(01-17-2019 12:56 PM)Seahawkhoops Wrote:  

(01-17-2019 07:09 AM)82hawk Wrote:  

(01-16-2019 07:23 PM)HAWKING Wrote:  

(01-14-2019 10:39 AM)CG_Hawk06 Wrote:  

(01-14-2019 10:22 AM)billthebighawksfan Wrote:  I looked at the game and the Hawks gave up very good looks via the zone too (as EVERY team does) so the "PPP" doesn't really matter here plus not enough data. The zone is not an end all, but can be great as a change of pace unless you're a Syracuse. It was funny that it looked 2/3, but at times resembled a 3/2 due to a wing or 2 really extending out. A hybrid or match up can really work great too and can cause problems.

The full court/3/4 court pressure did help because it changed their rhythm. Sims looks good at the top of that IMHO. It can wear down a team over time and generally energizes the team that's doing it. The most aggressive defensive team seems to win nearly every time.

It was a 2-3, but IMO was effective due to exactly that (the wings extending out). For a zone to be as effective as possible the players HAVE to move and extend as necessary. Too many people think zone is a "lazy man's" defense, without recognizing it takes more talking and movement than most people think. Zones that don't move give up looks. Zones that move disrupt shots and make them difficult. Will it always be 100% effective, of course not. But in our case, it worked against a team that was lighting us up. I'd like to see more of it going forward. We shall see what move coach makes next.

UNCW is a playing a traditional 2-3 Zone with the following rules:

-Wings extend up only until the top two guards get back into position
-Wings are not supposed to let the ball get to the corner
-Center man guards the High Post Flash but team is willing to give up only that shot.
-When ball is in HP the top two guards drop down and closeout to wing shooters.

It doesn't get any simpler than this fellas. It's all in the execution. IMO they should be running a 3-2 to matchup with shooters on the perimeter in this guard laden league and since the 3pt shot is why they switch to zone in the first place.

I'm afraid we will run the traditional 2-3, which is the most passive zone and doesn't really stp dribble penetration as well as the others.

Hmmmm..... I seem to remember you saying in the Delaware game that we needed to play the zone to stop their penetrat and kick.

ANY zone stops dribble penetration better than m-m, that's why coaches usually play zone to begin with. BUT, a 1-2-2 zone basically allows the "1" to harass the PG one on one, while the "2-2" protects the paint, which is why it's BETTER than a 2-3 in stopping penetration. Go back and watch the game. We were getting taken to the hoop m--m non-stop. A 2-3 zone would have slowed that down tremendously. And, the facts provided showed that Delaware struggled against the zone.

Didn't we already beat this horse down???