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Defence
Villanova 1-1-2-1


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Jay Wright

See Defence - Villanova 1-2-2 3/4-court.

The 1-1-2-1 basically looks like the 3/4-court 1-2-2 (red), but is a more conservative press. Drop back into a 2-3 zone (instead of man to man), with X1 and X2 at the top.

X1 - pressures the ball when it comes in.

X2 - no middle, below the level of the ball.

X4 - ballside, nothing over his head.

X3 - weakside, gets to the midline, no skip pass over his head.

X5 - just protects the basket.

If the offence uses three guards to bring up the ball, X1 plays with his back to the middle of the floor, forces a pass to the sideline, keeps the ball out of the middle. Never turn, open up, and get beat.

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2
The guards work in a tandem. On a 1-2 pass, X2 hangs in there until X1 takes away middle, then X2 takes 2.

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If 2 passes up the sideline to 3, X3 contains and fakes at 3, gives him space, X2 drops back and X3 drops back, into a 2-3 zone with X1 and X2 at the top.
 
The 1-1-2-1 gets more aggressive if the other team is not trying to attack, X3 and X4 step up, but X5 always protects the rim.

See Defence - Villanova 2-3.up

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