Kevin Eastman: Thoughts on Defense

Five Things in Half-Court Defense:

1. Get back and SET
2. Be a great HELP team
3. Be a NO PAINT team
4. Be a no-corner three team
5. Be an alert & aware team

The best defensive teams can still defend in disadvantage situations.

Six Musts of Defense:

1. Communication:

• Talking intimidates
• It gives defense head start
• It gives man on the ball more confidence
• You can wake up a disengaged defender
• It catches the mistake before it happens
• Energizes the team

2. Trust

• Teams that don't trust foul more

3. Position

4. Awareness

5. Alertness

6. Multiple Effort Mindset

Three Must Haves of Communications:

1. Early

2. Loud

3. Continuous

Six Cant Haves of Defense:

1. Lack of the six must haves
2. Personal Defense
3. You cant have gambles - Leads to open shots and fouls
4. Dare shot - Dare offensive player to shoot
5. Close byes - going past offensive player on close outs
6. Helping with outside foot.

Five Areas of Consistency:

1. Focus
2. Effort
3. Positioning
4. Awareness
5. Alertness

You can play any defense and be good if you have four things:

1. Player commitment
2. Habits
3. Focus
4. Passion