Modern Basketball Defensive Concepts
Buckeye's Brandon Bailey, Stagger BLOB, 1v2 Finishing SSG
Ohio State’s Brandon Bailey
This week on A Quick Timeout podcast, Ohio State Buckeyes’ Brandon Bailey dives into today's defensive schemes in the NBA. Prior to coming to Ohio State, Coach Bailey was an assistant for the Detroit Pistons as well as a head coach for the Boston Celtics' G League team.
Q: What kinds of things at the NBA level do you think would help at lower levels?
Bailey: A few that immediately come to mind - off-ball coverage, X-ing out on defense rotations after help, ball screen coverage. But 9 times out of 10, the biggest thing that could have impacted the play was - was there physicality and pressure on the ball? No matter where you’re at (NBA, college, high school), especially in the pick and roll, that’s the one thing that everyone can focus on and it change and help your team defense.
Episode also available on Apple Podcasts.
For A Quick Timeout+ Members, here’s an exclusive of Coach Bailey sharing PNR defensive film edits from his time in the NBA along with practice film of small-sided games used to rep defensive scenarios - NBA Small-Sided Games for Teaching PNR.
Play(s) of the Week: Stagger and Slip
Villanova, Tennessee, Clemson, and others have used this season a version of stagger and slip in their BLOBs
Villanova added a flare to start the play, adding another look.
The most recent version appeared at the conclusion of Clemson’s Sweet 16 matchup with Arizona.
SSG of the Week: Throw and Go 1v2
An advantage 1v1 finishing drill with an added help defender to create a more game-like experience. On the handoff back to the driver, the help defender must touch the cone before defending the finish.
Looking for more small-sided game ideas? Here are 35 Small-Sided Games Playbook for Player Development.
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