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Message: [QUOTE="IthacaMatt, post: 3528292, member: 405"] They put their forwards at the top of the zone to create havoc in the passing lanes (just like we do best defensively with big mobile guards). But they have guards down in the corners of the zone. I could see this being a benefit, because you have to have guys who can close quickly on a corner shooter. It's not like they have to actually block many shots, just get their hands in shooters' faces, and be a threat with the strip or steal, if the guy is a forward who has to put the ball on the floor. Rather than asking your center to abandon the paint to rush the corner shooter 25 feet away, why not post quick guards down low to challenge those shots, and let your center rebound, rather than taking himself out of the play? I wonder if Boeheim would consider any of the changes to the zone concept that Eric Spoelstra showed in this last series. [/QUOTE]