Mike Hopkins University of Washington 2-3 Zone Defense

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Mike Hopkins University of Washington 2-3 Zone Defense Ball up top: Guards first thing every possession: slap hands

scouting report Forwards responsibility: o No 3-point shot on wing Center s responsibility: o No lobs Top to wing pass:

the corner) We anticipate that someone is always going to be in the corner. We will adjust with scouting.

1 Mike Hopkins University of Washington 2-3 Zone Defense Ball up top: Guards first thing every possession: slap hands Guards responsibilities: o No shot o No drive from top o No pass into high post Will offset guards at times due to scouting report Forwards responsibility: o No 3-point shot on wing Center s responsibility: o No lobs Top to wing pass: Forwards ( Here / Outside / Back ) o No shot o Overload (outside hand to take away corner pass) o Back in (if no one in the corner) We anticipate that someone is always going to be in the corner. We will adjust with scouting. Guard (ball-side) o Down and then up (under/up) o Angle of closeout o Stance on-ball: square Forward takes away the shot Guard takes away the drive.

Ball on wing: Center: o Above block o Showing chest o Building a wall above the box o At the center of his two responsibilities: High post Short corner Off-ball guard: o On top of high post flash o

2 Ball on wing: Center: o Above block o Showing chest o Building a wall above the box o At the center of his two responsibilities: High post Short corner Off-ball guard: o On top of high post flash o Body is angled towards his closeout at the top of key Not facing the ball Discouraging high post pass Seeing both Pass from wing to top: Guard o This is why the angle of your body as you sit on high post is so important. o If TOK guard shoots it, automatic sub Unless your name is Gerry McNamara Or Dion Waiters Or Jason Hart o Can get hurt with quick pass right back to wing Short corner trap: As the ball-side forward and the center double-team the short corner, the weakside forward moves to the center of the lane to take the dive.

3 The weakside guard must be thinking out and be ready to take any skip made to the weakside (no 3 s). o Must drill this. There s a tendency for this guy to hang out at the nail and watch the ball skip over his head o Must be prepared to take away the Hammer zone play teams will run. Analytics: Coach Boeheim didn t realize it, but he was on the analytics train decades before it became popular o No layups o No fouls o No clean 3 s What shots are we allowing and what shots aren t we? High Post: If ball goes in, x5 steps up to play (doesn t need to rush at it) o Angle of his closeout is HUGE. o Don t let him get middle o Take away obvious passing angle o Goalie in soccer Forward takes away the hi/lo Weakside guard must be ready to split 2. Center can stay back if it s a non-shooter. Notes: Don t get sucked in Ball goes in, we go out! (weakside guard ends up standing in paint and getting killed on weakside skip passes). Washington s PG (Matisse Thybulle) set the UW single-season record with 101 steals by understanding this. o Pass o Bounce Zone is always evolving.

4 We used to closeout the normal way, but we changed as an adjustment to teams constantly overloading us and the value/power of the 3-pointer. Can tweak as a result of scouting o Kansas: Graham isn t beating us 3 points on 1-8 shooting Played back versus Vick (he has 28) No lobs to Azubuike A zone can make a good team look bad. Hardest thing to do is to rebound. I know you hear that on TV all the time, but it s true. Victims never win. We play 20 minutes 5 versus 7 almost every day. We break down each position every day o Guards o Forwards o Center Best zone game ever = 2013 Sweet 16 win over Indiana Versus 5-out: Identify the guy you re willing to allow to beat you. Teams can get comfortable against your zone. Good time to mix in your different traps. Traps: Short corner (see above) Wing trap o Weakside forward must come over to take away high post 25 trap (rush at handler) o Forwards come up to deny wing pass o Speed up tempo

5 Versus loop action: 2 options o Play up and force him back to your partner (don t let him use the screen). o Get under and take away penetration. We NEVER get screened. o Don t say The 5-man didn t talk! Be street smart Anticipate what s coming Let s say the guard DID get screened o Forward doesn t rush at the ball Don t want to give up strong-side 3 o Center stunts but doesn t rush at ball Doesn t want to give up dump-down Versus a ball screen going middle: On-ball guard goes under and then comes up to meet the ball on the other side. o Can t let him turn the corner. Weakside guard plays in the passing lane. o Not letting the ball go to the overload.

As a coach we often try several types of defense but our basic defense remains man-toman.

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