Syracuse forced the tempo and ran fast breaks as often as possible, with little half court sets. The teams relied upon two or three players for most of the scoring, with the other players playing important roles. Defensively the team alternated between 2-3 zone traps, and full court presses with dominant shot blockers in back. Some of the teams were very deep in their rotations (9-10 players), while others were very short with 6-7. The teams tended to have regular lineups.

Roosevelt Bouie, with recognition of Dennis DuVal, Rudy Hackett and Louis Orr. Bouie was an outstanding defensive player and rebounder, and provided his share of offense on some great teams, raising the program to another level.

Rudy Hackett 1974-75. All Hackett did was lead a under talented team to the NCAA Final Four averaging 22.2 ppg, 12.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists. Greg Kohls in 1971-72 put on a tremendous shooting display for the season, averaging 26.7 ppg for a 22-6 NIT team.

1978-79. The Bouie 'N Louie show went 26-4, had balanced scoring, tremendous rebounding, depth at guard, and experience. An upset loss in the NCAA diminished their season, but still a great one. Ironically, the 1974-75 team, with its Final Four appearence isn't the best team... it was a solid team that got very hot in the postseason, but there were 3 or 4 other teams in the decade that were probably better.

Greg Kohls. Kohls had outstanding range and the green light to shoot at all times. Jimmy Lee was a great shooter too, with a knack for making the clutch shot.

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