This YT video explains and shows why the no zone defense was much easier to play in.

As a superstar.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM_eCnTNt1Q[/url]

Shows and explains why today's superstars have it harder with zone compared to last greats.

[I]"No team played zone on more than 10 percent of defensive possessions last season, per Synergy Sports. Dallas became known as the zone team in 2010-11, but they played a hybrid man zone more than a straight zone, and they did that on a small minority of possessions.

[B]The league overall actually scored more efficiently against zone than man last season, according to Synergy.[/B]" [/I]

Grantland, 2012

[QUOTE=Poetry][I]"No team played zone on more than 10 percent of defensive possessions last season, per Synergy Sports. Dallas became known as the zone team in 2010-11, but they played a hybrid man zone more than a straight zone, and they did that on a small minority of possessions.

[B]The league overall actually scored more efficiently against zone than man last season, according to Synergy.[/B]" [/I]

Grantland, 2012[/QUOTE]
Watch the video

[QUOTE=Hey Yo]As a superstar.

[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YM_eCnTNt1Q[/url]

Shows and explains why today's superstars have it harder with zone compared to last greats.[/QUOTE]

Yeah let's act like teams today utilize a real zone defensive scheme. :rolleyes:

Go play ball more and stop sitting in front of your computer kid, maybe just maybe you can gain some understanding of the game. :oldlol:

[QUOTE=Hey Yo]Watch the video[/QUOTE]
Answer this basic question or your thread is a fail. If zone is so effective, why don't teams play it more than 10% of the time? Simple question...

That vid is fcking bogus. :facepalm

He goes on to use MJ's 63 point game as an example of isolation play, then shows clips of MJ driving through the lane against MULTIPLE defenders. What a joke... :facepalm

You kids need to grow a brain. Illegal defense does make for more isolation plays but it doesn't mean defenders can't double the offensive player. With smart help defense, the paint could easily get packed before the player could even get there. And again the zone of today's NBA lacks the most important anchor of the defensive scheme, the center packing the paint area. Zones aren't that hard to beat, do you really believe that MJ one of the best mid range shooters of all time couldn't beat a zone? jesus... :whatever:

[QUOTE=Dro]Answer this basic question or your thread is a fail. If zone is so effective, why don't teams play it more than 10% of the time? Simple question...[/QUOTE]
If zone isn't effective, then why even have the rule?

Even Jordan and many others said they hated zone. Jordan didn't have to deal with it until he played with the Wizards.

Notice the likes/dislikes disabled?

Uploader in the comments:

[QUOTE=TheRiggedBA]"[I]Dear Jordanites,

If you want to comment on the video, please stop spamming the page with big blocks of cut and paste from insane Jordan cult member channels and websites. You guys keep cutting and pasting meaningless data dumps of the same deliberately misleading, out-of-context stats and silly arguments verbatim. [B]YouTube automatically(and correctly) marks comments like that as spam and hides them because it detects that the same glut of text has been posted elsewhere over and over. No one, including me, can see your comments when you do that and I'm not going to constantly check and sort through my spam box looking for them just because you insist on trolling every basketball video with the same dumb shit literally word-for-word.[/B]

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The uploader is an NBA conspiracy theorist. He uploads videos with two objectives in mind.

#1, to prove the Michael Jordan is overrated

#2, to prove the NBA is rigged (his YT name is riggedNBA)

His content and conclusions are tin-foil hat status. He has an agenda in mind when he makes his videos. Don't expect him to be some arbiter of truth.

[QUOTE=Hey Yo]If zone isn't effective, then why even have the rule?

Even Jordan and many others said they hated zone. Jordan didn't have to deal with it until he played with the Wizards.[/QUOTE]

They hated it because they don't usually play against it and threw them off guard. If teams utilized it more, these "SUPERSTARS" will get used to it and adapt easily. Go back to the drawing board kid. :hammerhead:

[QUOTE=Asukal]That vid is fcking bogus. :facepalm

He goes on to use MJ's 63 point game as an example of isolation play, [B]then shows clips of MJ driving through the lane against MULTIPLE defenders. What a joke... :facepalm
[/B]
You kids need to grow a brain. Illegal defense does make for more isolation plays but it doesn't mean defenders can't double the offensive player. With smart help defense, the paint could easily get packed before the player could even get there. And again the zone of today's NBA lacks the most important anchor of the defensive scheme, the center packing the paint area. Zones aren't that hard to beat, do you really believe that [B]MJ one of the best mid range shooters of all time couldn't beat a zone? jesus... [/B]:whatever:[/QUOTE]
Also shows Danny Ainge and Walton guarding him one on one, no help (which is a joke) because of no zone / illegal defense.

MJ able to convert over Danny Ainge one on one with no help D allowed?....."mind blown"

[QUOTE=Poetry][I]"No team played zone on more than 10 percent of defensive possessions last season, per Synergy Sports. Dallas became known as the zone team in 2010-11, but they played a hybrid man zone more than a straight zone, and they did that on a small minority of possessions.

[B]The league overall actually scored more efficiently against zone than man last season, according to Synergy.[/B]" [/I]

Grantland, 2012[/QUOTE]

Spurs played zone almost exclusively when Bron was the ball handler in the finals. Both in 2013 and 2014. Only difference was he was shooting the ball well in 2014.

[QUOTE=Asukal]They hated it because they don't usually play against it and threw them off guard. [B]If teams utilized it more, these "SUPERSTARS" will get used to it and adapt easily[/B]. Go back to the drawing board kid. :hammerhead:[/QUOTE]
If teams couldn't use it all (80's 90's) the superstars have nothing to adapt to. They just keep saying they hate zone defense, just like MJ did.

Watch the video.

[QUOTE=Hey Yo]Also shows Danny Ainge and Walton guarding him one on one, no help (which is a joke) because of no zone / illegal defense.

MJ able to convert over Danny Ainge one on one with no help D allowed?....."mind blown"[/QUOTE]

Dude you are a blind mfcker. All iso starts with one defender, when MJ drives 2-3 help defenders were waiting on the paint. MJ shooting a jumper over ainge demonstrates exactly what beats a zone defense. Your agenda driven thread is hilarious, the GOAT living rent free on your minds. :oldlol:

[QUOTE=Hey Yo]Also shows Danny Ainge and Walton guarding him one on one, no help (which is a joke) because of no zone / illegal defense.

MJ able to convert over Danny Ainge one on one with no help D allowed?....."mind blown"[/QUOTE]
Except MJ can score over ANYBODY, 1 vs. 1 or 1 vs. 3. I still don't see the point...He's the GOAT scorer, he's going to score, period. He's smart enough and good enough to figure out what he needs to do to be successful. Yeah he had Phil but at some point, he would have figured it out. Probably have less rings though.

And players don't like playing against zones because yes, it throws you off...thats why its good to go to it in stretches to switch things up. But a team playing zone the entire game and other teams have a chance to gameplan and figure out their strategy before it starts? Oh my...Every team may avg. over 100 ppg and thats not an exaggeration. The only reason they wouldn't is because zone the entire game may slow the pace of the game down which again, is not as entertaining...Thats why many don't like college because a lot of teams play zone all the time.

Again, NBA scouts, gms and coaches get paid to come up with ways to stop the other team and they don't use zone.

Also as a player myself, zones are boring to play against because it removes the mano e mano factor, the 1 vs. 1 factor. You lose the ability to directly school the defender thats guarding you so you wouldn't have as many rivalries...You don't have a Shaq vs. Hakeem in the 95 Finals with a zone defense. These guys are competitive. Nobody wants to play against a zone and win shooting 50 pull mid-range jumpshots, its boring...

[QUOTE=Hey Yo]If teams couldn't use it all (80's 90's) the superstars have nothing to adapt to. They just keep saying they hate zone defense, just like MJ did.

Watch the video.[/QUOTE]

That video reeks of ignorance and bias. I did watch it and I instantly knew the uploader has zero credibility whatsoever. Rent free. :oldlol: