A zone reduces the talent gap by not allowing for one-on-one play. It is typically beaten by a combination of good spacing, good ball movement, and/or penetration. In most instances, it relies on good passing that forces the zone to move quickly, or by penetration and good dump down or kick out passing. There are few lanes in which to penetrate or pass within 15 feet of the basket if the entire zone collapses and doesn't respect the ability of the other team to hit the outside shot. You can still beat a zone without this, it is just alot tougher against a team that has somewhat similar physical talent. That being said, Beasley can shoot the 3, Walker supposedly is developing his 3, Stewart has a decent 3, and we don't know about the rest. We don't want to rely on Beasley and Walker to try to shoot out the zones, because most teams we face would rather have them away from the basket than inside. Ideally, a dangerous 3 pt shooter (Stew is decent, but not dangerous), with Stewart on the other side, would force to teams to jump out quickly and allow Beasley and Walker to crash the boards with Hoskins. Then we become extremely difficult to guard.
