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Message: [QUOTE="HoustonCuse, post: 2950099, member: 87"] There may be some tiny seed of truth in the "unfamiliarity with the zone" mantra, but it is largely just lazy BS. Was Virginia unfamiliar with the zone when we beat them in the tournament? Even if people get more familiar with it, what is the alternative? To play man to man, which every team has vast experience facing? There is very little logic to all the zone takes you see parroted. The zone is a defense, it is intended to make it difficult for the opponent to score, just like man to man. It seems to be the only defense where if it doesn't shut out opposing teams, it is considered a failure or a gimmick. Why is that, I wonder? Spoiler: I don't actually wonder, I know it is because of weak minded biases against things that are different. [/QUOTE]