Zone Offense ball-screen entry

May 19, 2008

Coaching Better Basketball

This is a simple high post pick and roll entry into any zone offense. It can be used with equal success against both odd front (i.e. 1-2-2) and even -front (i.e. 2-3) zones

The entry begins with the high post screening the top of the zone and the point guard driving off of the screen.
4 screens the player who defends the side that 1 is going towards. Against a 1-2-2 zone, 4 would screen the wing defender, not the top defender.
1 drives off the screen and attacks the elbow area.
The wing player (2), slides to the corner ready to catch-and-shoot.
4 dives to the ball-side block after setting the screen.