Don't expect a ton of 2-3 zone defense under first-year head coach Gerry McNamara during Syracuse basketball's upcoming 2026-27 campaign, he told CBS Sports' Jon Rothstein in a wide-ranging interview ...

Zone defense was not allowed in the NBA until the 2001–2002 season. Before that, teams could only play man-to-man defense. After the rule change, teams slowly started using zone defense in short ...

Before 2001, NBA defense as we know it today was impossible. In fact, it was illegal. The league’s illegal defense rule prohibited the ability to defend a space on the floor, in general. It was a ...

Both Ty Jerome and Donovan Mitchell are motioning to Sam Merrill to come to the ball. By lifting Sam Merrill to the ball, Miami’s Tyler Herro has to make a choice: Keep an eye on Merrill, or watch ...