RUN – FIRST TEAM DOWN THE COURT HAS THE ADVANTAGE GET INSIDE POSITION FOR REBOUNDS. – CREATE SPACE BY BOXING OUT ALWAYS MOVE ON OFFENSE – A TELEPHONE POLE IS EASY TO GUARD. WHEN IN DOUBT – CUT TO THE BASKET. TAKE SHOTS YOU CAN MAKE – SHOTS YOU WOULD RISK MONEY ON. ON DEFENSE – STAY BETWEEN YOUR MAN AND THE BASKET. DON’T THROW THE BALL TO THE OTHER TEAM. MAKE GOOD (GOLDILOCKS – JUST RIGHT) PASSES. AVOID JUMPING (EXCEPT TO REBOUND) ON DEFENSE. CATCH THE BALL AND REBOUND WITH TW

Often a player with the ball, especially one who has used his dribble, gets a defender moving into his face, pressuring. The reaction of the player with the ball is to lean backward, off-balance, and force himself to throw a weak pass to the side. (Once you lean backward, you hardly have any other option.) This tendency to lean backward is a bad habit. There is a move that can quickly put you back on the attack. The move takes no talent, Pivot Out Of Pressure, or POOP, you ne