I'm working off of the assumption that the defense rating truly doesn't matter in the zone, so I emphasized rebounding from my guards and SF instead. I wanted to get people who looked like they could become imposing physically even if they aren't just yet, and I wanted to get people with high WEs. In many cases, I saw a relatively low stamina rating as being a positive, since it will give me an excuse to emphasize conditioning for the player...also, stamina doesn't matter as much with the zone, and I will be probably running a slowdown all year.
We will be bad this year. I predict 10 wins. Still, I'm really playing for next year, when I think we'll have a solid chance to make the PIT or NT, and the year after, when I think we'll likely be ranked by the end of the season.