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So, what the weakness of 3-2 zone, one time in paint defense is high and have blitz on PG?

Firstly, against 3-2 zone, whatever if you play with a fast or slow tatic, you need a High Passing Skill

To a slow tatic add Handling high too, one time you need to keep the ball more time with you.

Independently the level of your league - if a I or IV - you need Passing and Handling proportionally equal or better OD of adversary to have more chances to win this battle.

I remember too 3-2 is a slow tatic, like manual says. Knowing this, I believe fast ofensive tatics as better as slow.

But, how to stay way paint defense?

If you think have better IS & JS against ID & SB, play with Look Inside

If don't, you need play with mid-range tatics, like:
1 - Motion;
2 - Push The Ball; and for last
3 - Patient


This is my opinion about play against teams with 3-2 zone

yes I suppose you're right, I have no true experience of this combination (patient vs 3-2) and I was missing the point you said: even if my center goes for a 3points shot he's going to be defended by one of the 3 guards... so no mismatch!

But, as you said, there is always some chance that the center himself defends the outside shot

more: when my guard playing as center (in patient) tries a lot of jump shots, I wonder if it is more likely that the center is the opposing defender, what do you think? maybe there is some example of such a game to analyze?

push the ball with high passing on every position sounds best to me

This topic is so much fun to read, too bad I can't participate.


There is no final truth, different teams are.. well different teams and there are infinite things to consider when picking your poison.

I believe 3-2 zone should be really effective if well prepared.

My question is: how much does it costs you? I mean, in a m2m defence ID in a guard or OD in a big man won't change their salaries in a consistent way, SB is useful but less fundamental. To play a 3-2 zone, your guards might be cheaper in terms of price, but your big men are required to have higher ID-RB-SB (at least RB-SB) pushing their salary to higher level compared to m2m.

If on the defensive side this is almost salary-related, talking about offence things are different. If OD in a big men has to be present, ID-SB-RB as high as possibile...to be effective on the offensive end you need to have really high IS (to attack inside), a certain level of passing regardless of the tactic, or at least good JS/JR if IS isn't that good. In other words, you need a top notch big men, very close to the ones of NTs with a very high salary and very high market value.

In lower levels it's easier, if you're not challenging top defences this problem is less consistent.

But the question remains: don't you think a 3-2 zone, very effective in D, might cost you on the offensive side, either as salary (and cost) of players or effectiveness/versatility of tactics?

All that said, I love winning games on the defensive end, I'm just doing some considerations

Last edited by GM-samusaran (ITA-Staff) at 2/14/2018 4:22:29 AM