ATLANTA, GA – MAY 21: Coaches of the Atlanta Dream look on during the game against the Chicago Sky on May 21, 2017 at Hank McCamish Pavilion in Atlanta, Georgia. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2017 NBAE (Photo by Scott Cunningham/NBAE via Getty Images)
Atlanta playing zone
Why does this still happen? In terms of a strict, structural zone, the NBA collectively ditched the thing years ago, as has most of the W. And yet the Dream still throw it out there. Michael Cooper’s a good coach, and he’ll switch off it quickly if it doesn’t work, usually with little damage done. But it’s such an annoyingly not-fun ineffective defense that even seeing it for a couple of possessions is disconcerting.
