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In the five prior articles in our basketball defending series we’ve covered a lot of ground including some thoughts on defending the screen/roll-pop. In an earlier article, we essentially shared thoughts on defending the dribble drive. While those two trends seem to dominate current offensive thinking, there are other actions that warrant discussion. Basketball Defending…
Basketball trainer Alan Stein explains why he dislikes players using ankle braces.
If you want to deflate an opponent’s momentum instantly, you don’t run a long, drawn-out offense—you run a quick hitter that catches the defense completely asleep. This Louisville Quick Hitter Lob Play is a brutal misdirection set designed to exploit over-aggressive defenses that cheat on help-side positioning. While it is diagrammed for the point guard,…
A lot of baseline out-of-bounds (BLOB) plays are far too complicated for youth basketball players They require players to memorize intricate patterns and specific timing leading to hesitation, delayed execution, and five-second violations. Line is a simple set, utilizing a vertical stack(hence the name) on the strong-side lane line to manufacture immediate confusion, force defensive…
Man set with a couple of “rub” screens and a double screen on the baseline for a guard. Point Guard enters the ball to the 4 in the high post and comes off a “rub screen” set by the 4 looking for a pass. If the point guard does not get the ball they hold…
Half court trapping defense that starts in a 1-2-2 set but morphs to whatever set the offense uses to break the press. Take a look at the animation of this 1-2-2 Half Court Trapping Defense