Plays
Playname : Set play vs. zone (5)

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Set Play vs. Zone Defense

The start against a zone for this play is out of a box as (#1) then takes his dribble over to the right wing. (#4) crosses along the baseline to the ball side short corner. (#5) slide across the middle of the key to the opposite block watching where the seams in the zone develop as they react to (#1) on the wing with the ball and (#4) now in the short corner. (#3) rotates out of the box and fills up top for a release for (#1) if needed.

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Set Play vs. Zone Defense

(#2) cuts down the middle of the key and sets a pick on the middle defender of the zone, or (#5's) man as (#5) uses the pick to flash the elbow. If I(#5) is open we want (#1) to make the entry pass to (#5) and square up for a jumper or hit (#4) with a pass who just popped in bounds to the short corner. If (#5) is not open, (#1) pass fakes to (#3) up top which just moves the defense a little to allow for (#1) to pass to (#4) in the short corner. (#5) remains in the high post for a count.

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Set Play vs. Zone Defense

(#4) gets the pass from (#1) and (#50 is now in the high post. As the zone defense reacts to the pass in the short corner we want (#5) to hit the seam where the defense left to defend (#4). If (#5) slides into the low post open (#4) makes the entry pass to (#5). If not, we have an exchange with (#3) and (#1) and (#4) will then skip pass to (#2) across to the opposite wing.

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Set Play vs. Zone Defense

(#5) continues through to the short corner on the left side. (#2) may have to dribble to create a passing angle, but we want the ball in the short corner. (#2) passes to (#5). (#4) flashes to the elbow and then slide down to the low post looking for the seam in the defense. As (#4) leaves the defense may go with him, so we have (#3) cut across the key in the hole in the defense at the elbow. (#1) then just fades to the weak side of the court. Guaranteed, if (#4) is defended and (#3) is defended, the skip pass to (#1) for an open 3-pointer will be there.