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GreenvilleVT
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GreenvilleVT

With long distance shooting much more prevalent that in the past,

It’s pretty easy to break a. With even the big guys chucking it up and overall made percentages above 40% it’s difficult to play zone and be effective unless you have guys with crazy wingspan.
Posted: 03/03/2026 at 03:48 PM ET
(In response to this post by Moseley Hokie)

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For everyone asking why we don’t play much zone defense
Moseley Hokie • 03/02/26 10:15 PM ET
As it would have been man to man. **
uber hokie • 03/03/26 09:26 PM ET
Yet VT MBB crumbles to press late game 🤷**
CPVT3 • 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 • 03/03/26 05:20 PM ET
Just like to see it mid-game to force the opponent to adjust **
MDHokie79 • 03/03/26 05:08 PM ET
Kind of like how how UVA women came back from a 23 point deficit and
uber hokie • 03/03/26 09:35 PM ET
With long distance shooting much more prevalent that in the past, ◄
GreenvilleVT • 03/03/26 03:48 PM ET
You also need to practice it. You can't just be a "man to man" defending..
EDGEMAN • 03/03/26 10:49 AM ET
it is situational
Vippie1 • 03/03/26 08:59 AM ET
so accurate on every point you made. **
HtownHokie • 03/03/26 04:55 PM ET
What don’t you practice so you can dabble with a zone? You have to
Lancelot Link • 03/03/26 01:15 PM ET
Every player probably learned the basics of a 2-3 zone by 4th grade
Vippie1 • 03/03/26 03:04 PM ET
we learned 1-3-1 on 8th and 9th grade team. requires a mindset and hustle,
HtownHokie • 03/03/26 05:01 PM ET
Yeah,rather talk about Box and 1**
HokieBrazil • 03/03/26 07:38 AM ET
If you’re playing in middle school maybe **
Hokie98 • 03/03/26 08:35 AM ET
No kidding **
HokiesACC2004 • 03/03/26 05:22 AM ET