Mike Neighbors Pack Line Post Defense

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February 19, 2014

Mike Neighbors Pack Line Post Defense

Each area of the Mike Neighbors Pack Line Post Defense must be covered and post play defense is a major component for team success. Establishing the “post area” is important so your players understand how to guard an opponent in that area whether they’re a guard or post player.

A. Post position | Mike Neighbors Pack Line Post Defense
– One step outside the paint in each direction
– One step above the lowest FT block
– This is an area NOT a position (not just for certain players)

B. Establishing Pack Line post defense | Mike Neighbors Pack Line Post Defense

– Don’t let any offensive player catch with two feet in “Post area”
Use the “Chin on Shoulder” position
Defense uses entire body to get offensive player out of the post

– IF post player gets established in the paint “Pop Back”
Quickly jump to a spot between the player and the basket
Takes away a post players angle to the basket
Get close enough to maintain contact with offensive player but don’t allow the offensive player
to feel their body
Stay in this stance until the ball is passed out
When ball is passed out return to chin on shoulder

– If offensive post player uses the dribble stay in athletic stance and don’t allow player to get closer to the bucket.

C. Players outside post (responsibilities when a post dribbles) | Mike Neighbors Pack Line Post Defense

– On initial pass to post perimeter defender jump halfway between ball and their own offensive player

– If post player put the ball on the floor guard must dig
Back to the baseline use arm closest to post player to strike at the ball
Make post player pick it up
DO NOT DOUBLE the post – DIG
As soon as the ball is picked up the perimeter defender must return to their original position

Defending the post correctly is essential to success of the Pack Line. Making sure that the offense doesn’t get easy scoring opportunities on the inside of the defense will force more difficult shots from the outside.

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