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VT scored almost 1.5 ppp when Jacksonville ran zone

Think about why dribble penetration hurts...it collapses a defense and makes it more difficult to defend all passing lanes out of the paint plus defend the ball from scoring. A zone *might* make dribble penetration more difficult in theory (I'd argue it doesnt because you still have to defend the person with the ball 1-on-1) but it makes it WAY easier to get into the paint with the pass. The pass is exponentially easier to get into the paint vs a zone than driving vs man. And they both accomplish the same thing. So no, it wouldn't erase the issue because driving the ball isn't the issue, it's the ball in the paint at all that's the issue
Posted: 11/21/2024 at 11:11 AM ET
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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