Procopio 3 on 3 shrink
 | 1 Mike Procopio a) Pass and cut X1 forces ballhandler 1 to his weak hand, X2 and X3 are on the elbows. 1 passes to 2, takes one step away and cuts, X1 drops to the elbow, bumps the cutter and rides him down, X2 closes out on 2 and forces baseline, X3 moves to the nail to help if 2 drives, 3 replaces 1. Overall defensive philosophy - keep the ball out of the paint (defensively, nothing good ever happens in the paint) - stop and contain drives and still be in position to challenge shots - shrink the floor - defenders always want to be on an elbow, block, or the nail - ball pressure - give energy, communicate (e.g. "by yourself", "I got your help"), move hands and take away space - force weak hand up top, force baseline on the wings - force them to pass, force contested shots, bump cutters - stunt and recover on dribble penetration - no second shots, box out. Lawrence Frank - the Celtics run 3 on 3 shrink every day in practice. They want to force one contested mid-range shot, they protect the paint first. X1 has a weak-hand no-paint stance (contain, don't invite a straight-line drive, no blow-by), X3 and X2 are in shrink, at the elbows. On the pass from 1 to 2, X2 closes out (no middle, no paint, influence to the corners outside the pro lane), X1 sprints to the elbow and has X2's back (as soon as a pass is made from top to wing or wing to top, it's a sprint to the elbow - sprint to the ball, you can never be wrong). 1 basket cuts, X3 has X1's back, comes into the middle of the paint, tags the cut, and talks to his teammate. X1 releases his help, X3 recovers out. |
 | 2 X3 closes out on a pass to 3 and forces weakhand, X2 and X1 cover the elbows. Continue with a pass from 3 to 1, basket cut, etc. Lawrence Frank - when 2 passes to 3 at the top, X2 sprints to the elbow. See Defending - Fratello 4-player close-outs. |
 | 3 b) Dribble penetration 1 takes one dribble, X3 stunts then recovers on a pass to 3. |
 | 4 3 pauses then drives middle (one dribble), X1 stunts then recovers on a kick-out to 1. Continue with 1 taking a right-hand dribble, X2 stunts and recovers on a pass to 2, etc. See Defending - Fratello 3 on 3 drive and kick. |
 | 5 c) Box out Continue with drive-and-kick stunt-and-recover, the ballhandler shoots when coach calls "shot", defenders find their man (forget about the ball), put a body on him, and go in for the ball with hands up. No second-chance points. Bill Self - 4 on 4 shell - attackers pass around, defenders jump to the ball, coach calls for the ball and shoots, everybody rebounds, play to a stop or score on an offensive rebound. |
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