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[QUOTE="CardiacCuse, post: 4075935, member: 6979"]
look - the zone SHOULD be designed to TAKE AWAY [I]easy shots[/I] and [I]force[/I] teams into [B]difficult shots[/B]

But as it is currently employed by SU - [U]it is doing the exact opposite[/U]

NOTHING EASY - needs to be the idea of the defense.

Stop giving up wide open 3 and layups dunks. period.

whatever has to happen to make that happen needs to.

it really isnt rocket science...but it just might mean not playing 2-3 zone with this group.

[I]Can JB not play zone?

Which defense can stop giving up wide open shots????[/I]

as it is...teams get wide open layups and threes...its supposed to be a tradeoff -that the defense wins by employing zone...more turnovers...more difficulty...but in reality...its a losing tradeoff with this team.

worse rebounding, easy shot difficulty for opponents, uncontested shots vs more turnovers, being able to play slow players, more coach control over what players do defensively

its not worth it now...and even though it will improve by seasons end...it still may never get good enough to make the tradeoff worth it with this roster

some years - when the personnel fits the zone - the tradeoff is worth it. but not this time.
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