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Originally posted by JCrow
Lately, I've seen more coaches teaching defenders to direct an offenise player driving from the corner to the end line. Like it's done in the NBA.
I could never figure the logic in this? I was taught that giving up the end line was bad. A dribbler was to be directed into the middle of the lane.
Has coaching logic changed on this over the years? Personally, even in the NBA, I find this to put the defense at a disadvantage as the defender can only get help from the center?
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When I played in HS, we were always taught to push the offensive player to the middle where the help was. In college, our coach wanted us to force the offense to the baseline. The logic was that you had help from teammates as well as the baseline (but we could actually put a foot on the endline back then and it was still a charge).
I see both philosophies being used now.
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