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Yeah, it was. I mean, plenty of teams mix in a

bit of zone to shift momentum or at least force the opponent to adjust. But again, for some reason, there’s always an excuse for why we can’t do things that plenty of other programs seem perfectly capable of doing.
Posted: 11/20/2024 at 10:54 PM ET
(In response to this post by hokiepro)

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Hard to understand why MY won’t play any zone defense
BAMAHOKIE • 11/20/24 09:55 PM ET
I have wanted to post this exact thing but was afraid to. I thought this
SmithfieldHokie • 11/21/24 04:24 PM ET
I’ve been saying that for years. He’s very easy to coach against. **
va.tech • 11/21/24 04:19 PM ET
Young used to be a coach that split his defenses...
Cvillehoops13 • 11/21/24 07:37 AM ET
Being able to play even a slightly competent zone that in college...
Cvillehoops13 • 11/20/24 11:28 PM ET
That may have some pieces of truth but
hokiepro • 11/21/24 05:43 AM ET
I’ve coached both, in college basketball…
Cvillehoops13 • 11/21/24 07:02 AM ET
I would understand not spending
Pride_and_Joy • 11/22/24 06:31 AM ET
The idea is to use it to disrupt flow & mess up other team’s scout
hokiepro • 11/21/24 07:38 AM ET
Apparently, teaching both is too much for players to handle. **
Pride_and_Joy • 11/20/24 10:15 PM ET
That’s the most ridiculous thing posted by a “basketball expert” on this
hokiepro • 11/20/24 10:48 PM ET
Jacksonville mixed it up with a zone last night
GCHokie34 • 11/21/24 10:43 AM ET
So without Jville’s strategic error of playing zone, they
Pride_and_Joy • 11/22/24 06:33 AM ET
won't the zone help prevent dribble penetration?
VermontDDS • 11/21/24 10:58 AM ET
VT scored almost 1.5 ppp when Jacksonville ran zone
GCHokie34 • 11/21/24 11:11 AM ET
Yeah, it was. I mean, plenty of teams mix in a ◄
Pride_and_Joy • 11/20/24 10:54 PM ET
This season 44 out of 364 teams are base M2M but are mixing in zone...
Cvillehoops13 • 11/20/24 11:36 PM ET
So more than 1 out of 10 teams. Not exactly unheard of.
Pride_and_Joy • 11/21/24 04:15 PM ET
No, plenty of teams zone up on baseline out of bounds or things like that..
Cvillehoops13 • 11/22/24 12:17 AM ET