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As far as the comments about going no further than halfway between the 3 point line and the nearest lane line. I totally disagree. I say if you are at lead stay in line with the ball. I was taught to go as far as within 2 feet of the three point line, because from there you can open up real easily. And secondly if you stay at half and half and drive starts wider than you, then you have an inside-out view which is almost always bad because when your head whips around and puts you back in outside-in view you are too late to see that defender setting up for a charge.
As far as player going up right next to you. I am a big advocate of staying near the baseline except on "pinch the paint" type plays which come down the middle or opposite side of the paint from the Lead. Once again I say stay in-line with the ball. If it is in the corner, go setup within two feet of the 3 point line(this is also dependent on whether you have post play or not. It is relevant to whether your feel for the game tells you that this will be a one on one play to the hole and that there will be no post player to feel that vacant post spot. This is where your knowledge for the game and feel for the game comes in) and when he drives it will give you ample time to get that good outside-in view that you are looking for. Right when the player drives by you, you then need to employ what is known as "walking through the drive". Stay abuout one step behind the dribbler, following him and the defender to the basket, so you can see through the play and still pick up both players at full view and just not up top.
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