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			We had an varsity girls game in our league a few years ago that finished 11-5.  Visiting coach played only 2-3 zone all the time.  Home team had no good shooters and decided they had enough ball-handling and patience.  It was 2-0 home late in the third quarter when a home player, after holding for 7:50ish, drove in, scored, and was fouled.  She made the FT and home went into the fourth up 5-0.  After some more stalling, visitors finally had to come out of the zone with a couple minutes left and couldn't make up the difference. 
 
I always thought it was one of the greatest pieces of high school coaching I had ever seen.  He had to get his players to buy in, make sure they had the ball-handling and the poise to get through any surprise defensive efforts, and deal with anybody (like the visiting coach) who would be unhappy about it.
		 
		
		
		
		
		
		
			
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