On the contrary, had I played man to man, I would have had better outside defence, which would have destroyed his outside attack, however my inside defence would have been severely lacking and he would have destroyed me on the inside.
I personally think the result is similar whether you play 2-3 or man. Disagree if you want... The only reason you might have an advantage in the 2-3 zone here is because of your extra rebounding and the fact that your SF was a crap perimeter defender.
What you are not understanding with the 2-3 zone is that you allow your opponent to move the ball around much easier. So not only do you give them easier perimeter shots but you also allow higher quality shots all over the court. They can find their best match-ups faster. They get off more quality passes which gives them better shots on the outside and the inside. And even against an inside offense, you leave your opponent open for short jump shots.
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