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[QUOTE="Zelda Zonk, post: 3721768, member: 966"]
Zakkly. 
You have to ask yourself—if you're a prime time high schooler, a true elite player with a ton of options, why would you choose to go to an All Zone team? (Ir-)regardless of whether or not it actually hampers your ability to play m2m in the Pros, it certainly leaves that as a question mark, and it's not the best way to prepare yourself for those rigors. Doesn't matter if some of our players go on to become decent defenders in the NBA—it's not the ideal path. And what kind of personality says, Yeah—i want to play zone? If you did that in a pickup game, you'd be mocked and derided for the rest of your days. None of this means there aren't going to be exceptions. But, i have to believe we don't even get to be 'on the radar' of a lot of impact players because of that identity. Back in 'olden times,' we were the Showtime of ESPN, and attracted kids—even out of Cali—with our style. Our style now is not attractive.

And anyone who quotes our "3pt percentage defense" is ignoring factors that influence the makeup of our team—base talent—even before you get to a game that results in specious statistics.

"Zone" is the simpleton commentator's talking point. Whether it works or not, it's a highlighted characteristic. Even as the other team is bludgeoning [I]us[/I] with their 'unremarkable' M2M. Remember how they used to talk about Temple? That's us.
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