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Tuesday, December 16, 2025

Coaches’ Corner: Offense vs 1-2-2 Zone with Point Covering the Post




















Diagram A- It looks to me like they want to cover the corner with posts but they are slow getting there, and then covering post with the point guard defender. I know a lot of teams like this rotation because it keeps X5 on weak side boards. But I think there are flaws you can take advantage of. 

Diagram B- I think you can get the ball inside by having the point guard make a slice cut to the corner. If you keep 4 in the post, if 1 cuts quick to catch X4’s eye and get them to cut out. Your 2 may find 4 unguarded. 


Diagram C- You can get the same action by swinging the weakside wing. The advantage of this would be to do it early so X1 will have more trouble covering. Maybe have 1 pass to 3 then 3 pass back and cut. 1 can hold it for second before passing to 2. So timing wise have 3 cutting to corner as 1 passes. 


Diagram D- I have run the action of B Diagram to opposite corner. Have 2 pop to the top and then you have created 2 on2 on the weakside. If you have a guard who can shoot off the dribble, they should get nice shot from 15 feet. 


Diagram E- Diagrams E and F go together. In Diagram E, we want to take the ball to #3 then reverse. #1 wants to hold the ball and keep X1 guarding them until #3 cuts off #4. 


Diagram F- When 3 cuts off #4, #4 leaves and is going to screen X1. You are screening X1 to prevent them from rotating down to cover the post. #5 is flashing across block to block to get the ball. X5 typically is not going to want to rotate to cover that block or will be slow 

2 comments:

  1. Always saw the 1-2-2 attacked from the high post; hard to cover that area. Inside out pass to corner's or low post opposite flashing high. With the 3 point line the high post moves to about 17 ft from the rim.

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