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Thank you both
Very interesting this new hint that the two insiders will defend against inside shots regardless of the shooter role.

This means if you have three equally good outside defenders and two very good inside defs 3-2 is a good choice

Hey, I have a question about 3-2 defense. We were debating in Slovenian forum, if 3-2 defense allows you good fastbreaks or not? Any idea? We were debating about this match (93600102)

I think that it will allow more fast breaks because your guards are in the passing lanes. Any time you get a steal there is a chance for a fast break. But it all depends on your OD vs opponents Passing skill. I don't know if the game calculates floor position during turnovers but if it does that will increase the chance of a break as well.
As for the initial question on this thread you should assess your opponents players and determine how many threats there are. If they have 1 major threat and you have a player who can match him use a box and 1. But the Princeton offense in the real world usually uses a double screen which makes it difficult to man up on their shooter.
3-2 zones won't match up players but cover outside areas decreasing the chances of a wide open shot and making it more difficult to pass around the perimeter.
If your opponent has low assists but high 3pt percentage you can try half court defense and intercept more passes.

I've noticed some goofy matchups when using the zone settings. I assume the 3-2 is supposed to have the pg, sg and sf up top, and PF and C on the inside. I find that these assignments often are reversed in both the 3-2 and 2-3. I ran my 2-3 yesterday against a strong inside team, and on many occasions my pg was defending drives to the basket and inside shots. How on earth does a pg end up defending the rim in a zone that features 3 inside players? I knew it was buggy, but the whole purpose of a zone is to keep people in their assigned areas.

M2M I agree with, but there is no reason that a pg should be anywhere near the hoop in a standard 2-3 zone.