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Message: [QUOTE="oldude, post: 3549858, member: 7511"] That Cuse team had some talent, but I would agree that their run to the championship in 2016 was improbable. Coach Q had adopted Jim Boeheim’s 2-3 zone defense which often gives teams problems that haven’t seen it before. In addition the Orange ran a relentless full court press for 40 minutes that would just wear down opposing teams leading to lots of turnovers. Finally, Syracuse would launch more 3’s than anyone, so if they got hot, which they were for the first 5 games of the tournament, they were tough to handle. In the championship game, UConn attacked the Syracuse press at every opportunity, leading to one easy basket after another. In addition, a UConn team that boasted 6 eventual AA’s and 3 NDPOY’s largely shut down the Orange’s high-flying offense. [/QUOTE]