[zaga_fan]

Actually I think it was just the opposite. Yes they tried to deny him the ball but they rarely double teamed him, they were always shading the three point shooters. I believe John thought that Tobler couldn't score enough to beat them even if Shannon had gone to him every time down the floor,and that was the correct strategy.

As good of a shooter from the free throw area as Turner was, I would have had him catching the ball in the free throw area first, and who ever check off on him would have opened up three point shooters more and also made it easier for Tobler to score.

I never said they double-teamed him. I said he had three sets of eyes on him. They fronted him a lot and there would have been more double teams if he would have gotten the ball, but in was rarely in his hands.

I can't agree with you on John's strategy though... I think Noble wanted to let Perry die by the three. When Tobler got the ball, he dominated. They didn't have anyone that could guard him straight up - most teams around here don't.

I'll second the idea of Turner working the mid-range game and playing some high-low stuff. I think Shannon didn't want to change things up because eventually their offense would come through and he dialed up the pressure on defense. They also could have tried to drive into the heart of that zone. They basically passed it around the key all night. I don't know that I saw anyone other than Dunn try to attack the zone.

Buckhorn really didn't change up much on offense from start to finish. They got what they wanted all night.