[Coach Rick]

You have the lead. Your opponent cannot play it safe on defense. Your opponent must pressure you in order to create turnovers or bad shots. The easiest way to counter pressure is to clear the lane and focus on Layer 1 and Layer 3: Everything in Layer 1 is designed to counter defensive pressure on the perimeter: Read Line, Pass & Cut, Filling Empty Spots. The Dribble-At originated as a way to relieve pressure on both the ballhandler and the teammate being dribbled at. The penalty for too much perimeter pressure should be a lay-up by the offense. So, practice playing higher and wider than ordinary and let your players get used to an imaginary Read Line that’s located farther from the goal than the 19′ arc. Don’t overlook that all of this space and cutting makes it easier for the ballhandler to drive to the goal for a lay-up or drive, change their mind, and bounce out to an open spot. In these situations, where you have the lead and a running clock is your friend, have a code word you can call from the bench that means: “5 WAY OUT and take nothing but a lay-up.”

[Nohea Pangkee]

What if you only have 4 players (3 1/2 players!) who can be relied on with pressure? Where would you place a big with tendency to turnover? Low block, short corner?

Would you still have players cut all the way to basket or move “basket” like moving read line?

[Nohea Pangkee]

Also, what is your guys’ opinion of dribble handoffs (power dribble) in these situations?

[Nohea Pangkee]

Another end of game question:

Do you guys have a few quick hitters with R&R to end game or just let the team hunt a certain shot?

[Brent Schwan]

We run the in-bounds from the video first day of practice — video c — teaches the inbounds. Never an issue of getting it in. That allows for a late game special play — anything you have now — save it for then. or just run the same thing, but have the far side cut to the hoop.