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Message: [QUOTE="CocoHusky, post: 4460063, member: 5823"] UCONN does not need to play more zone defense because with a few exception the man to man defense has been pretty good this year. For starter Aubrey is back and healthy and playing great defense and has become Robin in support of Nika's Batman like defensive efforts. Seldom mentioned this season & mostly due to better health is that Azzi is having an exceptional season defensively and has exponentially improved defense over last season. The interior defense still has issues with size and physicality which is partially due to Dorka being hurt. While AE has demonstrated much better control on the interior defensive , Patterson is still struggling to control her body and Amari has developed a severe allergy to the paint. Going to zone defense will not improve the interior defensive. It is also a popular myth that playing zone defensive gives you the ability to rest and conserve energy vs playing man to man defense. When executed properly every player in the zone defense moves (rotates) on every pass and shot attempt. Depending on the configuration some of those rotations and challenges are extreme and would require more movement and energy. For example, in a 3 X 2 zone the 2 ( post players usually) are responsible for covering the corner jumper, rarely in a man to man defense do you see post player having to cover corner jumpers. Having post players cover corner jumpers is also partially what takes them out of good rebounding position. [/QUOTE]

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