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[QUOTE="OrlandoCuse, post: 138485, member: 115"]
JB said in his last Coach's Show that "teams typically only play 1 defense", in response to a caller that asked a similar question about playing man 2 man this season. So don't expect to see any man 2 man the rest of the year.

I think people have to realize that JB has been recruiting [I]specifically[/I] for his 2-3 zone, by bringing in tall guards up front, as well as long forwards and big centers. This is the first year where he's actually achieved maximum length at all positions in the zone.

During the run in 2003, the zone was pretty darn good because it was so long. But even in 2003, we were "short" at the PG position because GMac was up top. Now you have Scoop as our "smallest" player at 6'2'' or 6'3'' (but big bodied). That makes a tremendous difference in the 2-3 zone.

Part of the reason why we struggled during the Jonny Flynn/Paul Harris years was because we were small at several positions in the zone. Jonny was barely 6' at PG and Paul was barely 6'4'' at the SF. Devo at 6'2'' didn't give you much either.

Our zone is the longest it's ever been. It's no coincidence why it's the best it's ever been this year.
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