NCAA Tournament 2000 - Syracuse playbook: Etan well

Syracuse playbook: Etan well
From Coach's Edge

Etan Thomas provides an imposing force for the Orangemen in the paint, and the fact that they return all five starters from last year's team gives them the strength and experience to make a run in the tournament.

The Orange already have proven their ability to go on a winning streak -- they won their first 19 games of the season -- and that's what it takes to take home a national championship. If the senior leadership can pull the team together through the tournament, the Orange could be Etan Well on April 3.

ANIMATE THIS PLAY DIAGRAM WITH SHOCKWAVE
(A) Jason Hart (5) passes to Tony Bland (4) on the wing and cuts through to the corner.
(B) Hart gets a solid screen from Ryan Blackwell (32) on the baseline and pops out to receive the pass from Bland.

(C) Etan Thomas (33) is a force inside, and makes his living feasting on opposing pivot players.
(D) Thomas curls off a staggered double from Blackwell (32) and Damone Brown (25), creating a big target in the paint for Hart (5). It's good Etan for the Orange when Thomas gets the ball on the block.


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