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(10-27-2017 07:36 AM)ODU804 Wrote:  

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(10-26-2017 07:15 PM)bit_9 Wrote:  It was reported he was done for the season the other day.

Posted from mobile device. Hopefully it's coherent.

Stith, Porter.... Anyone else? Damn

I think it was a poster that said it, haven't seen anything official. (unless I missed it)

Stith with play 4/5, Porter will play 5. Carver and BJ will play some 4.

I posted it... Kah has a back issue and is likely out for the year...Which means his career at ODU is likely over....Now let's get back to the playing zone defense because you can rebound better out of a zone...That is the whole reason we are playing any zone at all. We will only be playing zone when we have the small lineup in the game. The only time Brandon or Porter will play any zone is when they are in the 4 guard lineup so the new young guns can have some playing time. The new players are not ready to play big time defense yet. Maybe later in the year but not now. It is easier to box out playing zone than man to man because you can see the floor better and you know when the shot goes up so you box out whoever is in your area of the zone defense.

I've watched a lot of basketball over the years and have always heard the exact opposite. Commentators have always said that it is more difficult to rebound out of a zone because it is more difficult to find someone to box out.

There are a few main reasons to play zone. One is that your opponent can't hit outside shots...which is why people have liked to play zone against us the last couple years. A second is that you don't match up well on a size basis from a man to man defensive basis...which would be why we would choose to play zone with a 4 guard line-up. A third is to protect your big men who are in foul trouble. We may need to employ this due to our lack of depth in the post.

Nice post about a few of the reasons for playing zone. I would add a fourth reason which is to allow you to play some players together that you would not be able to play together as well in the man-to-man.

Coach Jones stated last year that he didn't want to play Brandan and Porter together because neither had the ability to guard out on the perimeter in the man-to-man. Since most teams typically have a guy in the low post to defend he chose to (for the most part) limit those two to playing one at a time to defend that low post player with Denzel chasing the power forward around the court in the man-to-man. I mentioned to him that he should maybe consider mixing in some zone to get both big men into the game together more, but being a staunch man-to-man coach, it didn't happen. Maybe this season that will change and we will see more flexibility on defense. Guess we will see soon enough if a leopard can change its spots.