Originally Posted by Anonymous
Syracuse Zone defense and others are in three seconds for 5 through 8 seconds at a time. This is how a good zone D becomes a great zone D when refs do not enforce three seconds in the 8M. It was ridiculous today. Also Loyola was pushed back to free position shots when they caught ball in tight. Smart strategy to jump the shooter and foul them at 3m and push them back to 8M.

If refs called three seconds the zone becomes much less comfortable to execute

Completely agree, officials refuse to enforce 3 seconds. It’s become a joke. Love the teams that have confidence in their Athletes and play man to man. Well coached teams that can execute their offensive strategy will beat a zone every time. When teams cheat and violate the 3 second rule repeatedly and intentionally the zone becomes more difficult to break. Good coaches will still beat the “cheating zone” if their offensive scheme is sound and their players are disciplined and smart.