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
Thread Replies (18)
Hard to understand why MY won’t play any zone defense
-- BAMAHOKIE
Nov 20, 2024 at 09:55 PM ET
BAMAHOKIE
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11/20/24 09:55 PM ET
I have wanted to post this exact thing but was afraid to. I thought this
-- SmithfieldHokie
Nov 21, 2024 at 04:24 PM ET
SmithfieldHokie
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11/21/24 04:24 PM ET
I’ve been saying that for years. He’s very easy to coach against. **
-- va.tech
Nov 21, 2024 at 04:19 PM ET
va.tech
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11/21/24 04:19 PM ET
Young used to be a coach that split his defenses...
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 21, 2024 at 07:37 AM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/21/24 07:37 AM ET
Being able to play even a slightly competent zone that in college...
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 20, 2024 at 11:28 PM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/20/24 11:28 PM ET
That may have some pieces of truth but
-- hokiepro
Nov 21, 2024 at 05:43 AM ET
hokiepro
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11/21/24 05:43 AM ET
I’ve coached both, in college basketball…
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 21, 2024 at 07:02 AM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/21/24 07:02 AM ET
I would understand not spending
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 22, 2024 at 06:31 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/22/24 06:31 AM ET
The idea is to use it to disrupt flow & mess up other team’s scout
-- hokiepro
Nov 21, 2024 at 07:38 AM ET
hokiepro
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11/21/24 07:38 AM ET
Apparently, teaching both is too much for players to handle. **
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 20, 2024 at 10:15 PM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/20/24 10:15 PM ET
That’s the most ridiculous thing posted by a “basketball expert” on this
-- hokiepro
Nov 20, 2024 at 10:48 PM ET
hokiepro
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11/20/24 10:48 PM ET
Jacksonville mixed it up with a zone last night
-- GCHokie34
Nov 21, 2024 at 10:43 AM ET
GCHokie34
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11/21/24 10:43 AM ET
So without Jville’s strategic error of playing zone, they
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 22, 2024 at 06:33 AM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/22/24 06:33 AM ET
won't the zone help prevent dribble penetration?
-- VermontDDS
Nov 21, 2024 at 10:58 AM ET
VermontDDS
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11/21/24 10:58 AM ET
VT scored almost 1.5 ppp when Jacksonville ran zone
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-- GCHokie34
Nov 21, 2024 at 11:11 AM ET
GCHokie34
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11/21/24 11:11 AM ET
Yeah, it was. I mean, plenty of teams mix in a
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 20, 2024 at 10:54 PM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/20/24 10:54 PM ET
This season 44 out of 364 teams are base M2M but are mixing in zone...
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 20, 2024 at 11:36 PM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/20/24 11:36 PM ET
So more than 1 out of 10 teams. Not exactly unheard of.
-- Pride_and_Joy
Nov 21, 2024 at 04:15 PM ET
Pride_and_Joy
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11/21/24 04:15 PM ET
No, plenty of teams zone up on baseline out of bounds or things like that..
-- Cvillehoops13
Nov 22, 2024 at 12:17 AM ET
Cvillehoops13
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11/22/24 12:17 AM ET