A poor dribbler could be pressed into losing the ball often. A good outside shooter who is a poor driver could be pressed. A player s speed determines how close the defense should play. If a player is a good outside shooter but slow, the defense would guard tightly. If the player is a poor outside shooter, regardless of speed, the defense should drop off and help clog the area around the basket.
Many players are guilty of being one-way drivers .
They establish the undesirable habit of driving only to the left or to the right. Once you detect the habit, the one-way driver is very easy to defend. If one does drive the other way, change the defensive plan on that individual. However, if the player proves to be a one-way driver, there is no logic in playing straight away and allowing that player four or five drives before overplaying to one side. Occasionally drivers are found who do not pass off on their drives.