Mavericks Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Posted on | Saturday, January 29, 2011 | No Comments
The Mavericks might be the best team in the league when it comes to employing the zone defense. It covers up some of their individual deficiencies and often turns games around.
Zone was a huge part of Dallas' success through the first two months, so why is Rick Carlisle scaling it back?
"Teams around the league are getting more sophisticated at attacking it because they're seeing it more, not just from us, but from other teams," the Mavs coach said.
"If you play it all the time, teams are going to adjust and they're going to be able to attack it well, so you've got to be able to change it up. Look, man defense is going to be your foundation."
Losing starters Caron Butler for the season and Dirk Nowitzki for a spell also impacted Dallas' effectiveness in the...
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