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[QUOTE="Sherman20, post: 4508488, member: 6357"]
JB prefers simplicity in offense and defense. You can debate whether that’s a good strategy or not (I have my opinions). But here’s a choice few grafs from the Athletic article:

For years, Syracuse has run one of the simplest offenses in the country. In turn, SU is not a difficult team to scout for. Many possessions, Syracuse doesn’t run a true set play, instead using high-ball screens or a pass-and-cut motion to put players in positions to score. But when SU calls out plays, it’s easy to know what’s coming. The challenge, however, is that knowing what’s coming and stopping the action are two different things. Several times, Rutgers and Buffalo players called out SU’s plays and stopped them. Other times, they called out the play, yet the Orange still scored.

Here are breakdowns of Syracuse’s five set plays. The simplicity in both the actions and their corresponding names is striking, but Syracuse is running a quality offense that can be tough to stop. SU ranks 31st in the country in efficiency, per KenPom.com. [B]Last year SU finished 21st, part of a recent surge in offensive efficiency not seen in the program since the early 2010s.[/B] [B]“The offense is maybe the simplest in college basketball,” former Syracuse center Roosevelt Bouie says. “But there’s a lot of genius in just letting your players make plays, rather than be tied up with plays and diagrams.

“It’s organized pickup.”[/B]

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