This post is not specific to Indiana but just a general observation. I don't claim to be knowledgeable and I may not use the proper terminology.
So any way, the name of the game now a days is hitting 3s, right? Or at least it's one of the major pieces of the puzzle.
.300 from 3 > .400 from 2
or
9 > 8
From what I see two of the main ways offenses get open 3s are:
1) dribble penetration or an entry pass inside, the defense sags to 'help', then the ball gets kicked
2) the defense doesn't sag so the player just stands 5 or 6 feet beyond the arch, the defender lets him have a little extra space, the ball gets kicked and the offensive player times it up - stepping into a 22 or 23 footer
Solution:
1) don't sag to 'help' unless your guy shoots under .300 from deep; or if the player inside isn't an above average threat why sag at all?
2) guard out to 25 feet or however far it takes for the percentage to drop below .300 - don't concede the extra space just because he is standing a little farther out
It's just a matter of having the will and the fitness to do it. 40 minutes of hell mindset.
I don't understand the mechanics of help defense but I've always wondered what purpose sagging serves.
Look coach, I'm in that no-man's-land where I am neither defending the perimeter nor doing anything to impede the post presence. Aren't you proud of me?! 😃
Yes son, great work not defending anything at all, that's what we are going for! 👏🏻
So any way, the name of the game now a days is hitting 3s, right? Or at least it's one of the major pieces of the puzzle.
.300 from 3 > .400 from 2
or
9 > 8
From what I see two of the main ways offenses get open 3s are:
1) dribble penetration or an entry pass inside, the defense sags to 'help', then the ball gets kicked
2) the defense doesn't sag so the player just stands 5 or 6 feet beyond the arch, the defender lets him have a little extra space, the ball gets kicked and the offensive player times it up - stepping into a 22 or 23 footer
Solution:
1) don't sag to 'help' unless your guy shoots under .300 from deep; or if the player inside isn't an above average threat why sag at all?
2) guard out to 25 feet or however far it takes for the percentage to drop below .300 - don't concede the extra space just because he is standing a little farther out
It's just a matter of having the will and the fitness to do it. 40 minutes of hell mindset.
I don't understand the mechanics of help defense but I've always wondered what purpose sagging serves.
Look coach, I'm in that no-man's-land where I am neither defending the perimeter nor doing anything to impede the post presence. Aren't you proud of me?! 😃
Yes son, great work not defending anything at all, that's what we are going for! 👏🏻
