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Message: [QUOTE="BBallF, post: 3616296, member: 10435"] Yes it is possible that big slower teams can't defend a team that had a mix of Evina, Paige, Anna, CW, ONO, Aubrey. and Edwards. It is also possible that a bigger team can beat the zone underneath because the vulnerability is usually there by a "high-low" or "overload" and the problem with the zone is that it is more difficult to box out because you are usually not straight up on defense on a man. One thing about the zone is that it is easier to fast break from and that will be fun to watch. Just as Anna gets a lot of open shots from Evina and Paige, Evina gets even more open shots from Anna and Paige. I don't see a lot of zone for this team however except for a full court zone press or half court trap. Geno is a man to man coach. Even from a full court press his players go back to man to man when most coaches go into a zone. The aggressive defense turned us around as a team last year and this year we have more depth and more talent especially on defense with Edwards, Mir and an older Aubrey. Plus Jamelle is back to put fire into them. Paige's steal numbers were extraordinary and Nika was no slouch either and once we get a deflection or steal or long rebound or good outlet pass from a defensive rebound it is over. [/QUOTE]