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Message: [QUOTE="Townie72, post: 3261946, member: 780"] Watch the game footage. The SU defense is set up. The ND players are rolling the ball up court. The temptation is to come out across the mid court line and go for the ball on the floor. Of course, if what you are recommending is pressuring the ball from the inbounds, that’s different. And different from JBs strategy of setting the defense up and not worrying about the handful of seconds. The first problem with this is the potential for fouling which stops the clock you are hoping to run out. This kind of pressing is what you do when you want to speed the game up, not slow it down. The best idea is to make them expend time by passing the ball around the zone looking to solve it. To best do that the zone needs to be set up and stable. SU is one of the best in CBB when measured by how long it takes for the opponent to get a good shot. The “risk vs. potential reward” just isn’t there. [/QUOTE]