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[QUOTE="Dave85, post: 2313067, member: 3946"]
There is so much emphasis on shooting 3-point shots.  It seems that is all players want to do nowadays.  I think someone once posted here 3-point shots are more effective in winning games based on the total number of trips a team has in a game.

So I've been wondering if the Syracuse 2-3 zone is maybe little obsolete with the way the game is currently being played on offense.   It seems like teams are more interested in shooting 3s than shooting 2s.

Don't misunderstand me I think the 2-3 zone is the greatest thing basketball.  There have been countless times over the last 35 years I've been watch Orange basketball when JB has taken a team with clearly less talented players and pulled out amazing victories.  I'm just thinking maybe it's time to change the zone to be a little more effective in defending against 3-point shots.

Maybe it's time to play flip the zone and play a 3-2 zone or some other kind of match up zone that is more effective in defending against the 3.   But still preserve the zone's quality of equalizing player talents.  Maybe it's time for the defense to evolve.

Look at this video.  People have been really studying how to beat the 2-3 zone.

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Every year I hear people criticizing our defense that our players are just not playing well.  Maybe it's not our players but other teams have finally cracked the 2-3 zone.  Maybe JB needs to run 1-3-1 zone or something else to mix things up.   It seems like teams really have our number nowadays.  The Orange need to become more crafty in response.

Make sure you listen to the last 20 seconds of the video above before you comment.
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