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Basketball Offense for Skilled Guards

This document provides a description and instructions for running an offensive basketball set called the "Zag". The Zag relies on spacing and ball movement to create driving lanes and open shots. It is well-suited for teams with skilled guards and limited size. The set involves four players spaced around the perimeter, with one player bringing the ball up the wing and either driving or passing. The other players follow passes with screens to get open shots or driving opportunities.

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Basketball Offense for Skilled Guards

This document provides a description and instructions for running an offensive basketball set called the "Zag". The Zag relies on spacing and ball movement to create driving lanes and open shots. It is well-suited for teams with skilled guards and limited size. The set involves four players spaced around the perimeter, with one player bringing the ball up the wing and either driving or passing. The other players follow passes with screens to get open shots or driving opportunities.

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‘Zag’ Relies Upon Spacing, Ball

Movement
by Basketball Coach Weekly in Basketball drills and skills, Offense
drills

The main continuous motion creates close-out situations, driving lanes


and open shooting opportunities for your guards
WHY USE IT
When you have limited size and skilled guards, use this set as it leads
to good, natural spacing and places four players on the perimeter for
swings and ball reversals.
SET UP
Your point guard has the ball on the right wing. 5 is on the ball-side
block. 2 and 3 are on opposite wings between the free throw line and
the baseline.
HOW TO PLAY
1 passes to 2 and follows with a ball screen. 4 screens down for 3,
then 4 quickly pops out. 2 attempts to drive the paint with 5 showing
on the opposite block and 3 and 4 spotting up. 1 reads the defender
and either pops or rolls to the rim [diagram 1].
If the drive isn’t there, 2 passes across to 3. 3 then passes to 4 and
follows with a ball screen. 2 screens down for 1. 5 moves to the
opposite block. 4 attempts to drive with 1 and 2 spotting up. 3 reads
the defender and pops or rolls. If 1 is being denied, 1 screens down for
2 to give 4 another passing option [diagram 2].
4 reverses the ball to 2, then 2 passes to 1 for a possible shot. 2 has
the option to screen away for 4, then 3, who cut toward the ball for
spot-up or curl opportunities [diagram 3].
TECHNIQUE
The rules are the top players follow a pass to the wing with a ball
screen for a pop or roll, and the top players follow a ball-reversal pass
with a down screen for the weak-side wing.
1. 4 screens down for 3 and both players spot up on this side of the
floor anticipating a kick-out pass from 2 on the drive
2. 2’s first option is to attack the lane with the dribble, but 2 also
needs to look at 3 and 4 spotting up, 5 on the opposite block or even 1,
who rolls or pops

3. 5 moves between blocks and always is going toward the opposite


block of where the dribble action is taking place
4. Sometimes the defense tries to take away 1 coming toward the ball
on the weak side, so beat this by having 1 return the downscreen for 2
5. Many times as the ball is being reversed, the wing shooter is open,
so 2 passes to 1 for the shot

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