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[QUOTE="orangefan13, post: 1013138, member: 906"]
Why should teams have to go after their attackers on defense? They should be able to protect their territory instead as well. That's part of what makes sports fun. Its kind of like playing zone defense in football or capture the flag.

Look at it the reverse way. Howbout saying is m2m good for college basketball?? Teams should only defend their area instead of defending the attackers. They might make a mistake and lose one of their attackers allowing a easy layup.

To reiterate, its a myth that teams can only take the air out of the ball against zone, but can't do it against m2m.
We do it all the time against m2m and the press late in the game against tenacious defense. Nobody on this board is questioning the shot clock when we are winning and taking the air out of the ball late in games. And Just like our 2-3 zone, m2m doesn't have to guard their man to they get to the three point line.

And how many times have we seen teams pack the paint against us on a bad shooting night, or to rebound. We see 3 opposing defenders on one of our centers in the low post anticipating one of our forwards or guards to drive all the time. And that is technically playing zone.
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