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In the zone

By Scott Powers
ESPNChicago.com

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

David Weber has an idea of how long his older brother Bruce will bear watching Illinois play zone this season. "He will probably get out of it after the first 3 is hit by the other team," David said. Zone is a vulgar four-letter word to Bruce Weber. He refers to it simply as "the dreaded z-word." The Illinois coach learned to despise it at Marquette University High School in Milwaukee when he was an assistant under legendary Wisconsin defensive coach Paul Noack. His hatred for it grew deep ...

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