Thank you! Yeah, I thought we got some really great interviews after the game last night.
"Drop coverage" is a form of defense usually while defending the pick and roll. Typically, with pick and roll defense the player guarding the ball handler can go under or over the screen. If the player is a good 3-point shooter like Jewell or Stewie, you don't want to go under the screen because it gives them a wide-open three-point shot. In that case, the first defender (guarding ball handler) would go over the screen. Then the 2nd defender who is guarding the player that is performing the screen would drop in coverage to defend the paint.
A defensive player would drop to be able to deny either the ball handler the layup lane or the roller from the pick and roll an easy layup. In that defense, you're definitely going to give up a long to mid-range two-point shot. But defensively, you're more OK with that than giving up a wide-open three or a layup.
Hey Jeff, great interviews as usual. First thing I turn to after the game. A novice question: what is a "drop coverage" that Stewie referred to?
Thank you! Yeah, I thought we got some really great interviews after the game last night.
"Drop coverage" is a form of defense usually while defending the pick and roll. Typically, with pick and roll defense the player guarding the ball handler can go under or over the screen. If the player is a good 3-point shooter like Jewell or Stewie, you don't want to go under the screen because it gives them a wide-open three-point shot. In that case, the first defender (guarding ball handler) would go over the screen. Then the 2nd defender who is guarding the player that is performing the screen would drop in coverage to defend the paint.
A defensive player would drop to be able to deny either the ball handler the layup lane or the roller from the pick and roll an easy layup. In that defense, you're definitely going to give up a long to mid-range two-point shot. But defensively, you're more OK with that than giving up a wide-open three or a layup.
I hope that helps :)