Watching RF Munroe on defense late in the game reminded me of something we should cover. Although we rarely find ourselves behind near the end of a game, it is always good to know how to handle the situation in the event that it happens.
BEHIND: ON DEFENSE
There are no prizes given for staying between your man and the basket and playing “good solid-defense.” If you stay in good solid defensive position, the clock will soon run out and we lose.
A team that is ahead with just a few minutes left in a close game will try and waste the time on the clock by spreading the ball with passes. Although we tried to do it with Munroe and became impatient, their defense on our passes was horrible. They ran back and forth chasing the ball, thinking they were playing solid defense.
Many players fail to adjust their thinking at this point. Although we want to discourage shots, we definitely want to discourage passes. If you want to play good solid-defense at the end of a game when we are behind, you have to make it VERY difficult – almost impossible for your man to receive the ball.
If we find ourselves behind late in a game, and our opponent wants to protect their lead and begins to spread & slow the ball -- stick to your man like glue and don’t let her touch the ball.
Our goal is to stop the pass.
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