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Originally posted by TriggerMN
I just have a problem with the NBA announcing they were going to allow the implementation of zone defenses, yet then they penalize it.
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As with so much else regarding the general public's understanding of basketball, this "problem" you have is a result of "announcer-speak". The NBA never announced that straight zone defenses were legal. They made the rule change and then the bobbleheads on TNT and NBC interpreted it for the TV audience -- and, of course, oversimplified it.
Let go of your pre-conceived notions or your disgust with the NBA's style of play and you'll see that the rule change makes a lot of sense (for use in the NBA). You don't have to play your own man, but you can't just clog the lane. That's all it boils down to.