Zone Offense: High Post Flash and Hi-Lo vs 2-3
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Zone Offense: High Post Flash and Hi-Lo vs 2-3
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3-out 2-in against the 2-3: 1 top, 2 and 3 wide, 4 and 5 on the blocks beneath the forwards. Why both posts start low: they are behind the zone, and the flash from behind arrives before the guard at the nail feels it.
1 passes to 2. On the flight X4 comes up to the wing, X1 over, X5 to the ball-side block in front of 5, X2 to the nail. 4 flashes from the weak block to the gap below the ball-side elbow, between the high and low defenders. Why the flash comes from the weak side: X5 is watching 5 on the ball-side block, and X2 at the nail has his back to 4.
2 passes to 4 in the gap. 4 catches, pivots, and faces the rim without dribbling. The read is X5: he steps up to take the catch. Why the pivot and no dribble: a dribble invites all three low defenders, and a quick decision from the gap is what the zone cannot cover.
5 ducks underneath the zone and seals X5 on his back, calling for the ball. Why the seal is after the catch: X5 has turned to the ball, and a post who steps in front of him now has the inside position for a two-foot shot.
4 drops the ball to 5 for the layup. Score. Why the hi-lo is the first inside action to install: it needs one pass and one pivot, and a zone that steps up to the high post gives it up every time.
5 lays it in over the seal. Score. Why the zone's next possession will look different: a coached 2-3 answers the hi-lo by denying the wing entry, which is the adjustment the next frames show.
Next trip, the adjustment: the zone resets with X1 and X2 wide and high, denying the wing pass so the flash never gets fed. 5 is back on the right block, 4 on the left. Why the zone does this: it would rather give up a dribble than a high post catch.
The counter: 1 dribbles to the right wing himself while 2 slides down to the corner to occupy X4. 4 flashes to the gap again. Why the dribble entry beats the deny: the ball arrives on the wing without a pass to deny, and the corner player keeps the forward from helping on the gap.
1 passes to 4 in the gap. X5 has to come up on him because X4 is held in the corner by 2, and that is the read: the moment X5 steps up, 5 works for inside position again. Why the counter recreates the first picture: the deny changed who entered the ball, not where the gap was.
5 ducks in and seals X5 on his back; 4 drops it to him. Why the seal works the second time too: a defender who steps up to the ball has given up the spot behind him, no matter how he got there.
4 passes to 5 and 5 finishes at the rim. Score. Why the series pairs the flash and the dribble entry: between them the high post gets fed whether the zone denies the wing or not.
5 lays it in. Score. Why this is the finish: the counter did not need a new play, only a new way to deliver the ball to the same gap.
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