The 1-3-1 zone

[August_West]

 

[husky429]

We managed to go to the only zone that doesn't stop dribble penetration. Help me make sense of this.

 

[August_West]

We managed to go to the only zone that doesn't stop dribble penetration. Help me make sense of this.

There is no making sense of this. I’m to the point now where it should be split duty. Love Hurley as a program culture builder and recruiter. Let’s leave him in the locker room making zoom calls for next year while kimani bench coaches the actual games.

 

[Hoophound]

There is no making sense of this. I’m to the point now where it should be split duty. Love Hurley as a program culture builder and recruiter. Let’s leave him in the locker room making zoom calls for next year while kimani bench coaches the actual games.

When people ask who we’d replace him with, we all know who.

 

[shizzle787]

When people ask who we’d replace him with, we all know who.

Calipari. Same problem with in game coaching but at least he has a title.

 

[Hey Adrien!]

When people ask who we’d replace him with, we all know who.

Ewing?

 

[Stinger92860]

Carla Berube?

 

[Verne]

Putting Joey in the back was... Chefs kiss

 

[August_West]

Al Sharpton?

 

[CTBasketball]

Ewing?

Ewing almost outcoached Hurley this year. Let that sink in.

 

[Jay-Bone]

Ewing almost outcoached Hurley this year. Let that sink in.

Believe it or not, Ewing had a large hand in sussing out the blueprint for beating us.

 

[uconnfan68]

3-2 with 2 bigs in back. No more layups.

 

[JT-55]

Putting Joey in the back was... Chefs kiss

That’s how you play a 1-3-1 you have a guard on the baseline who runs corner to corner.

 

[HuskyBaggins]

It basically gave them a free, uncontested layup every time

 

[UCFan1513]

Why can’t he just be normal and do a simple 2-3 or 3-2. Let’s get a basic zone down before playing this porous Nonsense

 

[Candyman]

Have to go 2-3. Not 3-2. After they scored on their first 4 possessions we should have tried the 2-3 and force them to shoot threes. Baffling. Hurley then says we can’t defend and stay in front of them but lets it go on play after play. Posh, Addai, Curbelo all can’t shoot. Jones and Pinzon shoot 32 and 35 percent. Stor can light it up but that’s 1 dude.

 

[Verne]

That’s how you play a 1-3-1 you have a guard on the baseline who runs corner to corner.

I mean sure this works in middle school... Maybe?

In the big east you put your most undersized and unathletic guard in the back... Good luck.

 

[mauconnfan]

1-3-1 can be disruptive if all 5 guys really know their spots and move correctly with the ball position. If not you’ve seen the results it’s not pretty.

2-3 was the only zone to try versus a team that is the 9th best shooting team in the conference from deep, a team that lives in the 6-10 foot range when they are getting what they want. And we watched them get what they want all game with little to no adjustments.

But let’s blame it on the transfers! Lol

 

[JT-55]

1-3-1 can be disruptive if all 5 guys really know their spots and move correctly with the ball position. If not you’ve seen the results it’s not pretty.

2-3 was the only zone to try versus a team that is the 9th best shooting team in the conference from deep, a team that lives in the 6-10 foot range when they are getting what they want. And we watched them get what they want all game with little to no adjustments.

But let’s blame it on the transfers! Lol

Should have attempted to play a 2-3 at somepoint. SJ shot 15% from three and had 44 points in the paint. Would have been nice to attempt a 2-3 zone and see what that would look like. You would think having to long athletic guys like Newton and Hawkins up top would cause some problems.

 

[uconnric]

If we're going to play zone, let's get Jim Boeheim, at least as an assistant.

 

[NJviaCONN]

I’ve seen Houston and Rutgers both run the 1-3-1 to perfection this season. If all your players are locked in on D it can work great

 

[nelsonmuntz]

A 80's/90's style, pack-it-in 2-3 zone will get scorched by modern offenses. If you want to add some wrinkles like traps or stretch it out beyond the 3 point line, then there might be something to talk about. The Heat play a 2-3 like that sometimes.

A 1-3-1 is actually a pretty good defense to run because other teams often do not prepare for it and the ball movements to attack it are different than man or 2-3 zone. UConn just wasn't playing it right.

 

[Kenny11]

Should have attempted to play a 2-3 at somepoint. SJ shot 15% from three and had 44 points in the paint. Would have been nice to attempt a 2-3 zone and see what that would look like. You would think having to long athletic guys like Newton and Hawkins up top would cause some problems.

I've known coaches that consider the 2-3 to be "weak", "soft" and represent the opposite of the "culture" they want from their team....I'm not sure if Hurley is like that but I wouldn't doubt it......The thing is, sometimes it can help you win a game!

 

[August_West]

A 80's/90's style, pack-it-in 2-3 zone will get scorched by modern offenses. If you want to add some wrinkles like traps or stretch it out beyond the 3 point line, then there might be something to talk about. The Heat play a 2-3 like that sometimes.

A 1-3-1 is actually a pretty good defense to run because other teams often do not prepare for it and the ball movements to attack it are different than man or 2-3 zone. UConn just wasn't playing it right.

Hurley never saw it until Ed Cooley threw it at him out of blue 2 weeks ago. Then said "hey if my team looks like this against it, Im fixin to try it"

 

[Billy Jack]

Hurley never saw it until Ed Cooley threw it at him out of blue 2 weeks ago. Then said "hey if my team looks like this against it, Im fixin to try it"

You’re joking, right? Good one.

 

[August_West]

You’re joking, right? Good one.

I wish

 

[methodology]

Maybe do a matchup 2-3 zone like Chaney used to run at Temple

 

[nelsonmuntz]

Maybe do a matchup 2-3 zone like Chaney used to run at Temple

That was a matchup 3-2, and played a little like man-to-man defense with switches on every screen. I like it a lot, but I have not seen a lot of teams that play it nearly as well as Chaney's Temple teams did.

 

[uconnfan68]

I don’t want DC or Adama outside the paint. Let the little guys chase to the corners.

 

[HuskyHawk]

We didn't need to go zone at all. A 2-3 would be good for a few minutes just to show them something. The team just needs to change how they defend in man, sag off anyone who isn't a lethal 3 point shooter. Guys like Alleyne, Newton, etc. Play drop 100% of the time against any big who can't shoot. Play at the level of the screener against any big who can shoot. Guards need to take charges against bigs rolling in P&R, but really, most teams don't have a good P&R game.

It means we will give up more 3s, which Dan hates. From SB Nation:

The Huskies also now rank 311th in the country with 19.2 fouls per game. In the last three games, that number is at 21 per game. UConn is also fifth in the country in 3-point field goal percentage allowed (27.2%). Teams have only made 74 threes against them all season! Dan Hurley has drilled these kids to run guys off the three point line so much that they’re getting beat off the dribble, and that’s when the fouls happen. Free throws dull defensive intensity, disrupt rotations, and most importantly for UConn, prevent you from getting out in transition.