Downside of the 2-3 zone...

[FeralFelidae]

When you dare teams to shoot the 3, some teams will take you up on it.

Indiana has hit 6 of 9 at the time of this post.

 

[CatsUnderStars]

Almost assuredly that percentage will come down.

 

[FeralFelidae]

Originally posted by CatsUnderStars:
Almost assuredly that percentage will come down.

Indeed, some of the threes Indiana made in the first half were contested. Just good and/or lucky shots.

 

[ColumbusCatFan1]

"Indeed, some of the threes Indiana made in the first half were contested. Just good and/or lucky shots."

The same could be said for the Illinois and Ohio State games too. Sometimes the other team just makes em. What I like most about the zone is how it plays to Olah's strengths. He can be a real force defensively when he doesn't have to run around a ton.

 

[Title_BU]

The biggest problem with the 2-3 is that if you aren't married to it (like Syracuse), you see a huge drop off in defensive rebounding percentage. It's hard to be efficient defensively if you are giving up extra possessions.