Get Easy Lay Ups With This Simple Play Against
1-3-1 Zone Defenses

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This play gets you lay ups against a 1-3-1 zone. It seems too simple to work but 9 out of 10 times it works because X4 (who is supposed to drop down) stays with the player at the high post.

This is from the 75 Set Plays to Score Against Zone Defense.

  • 5 can cut across the lane from mid/high post to mid/high post. 5 should not drop down to the block in this play.
  • 1 passes to 2.
  • 2 passes to 3.
  • On the pass, 5 follows the ball at the high post.
  • When 3 receives the ball, X5 will cover the corner. As that happens, 4 "slides" behind the zone for a lay up. X4 is supposed to drop down and cover that, but 9 times out of 10 the player (X4) will stay with the player at the high post.

Option

  • If the wing defender (X2) drops down to cover 4, then 3 can throw the skip pass to 1.
  • 1 can shoot or hit 4 in the post sliding back to the ball side.

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Doug Porter says:
1/7/2015 at 3:32:37 PM

The issue with this play is that the defensive slides shown are not correct. When the ball is in the corner, x5 would play the ball, x4 would slide down to cover the block and the x1 would slide to cover the ball side elbow. x2 would cover the weakside block and mid post and close-out on the skip pass. Maybe some teach the 1-3-1 differently so who knows.
Not to say this play wouldn't work, since some 1-3-1 zone defenses don't slide correctly or slide slowly, just wanted to point that out.

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jeff says:
1/8/2015 at 2:51:53 PM

Doug - You are right about the slides. I'll quote the text above...

"It seems too simple to work but 9 out of 10 times it works because X4 (who is supposed to drop down) stays with the player at the high post."

For whatever reason, we have found that defenses blow their slides in this particular situation. We have also found that some coaches teach different slides with their 1-3-1. But this is a play that has often worked for us because X4 does not drop down like they are supposed to.

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