Sean Miller Arizona Zone Offense Attacks
New Heights Coaches Academy 2009
Notes assembled by Zak Boisvert, Student Manager, Fordham University
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University of Arizona | Sean Miller Arizona Zone Offense Attacks
“ Z O N E OFFENSE”
-“Love the game, treat it right and do a service to it by teaching your kids how to
play.”
-The problem with zones is that it can change your offense into a jump-shooting offense and it
becomes something that doesn’t even resemble the way you attack a man-to-man.
-Keep an eye on the number of threes you take versus a zone because what happens is that the
occasional 3 point shooter starts chucking them against a zone because he’s open.
-Pay attention to offensive floor balance because so often bad rebounding stats are a result of the
offensive alignment. While watching game tape, pause as the shot goes up and ask yourself “do we
even have a chance to get an offensive rebound?”
-We post our bigs on the 2nd marker against a zone because this position is harder to defend for
the bottom defenders than if he were right on the block. By
New Heights Coaches Academy 2009
Notes assembled by Zak Boisvert, Student Manager, Fordham University
him being on the 2nd block and conceivably between the two levels of the zone, this causes
confusion for the defense.
-“Our zone attack is very inside-oriented and there is an incredible emphasis on getting the ball
out of the net and into the point guard and pushing the pace. Our early pace really stimulates our
action. We make them prove to us that they’re good at getting back in defensive transition.”
4 keys to beating a zone | Sean Miller Arizona Zone Offense Attacks
1. Try to beat the zone down the floor- can we get a great shot before they get back?
2. Get the ball to the logo (the area right below the FT line where the
conference logo is on college courts)
3. Identify your 3- it should be the same as against the man-to-man, but
stress to your players what’s a good 3 and what’s a bad 3.
4. Offensive rebound- the opportunity is too great to pass up, hammer a zone on the offensive
glass.
-Advance Pass concept: an advance pass is any pass made to the wing by the point guard before he
crosses the half court line. There are 2 types of these passes | Sean Miller Arizona Zone Offense Attacks
1. “Up the Street” An advance pass to the strong side of the floor (If the pg
is bringing the ball up the right side of the floor, a pass thrown to the right wing).
2. “Across the Street” An advance pass to the weak side of the floor (If the
pg is bringing the ball up the right side of the floor, a pass thrown to the left
wing).
»You must give your point guard the freedom to change sides of the floor
with the ball. Too many coaches restrict their point guards by telling them to
play in a straight line.
»With this early pace, about 5 times a season the point will be able to lose
his man and transition and get what we call a “Roadrunner Layup”
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