Siena, Italy -- Syracuse has played mostly zone defense here. But on occasion, it has switched into man defense. The Orange went man Saturday when it employed a 3-guard lineup.

Boeheim said his team practiced man-to-man when it prepared to play these games in Italy. The post-game interview session with the SU coach Saturday was crowded with Italian journalists. One of them asked about the man-to-man.

Here’s the exchange:

Boeheim: “It’s OK. Our zone has been really good. We’ve been really active in the zone. They moved the ball very well and we moved pretty well in the zone. But it’s been good to play both.”

Italian reporter: “Will we see some during the season? “

Boeheim: “Well, we’ll see. We will see.”

Then, he laughed.

Boeheim has made a point, after every game, to praise the zone in general and Bourama Sidibe’s activity level in particular. Boeheim said Sidibe is reaching the corner to defend the 3-point shot better than he has his entire career at SU.

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