IthacaMatt
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Good post. Agree totally but need to ask question since I am not a basketball player. Does a press need to expose our center? It so then we need to pull Jesse so he does not pick up fouls. Tonight's early press had Jesse at 4 fouls before the 10 minute mark.
There are many ways to press. You don't have to put all 4 players in the front court, like we do.
You could put 3 in the front court, and one at mid-court to break up a fast break before it ever gets to the center as the last line of defense.
Or you could go with a 2-2-1 zone press like Pitino used to use, and then fall back into a 2-3, when he was at Louisville. I think the vintage UCLA teams under Coach Wooden also used to use a 2-2-1 zone press.