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Message: [QUOTE="BlueMAB, post: 2387204, member: 920"] Attack the zone. Don't stand still and aimlessly swing the ball around the perimeter. Dribble drive, expect the help to come, and know where the open man will be. You can attack the zone off the dribble. If you're willing to pass once you get to the paint, guys will be able to catch and shoot in rhythm on the perimeter, or get layups/dunks in the paint. If you don't do that, you need motion. Pass the ball and cut to/through the middle of the zone and look for the ball back. Keep moving without the ball. It's not rocket science, but it involves effort and motion off the ball. You only need a bunch of shooters if guys are lazy off the ball and just want to catch and shoot without moving around. You beat a zone with passing by getting it off balance. The ball moves quicker than the player. So if you move the ball with urgency when passing, move into open space off the ball, and/or penetrate to make the defense collapse and then dish, you can beat the zone. There are multiple options. What you can't do, is stand in one spot feet behind the three point line passing the ball around the perimeter hoping to eventually get a good shot. [/QUOTE]