Streaking The Lawn · Mar 4, 2019
THE BIG PREVIEW: Virginia Cavaliers at Syracuse Orange
The past two games for Virginia Basketball have featured some zone by the opponents (Georgia Tech and Pittsburgh), and they’ve also seen some zone here and there in other games throughout the conference schedule. Tonight, they get Syracuse, a team that is defined by its 2-3 zone. This is the defense that Jim Boeheim has been coaching for decades and recruits players specifically to fit, and his teams run it exceedingly well.
One aspect of the Syracuse zone is how long their players tend to be. This Syracuse team is the tallest team in America by minutes played. At 6’3, freshman Jalen Carey is their shortest player, and he sees under 14 minutes per game.