Tag: zone defense
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Is Full-Time High-Major Zone Defense Dead?
Seemingly out of nowhere, The Athletic dropped a massive story last week on the future of zone defense in college basketball with the architect of the greatest zone in the history of the sport, Jim Boeheim, now retired. The story was detailed extensively in last week’s edition of Fizz Five, but it’s worth looking into…
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The Sweet 16 Run in 2021 May Have Been a Net Negative
The old saying “defense wins championships” is a popular one, and it’s something Syracuse Men’s Basketball held dear on its run to the Sweet Sixteen two years ago. Jim Boeheim’s famed 2-3 zone left San Diego State and West Virginia flustered, and it was the talk of the town among the national media. Fast forward…
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Syracuse Basketball: Bye Bye 2-3 Zone, Hello 1-1-3
Jim Boeheim is in his 46th season as the head coach of Syracuse Men‚Äôs Basketball. He is one of the most decorated and well-known figures in the sport, both collegiately and professionally. Heck, he is a walking Hall of Famer. Boeheim has built his success through his patented 2-3 zone defense. He‚Äôs been doing it…
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Syracuse Lays an Egg in Lopsided Loss to Georgia Tech
There are no easy wins in the ACC. All of a sudden, one of the worst offensive teams in the country couldn‚Äôt miss. The referees did them no favors. The excuses ring hollow after Syracuse’s 73-59 loss to Georgia Tech ‚Äî one of the conference‚Äôs cellar dwellers ‚Äî Saturday at the Carrier Dome (on national…
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Arizona State Has Seen Plenty of Zone ‚Äî but not like Syracuse’s
The PAC-12 has turned from the Conference of Champions to the Conference of Zone Defenses this season. ‚ÄúTeams are changing up,‚Äù Oregon head coach Dana Altman said earlier this season. ‚ÄúThey see the advantage of playing zone for at least a while. ‚Ķ Everybody except Arizona has got some variation of it.‚Äù The league has…
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Fizz Feedback: Mixing in Man-to-Man, Selling DC 2.0, Rippy to SU?
The weekly forum for Fizz Readers to sound off on SU’s players, coaches, opponents and recruits.
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Coach K Condescends the ‘Cuse
The Per’fesser saves King Rat’s ass and American basketball at the same time.
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