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[QUOTE="SWC75, post: 2450836, member: 289"]
JB has often pointed out that man for man doesn't mean  you are going to defend the three better. This team should be good at stopping the three from a zone because we have a 7-2 shot blocker that allows us to extend the defense. And out on the perimeter, there's little difference in technique between man for man and zone. You've got to keep contact with the shooters.

Other teams seem to be able to switch from zone to man for man against us but JB had a great run of #1 ranked and final four teams when we went all zone after the 2009 LeMoyne game, so he's not going to shift back. I'm more interested in using more defensive pressure. We could use it for 10 seconds as Pat suggests and drop back into the zone. It would get us more turnovers and fast breaks and force the other team to not send 5 guys to the boards. it would also give them less time to solve the zone once they pass the mid court line. And we seem to be good at pressing, despite JB's glum assessments. Our lack of depth might prevent us from doing it for 40 minutes but we should still be able to do it for a few possessions at a time.
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