As I have said many times, Kevin Eastman is one of my favorite coaches to study.
Kevin was a long time college assistant and head coach. He served as an Assistant Coach for the Celtics from 2004 to 2013. At that time, he made the move to Los Angeles with Doc Rivers. He initially served as an assistant coach, eventually being promoted to Vice-president of Basketball Operations before retiring.
You might not agree with all of these points, but you should be able to use a few of his points as teaching points for your conversion defense. Being a great defensive conversion team and forcing the offense to play against your half court defense is a major part of being a good defensive team.
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Coach Eastman’s term for Shrink Spots are help spots. By being in correct help position you shrink the gaps that are available for drivers.
