Why do u think they went zone? Royce was killing them. Hate Royce breaking the press, let the guards do it.
The dearth of ballhandlers pretty much makes it a necessity to have him assist with bringing it up the court but that's not my issue. Once they set up the zone get Royce out from the block, move him to the perimeter, and let him help break down the zone. He's so good at virtually everything that it's an utter waste to let him stand down near the block and wait for a secondary pass when we lack the pentetrators to break the zone down.