"Zone defense is all that's worked in the past, and it's all that'll work..
this year."
One of the townspeople to new Hickory Head Coach Norman Dale, "Hoosiers"
Lol it was right after the minister leaned in and asked him "tell me..do you believe in man to man, or a zone defense?" and Dale just giggled.
Side note: some of us thought Neo was gonna be our Jimmy Chitwood this year.
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..
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-- 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