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Another weakness is that Hurley basically refuses to use any type of Zone defense. While pretty much every other BE coach is willing to mix things up a bit with their half court defenses, we're fed quotes that we just need to work harder and "gut it out" in man. Playing a zone defense at times would:
*** Protect players from foul trouble
*** Help avoid bad mismatches such as Karaban vs. (insert name of quality 4)
*** Allow the 2 bigs to be on the floor together
Saying: "I've always been a man to man guy and won't play any Zone" is a bit stubborn in this day and age. You can still hang your hat on man D, but show some defensive creativity here and there.
*** Protect players from foul trouble
*** Help avoid bad mismatches such as Karaban vs. (insert name of quality 4)
*** Allow the 2 bigs to be on the floor together
Saying: "I've always been a man to man guy and won't play any Zone" is a bit stubborn in this day and age. You can still hang your hat on man D, but show some defensive creativity here and there.