I’m sure BU wishes he had more size and skill in the front court to attack the zone in the half court. Traditionally zones were used to mitigate a team’s size advantage; pack in and make them beat you from deep. Ironically we are seeing zones without the front court being our strength. I believe teams are zoning us to mitigate our back court depth, quickness, and athleticism, while taking advantage of our lack of 3 point efficiency. LB is basically our most skilled post player, his footwork, post moves, and short jumpers are top notch; unfortunately he has no 6’10 partner to draw attention and clean the boards. Sure, Funke is that size, but is more of a Euro guy who is more skilled on the perimeter than Block.
You have to either shoot over the zone (we haven’t been great there), cut through the zone, attack and kick to shooters, or attack the grey areas of the zone. I believe BU will continue to implement his offensive strategies to beat the zone, but it’s clear his short time on the job is being exploited.
Personally, I would love to see this team utilize its backcourt strengths by pressing full or 3/4 court, speed the B10 teams up who have more size, less athleticism.