The flex

[kiffinator13]

Originally Posted by vols for life

The Flex can be ran against the zone if the offense is really disciplined. The offense needs to set the picks on the people in the zone instead of like a man to man where they set the pick for the other offensive man. If ran correctly it can work. it just takes a lot more discipline and concentration.

It could possibly work. For example if you were screening the middle man in a 2-3 on the flex cut and got quick ball reversals, the flex cut might be open. Having said that, it is certainly not the most effective zone offense by any stretch of the imagination.

[allvol21]

Originally Posted by vols for life

The Flex can be ran against the zone if the offense is really disciplined. The offense needs to set the picks on the people in the zone instead of like a man to man where they set the pick for the other offensive man. If ran correctly it can work. it just takes a lot more discipline and concentration.

you can do allot of things with discipline and concentration..Hell the vols could even shoot hook shots on their free throws this year and they might even make 3 out of 10. BUT THAT WOULD BE STUPID. The same goes for the flex against a zone. Yea we might score every 2 or three possessions but you could do that without an offensive set..just reverse the ball. All I'm saying is the flex is not a good option against the zone. Matter o fact its a horrible option.

[BasketvolsFan]

I really don't know how we have had such good seasons running such a terrible offense. Granted, our offense against the zone does not work particularly well. However, we have made it work well enough to have quite a bit of success. We saw so many zones last year simply because we did not have consistent outside shooting, not because of the lack of the flex working.

[kiffinator13]

Originally Posted by BasketvolsFan

I really don't know how we have had such good seasons running such a terrible offense. Granted, our offense against the zone does not work particularly well. However, we have made it work well enough to have quite a bit of success. We saw so many zones last year simply because we did not have consistent outside shooting, not because of the lack of the flex working.

We have had success despite our half-court offense, not because of it.

[BasketvolsFan]

If you were playing a team with very questionable outside shooting and had an effective zone, what type of defense would you play?

[JZVOL]

I would play a sagging m2m.

[kiffinator13]

Originally Posted by JZVOL

I would play a sagging m2m.

Which is what many, many teams do against us.