it is situational
I'm not comparing women and men's hoops but on Sunday VT smoked UVa , from the OUTSIDE, in Q1 against a M2M. Everything would say dont go zone , it will only make it worse. But UVa went zone, we started missing from outside, and had no offensive rhythm moving the ball and unable to get decent paint touches and the offense went flat.
I firmly agree VT should not be a predominant zone team BUT I beleive in surprising the opposition and making them adjust on the fly. I've never seen a reason why CMY shouldnt work in a 2-3 zone a couple of possessions a game just to see how well the other offense reacts . One shot clock violation or deflected ball run out could be the difference.
I have always thought the stubbornness of coaches like Bob Knight m2m or Jim Boeheim 2-3 NEVER to change it up was more about their ego then strategy.
Thread Replies (15)
For everyone asking why we don’t play much zone defense
-- Moseley Hokie
Mar 02, 2026 at 10:15 PM ET
Moseley Hokie
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03/02/26 10:15 PM ET
As it would have been man to man. **
-- uber hokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:26 PM ET
uber hokie
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03/03/26 09:26 PM ET
Yet VT MBB crumbles to press late game 🤷**
-- CPVT3
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:12 PM ET
CPVT3
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03/03/26 09:12 PM ET
"Zone defense is all that's worked in the past, and it's all that'll work..
-- HokieSA
Mar 03, 2026 at 05:20 PM ET
HokieSA
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03/03/26 05:20 PM ET
Just like to see it mid-game to force the opponent to adjust **
-- MDHokie79
Mar 03, 2026 at 05:08 PM ET
MDHokie79
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03/03/26 05:08 PM ET
Kind of like how how UVA women came back from a 23 point deficit and
-- uber hokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 09:35 PM ET
uber hokie
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03/03/26 09:35 PM ET
With long distance shooting much more prevalent that in the past,
-- GreenvilleVT
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:48 PM ET
GreenvilleVT
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03/03/26 03:48 PM ET
You also need to practice it. You can't just be a "man to man" defending..
-- EDGEMAN
Mar 03, 2026 at 10:49 AM ET
EDGEMAN
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03/03/26 10:49 AM ET
so accurate on every point you made. **
-- HtownHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 04:55 PM ET
HtownHokie
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03/03/26 04:55 PM ET
What don’t you practice so you can dabble with a zone? You have to
-- Lancelot Link
Mar 03, 2026 at 01:15 PM ET
Lancelot Link
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03/03/26 01:15 PM ET
Every player probably learned the basics of a 2-3 zone by 4th grade
-- Vippie1
Mar 03, 2026 at 03:04 PM ET
Vippie1
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03/03/26 03:04 PM ET
we learned 1-3-1 on 8th and 9th grade team. requires a mindset and hustle,
-- HtownHokie
Mar 03, 2026 at 05:01 PM ET
HtownHokie
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03/03/26 05:01 PM ET
Yeah,rather talk about Box and 1**
-- HokieBrazil
Mar 03, 2026 at 07:38 AM ET
HokieBrazil
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03/03/26 07:38 AM ET
If you’re playing in middle school maybe **
-- Hokie98
Mar 03, 2026 at 08:35 AM ET
Hokie98
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03/03/26 08:35 AM ET