BLOB Plays Versus 2 - 3

Zone

Table of Contents

1. Regular 2

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
1
4 2 3 5 4
x4 x3
x5 5

x1
x2
2
3

1 enters t o 5 . 3 cuts t o get open. 1 steps away inbounds 3 passes t o 2 and cuts down the middle o f the court. 1
after passing. 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
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Vanderbilt Vanderbilt

3 3

2 x3
x4 4x5 5
2
4
5
1
1

Starting i n a 4 - m a n stack, 2 pops f o r a catch and quickly On his pass t o 1 , 2 cuts baseline and 3 replaces him. 2
passes i t t o 1 . 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 3

2 x3
x4 4x5 5
2
4
5
1
1

Starting i n a 4 - m a n stack, 2 pops f o r a catch and quickly On his pass t o 1 , 2 cuts baseline and 3 replaces him. 2
passes i t t o 1 . 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 .

Zone BLOBs
Arizona

5 2
x3
3 x4 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.
 Chase
Davidson
Zone BLOBs Zone BLOBs
Davidson Davidson

5
x5
3 4 x3

5 4 1 2 2
x2 x2
x1 x1
1

5 dives t o the left corner, 4 pops t o the left wing f o r a catch 4 cuts underneath t o screen x5's left shoulder as 5 cuts
(important that he is guarded by a guard n o t a forward). 4 baseline. 2 screens the outside edge o f the t o p level o f the
reverses i t t o 2 who has cut t o the t o p o f the key. 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

2 2
5 4 1 4

5 cuts t o the corner f o r a catch and passes i t u p the wing t o On 2's catch, 4 and 5 x-screen the back o f the zone. 2
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 skips i t back t o the left side o f the court t o 3 .
2 o n the right wing.
 Pull
Illinois
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Illinois Illinois

1
1
2 4 5
x3 4
x4

5 3 2 x1
x2

5 flashes f o r a corner catch and revereses i t u p the court t o 3 dribbles i t one dribble t o his right and passes back t o 1 . 5
2 . 3 cuts t o the ball f o r a catch. 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

x5 x3
5
4

x2 x1

1 3

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
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Mercer Mercer

2
2
5 4 x3 5 x5
4
3
3 1
1

4 pops o u t o f the b o x f o r a strong-corner catch. He As 2 cuts onto the left side o f the court, the forward
reverses i t t o 1 . 3 cuts down t o f o r m a stack with 5 . 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 1

4 2

5 2 4 3 5
3

3 cuts t o opposite side o f the court. 2 cuts hard t o the 2 bounces t o the strongside corner, 5 cuts through the
strongside block, 4 cuts o f f his butt. middle o f the floor. 3 fills weakside corner. They have
flooded the baseline with 4 players.
 Corner
Belmont
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Belmont Belmont

1 1
3
4 5 4 5
x3

2
2 3

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

2
5 x3 4 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
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Vanderbilt Vanderbilt

2 3 4 5 2 3
1 x3

x1
5
x2
4

4 screens 3 t o the corner as 5 lifts u p the right wing. On 5's 5 and 1 x-screen the right side o f the zone. 4 passes t o 3
catch he passes i t t o 4 . f o r a shot.
 Double Out
Vanderbilt
Zone BLOBs Zone BLOBs
Vanderbilt Vanderbilt

2 1 2
5 4 3 5 x4

x2
4
x1
3

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 4 and 5 screen the outside edge o f the zone as 1 cuts t o
key f o r a catch. 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 1
3
4 5 4 5
x3

2
2 3

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
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Iowa State Iowa State

1 1
x3
2
x4 x5 x3 5 x4 x5 5 2

x1 x2 x1 x2
3 4 4 3

2 and 3 cut o f f the screens set by 5 and 4 . 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 x5 5 x4 x5 5 x4
x3 x3
4
2 x1 3 x1
x2 x2
3
2

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
x5 5 x4

x2

3 x1
2

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

2 3

4 5

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

x4
3 x5 5

2 4

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

2 1 4 5

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

dives hard down the lane as 2 slides corner.