Posted by upsetcity on 11/17/2023 12:47:00 PM (view original):
Posted by JayGarneau on 11/17/2023 10:48:00 AM (view original):
If you're committing to zone, the benefit of it is its flexibility. You can easily switch between 2-3 and 3-2 depending on the opponent you're facing. Really the biggest difference is needing a shot blocking center in the 2-3. If I play a team that's always in a 2-3 then I'm shooting (and making) a ton of 3s.
This isn't the best way to play zone defense. Typically, most coaches just run one defense because your best 2-3 SF is not the same type of player as your 3-2 SF. The best coaches running zone choose 3-2 (oldresorter as far as I know, cedarberry as examples).
I actually vary mine more than some might think.
my last 35 game season, 19 3-2, 16 2-3 at Colorado.
I pick mostly based on gut. I feel there are 3-4 near equivalent game plans I can use with zone, some of which might appear quite different. Then I go with intuition to pick. I have my own advanced stats package, much like real colleges use to help hone my picks, but in the end, I pick, not using a math formula or anything.
I’ve been in the same conf a long time, you’d have to ask those guys, do they know what’s coming game to game? Since I don’t, my guess is they don’t either?
i have a zone rebuild team Jacksonville state, 27-3 last yr, 17 3-2 and 13 2-3.
On the other issue, personnel:
I never look at my sf as special because of zone or any other reason. i simply start my best 5 or the 5 that fit my system. Now I have a system for subbing, for selecting starters by position, for assigning usage or shot %, or shot levels, that I think works for me, etc, etc. but it’s the same whether I play man or zone or fcp or motion or triangle or flex. By system I have maybe 20 custom ratings I use, including my 2-3 pg formulas, 2-3 sgs formulas, etc, etc, as well as defensive guards, bigs, and a handful of more general ones. I use different formulas for recruiting than I do for picking my lineups.
but none of these change for my defense or offense types.
I pick pg first always, then c, then sg, then everyone else. I sometimes end up with excellent SFs cause my teams are often very good, but pg, c, sg imo are the 3 positions that specific skills really matter that I select first. If you look, most nt title teams, 8-12 guys are really great players, so many of them excel anywhere. But to win with less, really important to get right players in the right roles.
hope that helps. I saw my name mentioned, thought I’d expand with some thought, thx for the shoutout to upset city,appreciate the mention.