Yes, zone defense is allowed in the NBA. Teams can use zone defense strategies to guard players in specific areas of the court rather than individual matchups.
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Yes, NBA teams can play zone defense during games. Zone defense is a defensive strategy where players guard specific areas of the court rather than specific opponents. It is allowed in the NBA and teams often use it to disrupt their opponents' offensive plays.
yes it was implemented
when you spend three seconds in the paint without being in arms length of an opposing player.
No?! I don't mean to offend you but that's a stupid Q
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The Boston Celtics have the best defense because you need defense to win championships and they have 17
In basketball, the two types of defense a team mostly plays are called man-to-man and zone. The man-to-man defense is where the responsibility of a player on defense is to guard a player on the offense. In the zone defense, the responsibility of the player on defense is to patrol a specific area, or zone, of the court. Click on the 'Zone Defense' link on this page to read an article to learn more.
A cover 4 defense is a Zone Defense. It is sometimes referred to as the Prevent Defense (as in it prevents your team from winning). In the Cover 4 Zone Defense, both the Corner Backs and Safeties play in deep zone coverage trying to prevent the opponents offense from making a big play. If the zone system works, the defense and limit the yardage gained by the offense. The Cover 4 is susceptable to offensive gains with the use of an intermediate length passing attack, which allows the offense to move down the field in short increments. Its biggest failing is if a receiver gets behind a deep cover Corner, then the opposing team is able to make a huge, potentially scoring, play.
A cover 4 defense is a Zone Defense. It is sometimes referred to as the Prevent Defense (as in it prevents your team from winning). In the Cover 4 Zone Defense, both the Corner Backs and Safeties play in deep zone coverage trying to prevent the opponents offense from making a big play. If the zone system works, the defense and limit the yardage gained by the offense. The Cover 4 is susceptable to offensive gains with the use of an intermediate length passing attack, which allows the offense to move down the field in short increments. Its biggest failing is if a receiver gets behind a deep cover Corner, then the opposing team is able to make a huge, potentially scoring, play.
Probably any type of defense you play, the ref will call a foul.
Guarding by area. The other common defense is called guarding by player in which each person covers a specific player from the opposing team.(Zone Technique)
Of course, I suppose. But, normally they play things like drums beats, or chants of DEFENSE!, etc.