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Always In The Zone, Syracuse Is Hard To Beat
Saturday, April 06, 2013
Any recreational league basketball team, any police athletic league squad and every group of 8-year-olds who wear the same uniform are, on the first or second day of practice, introduced to the 2-3 zone defense.
The coach will say, "On defense, you two short guys stay near the foul ...
Deflections: The Unofficial Stat That Measures Success
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The Louisville Cardinals are among the teams dominating at this year's men's Division 1 NCAA basketball tournament, which resumes Thursday night. The team credits harassing, active defense for its wins.
But there's something else at work, too: deflections. The team puts a lot of stock in them, though deflections aren't ...