Syracuse talks their 2-3 zone and how it will be tough for Burke
Disclaimer: It's a freep article and sorry if this has been posted. Didn't see anything yet.
The video clip is benign, but the comments in the article could possibly add some extra motivation for Burke and company in tomorrow's game.
http://www.freep.com/article/20130405/SPORTS06/130405059/michigan-basketball-final-four-syracuse
Hearing about Syracuse' 2-3 zone all week, you would think no one's ever beaten it.
Timmy put it best!
watching ESPN. People act like no one ever scores in Cuse. Last I checked, they have 9 losses on the year. Obviously beating the zone is not some completely baffling thing. They're obviously playing well now, but I'd bet we're going to give them their toughest test of the year
One of those 9 losses was to my Temple Owls; a good team surely but less talented or deep than Michigan.
It would seem the stage has been set!
They haven't given up a point since JANUARY OF 2010. A guy on the Internet said so.
has no control on this team. Actually a stupid comment and really ... they've never seen film, yeah right. I'm surprised they didn't flat out guarantee a win!
If Michigan repeats another VCU or Florida game ... this will be an ass whooping!
Go Blue!
I don't know if anyone here has seen it, but here was Horford's response to Triche saying they have a mismatch advantage at every postion.
"Brandon Triche is a nice young man. Nice young man. And I would love to have tea with him to discuss matchup issues."
... and here is the next sentence:
""Honey always in the tea. Green tea, honey. (I have it) every night, and I would love it if he joined me."
Horford is either a comedic genius or a bodhisattva.
You say that like they're mutually exclusive.
Maybe they could read the Tao Te Ching together as they drink their tea.
Ugh, double post. Sorry.
Syracuse creates problems for Burke? Send in the NCAA's most eligible bachelor! Give 'em the Spike!
But seriously, Syracuse sure is feeling trash talkie this week.
I'm guessing no, with some heavy dogs in his earlier years.
Teams start jaw jackin' & they haven't even seen film. That isn't confidence - that is blindness. In the words of THJ, "if the zone was unbeatable, they'd be 39-0."
The 2-3 zone chose to lose those 9 games this year. Just to see if it could still feel...
I have seen referance to soft or hard basketball rims before but never knew the relationship to shooting and why. Here is a artical I found to explain it. Good artical if you can get past the Duke part . http://www.aolnews.com/2007/03/25/ncaa-tests-show-duke-has-loose-rims/
SYRACUSE RUNS A 2-3 ZONE! ZONE ZONE ZONEY ZONE LENGTH ZONE LENGTHITTY LENGTHITTY LENGTH CODY ZELLER OHNOES ZONE 2-3 OMGZZZZZZZ.
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Well. I feel better now.
You can't really fit this into "Row Your Boat", but I made it work.
But I was overwhelmed with panic and lost it about halfway through. I mean, Michael Carter-Williams is 6'6"! SIX FOOT SIX OH SHIT MUST FIND PAPER BAG...
Whew. Almost lost it again.
Camptown Races too. It works, and yet there is something not quite right.
Saw a comment on MLive about how Boeheim is baiting our team by telling his guys to talk to see if we'll take the bait. So far, we haven't. I don't know - I just think some coaches think the trash talk equals confidence and psyching out the other team. Other coaches, like Beilein, think differently.
"We will rain down our 2-3 zone on the Michigan imperialists and reunite the union!"
the mis-information minister for sadaam hussein. "there are no michigan players in the paint, and no dunks either'
Wouldn't trash talk motivate the other team. This is exactly what Michigan basketball needs. They play great when they're angry.
You know their coaches have studied the film and they probably were so intimidated and afraid of shaking their players' fragile confidence that they're now just going to play a few clips, keep blowing smoke up their bunghole about their vaunted 2-3, and pray we don't show up.
Gee. As much as this 2-3 zone is being talked up, syracuse could use the element of surprise at this point.
Advice to the team on ignoring this trash talk bullshit:
Just let your nuts hang.
Also: we've never seen their 2-3 zone, guys. Srsly.
Cause we're stupid enough to not watch film until right before the game. And we haven't played a zone before. Right.
People keep talking about the length of Syracuse's zone, but I'm mostly amazed by how orange it is.
it's how you use it. Just let 'em hang.