This zone offense set play incorporates a couple of skip passes to create an open jump shot. It sets up best against an even-front zone such as the 2-3 but can be useful against any zone defense. Players set up as shown with O4 and O5 on each low block, O2 and O3 at the free throw line. O1 dribbles to the left wing and O2 pops out to the top of the key to replace him. O3 fades to the opposite wing. O5 posts up and O4 stays active and in weakside rebounding position. Once at the left wing, O1 … [Read more...]
Overload the 2-3 Zone Play
Overload is a set we will look to run against a 2-3 zone. We will start out in a 1-3-1 look like you see here. Once the pass is passed to a wing, we will start the offense. Here we are passing the ball to the 3. Once this happens 4 at the high post will cut to the short corner, followed by the 5 who breaks all the way out to the corner outside the 3-point line. Finally the 2 will break in directly to the high post. We will first look to the corner then to the short corner. The last look will … [Read more...]
Wings Free Zone Play
Wings Free is a simple zone offense quick hitter designed to open up space for one of the wing players. This particular set play is most effective against a 2-3 zone. The players set up as shown. As O1 dribbles into the frontcourt, O5 is at the free throw line (or flashes there). O1 makes a solid pass fake to O5 so the defenders will collapse on him. O1 then makes a pass fake to O3 to get the defenders to shift yet again. Then O1 makes the pass to O2 who may have a shot or space to create by … [Read more...]
Shallow Flare Zone Offense Play
Purpose: Against a 2-3 zone defense, utilize a shallow cut and a flare screen to get a scoring opportunity for a good shooter. O1 brings the ball upcourt and then dribbles to the left wing. O3 executes a shallow cut through the top of the 2-3 zone defense to the top of the key. At the same time, O4 cuts out to the corner and O5 flashes from the right block to the left block. O1 passes to O3 and O3 reverses the ball to O2. After reversing the basketball, O2, O5 flashes back across the lane … [Read more...]