51. He admits that the Sonics play illegal zone defense. 52. He is credited for being the impetus for the zone defense. 53. He is quick and explosive from the snap and gets free in zone defenses. 54. He thrived when Maine switched from a zone defense to man-to-man. 55. He learned to play the physical game of basketball on the playgrounds, where fouls are never called and nobody plays zone defense. 56. He made it clear that anything and everything is up for discussion, including zone defenses. 57. He was a great coach, and she had wanted to learn his techniques for penetrating zone defenses so she could teach them to her Wildkittens. 58. He was effective in shooting over zone defenses in college. 59. Holy Cross played a deliberate offense to keep Kansas from feasting on a transition game and a zone defense to make the Jayhawks work for their points. 60. His market value is higher than ever, particularly with rules allowing zone defenses next season. |