I have wanted to post this exact thing but was afraid to. I thought this
last year when other teams athletic guards continued to drive into the lane every time, pivot, pivot again and then hit a 6-8 foot shot. Sometimes then didn't have to pivot or pump fake, but they kept scoring in the lane- and they hadn't shot well on the perimeter.
I understand the need to play an aggressive man to man, but it's insane to comtinue allowing the same result on drives. CHANGE UP the defense with a zone to at least stop them from being comfortable, change the momentum, make them shoot from the outside. Stop the penetration.
You don't have to stay in a zone, but at least use it as a surprise from time to time.
Thread Replies (18)
Hard to understand why MY won’t play any zone defense
-- BAMAHOKIE
Nov 20, 2024 at 09:55 PM ET
BAMAHOKIE
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11/20/24 09:55 PM ET
I have wanted to post this exact thing but was afraid to. I thought this
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-- SmithfieldHokie
Nov 21, 2024 at 04:24 PM ET
SmithfieldHokie
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11/21/24 04:24 PM ET
I’ve been saying that for years. He’s very easy to coach against. **
-- va.tech
Nov 21, 2024 at 04:19 PM ET
va.tech
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11/21/24 04:19 PM ET
Young used to be a coach that split his defenses...
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 21, 2024 at 07:37 AM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/21/24 07:37 AM ET
Being able to play even a slightly competent zone that in college...
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 20, 2024 at 11:28 PM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/20/24 11:28 PM ET
That may have some pieces of truth but
-- hokiepro
Nov 21, 2024 at 05:43 AM ET
hokiepro
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11/21/24 05:43 AM ET
I’ve coached both, in college basketball…
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 21, 2024 at 07:02 AM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/21/24 07:02 AM ET
I would understand not spending
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 22, 2024 at 06:31 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/22/24 06:31 AM ET
The idea is to use it to disrupt flow & mess up other team’s scout
-- hokiepro
Nov 21, 2024 at 07:38 AM ET
hokiepro
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11/21/24 07:38 AM ET
Apparently, teaching both is too much for players to handle. **
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/20/24 10:15 PM ET
That’s the most ridiculous thing posted by a “basketball expert” on this
-- hokiepro
Nov 20, 2024 at 10:48 PM ET
hokiepro
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11/20/24 10:48 PM ET
Jacksonville mixed it up with a zone last night
-- GCHokie34
Nov 21, 2024 at 10:43 AM ET
GCHokie34
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11/21/24 10:43 AM ET
So without Jville’s strategic error of playing zone, they
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 22, 2024 at 06:33 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/22/24 06:33 AM ET
won't the zone help prevent dribble penetration?
-- VermontDDS
Nov 21, 2024 at 10:58 AM ET
VermontDDS
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11/21/24 10:58 AM ET
VT scored almost 1.5 ppp when Jacksonville ran zone
-- GCHokie34
Nov 21, 2024 at 11:11 AM ET
GCHokie34
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11/21/24 11:11 AM ET
Yeah, it was. I mean, plenty of teams mix in a
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 20, 2024 at 10:54 PM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/20/24 10:54 PM ET
This season 44 out of 364 teams are base M2M but are mixing in zone...
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/20/24 11:36 PM ET
So more than 1 out of 10 teams. Not exactly unheard of.
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 21, 2024 at 04:15 PM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/21/24 04:15 PM ET
No, plenty of teams zone up on baseline out of bounds or things like that..
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 22, 2024 at 12:17 AM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/22/24 12:17 AM ET