| Defending Superman closeouts
 
 
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 | 1 Greg McDermott   a) 
 2 skips the ball to 1, X1 closes out from a help position.
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 | 3 2 shoots, X1 boxes out 1 and rebounds.
 X1 passes to 2 and gets back to a help position.
 
 See Rebounding - Weakside.
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 | 4 b) 
 2 skips to 1, X1 closes out, 1 skips it back, X1 jumps to a help position.
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 | 5 2 tosses the ball towards halfcourt, X1 dives on the loose ball, passes to 2 and gets back to a help position.
 See Defending - Toughness.
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 | 6 c) 
 2-1 skip pass, 1-2 skip pass.
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 | 7 2 drives baseline, X1 beats him to a spot and takes a charge. | 
 
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