Why do we STILL not know how to handle a zone?
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When shots fall we "know how to handle the zone". When we miss shots "we do not know how to handle the zone".
This post was edited on 1/10 1:32 PM by rodgerblue
This post was edited on 1/10 1:32 PM by rodgerblue
And thats the problem isn't it? When we get it down low against the zone our bigs take too long to decide what to do with it and the zone collapses on them.
The team is 5/10 from three...we should shoot all 3's the way we are shooting from 2.
Another terrible 2 point shot by Booker as I type this.
Another terrible 2 point shot by Booker as I type this.
Our bigs cannot create at all outside of Liles none of them can hit a shot outside 3' of the basket. We are amazing at dunks and blocks but that doesn't require dribbling
I am not sure why Lyles isn't the flashing to the FT line. He is the only big that can shoot it consistently there, plus that leaves 2 guys on the perimeter who can shoot and 2 potential lob-receivers on the baseline.
I'm a firm believer that to be good against a zone you have to play some zone defense from time to time. Biggest flaw I see on how we play against a zone is we have quit pushing the ball down the floor quickly and we don't dribble into gaps in a zone defense to make two defenders pinch together so you can find open players within scoring distance.
Good land guys ... Our bigs are so bad offensively there is not much else you can do. WCS is a walking turnover. Dakari gets stripped or blocked. KAT hates contact. This ain't Hayes & Daniels working inside. Just great athletes not great basketball players.
If you can't finiish pass or dribble your team is doomed.
If you can't finiish pass or dribble your team is doomed.
Biggest problem I see is that we hardly EVER put a player in the high post/FT line area to shoot the 15' jumper or play the high-low game. Seems like we always have both players on the block and we get no movement except east-west on the perimeter. I think KAT or Lyles would flourish at that spot because both can hit that jumper, and KAT can also see the floor and pass it well. I don't question Cal much, but this has been an aspect of his zone offense that has beffudled me ever since Cal has been here.