This week TJ and Sam discuss pros and cons of different defensive decisions you’ll have to make for your team. This season, don’t get caught without a process that allows you to identify the strength and weaknesses of your defense and knowing ahead of time where you’ll need to invest more time.
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Show Notes:
• Current trends
• To pressure or not to pressure
• What comes with pressuring the ball
• Have a process that allows you to be great at what you do
• Personnel factors
• More pressure may equal more opportunities
• 5 to the glass?
• Why to send 5 to the glass
• Winning the margin
• Can’t be in limbo
• When to punt on it
• Switch everything?
• Double the post?
• Inbounds Underneath Defense?
• Forcing to a side?
• Trap or under on ball screen D?
• Transition D – press or sprint back?
• 1 Type of closeout or personnel driven?
• Positioning of backside help
