2012 Matt Painter KABC Clinic Notes
Matt Painter – Head Men’s Basketball Coach
Purdue University
Transition Defense – the first line of defense. | 2012 Matt Painter KABC Clinic Notes
1 man (point guard) never gets back…he always goes to the FT line/key area to look for long rebounds.
2 man gets back.
After a rebound or basket, the 1 man immediately “jams” their point guard. Makes him catch it with his back to his basket and keep him from catching it on the move to start the fast break.
1 man is always in their point guard’s back while “jamming.” Never on his side
Second line of defense is the 4 man – he is the “cup” man. | 2012 Matt Painter KABC Clinic Notes
He helps stop all penetration from the point guard as the point guard is pushing the ball up the floor.
As the point guard brings it up the floor, the 4 man on offense is usually trailing, so X4 gets back to the top of the key to help contain…thus, X2 and X3 can deny the wing entry/secondary entry.
Do not help from the corner.
On gap drive, the defense does not leave…esp vs a good shooter.
Make sure you take away the backdoor, but don’t leave the shooter.
Get flat and touch the shooter.
“Bluff and Stay” – vs good shooters | 2012 Matt Painter KABC Clinic Notes
First week or two of practice, teach full help and recover on everything. In drills during the season (when scouting report comes in to play), begin teaching “bluff and stay.”
In today’s game, you simply cannot leave shooters.
On the ball defense | 2012 Matt Painter KABC Clinic Notes
Keep the ball out of the middle.
Force to the corner.
When offense has the ball out top (wing or middle of the court), play straight up, but when the pass is made to one side, try to keep it there and force it to the corner.
When your man is around the hoop – TOUCH HIM | 2012 Matt Painter KABC Clinic Notes
Never get “up the line.”
When the offense is in the lane, and he has options right or left coming off the down screens, take away one direction. Play him totally on one side and make him go the way you want him to go.
Always work on “bluff and stay.” Some call it “stunting.”
Spend a lot of time on closeouts.
Closeout with high hands
NEVER GAMBLE OUT FRONT – point guard especially, guarding the ball at the top of the key area to about 30 feet from the hoop…too many bad things happen when you gamble and get beat.
Stay in your stance at the top on defense, in the key area.
“When they walk out that door, don’t worry about them liking you, don’t worry about them talking about you, etc….”
Make sure they say ‘he never lied to me.’”
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