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Whats The Purpose Of Playing Zone Defense As Opposed To Man To Man In Basketball? I Never Understood It?

Ilda-Schreckengost, 2008-01-22 12:26:02

2008-01-22 14:18:41 Gustavo-Merryman wrote: The main drawback is that if the opposing team is good at shooting long-range shots, you are in trouble if you dont close out on the player. When you go to a zone defense, you are working as a single unit with alot more defensive help if the opposing team "burns" or beats your teams player. The reasons why teams choose to play zone is if the opposing team is a bad shooting team or the opposing team has an effective center or forward. Going to a zone defense makes it difficult for the opposing team to shoot close range baskets. Also zones are used to rest players and cover-up for poor one on one defensive players.The idea of going to a zone defense is to make up for a team not being able to defend players on a one-on-one basis.

2008-01-22 15:05:23 Wilhelmina-Veith wrote: so the players don't get so tired i only have 6 on my team so we play zone

2008-01-22 13:55:57 Damon-Perkins wrote: intercepting week passes games zone.

2008-01-22 14:00:04 Sharilyn-Handyside wrote: Zone defense allows a team with less speed and size to match up with a team that has speed and bigger players. Man to man is a better defense if all 5 players are able to guard speed for speed and inch for inch. If not then this poses an advantage to the team on offense and they are able to score with less scrutiny.There are some famous coaches out there that stricly recruit guys based on their zone play. Such as Jim Beoheim at Syracuse. Hes renowned for his 2-3 zone and he gets players that fit well into that scheme. I liked playing zone in highschool cause it was easier first off and it allows for more takeaways. Instead of concentrating on one person, and following them around the court, you control a certain area, and make sure that you guard who ever may come into that 'zone'.Hope it helps.A zone defence can be used for numerous reasons over man to man games zone games zone. It's a good way to cover for having a slower weaker defender on your team to start with. It allows you to deny penetration into the lane and layups or easy kickouts without having a big guy to protect the rim or great on ball defenders games zone. It can force a team without good shooters to try and shoot over the zone and beat you from the outside. It's a hard defence for a team without a good PG/strong ball handler to break down or a disciplined offensive plan. It can be a good way to shut down a team with a dominant post player if you can deny the ball to him/her and/or force a quick kick out by doubling quickly after they catch it. Or can be useful just to change up the pattern of a game a bit and give the opposition a different look on defence for a while.

2008-01-22 13:56:37 Horace-Gisiko wrote: I feel you have a better chance at breaking down and closing lanes to the basket if you play a zone D games zone. There is less of a chance for your defense to breakdown and create an open shot for the offense.

2008-01-22 13:59:29 Olin-Aultman wrote: well man to man is always the most effective, but when you have everyone coming to the paint because of the poor man to man defense, you need a solution. what many coaches do is play the 3-2 which is 3 man down low and two on top games zone. this way, the opposing team has to shoot jump shots instead of driving it to the hole trial version video slots no registration. now, if you got jump shooters like the chicago bulls, that defense will not work. but if the team has lots of big guys, then zone is the most effective

2008-01-22 14:14:57 Sherise-Ramsey wrote: Zone defense allows a team with less speed and size to match up with a team that has speed and bigger players. Man to man is a better defense if all 5 players are able to guard speed for speed and inch for inch. If not then this poses an advantage to the team on offense and they are able to score with less scrutiny.There are some famous coaches out there that stricly recruit guys based on their zone play. Such as Jim Beoheim at Syracuse. Hes renowned for his 2-3 zone and he gets players that fit well into that scheme. I liked playing zone in highschool cause it was easier first off and it allows for more takeaways. Instead of concentrating on one person, and following them around the court, you control a certain area, and make sure that you guard who ever may come into that 'zone'.Hope it helps.

2008-01-22 13:59:09 Fatimah-Heyman wrote: One reason is to give the opposing offense a different look on defense, if you play man to man all game, there are ways around it easily, like lets say a pick and roll and another reason zone is a good defense is if players on your team dont have solid man to man defending skills, so it allows the player just to defend a certain zone and not have to worry so much about a particular player poker bok.

2008-01-22 14:04:52 Kelley-Ray wrote: and zone allows other players to help out and show more pressure teams that play zone are generally bad defensive teams overall. teams with good individual defenders play man to man.

2008-01-22 14:23:06 Otis-Gist wrote:

If you team is outmatched athletically or physically inside than zone is better because it becomes easier for teammates to help down low or with quicker point guards.
Zone is also better if you have playing against a team that is a poor jump shooting team.

2008-01-22 14:48:36 Granville-Ling wrote: