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Simpleoffenseattacksevenfrontedzones,getsgoodshots.
ByMarkP.Zacher,AssistantWomensCoach,MountSt.Mary's
College,Emmitsburg,Md.
Thefollowingisasimple,highlyproductive,zoneoffensewitha
numberofoptionsthatconsistentlyresultsinopenshots.The
offensemakesuseofsomestandardzoneattackprinciples,suchas
adribbleentryandshallowcutreplacement,overloadingonesideof
thefloor,rapidballmovement,screeningthezone,skippasses,
attackingtheshortcornerandpostentrypasses.
Thisoffenseissimple,requiresaminimumofplayermovement,is
quicktoteachandeasilyexecuted.It'sintendedtobeusedagainst
evenfrontedzones(23zone,212zone,etc.)andithasprovento
beappropriateandeffectiveatjustabouteverylevelfromyouth
basketballtotheDivisionIcollegegame.
Initial122Set
Theoffenseisrunoutofa122set.Forpurposesofthisarticle,the
diagramsshowtheoffensebeingrunagainsta23zonedefense.
Theplaycanberuntoeithersideofthefloorwiththemovementsof
theoffensebeingthesameonlyreversed.
Diagram1.Theinitialsetbeginsoutofa122set.
Generally,theplayshouldberunawayfromyourbestwingshooter.
Passesshouldbemadequicklysoastocreatedifficultiesforthe
zonedefendersinadjustingtocovertheoffense.
Thereareatleastfourweaksideoptionsthatcanbetried.Anyof
thesefourshouldbeeffectiveingettinganopenshot.
Diagram2.Theoffensebeginswiththepointguard(player1)
executingdribbleentrytoawingarea.Asthisisoccurring,theball
sidewing(player2)shallowcutsthroughthezoneandcomesouton
toptoreplacetheplayeratthepoint.
Theballsidepostplayer(player4)crossesthelaneandsetsupa
doublestackontheweaksideblock.
Diagram3.Theballisreversedbacktothetop.Thissimple,little
actionofdribbleenteringandshallowcuttingtoreplace,whenrun
againstevenfrontedzones,resultsinimmediatelyoccupyingthetop
defenders.
OtherOptions
Zonedefensesgenerallycoverthemovementasdiagrammedearlier.
Atthispoint,anumberofdifferentoptionscanbeutilized.
Diagram4.OptionA.Thisoptionutilizesaskippassfromthetop
tothecorner,withthepostplayersscreeningthezoneinorderto
obtainanopenshot.
3dropstotheweaksidecornerandusesthedoublescreensetby4
and5onthebottomdefendersofthezonetocatchandshootthe
openjumper.
Diagram5.OptionB.Thisoptionhas3onthefreethrowline
extendedtodrawoutthebottomzonedefender(X3).4goestothe
shortcornerandtheotherpostplayer(5)slidesslightlyupthelane.
Thismovementcreatesadefensivematchupprobleminside.
Diagram6.Ifthemiddlezonedefender(X5)covers5,thentheball
shouldbeenteredintotheshortcorner.ThisforcesX5tochoose
betweencoveringtheball,whichshouldresultinaquickpassto5
foralayup,orstayingonthepostplayer,inwhichcase4makesa
baselinepowermovetoscore.
Diagram7.Ifthemiddledefendercoverstheshortcornerinstead,
theballshouldbeenteredintothepostto5,wholooksimmediately
toscore.
Ifthemiddledefender(X5)recoverstodefendthepost,theball
shouldbetouchpassedto4cuttinginfromtheshortcornerforthe
layup.
Thisoptionattackstheshortcornerandtheballshouldagainbe
movedquickly,soastonotgivethedefensetimetoadjusttothe
matchupproblemsthattheoffensecreatesinside.
Diagram8.OptionC.Anotheroptioncanberunfor4whostepsto
thecornerandhitstheopenshot.Rapidballmovementand
screeningthezoneshouldresultinanopenshotwhenrunningthis
option.
Asinthesecondoption,3setsuponthefreethrowlineextended
andonthereversalpasstotheweakside,drawsoutthebottom
defender(X3).4popstothecorner,while5screensthemiddle
defenderofthezone(X5).Theballcanbequicklypassedto4inthe
cornerfortheopenshot.IfX5slipsthescreens,5immediately
pivotsandpostsuphard,lookingfortheball.
Diagram9.OptionD.Thefourthoptionattackstheinteriorofthe
zonebymakingapostentrypass.Inthisoption,thetopoffensive
postplayerinthestack(5)cutshardupthelaneandtothe
oppositebox.Thismovementisintendedtodrawtheattentionand
coverageofthemiddlezonedefender(X5).
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