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Message: [QUOTE="Scooch, post: 4444355, member: 628"] I'm not convinced a very well-played zone D can't work in today's college game. However, the term "well-played" is doing a lot of work. We haven't had the necessary combo of size up top, athleticism on the wings, and shot-erasing ability down low for a long time. Plus, that all needs to come together quickly given how players rapidly cycle through the program in this era. So I think the zone *could* be an effective defense if we deployed it in the right circumstances. But given our recent recruiting and the incredible amount of SU roster turnover, I don't know if *we* can play zone effectively as a defense deployed 90%+ of the time. [/QUOTE]