" Early in every season we were burnt a few times by backdoor plays with this approach, but small corrections on the helpside always eliminated this hole.
Backdoor Play: player moving up behind the defense and open to a pass. Ball Fake: tossing this way, no the other, a deke to trick an opponent.
If the strong-side wing-to-guard pass is not possible, the third option is for the weak-side forward to flash to the strong-side elbow, take the pass, and cut to the basket on the trademark backdoor play of the offense.
because there is less movement overall. Zones are named with numbers based on what pattern they form when looking at them from the top of the key. The keys to breaking a zone are: a) good outside shooting, b) fast, accurate passing, c) backdoor plays, ...
See also: Basket, Pass, Backdoor, Guard, Point
 
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