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 | 1 Four attackers rotate around one attacker who stays in the middle of the press offence, usually against a press that does not deny an inbounds pass. Dave Odom - Press attack - once in the middle, always in the middle, on the line of the ball and the basket. See Press breaks - Dave Odom, also Old Dominion trap O (Blaine Taylor). a) 5 in the middle 5 is at halfcourt, 2 and 3 are on the sidelines. 4 inbounds to 1 and trails the ball to provide a third short passing option, 3 goes deep for a long passing option opposite the ball. |
 | 2 A pass to 5 in the middle is an attacking pass, his first look is opposite to 3. Bill Self - on a pass to the middle, the trailer runs wide opposite, the passer becomes the new trailer (shown), see Press breaks - Bill Self 1-3-1. |
 | 3 If the ball is reversed to 4, 3 comes back to the ball, 2 goes deep middle. |
 | 4 2 becomes the short sideline option on a pass to 3, 1 is the long option. |
 | 5 If 4 dribbles towards the sideline, 3 moves up the sideline to keep spacing, 1 comes behind the ball as safety, 2 moves opposite the ball. Dave Odom - 4 takes it on the dribble if he is a good dribbler. Blaine Taylor - 3 swivels up the sideline, 1 swivels behind 4, 2 goes to the other side. |
 | 6 b) 4 in the middle Against a press that does not trap on the inbounds pass (e.g., a 2-2-1), 4 can inbounds then sprint to the centre circle and bump 5 deep. See Press breaks - Duke vs 2-2-1, Old Dominion trap O, Arizona, 5star, Hofstra. Blaine Taylor - against a 2-2-1, centre the ball, take away help, but attack the sides first. The attacking set is like using a 1-3-1 against a 2-3 halfcourt zone. Dave Odom - against a 2-2-1, you must take the ball to the level of the defence. |
 | 7 Then the pattern is the same. |
 | 8 Swivel action. |
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