Volume 4

CHAPTER 4:

Set Plays vs. Zone Defenses

Below is a list of all of the plays in CHAPTER 4. I've already defined my opinion of the 'Best' of the Best for you to review first since there are so many effective sets included in the complete set. You will find a short description of each play below with a link taking you to an example of a play looking much like the quality of what you will receive with your order. Remember, just about every set play has multiple options, which makes them so diffcult to defend. These plays were designed to make opponents pay for playing good defense. I can't emphasize the importance of good sharp execution including everything from timing, floor spacing, good solid picks, mis-directing and v-cutting off of those picks, crisp passes, to receiving the passing ready to pull the trigger for the uncontested shot. Review the descriptions below and look at the link NOW to see a sample play.

NOW	NOW is a quick hitting play against just about any zone defense. You players who set picks simply have to make a couple easy reads. You'll almost always find yourself with an easy lay up. Click on the link to see for yourself.
Texas	TEXAS is arguably our best set against zone defenses. There are so many options and lots of movement, picks against responsibilities, sealing off, and seam cutting. Go to this play first when you look at CHAPTER 4 when you receive the materials and you'll find this as one of your "go-to" plays when teams throw zones at you.
USC	USC (Use Short Corner) is a great zone offense which almost can be considered a motion of sorts. Each step-by-step frame shows you how to exploit the short corner or the extended low post which is one of the best spots to get the ball against any zone. From there we have cutters and set picks to flash people open in the seams and always have multiple options to exploit the zone. This is one that extends the zone from side line to side line getting the ball to the short corner attacking the zone from there on both sides of the court.
Swing	SWING is a great scoring opportunity with a taste of deception. This set will give your small forward a great opportunity coming off of a pick for a short bank shot. If that option isn't there, then multiple options have many seams hit by cutters precisely where the defense left to help get to the small forward coming off of a pick. Another great set with multiple options.
Jo-Ball	JO-BALL is another great set against any zone. Again, this is a perfect example of how we make defenses pay for playing good defense. Our ball movement dictates where the defense is going to be in all of our sets. We create the floor by design and then we sets some picks for an easy entry. This play will result in a lay-up almost always.
Valley	VALLEY is a great lob against any zone defense. As coaches always do - you'll be concentrating on weaknesses of your opponents in pre-game scouting and certainly during the coarse of the game. Once you have this play included in your arsenal, you'll be able to see almost instantly how teams play their zone defenses if VALLEY is there. Any opponent's zone who has a player not understanding their weak side of the court responsibilities, the play will work. We've had countless dunks and lay-ups over the years just simly taking advantage of a weak link in a defense. You don't even need a weak defensive team for this play to work, all you need is a weak link.
Roe-Rob	ROE-ROB is a play set up for our point guard. If you have an athletic point guard who can elevate, catch and shoot off of a lob pass this play will not only work for an easy two points, but it will set up one of the most exciting plays many have ever seen in basketball in PSYCHE. (See below)
Psyche	PSYCHE is one of the best designed plays I've ever created. It is set up by the play above...ROE-ROB. The play is ran from the opposite side of the court as ROE-ROB. You've got to order CHAPTER 4 to see how this play works. The middle separates like the Red Sea as we again, lob to our point guard off of a pick on the back or weak side of the zone responsibility. We lob of to the side of the back board to our point guard and our power forward (4) -or- center (5) turns and takes off down the lane right in front of the basket. Our point guard catches, as the defense collapses to recover and instead of shooting, he lobs right in front of the rim for a thunderous dunk. Sounds crazy, doesn't it? It is truly a masterpiece and it is always one of our players favorites. Coach Dave Wojcik, then Assistant Coach at Loyola College (Md) said "PYSHCE is one of the best plays he has ever seen in basketball, ever!"

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