⛹🏽TSF 077: How to Morph a Zone


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I became fascinated by Kermit Davis using the 1-3-1 half court defense and morphing it mid-possession into a 2-3 zone to disrupt rhythm and slow down the fast break.

So I studied it quite a bit.

I studied it so much I thought I could develop an even more robust system that plays off these same principles.

So I did that.

The implementation plan for the full system includes:

🏀 49 page PDF guide

🏀 30 minute narrated game film breakdown

🏀 Bonus materials for a deeper look at the 1-3-1 half court trap, the base of this system

If you’re interested in learning the “1-3-1 Multiple Defense System,” it just launched today!

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PG - 1️⃣ Here are the reasons the morphing 1-3-1 zone is interesting:

  • It forces opponents to slow down in transition
  • It disrupts the rhythm of the offense
  • It creates turnovers
  • It forces a lot of "random basketball"
  • You don't have to guard much of your opponent's best plays
  • It forces your opponent to prepare specifcally for you (and good luck playing against this with little or no prep time)

SG - 2️⃣ It's simpler than you think... the standard morph is simply a back side exchange on a "down" pass

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SF - 3️⃣ The 1-3-1 as the base of this system provides pressure up top and fits into any "come from behind scheme"

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PF - 4️⃣ Morphing into a 2-3 zone stops teams from running their best zone offense sets they like to get to... it takes too much time and discipline

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C - 5️⃣ And finally, teams do stupid things against this defense often... Since it's unconventional, you get a lot of unconventional reactions

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From 15 Strategies to Defend A Star Player to Bear Offense. Then coming with the Press Virginia Defensive System and 5-High Ghost Offense before today's release, the 1-3-1 Multiple Defense System.

From a writing stand-point, I love the mix of offense, defense, and basketball theory.

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