Little irks Syracuse Orange head coach Jim Boeheim as suggestions that his famous 2-3 zone defense is a gimmick, easy to run, or a play-it-safe strategy. On this week’s Atlantic Coast Conference teleconference that notion intertwined with a flurry of questions about Syracuse’s roster playing massive minutes.
Al Featherstone hopped on the line third, stating he’d talked with coaches about the fact that Tyus Battle, Oshae Brissett and Frank Howard lead the ACC averaging over 37 minutes per game.
“Is that a function of the way you play,” he asked Boeheim.