I'd be willing to bet that if someone went back and reviewed films of our games they would find that when we play zone defense we hold the opponent to a worse shooting % in 2 and 3 point attempts. Additionally I believe we make them use more of the shot clock to get a decent look, which is important when leading in the second half. I'm also pretty confident we have gotten more steals while in a zone, commit fewer personal fouls and therefore keep our better players in the game and teams out of the bonus early. I doubt it makes much difference in rebounding.
We have several players who are perfect fits for a zone including Harris, Toe, Turtle and Edwards who are long and athletic. We have several guys who really hurt us in mtm. IMO, HK, KPG a d JP are all poor defenders and are beaten way too often off the dribble.
There were several comments from good coaches in the paper today about how Pastnor at Tech is creating a lot of problems by switching his defenses up, especially his zones.
I truly could care less what defense Fox employs, if it is the most effective one. From what I've seen, quite often it is when we are playing zone.
Offensively we need to keep going to DO more as he is finally going towards the bucket on his jump hooks and gaining confidence.I'd also like to see us use Edwards more on offense. I believe he is a guy who can put it on the floor with a power dribble and beat some guys. He is also making his fts.
We have several players who are perfect fits for a zone including Harris, Toe, Turtle and Edwards who are long and athletic. We have several guys who really hurt us in mtm. IMO, HK, KPG a d JP are all poor defenders and are beaten way too often off the dribble.
There were several comments from good coaches in the paper today about how Pastnor at Tech is creating a lot of problems by switching his defenses up, especially his zones.
I truly could care less what defense Fox employs, if it is the most effective one. From what I've seen, quite often it is when we are playing zone.
Offensively we need to keep going to DO more as he is finally going towards the bucket on his jump hooks and gaining confidence.I'd also like to see us use Edwards more on offense. I believe he is a guy who can put it on the floor with a power dribble and beat some guys. He is also making his fts.
