It has everything to do with it. You literally just said teams have been running a layup drill on UK for 9 years. You're not a top defense if teams are getting easy layups at will.
Duke not afraid to play zone.
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It has everything to do with it. You literally just said teams have been running a layup drill on UK for 9 years. You're not a top defense if teams are getting easy layups at will.
If you don’t want to discuss basketball in an intelligent way just ignore my threads. We are having an intelligent discussion about zones. I contend we would have 2-3 more titles if he had used some zone against UConn and Wisconsin. Some one said Syracuse has one title playing only zone. How many titles does Cal have playing all man to man?
So the guy brings up a valid point that would probably help win a game, and he is a troll ........ Riiiiight !
I get those that want to see more zone.
But a post like this is pretty for a ****** for a UK fan.
And then this comment:
"It's not obsession with zone, it's 9 years of watching teams running lay up drills on us in given games and not adjusting."
Were they running layup drills when we went to the Final Fours and Championship games?
Seriously?
Oh please explain professor?
Let me guess. Gonna use AD as an example?
Well then I guess you really are a dumbass. How long has zone u been around? And how many final fours has Cal been to at... How many schools?
Only in 2014 vs UConn would the zone have helped us.
Wisconsin was bad coaching and execution for 4 minutes.
2010 and 2011 were poor shooting.
2017 was a last-second shot on a break.
I think Cal should do what's best for those kids future 1st and foremost, play zone when necessary. I'm blue through and through...but there is a reason kentucky players do well fairly quickly at the next level. Cal does right by those kids, and I appreciate that.
In 2014 yes, in 2011 we couldn't hit free throws.
A zone is ok but you are over-exaggerating the zone to titles comparison.
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Boeheim has been at Syracuse since 1976. 42 years. 5 final 4's and 1 title.
Cal's had 4 final 4's and 1 title in 8 seasons at Kentucky. Spare me with your garbage.
I have to agree. UL played zone vs that UCONN team and beat them twice by a combined 70 points.
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Ok. Believe what you want. Cal knows a hell of a lot more than you arm chair coach.
And the fact you think we win 2-3 more titles if we did, make me even surer that Cal knows what he's doing.
No dog in this fight but Cal only has 1 title in his 30 years coaching and it took a transcendent player like AD to pull it off.
Go back and look at my 16000 post record. I will praise Cal and I love what he has done but he is not infallible or above criticism. He makes 10 million a year to win championships and he has the same number Hall Pitino and Tubby have. He is not a god. Some of you need to get over your man crush. One of his teams won a championship with the greatest player in the history of UK basketball. The team of Knight overachieved but then were better than the UConn team that beat them. I give him a pass for Noel’s injury. But the rest of his teams have underachieved.
Zone sucks...not sure why ppl think it' a miracle defense. You will never get better at man if you don' work on it. Zone was created for a few reasons..A. rest B. When you are worried about rebounding c. You can't
Keep from fouling....thats why duke ran it.
I have no problem mixing it up to give another look or use it some until they get better with man. But ppl act like zone is is some mystical game stopper is ridiculous
Keep from fouling....thats why duke ran it.
I have no problem mixing it up to give another look or use it some until they get better with man. But ppl act like zone is is some mystical game stopper is ridiculous
Lol, you realize you're being an arm chair coach too right? So is it his how your night goes; I'm going to go on a discussion board and not discuss just hurl ignorant statements with no analysis at people who want to discuss?
Call me when somebody wins a title at UMASS or Memphis.
That is what most of us are asking for, just change it up, it is sickening watching these other guards getting to the basket at will.
I thought you had no dog in the fight? Why are you still barking? If you want a zone, take your happy *** up north and cheer for Syracuse.
Jimmies a little rustled?
No one is advocating for us to turn into a zone team. Just pointing out that Cal’s reluctance (and sometimes refusal) to play zone is not one of his smarter decisions.
From what I've read KU is a good 3 point shooting team.. and every smart bball fan knows that the very best D against a good outside shooting team is zone!! Cause its so easy to stop a team from getting good looks in a zone bay-bee Am I rite?
Comparing winning at Syracuse to UMASS. Hilarious. UMASS had made the NCAA tournament all of one time before Cal. They've made the NCAA tournament all of 3 times since Cal. It's funny I'm even having this argument. Especially when you put Cal at a place like UK? and his 8 year tenure matches another mans 42 year tenure. You keep praying for that zone.
Actually an extended zone defense can be very successful against good 3 point shooting teams. You just have to identify the shooters and close out fast.
The man to man sure didn’t slow down Vermont from getting 29 wide open threes
Did you even read the thread? I never advocated for Cal to never play a zone. Robman argued that 3 different coaches who played zone all had a lot of success. (K, Pitino, Boeheim)
I told him 2 of those coaches only used it in spots, with Boeheim living or dying by it. So yeah, if you're arguing we should use it sometimes, then I agree. He also said playing a zone was a good way to cover the perimeter. Uh, no.
You do if your guys can't stop the drive. That's where we are at right now.
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