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Message: [QUOTE="NineOneSeven, post: 2199750, member: 871"] You can certainly debate the fifth year vs freshman acquisition benefits/negatives, but I think we need to stop acting like our system is astrophysics. It's a 2-3 zone. Literally the second most commonly used defense in basketball. These kids have played this at some point in their lives. "Yeah but ours is a matchup zone with man to man principles!". Gosh I hate that statement. Does it take time to learn to play effectively? Sure. So much is about communication with your teammates but with a few months of practice and 100% commitment and effort to it, I'm not concerned at all. We had players play four years and were still average defenders at best. Not every player is going to be a lockdown defender just like every player isn't going to be a go to scorer. If we have the option to add someone like Thorpe, even tho it's the fifth year route, I am all for it, especially if the other option is add nobody. My opinion of course. [/QUOTE]