Sox. The Red Sox have more rings and get the best players. You should know that better than anyone, Alsacs.

There’s not much difference between the Sox and the Yankees. They spend the most money. They win the most titles. That’s Duke and Kentucky.

We compete with less. We don’t win as much, but we get the most out of what we have.

And then there’s Villanova. They’re the Cardinals.

The as never win anything if anything we are the giants. Its not being offended its just a bad comparison.

 

[Alsacs]

Always amazing what offends our fan base. We’re not the Red Sox. The Red Sox have more rings and get the best players. You should know that better than anyone, Alsacs.

There’s not much difference between the Sox and the Yankees. They spend the most money. They win the most titles. That’s Duke and Kentucky.

We compete with less. We don’t win as much, but we get the most out of what we have.

And then there’s Villanova. They’re the Cardinals.

Not offended but we are a big market team.
We just aren’t getting the elite of the elite like Kentucky/Duke get.

The Yankees are bigger than the Red Sox.

 

[dasher]

Not offended but we are a big market team.
We just aren’t getting the elite of the elite like Kentucky/Duke get.

The Yankees are bigger than the Red Sox.

The idea that we are the A's is ridiculous. We are a major market team. Next year, we might actually be the Astros.

 

[Day2]

The as never win anything if anything we are the giants. Its not being offended its just a bad comparison.

As opposed to the Giants, who have won three World Series this decade?

 

[STEVEHOLT]

We’re the A’s to Duke’s Red Sox and the zone is Moneyball.

Does that make Marek Scott Hatteberg?

 

[W'boro'Cuse315]

We’re the A’s to Duke’s Red Sox and the zone is Moneyball.

Jonah Hill could easily play a young Bernie Fine.

 

[Day2]

Does that make Marek Scott Hatteberg?

Jonah Hill could easily play a young Bernie Fine.

These guys get it.

 

[Townie72]

Always amazing what offends our fan base. We’re not the Red Sox. The Red Sox have more rings and get the best players. You should know that better than anyone, Alsacs.

There’s not much difference between the Sox and the Yankees. They spend the most money. They win the most titles. That’s Duke and Kentucky.

We compete with less. We don’t win as much, but we get the most out of what we have.

And then there’s Villanova. They’re the Cardinals.

Duke and UNC are the Yanks and Sox. We are the Orioles and JB is Showalter. Tyus is Machado and Frank is Schoop.

 

[Alsacs]

These guys get it.

The Red Sox are the Diet Coke to the Yankees Coke.
Same drink less calories and sugar.
That is what we are to Duke/Kentucky/Kansas these elite programs.
Same drink we just don’t get the very end talent.


Syracuse is not a plucky underdog.
We are a big time program. We just don’t get the elite of elite top 10 player talent.
If you wanted to say we are the Cardinals go ahead. As the Cardinals are always competitive but don’t have the best top end talent. Cardinals had Pujols and the Orange had Carmelo.

We aren’t a small market team.
Our zone is a weapon. Duke showed they can play zone but it’s not good.
We probably played our best offensive game in months. Why? Because the zone forced us to pass the ball and it stopped ISO ball.
Duke did us a favor.

Our D actually held Duke down and if they didn’t have a top 3 pick in Bagley we win the game.

 

[dasher]

The Red Sox are the Diet Coke to the Yankees Coke.
Same drink less calories and sugar.
That is what we are to Duke/Kentucky/Kansas these elite programs.
Same drink we just don’t get the very end talent.


Syracuse is not a plucky underdog.
We are a big time program. We just don’t get the elite of elite top 10 player talent.
If you wanted to say we are the Cardinals go ahead. As the Cardinals are always competitive but don’t have the best top end talent. Cardinals had Pujols and the Orange had Carmelo.

We aren’t a small market team.
Our zone is a weapon. Duke showed they can play zone but it’s not good.
We probably played our best offensive game in months. Why? Because the zone forced us to pass the ball and it stopped ISO ball.
Duke did us a favor.

Our D actually held Duke down and if they didn’t have a top 3 pick in Bagley we win the game.

Did you notice the back and forth passing between Frank and Tyus? That was designed to do what ISO ball is intended to do. Use time. If we come back with the team I think and hope we do, I think you will see some different sets on offense next year. Along with the zone, I think our coach recognized that these limited teams we have had, needed shorter games.

 

[orangecuse]

This is a fun thread! If I start one about JB applying some of K's man (you know since we typically don't get these super frosh one and doner's and man is easier to teach) maybe we can get some good football comparisons like Duke being the Patriots vs. us being the Eagles.

 

[tbonezone]

Jonah Hill could easily play a young Bernie Fine.

or fatty arbuckle. hey zone is a fine defense. being able to switch out of it is even better .

 

[Briancuse]

As opposed to the Giants, who have won three World Series this decade?

We might have one title but we have gone to a lot of final fours and tournaments. We aren't the lousy as.