m2m defense

1. MAN TO MAN DEFENSE
WITH LESSER TALENT

2. PHILOSOPHY
 BAD TEAMS DEFEND 1 ACTION, OK DEFEND 2, GOOD DEFEND 3, GREAT DEFEND
THEM ALL
 BALL LINE – QUARTER COURT MAN TO MAN DEFENSE
 WANT TO PLAY A PRESSURE MAN TO MAN, BUT ACROSS THE BOARD WE DON’T HAVE THE
OVERALL 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 POSITION
IN RELATION TO HIS MAN AND THE BALL – BEAT THE BALL
 WANT TO TAKE AWAY CATCH AND SHOOTS, MIDDLE DRIVES, POST FEEDS, AND FINISHES AT
THE 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 THE
BALL IS BELOW THE FOUL LINE, JUST SPLIT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN YOUR MAN AND THE
BALL)
 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,THEN
YOU 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 – CONTEST
SHOT.
 UNLESS WE ARE DOUBLING THE POST. IF DOUBLING, THE MAN DEFENDING THE POST MUST
TAKE 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 THE
SHOOTER 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 THROW
THE 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. SCREENER’S 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 SCEENER’S DEFENDER HEDGES
 FIRST SCREENER’S DEFENDER TAKES AWAY THE SLIP
 STAGGERED BASELINE SCREENS
 CHASE OFF THE SCREEN
 SECOND SCREENER’S DEFENDER HEDGES
 FIRST SCREENER’S 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 SCREENER’S MAN HEDGES
 WEAK SIDE SCREENER’S 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
 SCREENER’S MAN HEDGES IF NECESSARY
 IF HE DOES GET BEAT LOW THE SCREENER’S MAN OPENS UP TO THE BALL AND
FORCES 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 OFFENSIVE
PLAYER TO THE BASELINE
 MAN DEFENDING THE SCREENER IS ONE STEP BACK AND ONE STEP TO THE BASELINE OF THE BALL
SCREENER. SHOWING HIMSELF TO THE BALL HANDLER
 IF THE HANDLER COMES OFF THE SCREEN THE MAN GUARDING THE BALL SHOULD EASILY GET
OVER.
 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 CAN’T SHOOT HE
WILL 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 THE
OFFENSIVE PLAYER TO THE BASELINE
 MAN DEFENDING THE SCREENER IS ONE STEP BACK AND ONE STEP TO THE BASELINE OF THE
BALL SCREENER. SHOWING HIMSELF TO THE BALL HANDLER
 IF THE HANDLER COMES OFF THE SCREEN THE MAN GUARDING THE BALL SHOULD EASILY
GET OVER.
 IF THE HANDLER REFUSES THE SCREEN THE MAN GUARDING THE BALL SCREENER WILL HELP
AND WE WILL ROTATE ON THE WEAK SIDE
 IF THE ANGLE OF THE SCREEN IS CHANGED OR THE SCREEN IS SET GOING TO THE
SIDELINE/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 LEG
THROUGH
 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 FROM
THE 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 AGAINST
CUTTERS 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 – BASELINE
ROTATIONS

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
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