What are your pre season thoughts regarding coach Martin...

[GoobieVol]

We actually did better against zones with McRae's development.

Really, if you can't shoot, it doesn't matter what you run. Sure you have good sets, but if you can't space the floor, your success will be limited. It's how Michigan beat Syracuse last year. The key is to luck and drive. Burke set it up for Staukas and Hardaway.

Golden lost his shot, McBee was inconsistent, Reese was a freshman with too many weaknesses, and J-Rich can't shoot 3's.

Last thing: our zone offense was stagnant when the ball entered to Jarnell. Nobody moved or cut or reset for an outside look. That's on CCM.

Throw in Hall and yemi being 2 of the 3 high post players and that is a recipe for nonsuccess.

 

[cncchris33]

Curious of your opinion on this. Why do you think it is that most prefer man to man, given Boeheim success?

Especially smaller schools would consistantly play against bigger and faster guys.

I feel like this might be a loaded question.

Admittedly, it's easier to teach man-to-man. I've said as much in my first post. It's easier to teach someone to shadow a single person vs staying responsible for multiple people in a specific area. I still don't think it's difficult to teach the principles of a zone defense though, but obviously more difficult than teaching man-to-man.

 

[GoobieVol]

]I feel like this might be a loaded question[/B].

Admittedly, it's easier to teach man-to-man. I've said as much in my first post. It's easier to teach someone to shadow a single person vs staying responsible for multiple people in a specific area. I still don't think it's difficult to teach the principles of a zone defense though, but obviously more difficult than teaching man-to-man.

hahaha, I was afraid it might read like that, but I swear it wasn't. I was just curious what folks thought the reasoning was, and you are good about answering.

When taught properly the zone can mask several deficiencies.(size, speed, and vertical) So you'd think their would be some coaches taking a page out of Beheim's book.

 

[cncchris33]

hahaha, I was afraid it might read like that, but I swear it wasn't. I was just curious what folks thought the reasoning was, and you are good about answering.

When taught properly the zone can mask several deficiencies.(size, speed, and vertical) So you'd think their would be some coaches taking a play out of Beheim's book.

I don't know why more don't do it either. The zone defense is extremely versatile too with its variations (2-3, 3-2, 1-3-1, Box-1, etc). Like you said, it can mask a lot of deficiencies. In order to integrate all those schemes, you'd need a team of smart, disciplined players, and a coach well-versed in their nuances. However, implementing just one of those schemes should be fairly easy as an extra wrinkle to throw at teams.

 

[whocaresgobobcats]

full cuonzo

 

[Manvol]

What are your pre season thoughts regarding coach Martin...

Just like the tourney, win or go home.

 

[stllvf]

winning on the road, being consistent without extreme up and down playing, those are requirements to return to a year in and out top 20 team. A team when it walks on the court the competence is visible even in the warm ups.