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[QUOTE="Cheriehoop, post: 1018607, member: 127"]
I guess I don't understand how zone is a crucial factor in dictating tempo unless we were losing the rebounding margin but we didn't. I wish there was a stat for our offensive rebound % converted to a score - bet that stat wouldn't have been pretty.

I also don't see how it would limit lineup flexibility because regardless of the type of defense man or zone, any coach's job would always be  to judge if a players' offensive ability would overcome their defensive liability or visa-versa.

We played zone in 2009-2010 and averaged 80 points a game, we averaged a low of 68 points this year. Teams have decided to play deliberate ball against us because our zone is so good that they don't want to challenge us in a running game.  The only constant below is that we played zone exclusively yet look at the average scoring variations. If we have scorers we score in the zone. We have lacked balanced scoring options the past 2 years and depended on defense. This year we ranked 199 in D1 scoring offense(uggh) but #55 in scoring defense. Makes me wonder how we would have done this year if we had just had an more average D1 offense fg% around 44.5%. I feel like a poor excuse for SWC with these stats:cool:

[U][B]YEAR     SU SCORE    OPP SCORE MARGIN SU FG% OPP FG%[/B][/U]

2013-2014    68.0              59.2                    8.8           .437          .410

2012-2013     70.4             58.7                   11.7          .439           .369

2011-2012     74.1              61.0                   13.1          .467            .385

2010-2011     73.4             63.3                   10.1           .472           .394

2009-2010    80.9             66.4                   14.5           .516           .398

2008-2009   80.2              71.7                     8.5            .487            .411

We were 8th in TO margin, 19th in team steals, 54th in rebounding margin. Our defense was fine( 3 point fg% defense needs improvement) but our offense this year was putrid(199th in D1).  If we had shot our normally poor .439 shooting % instead of our ridiculously horrid .389 against Dayton we would have won - but regardless for how long being such a poor offensive team?

If you look at the NCAA's stats on fg% they have been on a downward trend since the 3 point shot has been introduced.(58.7% n 1987 down to 43.6% in 2011) In fact 3 point% has been decreasing too. 1987-38.4%: 1997-34%: 2007-35%: 2011- 34.5%(moved a foot back in 2008). Bet that has played greatly in JB's belief in the zone.
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