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Sixers finally realize they can't defend P&R?

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I haven't seen anyone mention this anywhere and I kind of think it's a big deal.  Maybe this new regime really is learning something?

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Towards the end of the practice, assistant coach Randy Ayers took over and worked specifically on pick-and-roll defense. Not a bad thing for the Sixers to be working on considering it has been a problem area with them for years. Ayers has the screener's defender showing hard against the ball handler, letting the on-ball defender slip on top of the screen (but below the show defender), and recovering to his man. Of course, this leaves the show defender behind, since their man has rolled to the basket. Ayers was going over all these rotations and it's the first time we've actually been watching as they went over these defensive principles. It's early, but they looked improved in this area. Jordan also began teaching a full-court press they'll be using ... which I think he called 43.

 

This is from Kate Fagans Blog about Day 3 Practice

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Interesting stuff.

We’ll see if the new regime also improves on the perimeter defense.

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by Jordan Sams on Oct 10, 2009 12:02 PM PDT reply actions  

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