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03/20/2017USC went to this play late in the first half when Baylor switched out of their zone defense and into man. The Trojans used the screen from 2 to get 5 open and isolate him in the post. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawUSC went to this play late in the first half when Baylor switched out of their zone defense and into man. The Trojans used the screen from 2 to get 5 open and isolate him in the post. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawMiddle Tennessee ran this play to combat the 3-2 zone defense that Butler switched to in the second half to slow down the Blue Raider's offense. They used a ball reversal to shift the defense. Once the ball got back up top to 1, 3 screened the back of the zone to free up 5 for the lob. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawLouisville used this Secondary Break in their 2017 NCAA Tournament game against Jacksonville State. The break utilizes a ball reversal, false motion, and a ball screen to manipulate the zone defense. It creates a 3-on-2 advantage in the high post, or a 2-on-1 advantage on the weak side. This resulted in back-to-back baskets for the Cardinals. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis zone offense quick hitter is designed to create a quick overload situation putting the defense in a difficult position. It is hard for most zone defenses to have the bottom defender guard the opposite corner. This play requires that they do exactly that, otherwise give up an open 3 or 1 on 1postup on the block. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawKeeper (X3) - We try to put a player that has great length and has a nose for the basketball. Often times this may be your tallest guard or a more athletic post player. The keeper's main responsibility is to make ball reversal difficult and to "keep" the ball on one side of the floor as much as possible. The keeper should also lead your team in rebounds due to the fact they have great positioning to read the flight shots from the corners and wings. Pushers (X4 and X2) - By far the most important position in this defense due to the demands we place on them. We usually put our best rebounding guard/post on the left side of the floor (X4) due to the high volume of shots taken from right side of the floor. We want our best athlete (our Michael Jordan) to be the right side pusher (X2) in our initial set up. We like having an undersized guard on the right side so they can pressure the initial entry pass, possible trap the dribbler at half court, and steal skip passes from the left baseline corner. Clogger (X5) - The clogger is usually your tallest post player or a physical guard if you have a small team. The clogger must do several things well to be successful. First and most important is to keep the ball off the high post. Second, they must always have high hands to aid in distorting diagonal passes to the block area. Finally, they must attack dribble penetration at 3pt line and keep ball out of the paint. Warrior (X1) - The warrior is usually our point guard but any guard can play this position. The warrior must always be in line vertically with the basketball. They must not allow anyone to screen them or pin them in at any time. They must cover corner to corner so someone with speed, quickness and great instincts works well in this position. Before looking at coverages and slides in the 1-3-1, we must first talk about the most important concept when playing this defense or any zone defense. Our players positioning is always in relationship to where the basketball is regardless of offensive alignment. In part 1 of our player positioning, you can see the basic slides and coverages when the offense passes guard to guard. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe 4 man cuts into the lane and gest behind the zone defense. Once they get the ball to the high post, 5 looks to make the hi/lo pass. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe University of Virginia ran this to get a lob dunk versus a zone defense. The 2 slice cut through the lane and got the pass from 1 who quickly continued to reverse the ball to 3 on the left wing. The 3 then reverses course with the ball ultimately sending it back to the 1. The 4 and 5 on the baseline interchanged and set back screens on the bottom of the zone. The exchange made it tough for the zone to realize they were being screened and fight through. The 1 threw the ball up to 3 at the rim for the lob over the zone. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawIn this play, our post sets an up-screen for the wing against the zone defense then steps out to the wing to get the pass. 5 then looks to pass inside to 3 posting up and makes a cut to the rim. The other players fill around 5 on the post cut. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawPin & Skip is a great action to use against sagging man defenders and zone defense. Use the Dr. Dish as the low defender and skip the ball to a wide open shooter. Plenty of variations to keep the drill fresh and train multiple actions. Can use with a small group or your whole team. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThe Syracuse Orange went from being a team outside the field of 64 to Final 4 contender in 3 short weeks. Jim Boeheim's team is peaking at the right time and with a lot fo athleticism, zone defense, and scoring punch, they present a difficult match-up for anyone right now. This is a nice action that flows out of the Fast Break with the SG going down and receiving a screen whereby he can pop and shoot if open or as in this situation, the big sprints to screen triggering the dribble drive attack. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawHere is a baseline set that UNC has run against teams that play a zone defense. By screening the outsides of the zone, they are able to get open shooters looks at three-point shots. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawSyracuse Zone defense that extends their wings higher than normal. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawGonzaga used this play against Syracuse in the Sweet 16. Against Syracuse's zone defense, Mark Few did a variety of things but on this action he overload the right side leaving a shot open on the left wing. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawWisconsin likes to go 4out/1in against 1-3-1 zone defenses. The Badgers do a good job working in the gaps, especially in the corner. See More
Favorite Send to FastDrawThis is Coach Underwood's base zone offense. He uses two guards in the slots and the other 3 players work in a triangle around the zone defense. See More
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