11. Most teams play zone and try to force the opposition to throw underneath. 12. Now, there are defenders in the way of those routes because they are playing zones instead of chasing receivers. 13. Now we do everything but allow the zone to be played. 14. Physically, the Bruins are well-suited to play zone. 15. San Diego played zone. 16. Sometimes, the Steelers played a zone when they blitzed. 17. So the Waves played a zone and dared the Seminoles to shoot outside. 18. Teams that play zone are not supposed to force turnovers and are supposed to be vulnerable to outside shooting. 19. The biggest problem the Lakers have encountered so far is learning to play zone without running afoul of the new defensive three-second rule in the lane. 20. The Bruins, who expect to play zone most of the day, will try to take advantage of their overall quickness and hasten the pace. |