This defense attempts to deny the star the ball, and double-team when he/she does get the ball. We try to make the star give up the ball, and then prevent him/her from getting it back. There is some gambling involved, especially if the opponent has another good outside shooter. But sometimes you have to "pick your poison" and decide who is going to beat you. If one of their other players steps up, you will have to adjust. Also see defending the star and other junk defenses.
Basic setup - the triangle
We use both man-to-man and zone principles. We assign our best perimeter defender to guard the star, and stay on him/her all the time everywhere, containing and denying. He/she will not come off the star to give help. If the defense uses two low post players, we will set up in a triangle (formed by X3, X4 and X5). X3 is at the top half of the free-throw circle, our "point defender". X2 and X3 rotate in and out of the point position and help double-team the star.View Complete Article
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