Howard Zone Flash Lob BLOB

What it is

• One player flashes high to the elbow to occupy the top of the zone

How it works

• Another player flashes baseline on the other side
• The inbounder reads: lob to the flashing player at the rim if the zone collapses high, or throw to the elbow flash if zone holds

Reads and counters

• Inbounder reads the back-line zone defender: if he steps up to the elbow flash, the rim is open for the lob.
• If the zone stays home and walls the rim, hit the elbow flash who turns to attack the soft middle.
• Lob cutter reads the nearest defender's eyes; when he turns to find the ball, the cutter ducks in behind for the catch.
• Baseline flash on the weak side reads whether the bottom defender chases the lob, opening a layup or short corner pass.
• If both inside defenders sink to the rim, kick to the spot-up shooter for the open zone-gap three.

Teaching cues

• Occupy the top
• Duck in behind
• Throw it to the rim
• Read his eyes
• High-low it

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