Post by hayesboy on Nov 7, 2024 16:00:58 GMT
Zone defence was never allowed in the NBA until the 2001-2002 season. They are not the zones that players like myself, Bigz or others who actually have played basketball will be familiar with though.
This is because of the "defensive 3 second rule" that means that no defender can linger in the zone or key for longer than 3 seconds unless the players they are guarding is also in there (bearing in mind the offensive 3 second rule is the same as FIBA).
So this really changes the nature of the zone altogether. What this allows in FIBA is for teams to be able to play relatively weak 1v1 defenders who may be very strong offensively more minutes. Or it means they can field bigger players to protect the basket without the fear of them being exposed when they get dragged away from the hoop due to the lack of a defensive 3 second rule.
If you look at USA Olympic success since 1992 you will see that players like Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant have been critical to it as they are very good mid-range shooters. This is very handy against a zone. As is Steph Curry as the Olympics proved!!
At the end of the day the best players in the world play in the NBA. I think they win a 7 game series every time no matter the format. One off games could go either way if the format was FIBA.
The gap is closing and players are regularly moving back and forwards from NBA to Euroleague these days. Frances Yabusele has gone back to NBA with 76ers this season after a successful stint at Real Madrid following a less productive stint with the Celtics.
This is because of the "defensive 3 second rule" that means that no defender can linger in the zone or key for longer than 3 seconds unless the players they are guarding is also in there (bearing in mind the offensive 3 second rule is the same as FIBA).
So this really changes the nature of the zone altogether. What this allows in FIBA is for teams to be able to play relatively weak 1v1 defenders who may be very strong offensively more minutes. Or it means they can field bigger players to protect the basket without the fear of them being exposed when they get dragged away from the hoop due to the lack of a defensive 3 second rule.
If you look at USA Olympic success since 1992 you will see that players like Carmelo Anthony and Kevin Durant have been critical to it as they are very good mid-range shooters. This is very handy against a zone. As is Steph Curry as the Olympics proved!!
At the end of the day the best players in the world play in the NBA. I think they win a 7 game series every time no matter the format. One off games could go either way if the format was FIBA.
The gap is closing and players are regularly moving back and forwards from NBA to Euroleague these days. Frances Yabusele has gone back to NBA with 76ers this season after a successful stint at Real Madrid following a less productive stint with the Celtics.
