I like zone for this game for a couple reasons. First, they don't have an inside game. So we can have our 4 guys spread on the perimeter to contest the 3s bc Ellis is more than capable of controlling the middle. This was a spot where Moore was actually improving imo. Just get out to the line on the wings/corners. And if they beat you on the dribble, try to send them baseline. Ellis will clean it up from there and our guards can drop into the paint. Second, we know for a fact they'll shoot 3s. So if we can get our guys to each be responsible for their area, we can get the long rebounds (and hopefully push it) since they'll be spread around the perimeter. They have 6 guys who have taken 60+ 3s, and Stiggers has taken 236 at just 33%. They are easily baited into taking the 3, so there's no issue with the volume imo if we can be aggressive and contest. If they kill us from the mid range, I'm willing to live with that. I'd like to throw the man wrinkle at them with DeBerry in the game, or if they find a soft spot. But I guess we'll just have to see how it goes.
