Inside North Carolina’s Zone Offense
Posted Mar 22, 2011
In an attempt to mitigate North Carolina’s massive frontcourt size advantage, Long Island spent the majority of Friday’s game in a zone defense. The Blackbirds still failed to stop the Tar Heels’ big men, though, as the 3-4-5 trio of Harrison Barnes, John Henson and Tyler Zeller combined for 84 points. Here, we’ll look at two successful set plays UNC ran to get open shots for Henson against the zone.
(Sports Illustrated)
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