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Message: [QUOTE="General20, post: 3621580, member: 724"] That's the downside of that defense. You need tall long guys to zone well, and quick guys (who are usually short) to press well. Its hard to find guys who can do both, and hard to teach both at a high level with the limited number of practice time you get in college. In theory though that defense is perfect for college. Most college players are either really skilled and not very athletic (thus they struggle against the press) or they are really athletic and not very skilled (thus they struggle against the zone). If you are both really athletic and really skilled you don't stay in college past age 18. In practice though, its really hard to recruit for and hard to teach. [/QUOTE]