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[QUOTE="Orangeman, post: 1018056, member: 972"]
The evidence is in...and it is not in favor of 7 man rotations, full-game zone defenses, and punitive subbing for mistakes early in seasons at the expense of confidence and player development.  It's just not.

I'd add punitive subbing for "mistakes" within the zone defense that are the fault of the defensive scheme (guess what, other coaches are smart too and can overload the zone and make it impossible for your guy to cover two)...this has had a severe, negative effect on player development if you've watched closely lately.  Almost as if the players are like "I'd have been there if he was my guy"

Finally, this is not the NBA...player development means getting players to buy in and play with confidence, even if they're not a first round draft pick...knocking guys in post-game interviews doesn't seem like the way to do is...

The zone is now counter-productive...other teams now have 3-5 guys out there that can shoot, and gets is into rotations where we lack shooters but are "long-enough" to play zone, and also gives false comfort that the same guys can play 40 mins for an entire season...

This is considering multiple seasons, including the last two successful ones...
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