I do.  I remember how we won a lot of games using a zone defense that teams struggled to break down.

It seems, however, that lots of us forget the zone from time to time.

1. "Greg Oden will be in foul trouble a lot his rookie year."  How many times have we heard that?  But a zone protects individual players from being targeted for foul trouble by the opposition to the same extent.  I think the "foul-prone" argument is way over-blown, but if it becomes a problem, expect to see Nate use a zone quite a bit.

2. "Our bigs are going to be in foul trouble because quick PGs are going to get into the lane all the time and draw fouls."  Ever hear that one?  Remember the zone.  It's hard to penetrate against a well-organized zone.  You beat a zone by moving the ball and finding the open man.  If quick PGs are penetrating at will, expect to see the zone.

3. "We need a super-quick defensive PG to keep quick PGs from running riot."  Now, I would like us to have exactly that, a super-quick defensive PG, and I hardly care if he ever scores.  But need?  I remember the zone.  Good team defense can help you with a quick PG who is going on a tear.

A zone has flaws.  A good-shooting NBA team which is willing to patiently move the ball will find the open shot and punish you.  You can't live by the zone forever.  But it can help you solve some of the problems that people want to make major trades to solve, and some of the problems (like Oden fouling) that people are worried about.

Every team will have weaknesses.  A good coach will find ways to minimize your weaknesses, and maximize your strengths.  A zone is one of the tools at his disposal.  The more strengths you have, the easier it is to hide your weaknesses.

This roster, as it stands now, will be a very, very good team.  And Nate and his assistants will find both offensive and defensive schemes to take advantage of what we have.

If we make a trade to upgrade our defensive skills at the point, or acquire Calderon, who is perhaps even worse defensively than what we have now, Nate will adjust defensive schemes accordingly.

We don't HAVE to make a trade to address our weaknesses.  It will be better if we can make a good trade that does.  But remember the zone.  We have coaches who can figure something out.  We are not slaves to our weaknesses anymore.  We have too many strengths on this team for that, now. 

In future, other teams will be at least as concerned with counteracting/neutralizing our strengths as they will be with exploiting our weaknesses.  We're that kind of team, now.