Tubby Smith Texas Tech University Clinic Notes

Tubby Smith – Texas Tech University – “Red Raider Basketball”

 Ot.smith@ttu.edu

Keys to successful career | Tubby Smith
o Believe in yourself
o Believe in the people you work for
o Do the right thing
o Be aware of your image and you project/present yourself
o Have a philosophy
o Get control of your schedule, nobody schedules losses

Defensive Goals | Tubby Smith
o No Layups
o No Second Shots
o Contest All Shots
o Make offense make plays on the move
Defensive Rules:
o Apply constant ball pressure
o Contest every shot

o Sprint to the ball line on a pass
o No penetration (with the pass or dribble)
o Allow non‐penetrating passes
o See ball and man
o Play as close to the ball as you can, up the court
o Attempt to intercept ALL lob passes
o Jump to direction of the ball on a pass
o Communicate
o Off the ball: on the line & up the line
o On the ball: dig hand and deny hand

Jump to the ball with a purpose (when your man makes a pass) try to get a piece of the ball
When guarding the ball:

o if the offense raises the ball above his head, defense should pressure up and have high hands
without standing up, to prepare to defend a shot or deflect a pass
o If the offense drops the ball, defense should step back and prepare for the drive
Close out low and wide

If ball is above the free throw line extended, weak side defenders can play 1 step inside the
lane

On a post entry, it is the post defender’s responsibility to take away the baseline (help is
coming from the middle

o Automatic trap on post entry if the catch is 1 step off the block and in
“55” = full court man

o Looking to trap the “uncontrolled” dribble (ex. Player turns his back to help side defender on
the sideline with a spin dribble)

Don’t dribble on a steal, look to pass it ahead
Always close out on inside shoulder when in the full court

Automatic traps Backcourt
o Ball is isolated (i.e. all offensive players cleared out)
o Ball is caught in deep corner or below the block
o Ball is caught under the backboard
o At half court

Automatic traps Frontcourt
o Ball goes to the post (dribble or pass)

o Will also look to trap the corners at times
o Traps never come laterally, always coming from the top down (midcourt to baseline direction)

Drills | Tubby Smith
o 2 on 2 – Overplay and Sag

2 wings and 2 defenders
Coach has the ball in the middle
Defenders react to coaches actions

3 on 3
Working on cutting, screening away, guarding the dribble

4 on 4
Overplay, sag, and trap
Stresses post defense

H.U.A
o Heard, Understood, Acknowledged

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Tubby Smith Texas Tech University Clinic Notes