Halfcourt Atkins
 | 1 Ken Atkins Against an odd-front halfcourt zone press. Ballside 3 is on the wing, weakside 4 is on the block. On the pass from 1 to 2, 4 pops out to the wing, 3 goes to the block. Billy Donovan - against a halfcourt trap, always change sides of the floor before the halfcourt line. (2 can pass back to 1 if needed, behind ball level, see Press break - Canada Basketball halfcourt). (Variation) - 4 trails, or bumps 5 from the middle, see Press break - Ashbury halfcourt. |
 | 2 On a pass to the high post, 5 looks for 3 low, 1, and 4 sliding toward the baseline. Michael Lynch - on a pass to 5, spot up if a shooter, otherwise cut to the rim. See Zone offence - 2-1-2. |
 | 3 If 2 passes to 4, the options are a) 3 runs the baseline and 5 stays at the high post. 4 looks for 5 at the high post, 3 on the baseline, a skip pass to 1, or back to 2. |
 | 4 5 cuts to the basket on a pass to 3, who also looks for 1 spotting up weakside. |
 | 5 or b) 5 dives on the pass to 4 (and can then drift to the baseline), 3 fills the high post. Ashbury halfcourt - 5 dives, 3 stays weakside. (Option) - 5 dives, 1 cuts to the ballside elbow, see Zone offence - 2-1-2. |
 | 6 Use a 1-3-1 set if the defence is trapping the two-guard set, or against an even-front zone. 4 runs the baseline, post movement options are the same when the ball goes to a wing. Park View High - shift into a 1-3-1 set against an even-front zone (5 stays middle). Duke vs. halfcourt 2-1-2 - use three guards in the backcourt for ball reversal, 4 is in the middle (bumping down 5). See Press break - Middle, Zone offence - Kermit Davis vs 1-3-1. |
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