Maccabi's "hit"
(terminology from @EfficientSauce)
What it is:
šŸ“ŒAfter a switch, a trap coming from the closest defender, to make the offense pass the ball
šŸ“ŒSometimes get back to a more favorable match-up
When they've used this
šŸ“Œvs. James & Shved in recent EL games (and more)
Clips breakdown [1]
14" on the shot clock, switch on the top P&R and immediately trap to make James' pass the ball
Wilbekin stays on James (mismatch reduced) and Zizic sprints back to cover the paint
5" on the shot-clock, iso from the corner with the paint full = bad shot
Clips breakdown [2]
Shved passes the ball up, look at Caloiaro work on the passing line, denying the easy pass from wing to corner
Shved gets it back and "hit" comes again
Caloiaro forces the ball to the middle where Wilbekin jumps back in front of the ball = Neutral situation
Clip 3
A great example of how this strategy allows Maccabi to go back to the original matchup
Khimki is not prepared to attack this 4v3 with 11" on the clock and the ball goes back to Shved for a forced shot at the buzzer
Clip 4
Crunch time, you can see some misunderstanding, James is left open as both the defenders rotate away
Off. doesn't take advantage of that (the perks of being a creative defense, O is not prepared for what's coming)
They score in this possession, but you get the point..
Clip 5
Perfect examples of:
šŸ“ŒZoning up behind the trap
šŸ“ŒPeel switching on the drive from Caloiaro
Clip 6
šŸ“ŒScram switching after the PNR
šŸ“Œ Hit to force the pass
šŸ“Œ James manipulating the "take 2 man" with pivot and eyes, forcing him to rotate to the wing and then passing to the corner
šŸ“Œ Zizic leaving James as soon as he pick up the ball, getting there in time to contest
@SlappinGlass @coachterroba @CoachPerkins @JohnCarrier42 I did both a complete video and a clip to clip breakdown in this thread,I know you love some creativity on defense as well šŸ¤©šŸ“½ļø
And also the great defensive coordinator @dsoko5244
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