Ettore Messina – Pick and Roll Defense
Pick and Roll Defense depends on:
1. The ability of your players – quickness and mobility. I.E. If you have a slow group of big men, it is very difficult to show or trap.
2. The ability of your opponent’s personnel. I.E. Defending small guard, may trap him and make certain passes difficult. Trap on certain positions on the floor to take away easy outlets. If you are guarding great shooter, you may force him to penetrate.
*With saying this, I believe we need to have basic Pick and Roll defensive rules. If we don’t prepare anything special, we use these rules.
The philosophy behind our pick and roll defense: To attack/break the timing of our opponent. Putting people out of position, forcing the opponent into a situation they don’t like, and trying to steal a little bit of their spacing.
We must differentiate defending the 4 and the 5. With the 5 man, we show or we play flat (very few centers are dangerous when shooting the ball). With the 4 man, we show or switch (with many 4 men picking and popping). We can not play flat against popping 4, we will never recover in time.
If the guard is receiving a pass from another player followed by a pick and roll… We want to force perimeter catches out and away by denying… This allows us to go under on the first pick and roll. We want to force re-screen because then the angles of the offense change.
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Jon Giesbrecht
Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Currently in second year as an assistant coach with the University of Manitoba Men’s Basketball program. In fourth year as head coach of the John Taylor Collegiate Junior Varsity boys team. Head coach and director of Manitoba Basketball Academy. Former 17U Male Provincial assistant coach for team Manitoba. Currently a student at the University of Winnipeg – 3rd Year Education.
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