Mater Dei Catholic Basketball
Our Defense
We pressure the ball, deny the paint, help each other, and change defenses before the other team gets comfortable.
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We want the offense reacting to us and struggling to run what it came to run.
We make the handler put his head down so he’s reacting to us instead of organizing his offense.
We use pressure and aggressive rotations to control the tempo and flow of the game.
We make teams play against rules and rotations they haven’t spent all week practicing against.
On defense, we see the next action coming and get there before it hurts us.
We expect the pass from top to wing to corner and move like we know it’s coming.
When we see it coming, we have a head start and certainty.We disrupt the play because we anticipate it.
Moves every player owns.
Stick your arm out like a measuring stick.If your fingers touch him, you’re too close.Measure out so you’re not.
We keep the handler under pressure and disrupt what he’s trying to run.
We fake the trap and make the handler react.We cause the pickup.We melt back into the passing lane, ready to steal or force a bad decision.
We cut off the drive.
Close out tight and make him put his head down.Then pop your feet back so he can’t blow by.
We sprint every step of every rotation.Hurry up and wait: get there early and be ready.
When we front the post, we don’t run into his side and wrestle.We run straight into the passing lane without touching him.
Rules all five play by.
We take away the baseline drive and send the ball toward our help.
We take away the direct middle drive and keep the ball out of the paint.
Baseline and middle are gone, so the ball goes where our help is.The banana closeout takes away baseline in the corner.We know where the first help comes from and who helps the helper.
We front the high post and the low post.We post up like we want the ball.We track how many entries we allow.
Deny the entry.Show help.Rotate.
We front so we’re free to leave and make the next rotation.
We front so we can show help without being stuck behind a player.
We get the rebound and secure the ball.
We locate our man, hit to box out, and go get the rebound.
We chin the ball and pivot to finish the possession with control.
“What are you supposed to do right there?”“Did you locate?Did you hit?Did you go get?”
Six defenses, each one a project.
We guard the man in our area, hand him off as he moves, and keep seeing the ball.
We guard the player in our area and take responsibility for him while he’s there.
We hand the player off as he moves into a teammate’s area.
We keep seeing the ball while keeping our rebounders near the rim and our perimeter players outside.
Project 1-2-2 matchup.
X-Ray is our number-one defense in this family.
On an X-Ray skip pass the weak-side bottom sprints up, shows a hand, and immediately sprints back down.He does not wait for the B guard bump, because waiting exposes post entry.
Project 1-1-2-1 matchup.
Shark is good at taking away the cross-court pass, stopping drives, and stopping entries.
Project 3-2 matchup.
Project 2-2-1 matchup.
Project Pack line man.
Project No middle man.
Soldier changes the rules.We're pressuring off the ball and we're soft on the ball.Don't get beaten.
X-Ray and Caveman are in the sprint, and the rest of the required package still needs to be confirmed.
We change defenses when opponents start figuring us out and take away the opening they expect next.
We watch for the moment they start seeing the passes and shots our defense can give up.
We change before they get comfortable, before they hit their first three.
We switch to a defense that takes away the pass they just learned to look for.
X-Ray: the skip wing three.Shark: the corner three.Point: the high post.Caveman: the high post.Pistol: the swing three.Soldier: the driving skip three.
X-Ray can leave a brief opening for the skip wing three, so we anticipate it and can switch to take that pass away.
Shark can give up the corner three on a skip or drive-and-kick, so we have to see it coming and get there.