Has anybody EVER played 1-3-1 in the NBA?

[2K Labs]

Kind of curious about this: has any real-life NBA team ever played a 1-3-1 zone?

I don't mean regularly...I mean EVER, even for a single possession. I know I've never seen it. I know Google searches for 'NBA' and '1-3-1' only returns stuff about video games; same with YouTube. I can't find a single coach, player, commentator, or reporter to EVER reference the 1-3-1 ever being played in the NBA...absolutely nothing.

So I'm asking here: can anybody find any evidence that any NBA team has ever played 1-3-1, even for a single possession? I would seriously doubt it, since its weakness is the one shot every NBA team would gladly shoot everytime down the court: the open corner 3. But I'm curious if I can be proven wrong.

[CUTigers2324]

Certainly not that I can recall...I've seen the 1-2-2 a few times, especially from the Jazz in the mid-2000s, but never the actual 1-3-1 as used in this game.

[DatGD12guage]

I would like to know this. I dont think it really matters b/c its not going to stop these fake mufs from using it. They play it "every game", "all game" and think that sh is sim........ Now i play straight up man 90% and will play 2-3 but only if they r spamming the paint or use 1-3-1 but most of the time theres no need b/c what I've learned to do with the man stops everything, but when i start giving it to em in that 2-3 I give them a message telling them if they stop using this fake as 1-3-1 zone sh, I'll stop using the 2-3 so we can have a good competitive game instead of a sloppy as turbo, turbo, turbo one.

In other words if U dnt see me cheating or abusing the games weaknesses then play me straight up but it seems like/am I the only muf who plays the game straight up and still give it to these fake 1-3-1 sim heads who will still try to justify it when they know it abuses the games weaknesses such as slow passes....passing period. They will also use the "I only use it against the cheesers" line LOL. Keep it real ppl

[DatGD12guage]

This is a good question though b/c it seems like we would c alot more 3 sec calls if this was played in the NBA.

[demfl]

Quote: Originally Posted by DatGD12guage

I would like to know this. I dont think it really matters b/c its not going to stop these fake mufs from using it. They play it "every game", "all game" and think that sh is sim........ Now i play straight up man 90% and will play 2-3 but only if they r spamming the paint or use 1-3-1 but most of the time theres no need b/c what I've learned to do with the man stops everything, but when i start giving it to em in that 2-3 I give them a message telling them if they stop using this fake as 1-3-1 zone sh, I'll stop using the 2-3 so we can have a good competitive game instead of a sloppy as turbo, turbo, turbo one. In other words if U dnt see me cheating or abusing the games weaknesses then play me straight up but it seems like/am I the only muf who plays the game straight up and still give it to these fake 1-3-1 sim heads who will still try to justify it when they know it abuses the games weaknesses such as slow passes....passing period. They will also use the "I only use it against the cheesers" line LOL. Keep it real ppl

Using the zone isn't cheese not even close, its part of 2k. Your mission online I hope is to win, which means using the best method. Man defense is broken and even worst online and completely useless against good players.

Zone is the way to go in 2k13, as the old saying goes, "don't hate the player hate the game" I use 1-3-1, very good at it and tweaked it to the point where I don't give up many 3s or drives.

Unless the player is doing the euro cheese for 3s , I see nothing wrong with a drive a dunk strategy. If someone play man against me online, I will go to the drive and dunk and win.

I get what you saying but at the end of the day you play to win.

[keshunleon]

No I have never seen it and it shouldn't be in 2K. Box and 1, 2-3, and 3-2 are the only zones I have seen in the NBA

[franzis]

riley lakers did it

[CUTigers2324]

Quote: Originally Posted by franzis

riley lakers did it

No, they played man like the rest of the NBA prior to 2001.