LOS ANGELES-- If there is one thing Arizona fans have dreaded over the past few years, it is whenever opponents go zone and it has hurt early in the season. Tasked with no point guard and erratic three point shooting, Arizona’s offense looked more lost than Coldplay.
Last season, with Gabe York hooping it up for Arizona, they had a trusted shooter who could bust zones with an open look. This year, freshmen Lauri Markkanen, Rawle Alkins, and Kobi Simmons are Arizona’s best three-point options. The loss of their leading facilitator in Parker Jackson-Cartwright, and leading returning scorer in Allonzo Trier definitely does not help.