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Diagram ifee In this case, X3 or the center man in the back
line has posséssion of the ball when a pressing defense attacks, endeavoring
to force the players back to or across the division line. Diagram #2 shows
X4 cutting toward XS and calling for the ball. This is ‘ decoy ay, but it
clears the widatne lene for Xl'to come forward and receive a diagonal pass
from XS. x4 sane continues on enteta and down the court to sereen X2's
opponent, XS passes the ball to Xl, who women forward, receives the ball,
dribbles on a short wwing, and hook passes the ball to X2 coming toward the
free throw cirele. X2 now dribbles on into the basket for a lay-up, while

X1 gous in for rebound work, as does x4. XS and X5 go forward and equalize

the defensive-offensive situation. This works from both sides. |
Diagran #3. In Diagram 43 it smust now be borne in mind that
X now represents the offensive team which was just previously the defensive
aggregation vefore taking the ball off the backboard. CJ now represents the
razzle-dazzle pressing team which is taking their opponents all over the
floor. x4 has just recovered the ball froma rebound off the backboard and
has broken sharply to his own right but is mengeed by ee opponent who sticks
his man. At the seme time, all other [~] defensive men are gluing their
Opponents. To free X4, who has possession of the ball, X5 cyts diagonally
across the free throw lane and calls for the ball. :
} The mistake commonly made by the offensive forwards, X1 and X2,
is that they break down for their own basket. In such situation this is a
mistake. x starts for his own basket but cuts out toward his own sideline and
comes back toward his om defiasive basket. When X5 outs across his free throw
lans he is following the same procedure that X4 did in Diagram #2. This clears
the path for the returning X1 and ini X4 hook passes the ball across the court
ubave it dn neers by Xl. X2 cuts diagonally toward XS, and this permits
XS to screen his Gidea off by cutting behind east off the hips of X2 when