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Defending
Procopio 3 on 3 shrink
Mike Procopio

a) Pass and cut

X1 forces ballhandler 1 to his weak hand, X2 and
X3 are on the elbows. 1 passes to 2, takes one
step away and cuts, X1 drops to the elbow, bumps
the cutter and rides him down, X2 closes out on 2
and forces baseline, X3 moves to the nail to help if
2 drives, 3 replaces 1.
Overall defensive philosophy
- keep the ball out of the paint (defensively, nothing
good ever happens in the paint)
- stop and contain drives and still be in position to
challenge shots
- shrink the floor
- defenders always want to be on an elbow, block,
or the nail
- ball pressure
- give energy, communicate (e.g. "by yourself", "I
got your help"), move hands and take away space
- force weak hand up top, force baseline on the
wings
- force them to pass, force contested shots, bump
cutters
- stunt and recover on dribble penetration
- no second shots, box out.
Lawrence Frank - the Celtics run 3 on 3 shrink
every day in practice. They want to force one
contested mid-range shot, they protect the paint
first. X1 has a weak-hand no-paint stance (contain,
don't invite a straight-line drive, no blow-by), X3
and X2 are in shrink, at the elbows. On the pass
from 1 to 2, X2 closes out (no middle, no paint,
influence to the corners outside the pro lane), X1
sprints to the elbow and has X2's back (as soon as
a pass is made from top to wing or wing to top, it's
a sprint to the elbow - sprint to the ball, you can
never be wrong). 1 basket cuts, X3 has X1's back,
comes into the middle of the paint, tags the cut,
and talks to his teammate. X1 releases his help, X3
recovers out.
Hoop Tactics - 1 passes to 2 and makes a basket
cut, weakside 3 flashes to the middle then pops out
to the point (2 should pass if 1 or 3 is open), on ball
reversal the point can pass to either wing.
Progressions on a pass from the point, a) screen
away, b) basket cut or screen away.

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X3 closes out on a pass to 3 and forces weakhand,
X2 and X1 cover the elbows.
Continue with a pass from 3 to 1, basket cut, etc.
Lawrence Frank - when 2 passes to 3 at the top,
X2 sprints to the elbow. See Defending - Fratello
4-player close-outs.
Ben Jacobson - the three defenders start in the
lane facing a coach on the baseline, who passes to
any attacker. Start with 4-5 passes then rotate
offence to defence, new attackers. Closing out
from a gap position on a pass from the top to the
wing, use a proper angle of approach, get
underneath the ball (first step toward the baseline),
then approach head on, square on the ball, but
don't get beat baseline.
See Defending - Izzo close-outs.
b) Dribble penetration

1 takes one dribble, X3 stunts then recovers on a

pass to 3.

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3 pauses then drives middle (one dribble), X1

stunts then recovers on a kick-out to 1.

Continue with 1 taking a right-hand dribble, X2

stunts and recovers on a pass to 2, etc.
See Defending - Fratello 3 on 3 drive and kick.
Ben Jacobson - for 12 seconds, attackers try to
drive and get both feet in the paint (then get back
out).

c) Box out

Continue with drive-and-kick stunt-and-recover, the

ballhandler shoots when coach calls "shot",
defenders find their man (forget about the ball), put
a body on him, and go in for the ball with hands up.
No second-chance points.
Bill Self - 4 on 4 shell - attackers pass around,
defenders jump to the ball, coach calls for the ball
and shoots, everybody rebounds, play to a stop or
score on an offensive rebound.

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