“It’s tough for Jim Boeheim’s team to rebound out of the zone,” the TV analyst will suggest after the Syracuse Orange gives up offensive rebounds on three consecutive possessions. “Part of being a zone team is having to deal with that.”
*drink*
Syracuse is 1-3 in its last four games and has been out-rebounded each time. The team is 261st in the country in rebounding differential at minus-1.7 per game — but the problem may be even greater.
The Orange are being out-rebounded by 3.5 rebounds per game in ACC play, but are undefeated in games where it wins the rebounding battle.