[cincycat23]

Well, there is some bad news here. The NBA has "aloud" (sic) zones since 2001.
Scoring has actually increased since the rule change. The average team now scores just under 5 points more per game.

im sorry, i didn't know this was english 101. my bad. and anyway they may be able to play zones, but they don't. i watched a outside the lines show with this whole debate. and seems to me the only reason the zones have been took out is so there is more scoring and more 1 on 1, dunks, ect. im no expert, i have played a few ball games in my lifetime and im pretty sure its not that easy to get to the rim and dunk on someone when they are playing a zone. and i also learned its alot easier when you can go 1 on 1 and screen and role and not worry about other players being in the way. so yeah, thats what i meant. so i would love to see these zones be played and see how silly someone like kobe or lebron would look when they get into the middle of 4 players and throw it away everytime.