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Message: [QUOTE="Orangezoo, post: 4590018, member: 237"] Yeah- it's not purely the defense itself it's the utilization rate paired with having players who can play it but also can be effective on offense. I was watching the UVA elite eight game replay last night and while yes talent this and talent that... the key wasn't even so much the press itself as it was the requirement that UVA had to change what they were doing and rush things. You then pair that with effective zone personnel and then switch back and they could never reset their rhythm. The rule changes and perimeter shooting reliance and skill inventory has for sure made zone a defense you can't run for 35 minutes let alone 40. It can be effective for say 20-25. You have to have a defense that takes away what the zone gives, then use the zone to counter all the same. Talent matters and switching looks matters too. [/QUOTE]