Citizen Staff Writer
Wildcat blog
It’s all about the defense.
Arizona is riding a five-game winning streak because of its zone. Sure, UA is getting production offensively from the key guys, including Chase Budinger. But it’s the defense that has the Wildcats still alive in their quest for their 25th straight NCAA Tournament – the nation’s longest current streak.
“We’re doing it a little better,” UA interim coach Russ Pennell said about the zone defense.
“People are trying to attack it different. It’s just that chess match we get into. We figure out what our opponent is trying to do to us and we just try to take that away. Sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn’t.
“We’re not changing things in our scheme. It’s not like we’re saying, ‘Let’s try real hard.’ It’s nothing like that.”
The key is that the Wildcats are taking pride in what they’re doing – especially on defense.
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