I’m not sure I’d trust those numbers. There’s an odd pattern I’ve noticed from watching UK basketball for decades: for some reason, UK has always tended to list players bigger than they are elsewhere. Our transfers have long seemed to magically gain an inch when they move to Lexington, and then everyone suddenly loses some height when they leave UK and take part in a pro combine.
That screams matchup zone some to me. Or even trap zone to create stress on the opponents out front and funnel them inside the line. Create some turnovers and transition too
The Harrison twins were both ;listed at 6'6" and they played together ...
NCAA outlawed the hand checking because of Pitinos press. Hopefully Pope comes up with some kind of matchup zone
Zoom and Wilkins have neither one been good defenders in their prior stints. We need them to be — good test for Pope’s staff on the defensive end.
I have wondered if Mark avoided the summer games to focus on a zone defense with this length and he does not want to unveil it until the season. Probably not, but …
