Roy Williams does not like zone.
Roy Williams does not believe he is a good zone coach.
But Roy Williams likes to win more than he dislikes zone, and on multiple occasions this year, he’s used a couple different zone defenses to help the Tar Heels get a victory. The most recent occasion was Sunday night in Blacksburg, when Carolina utilized a 3-2 zone to try and limit the Hokies’ dribble penetration.
“We needed to try and contain the basketball better,” Williams told Jones Angell on this week’s radio show. “You can contain the basketball better against the zone, because you have someone closer to the dribbler.