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[QUOTE="Cowtown, post: 2945876, member: 2350"]
On offense, our game is perimeter shooting. But everyone knows in order for that to be effective, we have to be able to enter the ball inside. Our problem is, to whom? Marek is the only one who can handle an entry pass, and he's not a turn and face guy. So since we are obviously a perimeter team, that's where defenses dig in and get tough. And we play right into their hands, over and over. It is patently ridiculous to have Chewey set high screens, because everyone knows he's not going to get the ball. And if he does, he's neither going to shoot or drive.

One of the big problems for our defense is that it's just too predictable. So the team that has us next on the schedule only has to prepare for one defense, not two or three. Same thing at halftime. The other team knows we're not going to change, so it helps make it easier to see how to adjust.

And finally, playing the same defense every practice for half a year causes [I]ennui[/I], and interest and concentration suffer. I liked coaching the SU zone for a lot of reasons, but I also mixed it up with other things, like a 1-3-1 trap and some M2M.

All just IMHO
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