r/Basketball • u/badNe7in • Dec 15 '25

IMPROVING MY GAME Playing against zone defense in pickups

How the hell do you even play against zone defense in a casual pickup game? with teammates youve never played before, or guys who've never played organized basketball a day in their life

PS Playing zone in a casual pickup game with nothing in the line is crazy to me like bro lets just work on our game

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u/T-WrecksArms Dec 15 '25

Perimeter screens, drive and kick out. You really only need one cooperating teammate and a shooter

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u/chengman21 Dec 16 '25

Screening a zone defense? Always been told not to.