This post has two ideas for plays to run against 2-3 zones.
The two plays below attack the zone in different ways—one is designed to free a three-point shooter, while the other creates a quick opportunity to score inside.
Both rely on good timing, screening, and player movement to shift the defense and create an advantage.
Add these ideas to your out-of-bounds package and you’ll be better prepared the next time an opponent goes zone on the baseline.
The two plays below attack the zone in different ways—one is designed to free a three-point shooter, while the other creates a quick opportunity to score inside. Both rely on good timing, screening, and player movement to shift the defense and create an advantage.
Add these ideas to your out-of-bounds package and you’ll be better prepared the next time an opponent goes zone on the baseline.
Purdue BLOB
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The action begins with 4 making a hard cut out of the corner to carve out space on the opposite block in front of the weak side defensive forward.
If he does a good job, it draws the middle defender towards him as well.
At the same time, 3 loops from the weak side elbow to the strong side wing with 5 screening in for him.
In diagram 2, you see 2 follow a similar path once 3 has cleared the wing area.
2 should be open on this as the ball side guard defender will have chased 3 and the opposite side guard is caught
on 5’s screen.
This is consistently an open three for the Purdue player in this position.
Kansas Zone Quick Hit
Starting in 1-2-2 set, the action is initiated by the 2 wings running into a cross.
2 goes first with the goal being the two wings crossing each other’s body on the right side of the lane.
Rather than popping out to the wing, 3 steps to screen for 4.
4 gets another cross screen from 5 and cuts underneath the rim to a spot just below the block to catch a post entry pass from either 2 or 1.
