Triangle Offense vs Zone

Wilt · LG Contributor Joined: 29 Dec 2002 Posts: 13532

Ready for more diagrams?

I never really explained how the Triangle handles zone defenses. It does a perfectly good job against the zone with the usual options, but it can be even more effective with certain adjustments.

This time, there's only 5 diagrams instead of over 100, but with much longer explanations. What I did here was to predict the most common responses by the defense and the most common reactions by the offense, all within the Triangle. So enjoy it. I do recommend, however, that you go over my previous article if you want to understand this one fully.

LINK: http://www.sendspace.com/file/s5qa5p (PDF file, 6 pages, in color!)

n9c · Star Player Joined: 21 Nov 2007 Posts: 9466

Sick! Downloading now. Thanks again Wilt

slippy · Star Player Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Posts: 5718

Wilt -- I kinda wished you had your own blog. You may know more about Lakers basketball X-Os than every single other person on the Internet.

knhellesky · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:21 pm Post subject:

Thanks

LakersBooster · Star Player Joined: 05 Mar 2009 Posts: 1572

Peppy: "Keep up the good work"

postandpivot · Retired Number Joined: 16 Sep 2003 Posts: 36822

sweet. a wilt. there was this college hoops game for the xbox 360. i think it was 2k . they had a practice mode. where you could practice any offense vs any defense. the other thing was you coul create plays. perhaps 3 sets deep. i think i sold it back. man, if someone could use that to do what you are doing. then put it on youtube or something. that would be beautiful. you would probably end up with a coaching gig. thats what would happen. because it had the defense properly moving with the ball like real life.

but one thing i noticed about the diagrams. is that it doesn't LOOK (maybe i'm all wrong). but it doesn't look like you made diagrams to truthfully simulate how they zone up the lakers. and how the LAKERS could use the tri to bust the zone up. it looks like more of a generic tri offense vs a generic zone defense.

for example. whatever zone they are running. its leaning toward where ever kb is standing with the ball.

Alpha · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject:

Thanks Wilt!

Laker_Dynasty · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:31 pm Post subject: Re: Triangle Offense vs Zone

Wilt · LG Contributor Joined: 29 Dec 2002 Posts: 13532

moonriver24 · Franchise Player Joined: 21 Oct 2007 Posts: 15265

That's so sWilt!
Great job!
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ecksor · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 4:01 pm Post subject:

Wow. Another great job. Thanks, Wilt!
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A Mad Chinaman · Star Player Joined: 07 Apr 2005 Posts: 6027

Great Job!

Now I can understand more fully when Stu Lantz says that the Triangle is ideal to attacking any zone defenses.

Apricot · Starting Rotation Joined: 25 Feb 2008 Posts: 184

Awesome stuff!

I was inspired to put up your diagrams on a web site and post corresponding clips of the plays in games. I downloaded a few of this year's games, but I haven't quite had the time to do it properly...

sandruska · Starting Rotation Joined: 18 Nov 2008 Posts: 123

Really good job (It was very very hard to me say something nice to someone with that avatar, I think I grow up

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TooMuchMajicBuss · Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 8:24 pm Post subject:

Thanks again Wilt.

LakerJosh · Starting Rotation Joined: 23 Jun 2005 Posts: 995

Great Job. I went through all of the other diagrams, it took me about 2 hours haha. How are you formulating all of this stuff? Just from watching games or do you have some sort of backstock of all the old Bulls/Lakers games somewhere.

Wilt · LG Contributor Joined: 29 Dec 2002 Posts: 13532

JJ81 · Star Player Joined: 08 Nov 2008 Posts: 2668

awesome

slippy · Star Player Joined: 02 Nov 2008 Posts: 5718

vida24 · Star Player Joined: 10 Mar 2008 Posts: 2986

Thanks bro.

Bballguru5000 · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 12:51 am Post subject:

Great stuff, Wilt. Thanks.

LA_Lakers_Rule · Posted: Sat Mar 28, 2009 3:37 pm Post subject:

Thanks Wilt for the thread Wilt..

I asked this in another thread and didn't get an answer... this looks like the thread to ask it however...

I use a dial up with an ancient computer (pentium II with only 96 ram and WIN98SE) and because downloads take forever I haven't taken a look at the PDF file... based on what I know of the TRI (unfortunately without the benefit of the link you have provided) it is my understanding that it was to a large extent designed to beat the zone....

My question is....

With this in mind that the Triangle was to a large extent designed to beat the zone and therefore should of course be an effective offensive system to do well against it....

Why do the Lakers do so POORLY against the ZONE with all of the players they have now that have had years of experience with it?

Thanks for any help about this... I've been at a loss regarding this for some time now...
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LA20 · Starting Rotation Joined: 17 Oct 2008 Posts: 180

wow just wow, I totally understand the pdf and they all make sense!!!

DEATH_PAULPIERCE · Sixth Man Joined: 17 Mar 2009 Posts: 82

Thanks a lot Wilt, and PD: Go Real Madrid!!!

Mike@LG · Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 12:21 pm Post subject: