1. MAN TO MAN DEFENSEWITH LESSER TALENT

2. PHILOSOPHY BAD TEAMS DEFEND 1 ACTION, OK DEFEND 2, GOOD DEFEND 3, GREAT DEFENDTHEM ALL BALL LINE QUARTER COURT MAN TO MAN DEFENSE WANT TO PLAY A PRESSURE MAN TO MAN, BUT ACROSS THE BOARD WE DONT HAVE THEOVERALL TALENT TO GO ATTACK OUR OPPONENTS ALL OVER THE FLOOR. WE ARE GOING TO DEFEND THE CRITICAL AREAS OF THE FLOOR AGGRESSIVELY. TO BE SUCCESSFUL WE MUST BE BALL CONSCIOUS. EVERY PASS, EVERY CUT WE MUST BE MOVING IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN PROPER DEFENSIVE POSITIONIN RELATION TO HIS MAN AND THE BALL BEAT THE BALL WANT TO TAKE AWAY CATCH AND SHOOTS, MIDDLE DRIVES, POST FEEDS, AND FINISHES ATTHE RIM. WE DO NOT SWITCH 3. PHILOSOPHY (CONT.) GOALS LESS THAN .85 POINTS PER POSSESSION LESS THAN 40% FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE LESS THAN 30% THREE POINT FIELD GOAL PERCENTAGE 40+ DEFLECTIONS PER GAME MAKE MORE FREE THROWS THAN OUR OPPONENTS ATTEMPT 4. POSITIONING AND RESPONSIBLITIES PLAYER GUARDING THE BALL MIRROR THE BALL PRESSURE THE BALL WITH BOTH HANDS ON BALANCE TAKE THE SHOT AWAY TAKE THE LOOK AWAY TAKE MIDDLE PENETRATION AWAY KEEP BALL TO A SIDE ONE PASS AWAY BELOW THE BALL LINE SPLITING THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR MAN AND THE BALL (IF THEBALL IS BELOW THE FOUL LINE, JUST SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR MAN AND THEBALL) BE IN THE GAPS TO DETER ATTEMPTS BY OFFENSIVE PLAYER WITH THE BALL TO PENETRATE SEE YOUR MAN AND THE BALL DO NOT GET BACK CUT. 5. POSITIONING AND RESPONSIBLITIES(Cont.) TWO PASSES AWAY BELOW THE LINE OF THE BALL(UNLESS BALL IS BELOW THE FREE THROW LINE,THENYOU SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE). NEVER BE TWO LANES AWAY FROM THE BALL STRADDLE THE BASKET LINE SEE YOUR MAN AND THE BALL POST DEFENSE HIGH SIDE WHEN THE BALL IS ABOVE THE FREE THROW LINE LOW SIDE WHEN THE BALL IS BELOW THE FREE THROW LINE ON ENTRY GET TO EVEN BE STRONG HOLD GROUND MOVE FEET CONTESTSHOT. UNLESS WE ARE DOUBLING THE POST. IF DOUBLING, THE MAN DEFENDING THE POST MUSTTAKE THE BASELINE AWAY. 6. Positioning 7. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS PENETRATION FROM WING NEVER GET BEAT MIDDLE POST/CORNER ROTATE TO CUT OFF THE BASELINE DRAG DOWN ON WEAKSIDE BALL CAN NOT BE ALLOWED OUT ALONG THE BASELINE SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE IN MIDDLE OF LANE SCRAMBLE OUT 8. BASELINE PENETRATION FROM WING 9. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) PENETRATION FROM THE SLOT NEVER GET BEAT MIDDLE IN BALL SIDE CORNER, THE DEFENDER CAN NOT GIVE UP A SHOT-STAY WITH THESHOOTER DO NOT HELP(UNLESS HE IS A TERRIBLE SHOOTER) ROTATE TO STOP DRIVE FROM THE POST OR WEAK SIDE CORNER DRAG DOWN ON BACKSIDE TO TAKE AWAY THE DUMP OFF READY TO SCRAMBLE OUT ON THE WEAK SIDE. 10. PENETRATION FROM SLOT 11. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) DOWN SCREENS STRONG SIDE CHASE THE CUTTER HEDGE OFF THE SCREENER 1 STEP, SEE BALL AND MAN. IF THE OFFENSE TRIES TO THROWTHE SLIP OPEN UP AND CATCH OR DEFLECT THE PASS WEAK SIDE SLIDE THROUGH FLARE SCREEN CHASE THE SHOOTER AND SCREENERS MAN HELPS AT THE RIM BACK SCREEN GET LOW AND FORCE OFF THE SCREEN. SCREENERS MAN HELPS AT THE RIM 12. STRONG SIDE DOWN SCREEN 13. WEAK SIDE DOWN SCREEN 14. FLARE SCREEN 15. BACK SCREEN 16. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) STAGGERED AWAY SCREENS SNAKE THEM. UNDER THE FIRST SCREEN AND ATTACH ON THE SECOND SCREEN SECOND SCEENERS DEFENDER HEDGES FIRST SCREENERS DEFENDER TAKES AWAY THE SLIP STAGGERED BASELINE SCREENS CHASE OFF THE SCREEN SECOND SCREENERS DEFENDER HEDGES FIRST SCREENERS DEFENDE TAKES AWAY THE SLIP 17. STAGGERED AWAY SCREENS 18. BASELINE STAGGERED SCREENS 19. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) FOUL LINE DOUBLE SCREEN CHASE OFF THE DOUBLE INSIDE SCREENERS MAN HEDGES WEAK SIDE SCREENERS MAN TAKES AWAY THE SLIP 20. FOUL LINE DOUBLE SCREEN 21. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) CROSS SCREEN IN THE POST NEVER GET BEAT LOW GET DOWN AND FORCE OFFENSIVE PLAYER OVER TOP. FIRE INSIDE LEG THROUGH SCREENERS MAN HEDGES IF NECESSARY IF HE DOES GET BEAT LOW THE SCREENERS MAN OPENS UP TO THE BALL ANDFORCES THE CUTTER TO STEP AROUND HIM TO THE SHORT CORNER. 22. BLOCK TO BLOCK CROSS SCREEN 23. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) BALL SCREENS ICE WING BALL SCREEN MAN DEFENDING THE BALL GETS HIGH FOOT OVER THE BALL SCREENER FORCING THE OFFENSIVEPLAYER TO THE BASELINE MAN DEFENDING THE SCREENER IS ONE STEP BACK AND ONE STEP TO THE BASELINE OF THE BALLSCREENER. SHOWING HIMSELF TO THE BALL HANDLER IF THE HANDLER COMES OFF THE SCREEN THE MAN GUARDING THE BALL SHOULD EASILY GETOVER. IF HE REFUSES, THE MAN GUADING THE SCREENER WILL HELP AND RECOVER IF HIS MAN ROLLS GET BACK TO HIS MAN IF HE HOLDS AND WE WILL ROTATE FROM THE WEAKSIDE(IF HIS MAN CANT SHOOT HEWILL HELP) IF THE ANGLE OF THE SCREEN IS CHANGED TO THE BASELINE WE TRAP AUTOMATICALLY OUTSIDE OF BALL HANDLERS SHOOTING RANGE WE GO UNDER 24. WING BALL SCREEN = ICE 25. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) SLOT/HIGH BALL SCREEN MAN DEFENDING THE BALL GETS HIGH FOOT OVER THE BALL SCREENER FORCING THEOFFENSIVE PLAYER TO THE BASELINE MAN DEFENDING THE SCREENER IS ONE STEP BACK AND ONE STEP TO THE BASELINE OF THEBALL SCREENER. SHOWING HIMSELF TO THE BALL HANDLER IF THE HANDLER COMES OFF THE SCREEN THE MAN GUARDING THE BALL SHOULD EASILYGET OVER. IF THE HANDLER REFUSES THE SCREEN THE MAN GUARDING THE BALL SCREENER WILL HELPAND WE WILL ROTATE ON THE WEAK SIDE IF THE ANGLE OF THE SCREEN IS CHANGED OR THE SCREEN IS SET GOING TO THESIDELINE/BASELINE WE WILL TRAP 26. SLOT/HIGH BALL SCREEN = ICE 27. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) DRIBBLE HANDOFFS PLAYER GUARDING THE CUTTER FIGHTS OVER THE TOP BY FIRING HIS INSIDE LEGTHROUGH MAN GUARDING THE BALL TAKES A STEP OFF AND IS READY TO HEDGE IF NEEDED 28. DEFENDING DRIBBLE-HANDOFF 29. DEFENDING DIFFERENT ACTIONS (Cont.) POST DOUBLE ON A CATCH OR BACK INTO THE SCORING AREA IN THE POST WE WILL DOUBLE FROMTHE NAIL GUY GUARDING THE POST TAKES THE BASELINE AWAY GUY DOUBLING COMES DOWN CHEST TO CHEST ON THE POST WITH BOTH HANDS UP IN THE TRAP, DO NOT REACH IN. TRY AND DEFLECT THE PASS COMING OUT BALL SIDE WING DEFENDER DENIES THE BALL BACK OUT WEAK SIDE DEFENDERS SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE. PROTECT THE RIM AGAINSTCUTTERS AND ARE READY TO SCRAMBLE OUT. 30. POST DOUBLE 31. DRILLS BALL PRESSURE MONKEY IN THE MIDDLE STRONG BALL POSITIONING JUMP TO THE BALL SKIPS FACE CUTS AWAY SCREENS BALL SCREENS HANDOFFS 32. DRILLS (Cont.) CLOSE OUTS CELTIC CLOSE OUT 3 ON 3 CLOSE OUT HEAT DRIVING LINES PENETRATION SHELL BROCKPORT SHELL DEVOE PERIMETER DEFENSE PIN BALL CIRCLE BALL SCREEN 33. CELTIC CLOSE OUT 34. 3 ON 3 CLOSE OUT 35. HEAT DRIVING LINES 36. SHELL BROCKPORT BASELINEROTATIONS 37. SHELL DEVOE SLOT ROTATIONS 38. PIN BALL DEFENDING SCREENS 39. CIRCLE BALL SCREENS 40. DRILLS (Cont.) POST DEFENSE 1 ON 1 2 ON 2 SCREEN UP/ SCREEN DOWN COMBO DRILL SHELL DEFENSE DIFFERENT LOOKS 41. SCREEN UP/SCREEN DOWN 42. COMBO DRILL STRONG SIDE DEFENSE 43. DRILLS (Cont.) 4 ON 4 SCRAMBLE DRILL COUGAR DEFENSE PERFECT DEFENSE BOXING OUT 2 ON 2 REBOUND WAR REBOUNDING CIRCLE WAR 44. 4 ON 4 SCRAMBLE DRILL 45. COUGAR DEFENSE 46. Ball Pressure 47. Ball Pressure and Slot Drives 48. Baseline Drive Rotation 49. Staying with Shooter and Baseline Drive 50. Defending a Handoff 51. Handoff and Baseline Drive 52. Flare Screen, Down Screen, Ball Screen 53. Back Screen, Baseline Screen, Drive 54. Multiple Ices 55. Trap the Ball Screen 56. Taking Charge on Ball Screen 57. Trap the Ball Screen 58. Post Double 59. Post Double 60. Man to Man Defense- With Lesser Talent Questions Email- Nathandavis@rmc.edu (804)-752-4733