Defence
Toronto Raptors 3-2 zone
See YouTube video - Toronto Raptors 3-2 Zone.
A sliding 3-2, usually with Siakam or Anunoby as the slider at the top.
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Defenders are matched up, a low post flashes to set a high ballscreen.
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Leonard stays low, wing defender VanVleet pinches to cover the flash.
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Siakam and VanVleet switch the ballscreen, Leonard takes a pass.![up](../images/uparrow.gif)
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Top defender has to cover the high post, see below.
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No ball pressure with high overload.
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On a pass to the wing, the back defenders are ballside, matching up.
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Leonard closes out on a pass up the sideline, although it's a sliding zone Siakam does not react since there is no high post or low post.![up](../images/uparrow.gif)
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Help rotation on an outside drive.
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Ibaka has no one in his area of the zone, steps up to deter a pass to the high post.
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Help rotation is the same on a middle drive, see 3-2 Foster (Don Casey - the top guy covers the opposite elbow to dissuade the kick-out pass
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With two high posts, Siakam sinks (no ball pressure), wings pinch.
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With Gasol out of position, Siakam and Green close out on a corner pass.
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Top defender Anunoby will drop to cover the high post on a pass to the wing.
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Here Anunoby extends higher on the ball, even with a high post.
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It’s a sliding zone, Anunoby covers a high-post dive, with backside help from Lowry. The ballside wing sags toward the elbow, not denying a return pass.
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Ibaka also helps on the post dive, Lowry takes a skip pass back out.
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Anunoby stays low as the ball is reversed. ![up](../images/uparrow.gif)
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As a wing defender closes out, Ibaka plays behind a low post.
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Siakam covers the high post with Green on the ball.
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Lowry closes out on a guard-to-guard pass (if Siakam takes that pass, Green can cover the high post as shown, and Lowry take next pass).
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Siakam closes out on the next pass, helping Gasol.![up](../images/uparrow.gif)
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Here Siakam stays with the high post on a guard to guard pass.
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With Gasol out on the ball, slider Siakam covers the low post.![up](../images/uparrow.gif)
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With Green on the ball, Ibaka gets pin-screened for a pass to the wing.
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Siakam covers the low post with Ibaka on the ball.
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Overload situation. With Green on the ball, Ibaka takes next pass. Siakam is not covering anyone, and could have taken the ball, avoiding an overload.
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Siakam and weakside Leonard take a pass to the baseline.![up](../images/uparrow.gif)
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Leonard should help until Ibaka recovers to the block on a pass back out to the wing, see 3-2 sliding Jack Bennett.
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Ball goes into the post from the wing.
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Also help from ballside wing Green.
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