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Defense

Bruce Weber Rush Conversion Defense Drill

By Coach Brian Williams on December 11, 2019

You probably already do something similar to this to work on conversion defense. To make communicating to to our players more clear, I like to use the term “conversion” when we are going from offense to defense and “transition” when we are going from defense to offense.

I think that there are 3 key teaching points from this video for your conversion defense.

It isn’t the drills you run that help you improve, but the way you teach execution and how well the drill correlates to improving a skill that will influence the outcome of a game.

#1–Every time you do any type of conversion defense drill, play your defense rules. Coach Weber’s are having a player at the basket and a player pick up the ball. I know that in the video he wants the ball corralled earlier than this group of players picks up the ball.

#2–All players are sprinting.

#3–You don’t pick up your assigned man to man player, but you pick up the closest open player.

His two versions of the Rush Drill are on the baseline/ft line and out of 4/0 offense into conversion defense.

I also like to play live 4 on 4 or 5 on 5 and yell “change.” Offense sets ball down and converts to defense. in my opinion, this is as close as you can come to simulating trying to defend a live ball turnover. You can also add the requirement to the drill that on the change of possession, you have to guard someone other than who guards you. I would rather emphasize picking up the ball ASAP and getting another player back to the basket, then picking up open shooters.

You will need to be on a network that allows you to access You Tube to view the video. Click the play arrow to view the video. There is narration with the video, so please make sure that your sound is on.

You can find out more about the Championship Productions video that this clip is from at this link: Developing Defense Through Practice Drills

The video with Coach Weber is available in both DVD and online format.

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Wall Pick & Roll Defense

By Coach Brian Williams on October 16, 2019

Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of the Wall technique for defending pick and roll.

Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net

His You Tube channel has several videos with various types of man to man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

You can subscribe to receive an update when he posts a new video Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

You can follow him on Twitter at this link: @ZakBoisvert

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Defending Baseline Inbound Plays with 1-3-1

By Coach Brian Williams on September 11, 2019

This video of Holy Cross Men’s Assistant Coach TJ Rosene discussing a 1-3-1 defense for defending underneath inbound plays.

At the time Coach Ferry gave this talk, he was an assistant at Monmouth.

The content is located on the Glazier Coaching Vault.

Sam’s entire presentation is available along with all of the basketball content in the Glazier Vault at this link: Basketball Glazier Vault Access

Coach Ferry gives credit to Kevin Stallings for teaching him how to coach this defense.

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Ball Screen Motion Dive Switch

By Coach Brian Williams on January 27, 2019

Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of the Dive Switch man to man defense technique against Ball Screen Motion.

Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net

His You Tube channel has several videos with various types of man to man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

You can subscribe to receive an update when he posts a new video Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

You can follow him on Twitter at this link: @ZakBoisvert

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Cincinnati’s Open Defensive Stance

By Coach Brian Williams on November 5, 2018

Army Men’s Assistant Coach Zak Boisvert has assembled some clips of Cincinnati’s Open Stance man to man defense technique under Coach Mick Cronin. Coach Cronin is now at UCLA.

Zak has an outstanding site with posts on various coaching topics at www.pickandpop.net

His You Tube channel has several videos with various types of man to man plays, zone sets, and inbounds plays as well as clips on various defensive coverages.

You can subscribe to receive an update when he posts a new video Zak Boisvert You Tube Channel

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Pick and Roll Defense: Stunting

By Coach Brian Williams on July 11, 2018

The following defensive stunting techniques came from the Encyclopedia of pick and roll defense playbook assembled by Chris Filios for Scott Peterman’s Basketball HoopScoop.

It is paired with The Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbook as this week’s featured bundle.

You can find out more about the bundle by clicking on this link: Encyclopedia of Pick and Roll Defense & Comprehensive Ball Screen Playbooks.

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Regular Stunt

If the screener is not a perimeter shooting threat and is a limited play-making threat, the defense will use a standard stunt.

In a regular stunt, x2 will stunt/bluff at the ball as it is arriving to pop man/screener. On the catch, the big will see the guard motioning toward him creating indecision in the big.

x2 will not over or fully rotate to the ball. It is a couple hard steps at the ball and recover back to his man.

“Quick” Stunt

If the big is not a great shooter or perimeter threat…the defensive will give a quick stunt.

As guard is picking up dribble, the defense will quickly stunt at the popping big. This will create indecision with the ball-handler and buy time for the defensive big to get back to his man.

This will also be used in case the defensive player stunting is guarding a good perimeter shooter.

*This is slightly different from a regular stunt as the stunt occurs PRIOR to the guard picking the ball up.

In a regular stunt coverage, the help side defender will stunt as the ball is arriving to the pop man.

 

“Hold” Stunt

If the big is good perimeter shooter, the defense can “hold” stunt.

The guard rotating will stunt at the ball and will stay until defensive big can recover to the ball.

This should force the offensive big to become a non-threat, thinking pass.

Full Rotation

This is another option when guarding against a skilled big that is a threat from the perimeter. It can also be used in an emergency situation.

The rotating guard will fully commit to taking the ball. Thus taking away any jump shot or driving opportunity. This neutralizes the threat from the
offensive big.

In this case, instead of the defensive big recovering to his man he and the other help defenders are forced to rotate as the ball is moved.

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