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[QUOTE="billsin01, post: 2358235, member: 837"]
Oh, I'm in total agreement that it is not only likely to be used against us, but that it is probably a pretty good strategy for opponents. my point was more that if you watch NBA man-to-man, it's as much about slides, hedging and help as it is about manning an individual offensive player up and trying to force them into a bad shot single-handedly. So the zone, if played correctly, should still teach many of those key team defensive attributes and while it's perhaps not the ideal breeding ground for big-time nba defenders, it shouldn't be viewed as a huge negative ... at least by the staff. I would be grabbing film of NBA teams defending pick and rolls and sliding multiple times in defense sequences and be telling recruits -- this is all stuff you're doing here in a zone. Whether that sinks in for every recruit? That's debatable. Whether other teams are going to stop pushing the 'zone wont' prep you for the nba' stuff? That's unlikely. But I think this staff can make the case to these kids that in addition to playing in a great venue for a great program and potentially having a chance to make a deep run in march, they could potentially move on to the next level decently prepared on both ends of the floor.
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