When teams walk the ball up the court, they are much easier to defend because the defense is able to get its players back into positions near the basket where they can execute pressure denials and traps. However, when teams continuously push the ball up the court and flow into early offense, it can prevent or hinder the best of planned defensive disruption scenarios by forcing the defense to "react" rather than "act or attack."
Off season and pick-up games also create bad defensive transition habits. In these unorganized games, players have a tendency to hang back on offense (“Cherry Pick”) rather than hustle back on defense. As a result, during the season, coaches have their work cut out in establishing good defensive transition habits.
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Preventing and limiting Fast Break Opportunities
Defending Out Numbered Situations
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