Rick Majerus Player Improvement IBCA Clinic
Do All Summer Long (Tells his players)…
1. Deny Every Pass (Ear to Chest, Maintain Vision of the Ball, Crack of Butt to the Ball)
“Be Back Doored All Summer”
2. (On the catch) Make offensive players put the ball on the floor. The hardest thing to guard is to keep dribbler in front (Second hardest thing in the game is guarding a great post player). I don’t care if offensive player is non-shooter, play one arm’s length away as though he is the greatest shooter in the game. Nose on chest, and level that dribbler off. Disregard if player can only go left/right, etc.
3. Must contest every shot.
4. (When in Help) Maintain stance and vision, travel air time of the pass, hand up on shooter, completing play with getting rebound. When in help, be closer to the ball than your man. Be one step back or on the line of the ball with body.
5. Front the post. It’s a battle of who is lower, wider, tougher. The essence of great defense on a team basis is how you defend the post feed (Must have ball pressure on the passer, need to have post defender fronting the post-low and tough, back-side help). Defender fronting post never helps on baseline penetration-We are fronting because offensive post player is good, if he wasn’t we would play behind. If driver isn’t good passer (Dump Off or Draw and Kick), selfish, or is stupid and going to run over your charge help off post. I want help coming from across the lane (from guard), not the fronting post player-avoid helping off big also because offensive big get free run to the rim (with no block-out).
Rick Majerus Player Improvement IBCA Clinic
Hell to pay if I don’t see these things… Players must make it harder on themselves in the summer.
Escape the paint Three Different Ways:
1. (Dribble Penetration) Rotating on baseline drive (Outside NBA paint) – called for Block all summer long.
2. Stand-Up Cutters as they try to cut through the paint. Meet them, greet them. Be physical. Want to distort his route and timing.
3. Rebounding
When teaching closeout… (In the summer) We are closing out to everyone as that same great shooter, I want their head over their heels, knees bent, nose on chest, body slightly forward, and high hands. Sprint 3/4 of distance, no middle.
Rick Majerus Player Improvement IBCA Clinic
The best way to post in transition is to circle-in (Like Malone), rather than having big run straight down middle lane.
1. Doesn’t crowd Point Guard
2. Creates situations where you cannot shadow the point.
3. Hard to back-tap the point.
*Best place to feed the post, strong side corner.
To make and maintain contact – Post must stay low, demand the ball, seal defense and let the ball come to you.
Our goal offensively is to play inside-outside basketball. We want to play closeout ball. If you are decisive on the closeout, and your players shoot the ball, you are hard to guard.
Reggie Miller Shooting Drill (12 Shots)… | Rick Majerus Player Improvement IBCA Clinic
Miller never left the gym without hitting 12. Best player to come off flare… Reggie Miller. Let the ball find him.
• Create separation – Doesn’t maintain vision of ball throughout cut, first few steps focused on creating separation.
• Change of pace, change of direction when cutting.
• Getting ahead of pass.
• Game shots, game spots, game speed.
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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.
Quote: Judge a tree by the fruit it bears, not the fruit it talks about. ~ Les Brown
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