1. A good zone offense philosophy is to implement an offensive scheme that can begin from several different locations before being able to seamlessly and smoothly flow into a continuity offense that maintains a continuous attack on the opposition’s defense.
A)The offense would begin from different situations, such as the various types of defense-to-offense conversion. This could be after an opponent’s turnover that then results possibly in one particular phase that could be a Primary Fastbreak with the offense looking for a quick shot while having a ‘numbers advantage.’ This could be the first phase of the offense attack. If the Primary Fastbreak does not produce a shot, the offense should seamlessly transition into the next phase of the attack—a Secondary Fastbreak. If the Secondary Fastbreak does not result in a shot, the offense should have the capabilities of smoothly and instantly flowing into the final phase of the attack—a designated continuity offense.
B) Another origination of the offense could be after the defense secures a defensive rebound and again begins the attack with a Primary Break (that could then phase into a Secondary Break)( and then into the same designated continuity offense.
There are still other starting locations of the initial phase that would then be able to instantly and easily convert into a continuity offense that will continue a uninterrupted attack on the opposition’s defense. These situations are:
C) Still another possible beginning could be after the opposition actually scores with the original defensive team immediately in-bounding the ball to quickly initiate the (same) Primary Fastbreak that could also flow into the (same) Secondary Break; which could convert into the continuity offense.
D) Another beginning could be after the opposition shoots (and makes or misses) free throws. A Primary Break that flows into a Secondary Break that then flows into a continuity offense could be executed in a similar manner as to the opposition’s made or missed field goal attempts.
E) After the opposition scores, they could execute one of many forms of a full-court press defense. The offense could in-bounds the ball & execute their designated Full-Court Press Offense, which would flow into the Secondary Break (that could then flow into the continuity offense.)
Still other locations that can fluidly transition into a continuity offense that will sustain a continuous attack on the opposition’s defense are:
F) When the ball is taken out-of-bounds from either the half-court sideline or underneath the offense’s basket. A specific play could be executed with that play being the initial phase of the attack. If the play does not produce a shot, that play could have been designed to then easily flow into the same continuity offense.
G) The most likely scenario would be from the half-court setting where the offense sets up in a designated offensive set/alignment. A specific play/entry/quick-hitter could be the initial phase that attempts to score. If that phase does not produce a shot, it could seamlessly and fluidly flow into the second and final phase would the continuity offense that would then maintain the attack on the opposition’s defense.