The Broncos Need to Get "Out of the Zone" for WCC Wins

Most teams dream of being "in the zone" when they take the floor.

Our Broncos need to get "out of the zone" to win more this important weekend in the Northwest and the remainder of their WCC schedule.

Before you say I'm crazy, let me explain.

The WCC has us figured out.  Talented guards, perimeter oriented. More than 33% of our points come from 3 pt shots; much higher than the WCC average.  

Their game plan:  make it as hard as possible to get good looks from the 3 pt area.  Play an up top, switching man-man focused on Jared and Brandon.  THEN, use a 2-3 matchup zone to shut down Jared running off baseline screens.  

It's working......

We are 9th in the WCC in scoring, 9th in FG%, 6th in 3 pt FG%, and 9th in FT%.

We average 10-12 LESS possessions(chances to score) than the top 4 WCC teams. (Portland 73, Zags 70).  

But, maybe the BEST evidence that our opponents strategy is working is that our best shooter - Jared is not getting enough shots - and the ones he's getting are tough looks.  

Would you believe Matt Hubbard has almost as many shots? Brandon has taken nearly 30 more than Jared and shooting a much lower percentage. 

We in the Chairbacks thought rebounding was the issue, too many put-backs.  Nope, we can still be better, but we're 6th in the WCC. We are 4th in offensive rebounding.

To counter the above, we went "down" to Nate against San Diego and he was productive, maybe his best game.  BUT, Jared got only 6 shots....

It's not all about Jared but he's a key piece of this team growing AND going places...

So this weekend, that's why we need to get "out of the zone".  Solve it, bust it, shoot it - literally.

How?  That's what our coaches will need to create in their game plan against two very tough inside-out teams and coaches who know us very well.

Let the chess game begin.  

As season ticket holders and fans we'll be "zoned in" - watching and listening.....

A "split" would be great - a shocker even better.  That would be a zone we haven't been in - but want to be.....

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