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BLOB Plays Versus 2 - 3

Zone
Table of Contents

1.

Regular

2.

2 - 3 With Nobody On Ball

17

3.

2 - 3 With Forward Covering Weak Corner

20

Middle Screen In
St. Bonaventure
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

St. Bonaventure

St. Bonaventure

1
4

1
x4

x1

1 enters t o 5 . 3 cuts t o get open. 1 steps away inbounds


after passing.

x3

x5

x2

3 passes t o 2 and cuts down the middle o f the court. 1


comes o u t the right side (x3 moves t o take him). 3 screens
x 5 , 5 looks f o r a paint catch.

Baseline Rip
Vanderbilt
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt

3
2

2
4
5
1

x3

4x5

x4

Starting i n a 4 - m a n stack, 2 pops f o r a catch and quickly


passes i t t o 1 .

On his pass t o 1 , 2 cuts baseline and 3 replaces him. 2


screens the weakside forward f o r 5 t o come underneath the
r i m f o r a catch. Key is x 5 being occupied with 4's postup.

Baseline Rip Counter


Ari z o n a
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Arizona

Arizona

3
2

x3

4x5

x4

2
4
5
1

Starting i n a 4 - m a n stack, 2 pops f o r a catch and quickly


passes i t t o 1 .

Zone BLOBs
Arizona

5
3

x4

2
x3

4x5

3's dribble u p the wing causes a b u m p (guard defender


takes him). As the forward defender moves back down, 5
screens h i m i n f o r 2 t o come back left corner.

On his pass t o 1 , 2 cuts baseline and 3 replaces him. 2


screens the weakside forward f o r 5 t o come underneath the
r i m f o r a catch, b u t 5 can't get i t .

Chase
Davidson
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Davidson

Davidson

3
5
x5

3
5

x2

x1

x3

x2
x1

5 dives t o the left corner, 4 pops t o the left wing f o r a catch


(important that he is guarded by a guard n o t a forward). 4
reverses i t t o 2 who has cut t o the t o p o f the key.

4 cuts underneath t o screen x5's left shoulder as 5 cuts


baseline. 2 screens the outside edge o f the t o p level o f the
zone, causing x 3 t o come u p the court t o guard the ball. 1
passes t o 5 f o r a layup.

Skip
Davidson
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Davidson

Davidson

3
3
5
5

2
1

2
4
1

5 cuts t o the corner f o r a catch and passes i t u p the wing t o


4 . 1 flashes t o the t o p o f the key, b u t 4 skips i t over h i m t o
2 o n the right wing.

On 2's catch, 4 and 5 x-screen the back o f the zone. 2


skips i t back t o the left side o f the court t o 3 .

Pull
Illinois
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Illinois

Illinois

1
2

x3

x4

x1
x2

5 flashes f o r a corner catch and revereses i t u p the court t o


2 . 3 cuts t o the ball f o r a catch.

3 dribbles i t one dribble t o his right and passes back t o 1 . 5


screens the forward defender i n as 2 fades t o the corner f o r
an open 3 .

Middle Bump
I o w a State
Zone BLOBs
Iowa State

x3

x5

4
x2

x1

2 is team's best shooter. On 1's pass t o 3 , 4 screens the guard defender


o n his side, b u t slips into the high post. As this is happening 5 screens i n
the forward o n the opposite side. X3 moves o u t t o get o n t o p o f the
screen and get o u t t o the shooter. On 3's pass into the high post, x 5 lifts
u p t o guard 4 . The baseline is left open f o r 5 diving t o the rim.

Low Stack
Mercer
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Mercer

Mercer

2
5

x3

5
3

x5

4 pops o u t o f the b o x f o r a strong-corner catch. He


reverses i t t o 1 . 3 cuts down t o f o r m a stack with 5 .

As 2 cuts onto the left side o f the court, the forward


defender moves o u t t o take him. 3 steps into x 5 as 5 curls
t o the middle o f the paint f o r a catch.

4 Dive
Mercer
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Mercer

Mercer

1
4

3 cuts t o opposite side o f the court. 2 cuts hard t o the


strongside block, 4 cuts o f f his butt.

5
3

2 bounces t o the strongside corner, 5 cuts through the


middle o f the floor. 3 fills weakside corner. They have
flooded the baseline with 4 players.

Corner
Belmont
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Belmont

Belmont

1
3

4
x3

2
2

3 lifts t o catch o n the right wing.

On 3's catch, 4 flashes t o the high post. 5 screens i n the


forward as the inbounder cuts corner.

Line Step
Mercer
Zone BLOBs
Mercer

4
3
5
2

2 steps behind the stack f o r a shot.

5 Out
Vanderbilt
Zone BLOBs
Vanderbilt

1
5

x3

x5

3
x4

x2

x1

Starting i n a 4 - f l a t alignment, each guy lifts u p the court as the


ball is whipped around the perimeter. The goal is f o r the ball t o
be passed t o o quickly f o r x 4 t o be bumped o f f 2 so as 2 passes
i t t o 1 filling o u t t o the right corner, x 5 is needed t o sprint o u t
t o guard.

Double In
Vanderbilt
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt

1
2

x1

x3

x2

4 screens 3 t o the corner as 5 lifts u p the right wing. On 5's


catch he passes i t t o 4 .

5 and 1 x-screen the right side o f the zone. 4 passes t o 3


f o r a shot.

Double Out
Vanderbilt
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Vanderbilt

Vanderbilt

1
5

1
5

x4

x2
x1

4 lifts u p t o the left wing f o r a catch. 3 lifts t o the t o p o f the


key f o r a catch.

4 and 5 screen the outside edge o f the zone as 1 cuts t o


the left wing. 4 slips his screen into the high post.

Line Step
Mercer
Zone BLOBs
Mercer

4
3
5
2

2 steps behind the stack f o r a shot.

Corner
Belmont
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Belmont

Belmont

1
3

4
x3

2
2

3 lifts t o catch o n the right wing.

On 3's catch, 4 flashes t o the high post. 5 screens i n the


forward as the inbounder cuts corner.

Double Dive
I o w a State
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Iowa State

Iowa State

1
x4

x1

x3

x5

x2

2 and 3 cut o f f the screens set by 5 and 4 .

x3
x4

x5

x1

2
x2

5 steps t o screen the middle defender. 4 rolls down the lane


f o r a catch.

Lob Flare
Mercer
Zone BLOBs

Zone BLOBs

Mercer

Mercer

1
1
4

x3

x5

x4

x4

x5 5

x3

4
2

x2

x1

x1
x2

4 pops o u t f o r a catch. 4 passes t o 3 .

On 3's pass t o 2 , 1 screens the forward as 4 cuts t o the r i m


looking f o r a lob.

Zone BLOBs
Mercer

4
1

x3

x4

x5 5

x2

x1

I f x 3 fought through 1's screen and prevented the lob, 1


circles o u t t o set a flare f o r 3 .

X
LIU
Zone BLOBs
LIU

1
2

2 and 3 cut t o the corners. Weakside elbow (5) cuts first and
dives into x 5 . 4 cuts o f f his b u t t t o the weakside block. The
weakside forward will be stuck playing 2 .

Box Split
Mercer
Zone BLOBs
Mercer

1
3

x5

x4

2 makes the initial cut, sprinting t o the weakside corner. 5


steps into the middle defender as 4 dives behind h i m f o r a
layup.

Loop
Davidson
Zone BLOBs
Davidson

5 makes the initial cut, looping around 4 t o the left block. 4


dives hard down the lane as 2 slides corner.

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