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[QUOTE="Dave85, post: 2316487, member: 3946"]
The thread has two parts.   First is it is difficult to defend against the 3-point shot when you play zone.  That's just a fact.   One good year doesn't take into account the other years.  I'm sure some the deep data miners here could do some real analytics of zone versus man with 3-point shooting effectiveness.   It just seems lately 3-point shooters have been lighting up our defense.

And the other point is teams seem to be more educated on how to shred the zone.  It seems like the secret is out and teams are getting very good and making the plays that are difficult for the zone to defend against as shown in the video from the original post.  My suggestion then is our zone needs to evolve.

The 2-3 zone is great when it's played right.  It's just it takes many years to get it right.   Playing the top of the zone takes a really good athlete to be very good at defending against the 3.   The guards need really good conditioning.    Maybe you are right and last year's defense was just a down year and my view is being soured by it.
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