About the Midorima in the Zone… I remember seeing this GIF where Midorima catches the ball, readies to shoot, then flies up in the air and dives into the hoop along with the ball. Now THAT is what I believe Midorima’s Zone is.

incorrectknb:

little known basketball fact: if you can dunk YOURSELF through the hoop, your team automatically wins and you get to spend the remaining time on the clock making faces at your opponents and doing cool handshakes with your teammates for bonus points.  the reason that Midorima isn’t allowed to enter the Zone is because he’s absolutely capable of this and it would render him too powerful, putting the other GoM to shame as he defeats them in one move.