A lot of coaches have been busy this fall trying to figure out the best way to take advantage of the new two-point rule. One aspect of the game that I see changing is the way defenses are trying to stop a dominating two-meter player.
Teams are reluctant to run a full drop or zone defense because of the two-pointer.
Sometimes we will designate one outstanding shooter that we don't leave under any circumstances. Simply put, we want to pressure all of the ouside shooters until the ball goes to set, then crash. One drill we are using more than ever is a five-man drill that I borrowed from Pete Cutino and Steve Heaston. Steve utilized this drill quite a bit this summer with the World University Games Team. Pass under pressure to set, follow the crash and look for shot.