i am not one to complain about game results, but this one has me completely befuddled...

http://www.whatifsports.com/x.asp?r=229521&u=/hd/GameResults/BoxScore.aspx?gid=12924638

You played a 2-3 zone and got burned from 3.

Posted by thewizard17 on 3/3/2016 8:16:00 AM (view original):
You played a 2-3 zone and got burned from 3.

true. but the first 3 games of the season my opponents combined to shoot <33% from behind the arc...and all of them had at least one, if not more, superior perimeter players to that Yale team. nobody on Yale has a perimeter rating above 79...and of the three guys they do have in the 70s, none of them possess great speed or ball handling attributes that would even allow them to get wide open for their 3 point attempts.

Yeah, that's true and I would agree with you. Unfortunately, it was just one of those games where the other team got hot from the outside.

Posted by thewizard17 on 3/3/2016 8:35:00 AM (view original):
Yeah, that's true and I would agree with you. Unfortunately, it was just one of those games where the other team got hot from the outside.

fair enough. i can handle the randomness of a team getting hot from outside. even moreso than the loss, i guess i was most surprised by the score. when i go into a game with an average advantage in ATH and DEF of +18 and +20 respectively, i don't expect to get blown out of the gym...even on the road.

I'm wondering if speed might be the most important attribute when it comes to defending the perimeter in a zone. I've mostly stayed away from playing zone because of the three point threat the other team poses, not to mention the rebounding disadvantage.

Posted by thewizard17 on 3/3/2016 11:08:00 AM (view original):
I'm wondering if speed might be the most important attribute when it comes to defending the perimeter in a zone. I've mostly stayed away from playing zone because of the three point threat the other team poses, not to mention the rebounding disadvantage.

i've used the zone quite a bit, and have had some pretty good success with it. especially at a couple of my div2 stops. you might be correct. i used to value SPD as much as ATH and DEF, but lately ive found myself being converted to leaning even more heavily on ATH and DEF as my cores. and as i think back, i do believe ive had even better defensive teams when my ATH and DEF weren't quite as high, but my SPD was better. defending the 3 has never really been an issue for me, especially since i try to recruit swing type SFs that can play 2-3 or 3-2...but you are right about the rebounding. it is always my achilles heel