Zipper
Ages: High School+
Summary:
A 4-High entry into a pin-down screen, Zipper is a great play for freeing up your shooter or isolating your best post on the block.
Personnel:
The set is shown with 3 guards and 2 posts, but can be run with any position grouping that includes at least one post and a shooter.
Instructions
- 1 dribbles to the wing opposite the shooter and scoring post.
- 4 takes a step or two towards the corner to screen for 3.
- 3 walks the defender in, and then can sprint cut to the top of the key either high or low.
- 5 moves to the weakside wing
- 2, the shooter, moves down to the weakside block.
- 1 passes to 3 then cuts to corner.
- 4 is the safety option for 1 if 3 cannot get open. (see "safety option" below)
- 5 sets a downscreen for 2 then opens up for post up.
- 2 reads the defense and can fill, flare, or curl for the shot.
- 2 looks for 5 on the post seal or 1 cutting to the top of the double screen away from 3 & 4.
- "Safety Option"
- If 3 cannot get open on zipper cut to top, then 1 can pass to 4, the safety valve.
- 1 cuts over the top of 4 for return pass or handoff.
- 4 sets ball screen for 1 then cuts to basket.
- 3 & 4 set a double screen away for 2.
- 1 dribbles off 4's screen looking for the 4 on the basket cut or 2 off the double screen.
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