And that could be a pretty tall order. In its last tangle with a zone, the Jayhawks lost to Oklahoma in the Big 12 Tournament semifinals. The key is getting the ball in the middle. Everybody just has to be more active. Sometimes, you watch a zone and think there are five robots out there.
Most zones are desperation moves.
They're things teams throw up there when they can't stop somebody. To play zone defense, you have to work at it. To beat one, Chenowith said, it helps to be hot from long range. Then we need to hit our shots outside. Williams said everything hinged on getting the ball to Chenowith, Collison and sophomore forward Drew Gooden in the paint.