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[QUOTE="Cusedad2X, post: 2838569, member: 2688"]
1) The mere fact that our players are closing out on an outside shooter ( running towards the sideline) in the zone defense takes at least one and sometimes multiple players (potential rebounders) out of the play.  It also allows the other team's players (not just shooter) the sense and unobstructed path towards the basket to corral  a longer rebound of at missed 3. Rebounding Advantage = other team.

2) One of my pet peeves......  We know we are not shooting well from the free throw line.  Jimmy pulls everyone off the line to set our zone defense  when we are shooting a foul shot.  Thus a missed free throw is an UNCONTESTED REBOUND for the other team.  Obviously, that equates to a ZERO per cent chance of an offensive rebound.  100% rebounding advantage = other team.

Those are couple thoughts of the top of my head.  Both are symptoms created by 100% zone.  I didn't mean to turn this into the zone hating thread.  However , they are facts related to our use of the zone and rebounding issues.
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