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[QUOTE="malpearl31, post: 3089186, member: 6520"]
I agree with you that in theory, the zone might not be particularly well-suited to some of the lineups that we could potentially have on the floor this year.  If we’re playing an opponent that isn’t particularly tall, or one that decides to ‘go small’ for a stretch, I would love to see us play some smaller, 3-guard lineups that might be able to go man-to-man for a few minutes. I’m thinking potentially Jalen, Girard, and Buddy - with Hughes and Sidibe to round out the lineup. That lineup would have a lot of shooting and could really stretch the defense (and allow Jalen some driving lanes to the basket).

But in the past couple of years, it seems to me like JB has been hesitant to go with 3 guard lineups, because that means sliding a guard down to one of the forward spots, defensively. If he can find a way to mix in some man defense - and maybe couple that with a faster pace/more shooting, I think that would make a lot of people happy (and more importantly might make us a better team with our current roster construction).
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