Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim is stubborn.  Maybe that's too strong
a word. Or perhaps it's perfect – to describe both the coach and
his approach to his 2-3 zone defense.  "Coach is like, 'We're
going to do it, and you're going to have to figure it out,' "
longtime Syracuse assistant coach Mike Hopkins said. " 'You get
your best chess game, I'll bring my best chess game.'  "There's
a reason he's won 900 and whatever games. He's a genius. … He
doesn't get caught up in people saying, you need to play more
man or you need to do that. That's what makes him special. A lot
of people wouldn't have the strength, toughness or thickness of
skin to not change. He knows what he wants and he does it."
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than anything, Boeheim's stubbornness is evident in his
masterful 2-3 zone, a defense that has been so dominant this
postseason it has reached the point of mythologizing – which
means it's time to quickly separa