The season is off and rolling!
January 29, 2023 by Graham Gerhart in Recap with 0 comments
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SANTA BARBARA, Cal. — With the Santa Barbara Invite kicking off a slew of competitive tournaments in the Southwest in the first full season with rankings since 2019, the first day of the tournament is always useful in identifying new trends that will carry throughout the season. There’s no shortage of insight from Saturday, but here’s what caught our eye on day one of the Santa Barbara Invite.
Pool Play Results
Prequarters
The Bracket
Zone Offense is On The Rise
For at least a decade now, there has been a very simple recipe for success at an early-season tournament like the Santa Barbara Invite: Learn a zone. Run that zone. Get quick turns. Score breaks.
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