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[QUOTE="TinyManInside, post: 240089, member: 1251"]
First off, of course you are going to go for top level talent when it becomes available to you, even if it's not a complete fit for the system. That's a no brainer, and some of the examples that you bring up fit the bill exactly. Of course you're going to sometimes take players that are outside of the system, either because of shear talent, or because sometimes you can't be too choosy. 
 
But also, consider what happened with Harris, 3 years of trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. RJ played at least 60% of his career minutes at the center position. Lack of mobility on the wings flatout hurts the zone.
 
And you're wrong if you think they that don't recruit with an eye towards their system. For nearly a decade, I went to every summer camp I could and spent a lot of time following who they were targeting and scouting. Often times they would look at guys that the recruiting sites wouldn't even list us as being interested in, and there was usually a common theme when it came to forwards - multidimensional, long, agile, good hops. I know for a fact that we could have had Kevin Jones but we passed on him because we felt that he was a poor fit for the zone and our offensive sets. I'm sure there are others but a lot of the decisions happen behind closed doors. 
 
Mason
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