[Back In The Saddle]

Basic principles:

• Generally the goal is to double up on the ball-side, where most of the action and players are.
• Positions are Lead, Trail and Center (usually called C, sometimes slot)
• The L's area depends on what system you're using but generally he has the low post, at most half of the paint, and some amount of other real estate between the lane and the three-point line.
• The T's area is from the edge of the L's area, down into the corner, to the center line on his half of the court. Above the free-throw line, he has over to the far lane line. I'm guessing that in a half-court set he has all of the backcourt.
• The C has everything else in the half court not covered by L and T, including the other half of the paint.
• Rotations are normally initiated by the L when he comes ball-side
• When the L rotates, the old C moves up to T, the old T moves down to C
• The simplest explaination on switching is that if you're staying in the half court, the calling official goes table-side and the old table-side fills the hole.
• On throw-ins you always start by doubling up the ball-side.