Defence
Defence
Man-to-man defences - basics 1 Here are the basics of four halfcourt man-to-man defensive systems, with some pros and cons. In all cases, there is ball pressure and the goals are to keep the ball out of the paint, contest all shots, and allow no second shots. a) Gap Defenders one perimeter pass from the ball play in the gap (sag), help and recover on dribble penetration, but must be able to get to the ball on a pass to their man and contest a shot. Here X3 and X1 are gap defenders. Gap defence is good against dribble penetration, but does not dictate what the offence will do, or necessarily apply enough pressure to come from behind, especially if there is no shot clock.
2 b) Ball-line Deny penetrating passes (towards the basket), gap on non-penetrating passes. Here X3 denies 3, X1 gaps on 1. Ball-line defence denies penetrating passes, which sounds good, but that means denying passes to the wings when the ball is out top, and not denying the pass out top when the ball is on the wing. Most teams want the ball out of the middle.
3 c) Pressure Deny all attackers one pass from the ball, on the line, up the line. Here X3 and X1 are deny defenders. Full denial tries to shut down offensive passing, but is vulnerable to backcuts and dribble penetration. It may be needed to come from behind. Denying the wing-entry pass keeps the ball in the middle, unless the defenders are not really denying the pass, just pushing it out so it has to be going away from the basket.
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Defence
Man-to-man defences - basics 4 d) Forcing left Force ballhandlers to their left hand, gap on a pass to the attacking left, deny a pass to the right. Most players are much less effective dribbling and passing to their non-dominant side. Here X3 gaps on 3, X1 denies 1. Forcing left tries to dictate what the offence will do, with full denial right but allowing reversal passes left, promoting the ball to the attacking left wing then locking it in (trap a baseline drive).
Created with basketball playbook from www.jes-soft.com
Man-to-man defences - basics 1 Here are the basics of four halfcourt man-to-man defensive systems, with some pros and cons. In all cases, there is ball pressure and the goals are to keep the ball out of the paint, contest all shots, and allow no second shots. a) Gap Defenders one perimeter pass from the ball play in the gap (sag), help and recover on dribble penetration, but must be able to get to the ball on a pass to their man and contest a shot. Here X3 and X1 are gap defenders. Gap defence is good against dribble penetration, but does not dictate what the offence will do, or necessarily apply enough pressure to come from behind, especially if there is no shot clock.
2 b) Ball-line Deny penetrating passes (towards the basket), gap on non-penetrating passes. Here X3 denies 3, X1 gaps on 1. Ball-line defence denies penetrating passes, which sounds good, but that means denying passes to the wings when the ball is out top, and not denying the pass out top when the ball is on the wing. Most teams want the ball out of the middle.
3 c) Pressure Deny all attackers one pass from the ball, on the line, up the line. Here X3 and X1 are deny defenders. Full denial tries to shut down offensive passing, but is vulnerable to backcuts and dribble penetration. It may be needed to come from behind. Denying the wing-entry pass keeps the ball in the middle, unless the defenders are not really denying the pass, just pushing it out so it has to be going away from the basket.
Created with basketball playbook from www.jes-soft.com
Defence
Man-to-man defences - basics 4 d) Forcing left Force ballhandlers to their left hand, gap on a pass to the attacking left, deny a pass to the right. Most players are much less effective dribbling and passing to their non-dominant side. Here X3 gaps on 3, X1 denies 1. Forcing left tries to dictate what the offence will do, with full denial right but allowing reversal passes left, promoting the ball to the attacking left wing then locking it in (trap a baseline drive).
Created with basketball playbook from www.jes-soft.com
