Coby White, Zone Buster

Posted Feb 27, 2019
While North Carolina has had plenty of success collapsing zone defenses from the high post through the years, Coby White took a different approach in Tuesday’s 93-85 win, dismantling Syracuse’s zone by alternating between attacking the rim and shooting over top of it. “He shoots,” Kenny Williams said after the victory, UNC’s 11th in 12 games. (Inside Carolina)

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