Five (5) should remember though that their main role is in help defence for Two (2), not denying the player in the long corner of the ball.ДЇollowing standard man-to-man principles One (1) and Four (4) would move across to the split line. Five (5) rotates to the low hole initially before hedging towards their likely match-up should the pass be pushed further down the sideline. On the flight of the ball Three (3) rotates off of the passer and into the high hole. Two (2) depending on the scouting report should force the offensive player into a catch away from the basket. On a pass to the player on the wing that is involved in a man-to-man match-up, it would be expected that the offensive player has some extreme heat placed on them. As long as these shots are contested and from outside the key, this is the ideal situation.Дuring the I and 3 Junk Defence when the ball is passed to the wing both zone players must rotate quickly to fill the high and low holes. The defensive team essentially wants the two weakest players to believe they have the shot and take it. The 1-1-3 formation (or 'T') match-up zone is the one he used while in Benetton Treviso (Italy) & Maccabi Tel-Aviv (Israel). Adjustment 1 Extended / aggressive on the perimeter and in the gaps Keep same positions except the center comes out to top of key to deny the high post Fast paced, aggressive, gambling defense that thrives on deflections. The role of the zone defence players is to provide strong help defence to the three players playing man-to-man principles. Coach David Blatt uses a lot of match-up zone defenses in order to disrupt opponents' set plays. The other two players should at best, be limited role players and therefore the defensive team is playing the odds that these players will not be able to fill the points which are limited in the others players. It should never be forgotten that the reason a team would use the I and 3 Junk Defence is because there are three players on the offensive team who dominate their teamвЂ™s offense. At the most this player can have one foot outside of the keyway. Then the player can move towards this offensive match-up, but should never be in a denial position. If a player who is not being guarded with man-to-man principles should move into a position of being one pass away from the ball (as in the diagram for Three). In this situation, the two zone players in the I and 3 Junk Defence are in the keyway.

Another advantage of the 1-3-1 zone defense is that it can keep the center close to the basket.

The zone can also provide help in the post when the ball is swung to the corner. The scenario depicted in the diagram above is when the ball is being guarded by one of the players in the man-to-man match-up roles. The 1-3-1 zone defense forces the defense to one side of the floor or the other and has the ability to front both the high and low post areas. If one of these players has to rotate to guard the ball at any stage, the rule is that the low hole must always be filled to protect the basket. Even though we did not run the zone defense often, our defense was actually better when we ran. And when we did run zone defense, we ran the 1-1-3 Lute Olson Zone Defense. When the ball is rotated to the wing, these players fill the high hole (strong side high post) and the other players fills the low hole (strong side low post). During the 2010-2011 season at the varsity level, we ran mostly man to man defense, but we occasionally ran some zone defense. One player starts at the foul line with the other defender starting on the front of the rim. Normal trapping rules apply: two trappers, two interceptors, and one goaltender.The two players forming the zone in the I and 3 Junk Defence start in an вЂњI formationвЂќ. Pass to ball side corner is perfect for a trap. The Keeper (X3) plays centerfield reading the shoulders of the passer and communicates on any cutters. The warrior is ball side forcing any cutter into her area thus influencing a pass into the corner. The clogger (X5) protects against any cutters or players near the basket. Facing the ball also allows them to see any cutters coming into her area. They should face the ball and read the shoulders of the offensive player. The weak side pusher (X2) is responsible for taking away any pass to the corner. It is (X4) responsibility to jump up and down hands high taking away any direct passes down the lane line area. On BLOB situations we modify our alignment just a little to put more length on the ball with our tallest guard or forward (X4).

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