Set Play vs. 2-3 Zone Defense (quick hitter)

[@heyou429]

Ball went in every time, can't wait to try this one with my squad!

[@CoachRuss]

hahaha, funny how that works eh?

[@vipervon1035]

me too

[@Kobeinthe4th24]

Right ahah

[@finisher3x]

I'll definitely show this to my team this week. I love the fact that the PG is passing to his weak hand first, then going back to his strong hand with the 5 setting the pick.

[@ryoharris3238]

Who else is here from losing a game from a 2-3 zone

[@marcusandbum]

We ran this play about once a quarter at a tournament last week vs man and 2-3 defenses. We nearly always had an opportunity for a pull jumper when the defense didn't handle the screen well or a pass to the corner because the defender would come help. Thanks for the idea!

[@CoachRuss]

Hey Sig, This play should work regardless of size if you're able to (1) set proper screens, (2) have a PG who can handle the ball with court vision and read the defense, and (3) everyone must understand the play and how to make each defensive read. Good luck and thanks for the comment.

[@simplyblesd]

Your diagrams and explanations are A1! Thanks for helping this brand new coach out

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks! I really appreciate it!

[@CoachRuss]

Great, I'm glad you weren't bored to death. haha Thanks for the comment.

[@ericbarnes3619]

I appreciate this. I need stuff that's simple with my 7th graders.

[@joanpuerto4523]

Hai Coach. Thanks for this plays. These were the plays we used and I can proudly say that we won the 1st game until the championship with some upgrades :D This offense can lead to many possible open shots. like when the 2 guard will run to the basket and the point will pass it to the 2 guard and suddenly def comes the center goes inside and the 2 guard will pass it to the center for a score or the center will also torch pass it to the 4 to shot or 4th guy will pass it to the 3 guy then shot :D Thanks soooo much coach:D

[@CoachRuss]

Wow! That's great to hear. I'm always excited to get feed back that people are actually able to put these plays to work. Thank you so much for coming back to leave me a comment. It fuels me and keeps me going. Thanks again. Send me some video of your team running the play if you have it. [e-mail]

[@rodelpintor4217]

thank you very much . lot of knowledge how to break zone defense. very helpful

[@Law2881]

Nice video, short and precise. Thank you for making this .

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks for the positive feedback! I really appreciate it.

[@randomdudeam]

Thanks coach!, led my team to a 20 point win in semi finals :)

[@HRMapuan]

thanks a lot Coach - you are the best!!!!

[@CoachRuss]

You’re welcome! Thanks for the comment and support.

[@sultanrafly1553]

thanks coach, after watching this I no longer feel like a stupid guards

[@vivinobarreda8531]

Very Nice play. Surely I will apply this Set Play vs 2-3 Zone Defense

[@janmanueldelmundo4310]

This is easy to understand. I wish you could breakdown offensive sets of national teams.

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks for the positive feedback. Could you please give me an example of what you would like me to breakdown? Do you have a video clip or link you could send me?

[@janmanueldelmundo4310]

@@CoachRuss I'm sorry I can't send you anything, but you can watch games on KZbin. I prefer plays that are good for shooters or players that don't have strength on the inside.

[@willhooke]

Very useful Thank you

[@markraphaelg]

simply awesome plays!it works on our team we dont have much big guy but this plays works well when it comes to offense cheers russel

[@davetong]

That's excellent and easy to understand. Thanks

[@vipervon1035]

my team will apply this effective play..thanks a lot from phillipines

[@CoachRuss]

That’s awesome. Thanks for the comment.

[@henryandkhloeschannelsquan5672]

Great play thanks bro

[@renzbau5077]

yor so good. im just starting to learn basketball

[@Mr992213]

This helped me out a lot I'm trying to understand zone defense so I can play in my league and not look lost in games

[@wilmanabordo1264]

Very clear instruction ill do coaching when player are not hardheaded.

[@CoachRuss]

Thank you! Coaching can be tough even when you love it. Maybe, especially if you love it!

[@guambroker]

Great Simple play with lots of possibilities

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks for the positive feedback!

[@HerNick07]

This is exactly what my team needs. good instructional video. You are great.

[@MrChocolaaaa]

Thanks to you we beat every team that plays zone defence in our league This is easy to train with my team and very effective Thanks alot

[@LarxSDrexS]

Very good! Impressive on recognizing all possible scenario!

[@cbcookiehead]

dude my coach showed us this and it is awesome

[@thekidSubscribe]

Learning everyday thank you

[@cvaturi2982]

thank you for helping me and my team

[@CoachRuss]

Thank you so much for your positive feedback. It really feels good to read comments like this. You're so very welcome!

[@jimmyrudd3649]

Good job coach I like this

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks Jimmy! I appreciate the feedback!

[@cherfieldm]

Thanks for sharing your expertise.

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks for your positive feedback. I'm no expert, just passionate about putting out material that my channel viewers can actually watch, learn, and execute in real life. =)

[@joshualee8076]

Thank you Coach Russell im going to try to use your good plays for tomorrow to saturday for the matches

[@ProdDaewi]

thx this really helped with my bsketball

[@CoachRuss]

Awesome! I’m glad it helps.

[@FrankTritini]

Russ loved the arrack the 2-3 zone set play. I coach a 5-6 th grade JV team and designed the same basic attack. What I got from you is the pass to the weak side first to get the top to rotate. However at my level that's two extra passes which means two opportunities to turn the ball over.

[@jasperzky]

It looks great. We will try this on our game this coming sunday. Hope we can win

[@daphnescriven532]

Helps a lot thx

[@CoachRuss]

You're welcome! Thanks for the positive comment.

[@russellmano2027]

Thanks!

[@CoachRuss]

Lol

[@musicdrone7518]

Thanks for this...we become a champion now in our barangay

[@CoachRuss]

You’re welcome! Congratulations!

[@RenailyKarixa]

this is really helpful

[@CoachRuss]

I’m glad! Thanks for the feedback.

[@zyellowwww]

Thank you this really helps

[@michaelhamlettsr8042]

Awesome play! I will use this this season!

[@lolkialos]

Thanks for the really good play coach, we were able to win 105-60 because of this :D

[@CoachRuss]

Haha, I'm not sure if it was because of these plays but I appreciate your positive comment. =)

[@Stewcrew8]

Thanks coach.. worked on this in practice.. showed my guys and due to the inconsistency of practice.. they kinda have the base of it... other coach tells us the team we're playing loves to run, what do you suggest as defense.. right now we're 2-1-2 zone

[@CoachRuss]

Hi coach, I would stick with whatever defense you feel your team runs best and try and slow the game down if you can. A team that runs is used to a certain pace of the game and also a certain number of possessions on offense. Disrupting that for them can take them off their game. I hope that helps and good luck running the play!

[@Stewcrew8]

@@CoachRuss yessir, that's just what I was telling them yesterday.. well, I'll let you know how it goes.. if we win the first, we play for it all... thanks again

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks for the comment tlark.

[@Nik000tiN]

Thank, coach! I see the way how to win on my court.

[@gesontv2892]

Thanks. Great help

[@CoachRuss]

You’re welcome. Thanks for your positive feedback!

[@michaelcurtis4616]

I know im 7 years late but you should do a video for the other zone defenses too. This was a good video!

[@thirtythreeftw]

Awesome walkthrough

[@kevinchan1689]

great video thank you so much!

[@salty_angler1285]

Thanks, this is going to help a lot..

[@CoachRuss]

You're very welcome. Thanks for your positive feedback!

[@tasharrabryant3580]

Like it so on offense you don't got to run a 2-3 the same way you can also run it different ways but you got to read it good and no what to do if you want to run it good and score different ways so the defense want no you just running the same 2-3 zone on offense but you got to be a smart guard to no how to pass the ball and the other do to score basically different ways on a 2-3 zone on the offense doing the same plays but switching them up doing the same thing as a 2-3 zone

[@renceileto1776]

GREAT!

[@christiansilvano8579]

Im definitely going to try this out

[@CoachRuss]

Let me know how it went. Send me a link to a video clip if you have it.

[@aidasingh7120]

good coach i did it and it works we became champions

[@CoachRuss]

That's awesome! Congratulations!

[@lowkey_aswani]

Nice set play Coach

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks for the positive feedback. Stay tuned for more.

[@ShanLoHoops]

cool basic but effective plays, i didnt know tht 2-3 zone has tht many loop holes. most of the time my teammates just takes jumpshots when facing the zone, but this changes everything.

[@DJBubbleBoy]

I'm going to try and run this in my next game.

[@justineheartsmac]

the last play is good, if the 2 guard's defender is "ball watching". As a pg, if I see that my defender switched. My 5 man is bigger than his defender, so I'd rather have him roll if the 4 man rotated to the other low block. 2 guard is more reliable on the foul line, but if my 5 man takes it strong, he can draw fouls and get the basket. My center need to build his confidence in the offensive end as well. Good plays tho. Post more.

[@prasadmacha8012]

Super sir

[@CoachRuss]

Thank you!

[@superstarsjusticeentertain6365]

Awesome

[@roberttroy2967]

Nice and simple I will try it next game

[@errybismonoaji6466]

That's cool, thanks for easy explanation

[@tlark420]

good stuff very precise

[@kyleb0698]

I really appreciate it. But im watching this as an individual. My team maybe can't get it cuz im the only one who'll able to understand. So ill just be downloading it and let them watch it. Thank you

[@jabez36]

so good thank you!

[@CoachRuss]

+Jabez Ledres Thanks! I hope you and your team find success with this play!

[@jabez36]

Coach Russ I just gotta convince them to run plays haha

[@basketballforlife1583]

thanks coach

[@CoachRuss]

You're welcome! Thanks for you positive feedback.

[@cookingwithquinn8500]

thx this is awesome

[@fedlale93]

this brought my team much success :)

[@renzosorianoofficial1844]

it can help a lot. thankyou.

[@cadi5403]

nice one. really easy to run, just need someone who's good with the ball and read the game

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks.

[@CoachRuss]

No defensive plays but different zone defenses with and without a trap.

[@christopherbronson7304]

Great play Coach. What program did you use to draw up the play?

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks coach! You can find out here successful-leader-8439.ck.page/ad36fae049

[@brucekregel403]

great video there

[@prime5718]

Coach can u draw up a play where the 1 cuts for a lay up? Thanks! Less hard dribbles

[@claudiorabsten7179]

miami heat watching this now i bet lmao

[@addypapa7881]

Coach russel do you have a situational play for a four against five during games. Because sometimes it happen during games that most of your players fouled out and only four players left to play. Thank you.

[@IlonggoXcolorado]

Good job

[@mahipalsinhgohil1278]

🙏👍

[@CoachRuss]

🙏🏼🙌🙌😊

[@Qriusme]

Hi great play. BTW, what tool are you using to diagram the plays? Thanks in advance.

[@idonteatdogs2459]

Thanks

[@marlonrobertson9991]

Can you do a simulation with this offense against a 1-2-2 defense or will this work against a 1-2-2?

[@CoachRuss]

Hi Marlon, thanks for the comment/question. I probably won't create that simulation because I would only run this play agains a 2-3 zone. The gaps and assignments in a 2-3 zone are much different than a 1-2-2. I hope that helps to answer your question.

[@5stringdefault]

coach russ thanks

[@edub90]

nice work

[@CoachRuss]

Thank you for the positive feedback! Much appreciated.

[@MrRetla1]

awesome!!! :D

[@bigjs967]

can you upload live video using this play? i really like it and want to try it upcoming season.

[@CoachRuss]

I will be asking my channel community to submit their videos to me of plays that they've run from my channel. If and when this play comes in I'll definitely post it with commentary. Thanks for the comment.

[@syedzayed9447]

Coach Russ if u could upload live videos of these set plays it wud be great!.. thnx!

[@FamouzRell]

thank you

[@fielprado4611]

Nice one

[@CoachRuss]

Thanks!

[@KawaiiBear17]

My school has end of the year "student vs teachers games", but you have to be eligible to play. A lot of kids aren't eligible, so I for some random reason decide to join even tho I have almost no idea what I'm doing.. My question is: if I'm going to pass it to someone do I call their name, or will that just tell the teachers who to go to?

[@jerrometobysandoval]

Thanks Coach! How can point guards train to read defenders? Other than practicing? Thanks.

[@CoachRuss]

Ahhh, that's a tough one. John Wooden once said that the essence of basketball is deception. If you unpack that statement, what is show to you as a defender is almost always a diversion from what the offense really wants to do. I pump fake to drive around you. I pass fake to get by you. I look one way and pass another way. If your players can understand that a diversion can almost always be expected, they can train to defend the less obvious and more likely options. I hope that helps.

[@waltermanalu]

Any advice on how to run this offense in continuity if all options aren't successful on the first run?

[@CoachRuss]

Sorry, this is not to be run as a continuous offense.

[@raulmontoya2756]

what about the pick and roll with the 5 spot

[@guambroker]

Raul Montoya I was thinking that too.. it would be open if the slasher is stopped.. great play that can evolve

[@jonasballislife1434]

This is fucking amazing, I wish to share this with my team but my Coach is one of those very... Demanding and "do what I say" coaches, whose not open to suggestions. How can i go about approaching him?? :(

[@krflippen2509]

i'm a new AAU coach & i would like to know if there are any information that i can get my hands on that will help me to get better? Also do you have anything for a press breaker play that i can teach my 2nd/3rd grade team?

[@kobebryant3512]

how about on a team playing full court press?? what else can we do??

[@CoachRuss]

Hey Domme, Thanks for the comment. Good luck with teaching this play! Let me know how it works out for you!

[@guiltysensation714]

Can explain a 4 out 1 in please offense play and a 131 defense play please

[@dani6194]

nice