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How to Coach the One-Four Quick Scoring Basketball Offense - Part 2The "Wing Option" is tailor-made to adapt to the talent at hand. In this case our initial aim is to get the ball, under pressure, to a big man on the inside. This action was originally designed to obtain a close-in shot by a perimeter player coming off a screen. Offensive board coverage after an outside shot is the key feature of this play. The selection of when to use the play depends on the game situation and action of the defense. Wing Option
The One-Four Against a ZoneSince this offense is mostly used as a "catch-up" offense, you must prepare your team for the following adjustments. I say this because many teams will go to a zone defense when holding a sizeable lead late in a game. With a few adjustments, each of the three options can be executed equally well against a zone or man-to-man. The secret is to knowing which options are most effective against a particular zone alignment. All of these options work well against match-up zones. The post option is effective against odd-front zones such as the 1-3-1, 1-2-2, or the 3-2. Post Option: Against a ZoneDiagram QH8 illustrates the 1-4 offensive alignment against a 1-3-1 defense. Diagram QH2, to its right allows you to compare the slight differences between the zone and man-to-man attack.
By comparison of the two, the responsibility of the post player who does not receive the pass, #5 presents the only change from the man-to-man execution of the post option. Against a man-to-man defense, #5 holds, or widens, his position. Against a zone defense, he slides down the lane looking for a pass from #4. #2 moves in a straight line to the basket on the pass from #1 to #4 as he does against a man-to-man defense. #1 fills #2’s position. #3 moves slowly in the direction of #1’s vacated position, looking for a hole in the zone. Go to next page Dribble Option: Against a ZoneRelated articles: [Part 1] [Part 2] [Part 3]
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