Holy fucking shit bro, i was 10-0 and this guy comes with this zone setting, i don’t know what zone it was, but everything was blocked. Couldn’t drive to the lane, couldn’t get open shots, couldn’t run plays, couldn’t pick n roll…my players were acting like retards… like literally my SF would sit out of bounds.
Pass and screen away in Hawks freelance. Perfectly spread floor and they can’t cover every spot. That’s my go to if I see a zone. You have to be good at hitting limitless shots though
I played a guy who zoned me all game. I shot 71 percent from the field, 18-23 from 3, and still lost because he just hid behind screens and then got bailed out by fouls every time he drove to the rim. He shot 18 free throws to my 6. Sometimes the game just won’t let you win.
Zone can be broken by passing and creating space on the weak side. 5 out is not helpful. Post player and Center is helpful.
3 defenders on top allow to attack the rim, 2 on top allow shooting from corners.
Moving the ball quick by passing
In real life we use horns plays/ quick screen plays to get to the rim. Offball screens on the weak side.
No isolation play
Against a zone, if you force a post up on either side of the paint, you usually get both corners completely open, coz 2K’s zone mechanics are really stupid.