Zone Offense Against 2-3 Zones

This post is really designed to give 'visual learners' specific looks.  In general, I like the mnemonic "DR FLAPS"...ultimately it's about reading the defense to find openings AND making shots. 

Dribble into gaps
Reverse the ball (we're getting better at skip passes)
FLAsh into open areas
Postup (not ideal for my group lacking height)
Screen 

As I reminded our team yesterday, transition is the ultimate zone buster. Zones can sometimes struggle on the defensive boards. And you choose what part of the zone to attack.

In these diagrams, I've deemphasized attack through 5 in the middle. That's a 'tried and true' approach for some with an 'inside-outside' ball movement flair. 

Where 4 and 5 line up behind the defense, that initially makes them invisible and facilitates 'flashes' to open areas (read). 

Generally, offense is not run well from the corner. This can be an exception as the cutter goes through pressuring X5 and opening up a rolling 5 for a mid-range shot. 

Drill (3 on 3) to open the top of the zone. 

Another way to do it. 

Nobody likes to get screened. Here's yet another way to screen both the top defenders.

Coach Izzo's "X" screens both top defenders using diagonal screening. 

Coach Izzo likes to screen the middle with "Fist Down" 

Combining screens with 'overload' action reliably opens up the short corner.

There's no secret to zone offense. Both player and ball movement are critical. Distort the zone with shot fakes (causes north-south reaction) and ball fakes (east-west movement). Players are taught to move on the pass, so "fake a pass to make a pass".