Jim Boeheim: “2-3 Zone” 2018 Nike Coaching Clinic (Las Vegas) Notes
2-3 vs. Man D: Being 50/50 makes you 2nd guess defense and you constantly compare one vs. the other
Why Zone? Zone in last minutes can help win close games because it uses clock – ex. Up 6 with 2-3 minutes left causes offense confusion and speeds up the clock
- Keys
- Don’t ever guard a player who can’t shoot
- Closeout hard knowing you have help
- Alignment
- Positioning
- Movement
- Take away baseline
- Take away 3pt shot
- Advantages
- Keep your players out of foul trouble
- Easy to adjust personnel
- Size, Length, quickness
- Best way to win
- Simple
- Practice
- Swing ball from corner to corner to get used to the movements/positioning
- Off run the baseline & show post/high post movements to adjust positioning
- Transition D
- Start 5 on 5 half court when shot is missed manager throws ball to PG to start transition
- Go down and back 3x
- Makes defense get back quickly
- Don’t run back to position
