2ndary defender

[btaylor64]

Originally Posted by tref

Niiiice! My problem is when A1 (in my area) beats B1 I tend to stay exclusively on that play as if I'm admiring the move. And well, you know what happens after that
I'll try your methods, appreciate ya Nevada!



Yes, but if you dont pick him up in time, you're guessing & it shows. My question was more about what we do to pick them up.

You have to develop good habits and if you develop those good habits you become successful in a consistent manner. You have to find a way to develop this internal mechanism that tells you that the primary defender can no longer hurt you as much as a secondary defender can and force yourself (your eyes) to get to the rim area, where most secondary defenders head to defend the basket of course. I personally think this is a practice issue. You can't just have something or some tip that will automatically get you to pick up the secondary defender, you just have to practice at it so that you develop the habit.