2-3 Zone Defense vs 1-3-1 Half Court Trap2-3 Zone Defense vs 1-3-1 Half Court Trap
A 2-3 Zone Defense and a 1-3-1 Trapping Defense are two of the earliest zone defenses that are taught to most players. Which zone defense is the better option?
Author: Eric Horton
2-2-1 Box Press vs 1-2-1-1 Diamond Press2-2-1 Box Press vs 1-2-1-1 Diamond Press
Two of the more common presses of the 2-2-1 Box Press and the 1-2-1-1 Diamond Press. But which one is the better press? I work to determine the
Motion Offense-Hi Post Double UCLA CutMotion Offense-Hi Post Double UCLA Cut
A motion offense with a 4-out and a single hi post player. The offense is getting the ball to one side and then running a double UCLA cut to
BLOB 27-Box into Backside ZoomBLOB 27-Box into Backside Zoom
A box BLOB that swings the ball to the backside and gets a Zoom action to attack the basket.
Man to Man Defense vs 2-3 Matchup Zone DefenseMan to Man Defense vs 2-3 Matchup Zone Defense
A view between a straight man to man defense and a 2-3 matchup zone defense. How are they alike? How are they different?
BLOB #26-Box X Cross ScreenBLOB #26-Box X Cross Screen
A BLOB play that starts in a box formation that uses an X cut to set up a small to big cross screen.
1-3-1 Press vs 2-3 Tandem Press1-3-1 Press vs 2-3 Tandem Press
A comparison between a 1-3-1 Press and a 2-3 Tandem Press. A breakdown of their similarities and differences to try and determine which is the better press.
BLOB #25-Box FloppyBLOB #25-Box Floppy
A BLOB play starting in a box formation that quickly works into a floppy action giving a player the ability to go to either side using either a single screen
BLOB #24-Flat Flex UpBLOB #24-Flat Flex Up
A BLOB play that looks like it is using a flex cut but changes the flex cut into an up cut. This will punish teams who try and jump
Triangle-2 Defense vs “I”-3 DefenseTriangle-2 Defense vs “I”-3 Defense
The combination defenses of a trangle-2 and I-3 defenses are unique and rare. They are very similar but the subtle differences give one defense the advantage over the other.