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How to break a man press in basketball
A simple, effective and flexible full-court press break
Attacking and breaking full-court pressure defense is no different than attacking any other kind of defense. Emphasize both an attacking mindset and good shot selection. Try to keep everything simple, while providing players with a few basic reads and adjustments so they are able to handle a variety of pressing situations.
Alignment for press break
The alignment of all five players in this press break provides good spacing and is consistent with their positions in our numbered fast break. This alignment is used against all types of full-court pressure.
DIAGRAM 1:Alignment for press break. 4 always is the inbounder. Teach 4 to move quickly to the inbounding spot outside the backboard with the ball already on the throwing shoulder and with eyes looking down the floor — much the way a quarterback sprints out from the line of scrimmage in football. The point guard (1) initially sets up at the elbow in line with 4 and 5 initially set up at half court where the center circle meets the half-court line. 3 always is on the right side as your team heads down the floor, with 2 always on the left. Both 2 and 3 initially set up close to the foul-line extended. You don’t want them crowding 1.
Entries into play
There are three basic entries out of this press breaker. The first is to 1, which is the primary look against most presses. Talk to 1 about not dancing and moving a lot to get open. Teach 1 to get a good seal and try not to catch the ball below the block, much like you would teach a low-post player when discussing half-court offense. If 1 is fronted, 1 simply walks the defender to the block, seals the defender and 4 lobs the ball over the defender provided there isn’t any backside help. If 1 is being three-quartered or played behind, 1 seals the defender and breaks to the ball.
DIAGRAM 2: ‘Point clear.’ Once 1 catches the ball, the next movements are based on the defense. If it’s a man defense, go with the “point clear. ” 4 curls to the middle of the floor after passing to 1. 5 empties to the opposite free-throw line area. 2 and 3 maintain their 15-18 feet of spacing from 1. Once 1 reads it is a man press, 1 yells “Clear!” and 2, 3 and 4 clear down the court keeping vision with the ball. It is critical for 1 to wait for 4 to curl to the middle before proceeding up the floor with the dribble so that 4’s defender isn’t as readily available to double-team.
DIAGRAM 3: ‘Point zone.’ If 1 reads the press is a zone, 1 calls “Zone!” and 4 stays in the middle, trying to get the ball from 1, 2 or 3 as those players reverse or skip the ball to one another. 5’s job is to go to the ball-side sideline whenever the ball is in one of the wings’ hands. This gives an additional look up the floor, occupies one of the defenders in the back of the press and opens up the back side of the press. If 4 does catch the ball in the middle, 4 looks at the back-side wing cutting toward the basket (in this case 2). Zone presses tend to have all five defenders on the ball side of the floor, so if 4 does receive the pass from 1, both wings should cut and 4 reads which one is open since the press defenders will not have committed to one side of the floor.
The second entry goes to one of the wings. Have 2 and 3 “V” back to the ball. As with 1, you do not want a wing catching the ball below the block as this is prime trapping position for the defense.
DIAGRAM 4: ‘Wing clear.‘ If 3 catches the ball (as in the diagram), 5 goes to the ball-side sideline in the back court. This avoids the risk of an over-and-back violation. 1 breaks to the middle of the floor and 4 steps in. 3 must read whether the press is man or zone. If 3 reads man press, 3 yells “Clear!” and 1, 2, 4 and 5 clear down the floor keeping vision with the ball.
DIAGRAM 5:Wing zone. If 3 reads zone press, 3 calls “Zone!” and 1 stays in the middle trying to get the ball from 3, 4 or 2 as those players reverse or skip the ball to one another. Once again, 5’s job is to go to the ball-side sideline whenever the ball is in a wing’s hands (once the ball goes from the wing back to 4, 5 slants down the middle of the floor from his ball-side sideline backcourt position to the opposite foul-line area). If 1 does catch the ball in the middle, 1 attacks the press on the dribble, since 1 is the primary ball handler.
The third entry is called the “5 Entry,” as the ball is being entered to the 5.
DIAGRAM 6: ‘5 Entry.’ If 1, 2 and 3 are having problems getting open, 5 flashes hard to the ball-side elbow. 4 makes a high, two-hand overhead entry pass to 5. 1 and 3 backdoor with 3 continuing all the way to the opposite free-throw line and 1 curling back to the middle of the floor. 5 hits either player, if open. Meanwhile, 4 steps in and 2 holds position at the opposite wing. If 1 or 3 are not open, 5 gets the ball back to 4 and widens out to the wing spot vacated by 3. 3 now takes 5’s press break responsibilities and vice versa.
Adjustments to press breaker
Different scenarios force you to adjust your press breaker. Try these four adjustments to keep the ball moving into the front court.
DIAGRAM 7:Box. This is used against full-court man defense in total denial. 1 stays at the usual ball-side elbow. 5 is on the other elbow. 3 is halfway between the elbow and the half-court line aligned with 1. 2 is in the same position as 3 on the other side of the ball. When 4 slaps the ball, 1 screens up for 3, who cuts to the right-side wing. 1 then comes back to the ball in the middle of the floor. Simultaneously, 5 screens up for 2, who cuts to the left-side wing. 5 slips the screen looking for the long pass from 4. You now are back in your regular press-break alignment.
DIAGRAM 8:Loop out & fill. This is used against a hard wing trap and denial of the three immediate receivers. 4 passes to 3. 3 now is being trapped. The other three defenders are denying 5, 1 and 4. 1 must release down the floor and loop out to the wing spot. This causes 1’s defender to follow. 2 flashes hard to the area 1 has vacated, gets the ball from 3 and immediately passes to the back side to 1. This should create an opportunity for 1 and 5 to run a 2-on-1 break.
DIAGRAM 9:21 flash. This is used against a 2-1-2 press. If 4 is being locked up in the press by the middle zone defender, the opposite wing (in this case 3), flashes from behind the defense into the open area to give the defense another look.
DIAGRAM 10:Even. If 1 reads a soft 1-2-2 or 1-3-1 three-quarter or half-court press, morph the press break into a half-court trap offense by calling out “Even!” and having 3 fill the middle, 4 and 5 fill the wings and 1 and 2 fill the guard spots.
Coaching points
There are five main coaching points to consider with these press breakers.
1. The end result either should be a layup or a shot in the paint, otherwise, your offense needs to pull the ball out and start the offense. Don’t take quick, long shots.
2. Against man pressure, emphasize to the guards to stay in the middle of the floor as they bring the ball up the court. They also need to make extensive use of the crossover, pullback and hesitation dribble. No spin dribbling! Spin dribbling increases the effect of a surprise trap or a run-and-jump attack.
3. Against zone pressure, emphasize — particularly with the wings — that they must look up the floor after catching the ball. The progression ideally should be middle (to 1), sideline (to 5), skip (to 2 or 3 depending) and back to 4.
4. In practice, work on press breakers more in 5-on-0 rather than 5-on-5. It’s more important for your players to know where they are supposed to be and what their reads are, rather than knowing exactly what an opponent’s press is going to do. Plus, you may not have enough skilled players to duplicate the opponent’s press.
5. Make sure your players are very conscious of the six trapping areas, or corners, that an effective press tries to exploit.
1-4 Press Break to Score on Any Full-Court Defense
There are many factors that go into winning and losing basketball games:
Shooting
Rebounding
Free Throws
Press Break Offense
However, at the high school level and below, I don’t think anything will lose a game faster or more frequently than a team’s inability to handle pressure.
We've probably all had teams that have excelled in a controlled half court game, but immediately lost their poise when the opponent began to press.
As a coach, there’s nothing more frustrating than helplessly watching from the sidelines as your team commits countless turnovers when the other team extends its defense.
But it doesn’t have to be this way!
One of the most important jobs a basketball coach has is to equip players with the skills, mindset, and alignments needed to attack pressure.
Each of these elements is crucial – without one, the other two are not nearly as effective.
The 1-4 press break is one sound way of attacking man or zone full court pressure.
Check out the diagrams and options below to see if this type of attack will work for your team.
Utilizing the 1-4 Press Break
One of my favorite ways to attack full-court pressure (man or zone) is with the 1-4 press break.
Below I’ll tell you why you should use it and I’ll show you how it works.
Let’s get started:
Benefits of the 1-4 Press Break:
a. Can be Effective Against Man and Zone Presses
The best press break alignments are versatile. Against a team that changes defenses, you don’t want your players looking to the sideline waiting for a play call. The 1-4 alignment eliminates that confusion because it can be used against any pressing defense.
b. The Alignment Makes Denial More Difficult
Some pressing teams try to deny all inbound passes. If your alignment has players deep down the floor, the defense will be able to do this more effectively. By bringing all players up, it eliminates back side help, opening up potential deep passes if the defense denies.
c. Forces Opponent’s Post Players to Defend Full Court
This is another benefit of bringing everyone up against a press. Opponents will need to make a choice: Do I bring up everyone, including a potentially slower post player, or do I just let the ball inbounds? Against many teams, either option could benefit the offense.
d. You Can Attack to Score
Most 1-4 press breakers eventually send a player down the floor. This still allows your team to hunt layups after it breaks the press. In fact, having a player start high and then break down the floor is more difficult to guard than simply stationing a player deep for the whole possession.
e. It’s Flexible
There are many things you can do out of a 1-4 alignment. We will show a few options in the next section, but you can use your imagination to adjust the press breaker to fit the personnel on your team.
1-4 Press Breaker Options:
Option #1: 1-4 Alignment vs. Zone Pressure
Common zone presses include the 2-2-1, 1-2-2, and 1-2-1-1 presses.
This alignment can be effective against any of these looks.
Consider the best way to use your personnel.
For example, do you want your point guard to receive the first pass, or would you rather he or she attack up the floor on the second pass?
In the diagrams below, notice how the offense maintains sideline, middle, reverse spacing.
In these diagrams, the fifth player is used in the “deep diagonal” position.
If the ball is reversed, players fill both sidelines and the middle.
Option #2: 1-4 Alignment vs. Man-to-Man Pressure
Against man pressure, you probably want to set screens to help your players get open.
This can be done in many ways, but one option is diagrammed below.
Again, players can be positioned however suits your team, but notice one important detail in the diagram:
Player 5, typically a post player, sets the second screen for Player 1, the point guard.
This is usually a good idea because two advantages could be created against a switching defense.
First, your point guard will usually be quicker than the opposing post player.
Second, your post player should be able to seal an opposing guard.
Another possibility is for Player 5 to screen his or her own defender, making the switch more difficult.
If the ball is inbounded to a good ball-handler, you can clear out of their way vs. a man-to-man defense.
Some defenses will not trap, instead choosing to pressure the ball handler 1-on-1.
If this is the case, your guard should not have trouble and it is better to give them space.
Some teams will let the ball handler start to dribble, then will leave from another player and trap. This is where the pullback dribble is necessary.
In the diagrams below, notice how, as the trap occurs, Player 1 uses a few pullback dribbles and the other teammates are “pulled” to the ball handler into the sideline, middle, reverse position.
Option #3: 1-4 Alignment vs. Extreme Denial
Teams that completely sell-out to deny the inbound pass can be very difficult to play against.
While the second option can certainly be effective against these teams, you may want to have another option as well.
This look is good for teams that negate your screening actions with effective switching.
For example, athletic teams with five players of similar size and quickness may be able to switch without giving up significant size or speed disadvantages.
Against those teams, it may be smarter to maximize space rather than setting a lot of screens.
In the diagrams below, the defense is in a full court man-to-man face-guarding defense with the inbounder’s defender playing “centerfield. ”
The offense counters by all four potential pass receivers walking their defenders as close to the baseline as possible. This shortens all passing options and creates even more space to operate.
Once the ball is inbounded, all offensive players should have an advantage.
The ball-handler can simply read the centerfielder and pass the ball ahead.
This is a great way to alleviate pressure by forcing the defense to become less aggressive.
8 Press Break Tips and Skills to Master:
a. Screen and Seal vs. Denial
No press breaker will be effective if you can’t inbound the ball safely.
If you’re facing a team that denies the inbound pass, you probably want to utilize screens to help free your ball-handlers.
However, your screeners MUST be ready to receive a pass after screening.
This is because many pressing defenses will switch all screens.
If a player screens a teammate’s defender, he or she should pivot in a way that keeps the switching defender on their back.
b. Screen Your Own Man vs. Switches
Another strategy against a switching defense is to screen your own defender.
Think about it...
If the defense wants to jump out and switch on all screening actions, screening your own defender makes it difficult for them to do that.
This type of screen can free a teammate to receive the ball.
c. Run the Baseline After Makes
Finding a good inbounder is sometimes difficult.
One simple habit to teach your inbounders is to run the baseline after a made basket by your opponent.
If the strong side of the floor is not open, the inbounder can run to the other side to explore options there.
This shortens a potential pass to the opposite side.
d. Sideline, Middle, Reverse
This is a crucial part of attacking man or zone presses that like to trap.
Any time there is a trap, you want (1) sideline, (2) middle, and (3) reverse options.
Some coaches like the fifth player to be diagonal, while others prefer him or her to be deep.
Regardless, these first three options are essential.
This is because it is very difficult for the defense to put two players on the ball while still covering sideline, middle, and reverse options.
With proper spacing, the player being trapped must simply remain poised and find the open teammate.
e. Use Ball Fakes
Full court presses are, by nature, aggressive defenses.
Jumpy defenders can be moved and manipulated with clever ball fakes.
If you want to pass to the middle, fake a pass up the sideline, or vice versa.
Ball fakes can take some of the aggression out of a defense.
f. Pullback Dribble vs. Traps
This is the most important type of dribbling against trapping defenses.
Many man or zone presses attempt to bait the ball handler into dribbling before coming to trap.
This is fine.
Good players don’t mind being trapped because they know that traps create openings for the offense. However, you must create space to make those passes.
Pullback dribbles allow you to get that space.
Execute a pullback dribble by turning your shoulders so that the ball is behind you, putting your chin on your top shoulder so that you can see the floor, and taking big push steps back to create space.
As a ball handler uses a pullback dribble, his or her teammates should come back to the ball to shorten the pass. Think of it as the ball handler pulling teammates toward them.
Skilled ball handlers may be able to pullback and attack the other direction off the dribble (“pullback and reattack”), but most players will want to beat the press with the pass.
g. Play With Your Eyes Up
This sounds simple, but it is harder to execute when facing a double-team.
Players must be trained to maintain vision of the floor.
Most full court presses leave a player, sometimes multiple players, open down the floor.
The problem is that ball handlers panic and simply don’t see them.
Emphasize vision in practice and reinforce it through the use of film so that your players learn the importance of seeing what options are available.
h. Score Early or Late in the Clock
Teach your players that the goal of press offense is to SCORE!
If you are content with simply getting the ball across half court and running offense each possession, there is no risk for the defense and they will just press more aggressively.
However, shot selection is crucial when playing against full court pressure.
Your first priority should be attacking the press for a layup.
If a layup (or a quality shot from a good shooter) does not materialize, then you can run your offense and seek a better shot.
Remember, many pressing teams want to speed you up.
If your press offense only creates quick long-range jump shots, you are probably playing right into the hands of the defense.
Conclusion:
At some point in your season, you will encounter a team with strong full court pressure.
Will your players be intimidated, or will they feel prepared to attack the defense for layups on the other end?
By emphasizing the proper skills, mindset, and alignments, you can prepare your team to excel in these high-pressure moments.
bad motherfucker. The most objective rating of basketball assholes
All - by the degree of irritation.
“Leader”
Classic example : Robert Parish
Modern example: David West
Characteristic signs : Any list of NBA players, whom I would not want to meet in a dark alley ” , necessarily includes David West.
It is not known whether this is due to the fact that the girth of his arms is comparable to the girth of the legs of an average basketball player, the fact that the forward does not like to joke and rarely smiles, or the fact that the army discipline promoted by him is terrifying even for such clowns like Lance Stevenson.
The reason is not important at all.
Already in the very silence one can hear a threat – David West had no excesses in his biography, they simply don't dare to mess with him. (Unless some scumbags like Pero Antich or Kevin Garnett).
With its prototypes from the past, the same story - and from Robert Parish, and from Ben Wallace always tried to stay away, realizing that dormant volcanoes of seething horror should not be awakened. If you are not careful, it will definitely cover.
Ron Artest understood this, so a short interaction with Big Ben gave him an irresistible impulse to climb somewhere to the very top.
Bill Laimbeer understood everything too, but did not calculate that the attacks on Larry Bird would be taken too close by the "Chief".
Every "Chief" has his "Mmm, Juicy Fruit" moment in which everyone else should be somewhere as far away as Artest did. Laimbeer didn't catch the criticality of the situation and realized too late what everyone knows: assholes like "Chief" are quite nice and cause extremely positive emotions, but still, of all the dangerous personalities that you can meet in the alley, there is no one more serious than them.
The level of irritation: 0.1 awkward silence
“Clown”
Classic example : Gilbert Arenas
Modern : Nick Yang
Characteristic signs: What separates an ordinary person , who loves jokes and jokes, from "eccentric-1/2/3/4/5" and so on? Understanding that everything needs balance and there are lines that cannot be crossed.
Bet with a friend that you will score a winning three-pointer under the siren and do everything to make this situation happen?
Hose down a teammate while he is sitting on the toilet?
Puncture the wheels of your partner's car?
Cut off the suits of partners on the road so that they go exclusively in sportswear?
Steal a partner's car?
Make coffee in the bathroom?
Shit in Andrew Blatch's slippers?
Challenge your partner to a duel and come to the locker room with a weapon?
With this level of balance, it is dangerous to get out of bed in the morning.
Gilbert Arenas came up with the nickname "Wonder Boy" for himself and gushed out the most incredible ideas for pranks, not shying away, however, and quite obvious ones. Going too far creates a certain irritation in others, but the aftertaste of even an unsuccessful joke tends to last longer than any negative: and the victims now remember Agent "0" with warmth.
The level of irritation : 0.2 from the opened sneakers
“Glamorous Body”
Classic example: Young Pat Ryili
Modern example: Cendler Parsons
Characteristic signs: when you look great and look great and look great and look great you earn a lot, it is very easy to discredit any critics as ordinary envious people. Handsome Parsons once played on a ridiculous second-round contract and was admired by everyone, but his spiritual father, Mark Cuban, lured him to the dark side of the force. The forward has not shown anything on the site for a long time, but he lives beautifully in social networks and mocks the envious viewers.
We all want to do nothing and get a lot, and this seductive demon has stolen our dream. Burn you, Chandler Parsons, in a glamorous hell.
The level of irritation : when someone else is sitting next to Kate Bekinsale
“Grick Type”
Classic example : Kendrick Perkins
Modern example: Demarcus KazAzins
Typical signs : written on face.
Irritation level: Written on the face.
"Muddy"
Classical example: Ray Allen
Modern example : Rajon Rondo
Characteristic features: perfect-aggressive Rondo and Allen Silence, unobtrusive sullenness, closeness serve as a contrast to sporadic outbursts of seething militancy: nothing seems to be happening, but it is clear that under the imperturbable appearance there is a rebellious irritability and even revenge.
Allen settled scores with Kobe all his life, and then switched to Boston.
Rondo symbolized "Boston" with his thorns, and then he also switched to "Boston".
The level of irritation: 0.5 hidden resentment of George Karl
Poet-Raotted
Classic example : Charles Barkley
Modern example: Markin Lordi
Characteristic signs: Threeloni, you are thrilon you absolutely do not know how to keep your mouth shut!
The level of irritation : 0.4 skipa Bayles
“Daring kid”
Classic example : “FEB FIV”
Modern example: Lance Stevenson, Jay Armith, Dennis Schrief, Brandon Dennings
Characteristics : Until the early 90s, basketball kept itself within the bounds of decency, and for good reason: the league suffered for a very long time due to too obvious racial disparity and a lack of interest from solvent America. Behind the scenes, it was possible to use and violate, but everyone understood that work on the image was necessary, and therefore they kept the appearance of reasonableness.
But then five greyhound guys showed up at the University of Michigan and explained that cultural identity presented on a knife edge could be much more profitable than any decorum. The Fab Five burst into the world of basketball with thunderous irreverence: long shorts, black socks, unstoppable trash talk, and the utmost frankness, implying hatred of rich white boys (which was received with a bang, since such bastards live only in Duke).
Boys from dysfunctional backgrounds with complex life stories expressed themselves so vividly on the court, complemented each other's characters so well and stood up for each other so much that their team became a real cultural phenomenon that changed the game. The University of Michigan reached the final two years in a row and lost there, but their main achievement was through the roof of popularity and brand sales.
After Jalen Rose, Chris Webber and their comrades showed that there is no shame in being sincere and hating Duke, the NBA changed too: Derrick Coleman, Letrell Spriwell and, of course, Allen Iverson formalized the “black socks revolution”.
The audacity of street basketball has become an integral part of the league.
Dunking to the final siren, tying shoelaces, too revealing hostility to the opponent, aimless rudeness caused solely by irritation, pulling off the opponent's underpants, manipulating sneakers, "wet wheels", blowing in the ears, etc. - all this petty bullshit contributes a certain variety in the game, but definitely annoys many.
The level of irritation: 1/16 hairstyles of the Dennis Schreder
“Old Gruchun”
Classic example: Oscar Robertson
Modern example: Chris Pol
Characteristic signs : Robertson and Pop irregularities in the face of eternity: point guards who hold the ball for a long time and only part with it when absolutely necessary, near-perfect basketball players who are flawless on both sides, long-term losers, presidents of the players' union, grunts who demand that others at least a little look up to them. This is such a very vital type of a big businessman: he looks down on the others and with great difficulty demolishes the imperfection of life, looking off on other people's mistakes.
This playoff only confirmed this feeling even more: Paul finished the first round with MVP status, got a slap in the face and threw out a couple of glasses of indignation at everyone - judges, opponents, his partners, even journalists. With a resolutely businesslike gait, the leader of the Clippers paced the parquet with a funny look, always frowning, muttering something under his breath and abundantly indignant. All he needed was a cigar and an expensive suit to make his grumbling look more organic.
Robertson's and Paul's roles on the set and in real life roughly coincided, so there is nothing strange about the transfer itself. The strangeness is in the perception: despite all the "X things that sport can teach a businessman", basketball works differently, and now this grumbling begins to give off the comedy of Hitler in the image of Charlie Chaplin.
The level of irritation: 0.2 on the Robertson-Pola irritability scale
“Thieves' personality”
Classic example: Gary Paidon
Modern example : Russell Westbrome
Characteristic admission Who else among modern players has the greatest chance to fight with a journalist?
Westbrook is the most misunderstood player in the NBA, simply because he doesn't try to do anything to create a more balanced relationship with himself. His every act splits society and leads to endless holivars between Westbrook fans and those he pisses off - pseudo-trolling, exalted catchiness, basketball irregularities, funny militancy, provocations and a difficult character. And so it turns out that the whole world is divided exclusively into these two groups - it is difficult to imagine a different attitude towards an impulsive, sometimes turning off his head, sometimes doing something completely strange superhero.
Westbrook is not a troll, not a provocateur, does not seek attention with his outfits, and his basketball irregularity has many explanations.
The only thing is that his non-standard personality does not fit into any existing framework, which causes a fair burning sensation in those who do not want to understand this.
Westbrook himself refuses to push her into this framework.
Therefore, he is surprised at the stupidity of journalists, kicks the ball, loses his head with rage, trolls fans, scatters limbs in different directions and puts on what a healthy person would be embarrassed to put on in a one-room apartment with tightly curtained windows.
This is Westbrook. Sharp as a bullet.
The level of irritation: When you are asked about Durent
“Hare to lose”
Classic example: Michael Jordan
Modern example : Kobe Bryant
9000, Characteristic signs : Citizens, citizens, citizens, citizens, citizens, citizens, citizens, citizens who are looking for a challenge in every look, and in every opponent they meet, they end up in the Hall of Fame. The rest of the Brian Russells and Mark Cubans, please step aside.
The level of irritation : standing under the Ring of Dwight Hoard
“Parasite”
Classic example : lil b
Modern example: lil b
Characteristic signs: incomprehensible personalities trying to earn popularity with the help their imagined conflicts with league stars.
Annoyance Level : 15 seconds of any Lil B track
Troll
Classic example : Phil Jackson
Contemporary Example : Mark Cuban
Characteristics: Phil Jackson came into the league as a smoky hippie who was advised to dress decently - very soon he turned into a Zen master, tormenting the entire league with his psychological attacks through the press . Putting pressure on the referees, unsettling an opponent, arguing with another coach and depriving him of any moral authority - no one in history did it so subtly and did not achieve his goal with almost surgical methods. A clear indication that something is wrong with the millennials is that now all the classic zen tricks from the master turn into regular failures.
Cuban is a fatter troll. He does not pursue any goals, he just likes to throw on the fan and watch people get burned. In a way, it's just a role that he can't get out of. The Mavericks owner pretends to be the business shark of life and advises no one to swim in his aquarium - not the Lakers, whom he hates, not his neighbors in Texas, not journalists trying to climb into his territory, not Russell Westbrook, because he is just as convenient troll, like his sensitive fans.
The level of irritation : “Amnesty this”
“The intrusive defender”
Classic example : Young Dennis Rodman
Modern example: Tony Allen, Patrick Beverly 9000,0002, Characteristic signs: at the receipt There are, as it were, two levels of existence for defenders.
There is an internal range where everything is extremely rational, where everything is standardized and sorted out. Dennis Rodman spent hours watching videos and knew how each league player's shot changed over time and where the rebound was most likely to fall. Tony Allen and Patrick Beverley thoroughly analyze all the minimal features in the opponent's actions, study advanced statistics and supplement defensive energy with impeccable knowledge of the materiel.
And there is an external side, where all this rationality is clothed in such violent colors that the head is spinning. One considers himself the best defender in the league, the other considers himself a "grindfather", the godfather of all American laborers and a man from the "first defensive team", Rodman is generally the NBA Joker with makeup, outfits, girlfriends, a nasty smile and other balloons. All three hurricanes around the court, throwing their limbs into a chaotic flight and trying to make a unique laboratory experiment on human nature - to get under the skin of an opponent.
There is not a drop of madness in the method itself. Rodman manages to stop in time and neigh after the removed Brikowski. Tony Allen can make amazing figures with his hands and feet, but he does not lose his head even when his feet fly into other people's heads. Beverly, in the midst of a fight, starts a trash conversation and gives out the details of the statistical protocol.
All three are much more likely to have problems off the court than on it. But for greater credibility of the image and its frightening characterization, you definitely need to “turn on the psycho” a little and reinforce the work with outrageous touches.
Defense - for all its inexpressiveness - is always a challenge and a desire for self-affirmation, for demonstrative humiliation of a narcissistic opponent. And the whole trinity is working not only on how to stop the best players of the opponent, but also to inflict moral injury on him, undermine his self-confidence, provoke him to stupidity or heroic deeds that smack of stupidity.
Annoyance level: Beverly's knee in your knee
"Irrational irritant"
7
Classic example: Rasheed Wallace
Modern example: Joaquim Noah
Characteristics: Dancing, love of one's own hair, increased emotionality, violent style of play and the need to constantly yell.
Both were adored by the fans of their teams and loved to hate the fans of everyone else.
Annoyance level: 0.5 Joaquim Noah dance
Tough guy
Classic example: Charles Oakley/Rick Mahorn/Xavier McDaniel
Modern example: Matt Barnes, Eudonis Haslem, James Johnson
Distinguishing features: 900. 04
This playoff proves one seemingly obvious, but actually not very trend: there is no longer a difference between regular season basketball and playoff basketball. Previously, the game slowed down, the judges stopped whistling everything in a row, readiness for a tough game turned into one of the main arguments, this spring even Memphis and San Antonio ran on a collision course and tried to outplay each other due to attacking pressure. You can juggle all the sayings, but nothing seems more atavistic and out of fashion than "defense wins titles." It’s almost the end of the second round, and there’s no smell of any defense at all: Cleveland throws everyone three-point caps, Isaiah Thomas looks like the chosen one in the basketball matrix, and Popovich’s main defensive idea is how many open threes Trevor Ariza will miss.
In this game, there is no room for seemingly useless big guys, who were so appreciated in the past. Charles Oakley, Xavier McDaniel Rick Mahorn showed ridiculous statistics and only knew how to qualitatively knock around under the shield, but they always remained in sight, were always the initiators of the most important processes on the site and very quickly turned into walking legends. Because it was they who gave the opponent the most important test for championship lice and rebuffed those who could have conceived such testing from the opposite side: a deadly rotation of the elbows, the most brutal meeting of anyone who tries to go into the "paint", and the answer with the help of fists to everyone who annoys. When two such heroes converged from opposite sides, it was more like a scene from The Hobbit, where mountain giants jokingly throw rocks - it is better for undersized and other faint-hearted wizards to flee at once with all their might. Rudy Tomyanovich ran in the wrong direction and almost said goodbye to his life.
After the battle in New York, the league finally got rid of its former brutality, but the tough guys of the new time somehow continued to fulfill the functions of their predecessors and periodically presented us with situations that revived disturbing moments from the past. Matt Barnes laughed at Serge Ibaka's absurdity. James Johnson scared others away with some stories about the leg whistling over the head of Chris Paul. Judonis Haslem protected the Heat stars in sometimes brutal fights with Chicago and Indiana.
Now they are almost retired: modern rules do not allow to make a convincing suggestion to some presumptuous Olynik.
The level of irritation: 1 An attempt to frighten a brownant’s Cobe with a ball
“Boss”
Classic example : Red auerbach
Modern example : PET Riley
Characteristic signs: an impressive look, from which the opponent has the opponent trembling knees, and the ability to bring others to rage with one lit cigar. Riley and Auerbach are what sports should ideally be: a place for showdowns between men who do not look for excuses and do not need condescension and approval from the rest. Not the most impressive tricks like turning off hot water, Spartan rigidity within the team, hacking on the court and ruthless comments, each of which is like a slap in the face.
In a way, Riley surpassed even Auerbach. After Magic and Byrd starred in commercials and became friends, it was the Lakers coach who resented the most. He didn't get it, he didn't get Ewing and Oakley's friendship with Jordan, he didn't get Shaq's laziness and LeBron's taking the easy way out.
Annoyance Level: 16 Champion Cigars
Dirty
Classical Example: Bruce Bowen
Contemporary Example: Matt Andrew Dellavedova
Characteristics : When someone's foot flies into your ear or your arm is pulled with the timid hope of breaking it, you understand who you are dealing with.
The level of irritation: Pit in the ear of Wally Shcherbyaka
“Secretly Dirty”
Classic example: John Stoctor
Modern example : Kelly Olinic, Serge Ibaka, duin Wade 9000 9000 Characteristic signs : Worse than those who are not ashamed of their injury-prone style of play, only guys who stubbornly deny their intentions and write everything off as chance. Since "accidents" are regularly repeated, all this infuriates even more than a frank admission of reputation.
Olinika's clumsiness turns into broken hands. Ibaka accidentally hits exclusively between the legs. And Wade has amassed a good resume of broken arms, noses and groin punches, but still presents himself as holier than the pope.
The level of irritation: 5 Green Dreimonds
“Power”
Classic example: Jabali Warren, John Brisker
Modern example: Ron artest
9000 Characteristic signs: Excellent game data and criminal temperament.
Sports work according to completely different laws than society. Unbalanced natures here can be thrown out of society, but only if they cause more harm than good. Ivan Johnson, who was disqualified in two leagues at once, did not take root in the NBA not because of his character.
If the talent outweighs any hypothetical problems, then you have to work with it.
Warren and Brisker are legendary men who have added another attractive dimension to ABA basketball. In addition to being an All-Star player and having a unique play style, they brought a daily readiness to jump into the fray and an intimidating criminal aura that looked funny to anyone who wasn't directly involved in the action. The boxers, the gun lovers, the people who continued to live by the laws of the streets and in the locker room, and who brought the ideology of black racism to the league - they were the bearers of a horror so pronounced that the leaders of the ABA found ways to monetize it. Until the moment when the outrages began to go off scale, and the level of the game did not compensate for them in any way.
Things were different with Artest. Times have changed, and the eccentric forward has become one of the most important figures in modern league history.
Artest tried to avoid this. He stopped drinking cognac during breaks, took off his bathrobe, stopped deliberately injuring people and intimidating everyone with frank dirt, obeyed Larry Bird and Rick Carlyle, stopped taking off his opponents' underpants and became an organic part of the team claiming the title.
But this something was stronger than him. Until the very moment when he ceased to be a full-fledged NBA player and went on tour around the world, when age took its toll, Artest discredited the very phenomenon of psychotherapy. No matter how perfect everything turned out, you could expect an outburst from him at any moment, plunging everyone into horror - whether it was a blow to the Harden tower, a skirmish with Riley, a monitor attack, a showdown with his wife, or a rise to the Auburn Hills podium.
To all who followed him closely, Artest will be remembered as a funny eccentric guy who embodies basketball eccentricity. The legendary press conference, the legendary gratitude to the "psychiatrist", driving a racing car around Los Angeles, a hilarious rap career, an almost homo-erotic relationship with Kobe and a triangular attack, a name change and almost all the small details of his life, his confessions, his memories of wild youth always made me smile. Although remember that Ron Artest also lives in Metta World Peace, a dangerous type who scared the league like no one before.
The level of irritation : the name “Metta Wald Pis”
“Gennady Orlov”
Classic example : Joni Most
Modern example: Tommy Hinson
Characteristic signs : It is undergoing a favorite team during the broadcast as much as you do not allow yourself at home on the couch.
Annoyance level: Fedor Pogorelov cubed
"Two-faced"
Classic example: Isaiah Thomas
Modern example : Dwight Howard
Distinguishing marks: Isaiah Thomas and Magic's kiss almost looks like Judas and Christ kissing.
Thomas was the leader and leader of the Bad Boys and programmed his comrades for basketball beyond the foul. He gave them scoldings, provoked them, held educational conversations with newcomers and those who hardly joined the team, and initiated showdowns with the help of their huge hands and huge organisms. Thomas himself was ready to throw himself into a fight, but with his ridiculous dimensions, he often only amused everyone.
But it wasn't so much the harshness and outrageous tricks that annoyed me. The discrepancy between external forms and essence was too obvious to be ignored: Thomas kissed Magic, and then inspired his team to provocations, organized an unprecedented exchange of Adrian Dantley for his friend Mark Aguire, provoked Jordan's long-term hatred. One way or another, he managed to offend almost all the best players of his era, turn against himself the fans of the Lakers, Chicago and Boston, expand the reputation of a hooligan team far off the court. At the most unnecessary moment, he got everyone and lost the opportunity to win Olympic gold: neither other stars, nor the press, nor the fans, nor even the Detroit management tried to resent such shameless behavior towards one of the best players in the league at the time of creation " Dream Teams. Even Magic Johnson's former friend walked away from him at that moment: behind the scenes, Thomas was one of those who opposed the return of the HIV-positive to basketball, and generally did not behave very well.
Ultimately, it's the insincerity that irritates Howard the most.
Don't be ashamed to hate Kobe the tyrant Bryant.
It's normal to want to leave the club with flawed leaders.
Ok, even from two clubs.
You may not get along with some bearded personalities or enjoy three-point basketball.
But Howard really wants to please and tries in every possible way to hide all his jambs, discontent and ugly encroachments with a wide smile. And that only makes it more annoying.
His whole career has been an endless press conference with Stan Van Gundy: everyone already knows what Howard has done in his pants, but he keeps smiling and pretending that everything is in order.
The level of irritation: Duyat Howard on Banners Staples Center
“Provocateur”
Classic example: Kevin Garnett
Modern example: Dreimond Green
9000 Characteristic signs : Harnett and Greek - Greek vivid examples of how protective energy breaks out and takes on the most bizarre outlines. What stimulates the inhuman grip and fuels the furious work in his zone is not limited to loud celebrations and mutual cheering - this force takes possession of his character to such an extent that he needs not only to stop the opponent, but to frighten, break, suppress and overturn him.
Reading the game is wonderful. The ability to calculate the place and time for the perfect collision is even better. The ability to jump out and close the air or reach the ball and make a clean block is priceless.
Only all this is only half.
It takes more than that to truly unsettle an opponent.
Garnett has gone further than anyone, combining sophisticated thrash talk with some unimaginable pranks. He bit, kicked in the balls, pretended to be a dog, blew in his ear, bit his hands, twisted his elbows into painful places and at the same time gave out chased forms that would outlive him.
Digression: Long live Honey-Nat-Chirios!
Green has avoided absolutely trashy numbers for now, but you have to understand that he is still looking for himself and shuns absolutely wild experiments. Troll Doc Rivers by repeating the name “Glen”, tease indignant fans, show your tongue, put LeBron’s brain in cancer by inviting him to comprehend the sentence “you are a bitch” ... The Golden State forward gave his best and underestimated number in a series with Oklahoma when began to break through the defense of the Thunder by successively applying his legs to Stephen Adams' personal belongings. It was tough, unpleasant, it was below the waist. But it was this that eventually helped the Warriors to crush the mental barrier and pull the series.
Times have changed and methods have changed. Only the attitude of fans of other teams towards players of this type and the essence of their activities have not changed - they fight for victory and give impetus to both their own and others.
Annoyance Level : Leg Kick
"Bill Laimbeer"
Classic Type : Bill Laimbeer
Characteristics: Bill Laimbeer won the title twice and was a white center who was ahead of his time he was inferior to no one in athleticism one-on-one and even had time to secure, he knew how to throw three-pointers and was unstoppable in pick-and-pops, he read the game perfectly and had a smart pass.
Who knows about this today? Any decent person would be embarrassed to put the Detroit center in the top 100 players of all time in the league, and he himself managed to be ignored in the NBA even after he won the women's championship three times as a head coach.
This is real irritation, ringing through the eyelids.
Laimbier, a boy from a good family, adapted to the era, and she demanded that all his basketball skills go by the wayside, giving way to a vigorous mix of flopping and nefarious provocations. He declared the three-second zone under his ring a personal space, and dealt with those who tried to enter it accordingly. Cast-iron barriers, arbitrarily flying out elbows, sharp knees - all this discouraged uninvited guests. There was no question of flying: there was a feeling that on the second floor Laimbier could also use firearms. The law allows.
The internal law allowed him many other things. Vlade Divac is considered the father of flopping, but Laimbier filed a patent much earlier: the center always portrayed himself as the injured party and avoided any direct collisions whenever possible. The unnerving demeanor, which combined fake falls, mean tricks, outright provocations, demonstrative cruelty and the inevitable readiness to fight, first led to the demonization of the Pistons tough guy, and then forced him to rethink his role on the court, bring some features to the point of absurdity and turn into the main basketball villain.
Gradually, all the provisions of the virtual code of the basketball bastard turned out to be spelled out by Laimbeer on the court: he pissed off the most phlegmatic opponents, inflicted injuries in harmless situations, fought with almost all the great ones and achieved that almost everyone who played in the 80s and 90s.
It still seemed so bizarre - the nickname "Prince of Darkness", the video game about basketball without rules, the recognition of his own disgust - but then Laimbeer finally entered the character: at 93rd in training, he put a hard barrier on Isaiah Thomas, after which he got hit on the head by him. In that episode, Thomas broke his hand and received congratulations from half the league in the spirit of "if there is an inoffensive way to break a hand, it's a hearty blow to Laimbeer's head."
You don't have to include it in a hundred. He made sure that everyone hated him, and this is in a sense more difficult and cooler.
Annoyance level : I saw Laimbier on the street
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The first results of the “First All-Russian Sports Project “PSB for Children” have been summed up / Russian Basketball Federation
Press conference dedicated to the joint project of Promsvyazbank and the Russian Basketball Federation, took place today at TASS.
Recall that in 2019 PSB and RSE signed a cooperation agreement within the framework of the “First All-Russian Sports Project “PSB for Children”. It provides for the construction of Street Basketball Centers throughout the country in accordance with all FIBA standards.
Since the start of the project in 2020, 5 Street Basketball Centers have already been built - in Novomoskovsk, Tula, Volgograd, Kaliningrad and Cheboksary. Tomorrow the sixth center opens in Tyumen, the next one - in Stavropol. By the end of this year, it is planned to complete construction in 5 more Russian cities - Izhevsk, Novokuznetsk, Orenburg, Arkhangelsk and Nalchik. All centers will be equipped with professional frost-resistant acrylic coating, lighting, stands for fans, and workout space. The venues can host 3x3 basketball competitions of any level - from city and regional to international.
A new cooperation agreement was signed earlier.
Ruben Begunts, Sports Projects Director of PSB:
- Today, on Children's Day, I am pleased to announce that we continue to work on the PSB for Children project. This initiative is aimed primarily at mass sports, promoting an active lifestyle and developing youth sports, but thanks to the availability to everyone and the quality of equipment, our centers have already managed to establish themselves and attract the attention of a large number of people, athletes and basketball fans of all ages . I would like to thank RSE President Andrey Kirilenko and his team for their expert assistance in implementing the project. Its further expansion was a natural step in our joint work to develop this spectacular and accessible sport in our country.
Andrey Kirilenko, President of the Russian Basketball Federation:
- It is difficult to overestimate the importance of the PSB for Children project. It noticeably increases interest in basketball and influences the development of the best ball game in different parts of our country. Thanks to the new infrastructure, many children have the opportunity to play basketball on the street on the most modern playgrounds. Novomoskovsk, Tula, Volgograd, Kaliningrad and Cheboksary have already found their centers. Tyumen and Stavropol will join them within the next week. And in general, by the fall, this project will cover 12 cities of Russia with the widest geography. I want to say a huge thank you to the PSB for thinking and taking care of the development of sports facilities for our younger generation.
During the press conference itself, both leaders spoke in detail about the success of the project, immediate plans for the future and answered questions from the media.
Andrey Kirilenko: - I myself started my career on a street playground. And I really want the new basketball infrastructure to be as cool as possible. So that our youth have the opportunity to play basketball in the most modern conditions.
The meaning of the word "heritage" is very important. I observe the conditions in which children grow up, where they study, on what grounds they play sports. Our project, thanks to PSB, will leave a very serious legacy.
Ruben Begunc : - Our project has certain goals. This is the involvement of people of all ages in sports, improving their standard of living. The new venues fully comply with all FIBA standards and allow international competitions to be held on them. In December 2019, we entered into a cooperation agreement with the RFB and over the next two years we built amazing street basketball centers in 5 cities.
Ruben Begunc spoke in detail about those Street Basketball Centers that will be open before the end of 2022. The scheme according to which cities are selected was also noted. The Russian Basketball Federation collects applications from the regions and sends its proposals to the PSB, after which cities are approved for the construction of Street Basketball Centers. Further, the participants of the press conference answered the questions of journalists.
- Any ideas for indoor basketball courts?
Andrei Kirilenko: - Just yesterday I was talking about this with my dad. And he also asked me the same question. I think it's better to build three street basketball centers in different cities than one indoor one. Street basketball should be outside. Yes, the weather does not always allow playing basketball. But the main reason is cost. It is quite expensive to build a roof, and it is difficult in terms of engineering. Perhaps someday we will try to make such a pilot story. But basketball in three cities is still better than in one. The current format has a huge traffic, attracts many people to spend their time here. It works and it doesn't need to be broken. Our main task is to provide as many Russian regions as possible with decent basketball infrastructure. This project needs to be continued and developed.
Ruben Begunc: - We want to implement the project in the format that we have. We see great results. Basketball 3x3 is a very affordable sport, all you need is a ball. And we would like this effective cooperation to continue for many years. But the main thing has already been done - we have started. Ready to consider new applications. We see excellent prospects both for the bank and the RSE, and for sports in general.
- How did you get the idea to develop this particular area of sports?
Ruben Begunts: - Our bank is a socially responsible organization. We are looking for projects that will be able to express our policy and ideology as much as possible, the attitude towards both clients and all residents of the country. Andrei Kirilenko suggested that our management consider the possibility of the bank's participation not as a sponsor of 3x3 basketball, but as an organization that creates a serious, beautiful and high-quality infrastructure that will become popular.
- Is there enough space for everyone in the built centers?
Andrey Kirilenko: - There are a lot of people who want to play basketball, but the courts cope. Of course, you can never reach everyone. We move step by step. I hope that next year we will be able to build 6 new centers. And if in 10 years we can say that 50-60 or even more sites have appeared within the framework of the project, this will be a serious mission carried out by the bank together with the RSE.
- Who monitors the safety of the sites?
Andrey Kirilenko: - There is an agreement that the Street Basketball Centers become the property of the cities. And they monitor the facilities - so that the sites are regularly cleaned, the lighting works. I know that all sorts of activities are constantly taking place on them. In Kaliningrad - this is the tournament "Kings of the Streets", in Tula - "League 33". A project is being planned, within the framework of which the RSE will hold various seminars in these Street Basketball Centers - for coaches, referees, and players. We are open to negotiations and ideas, we are ready to meet halfway, so that the venues constantly live their interesting lives.
- You said that these sites should become the center of attraction for people. Is there audience statistics?
Andrey Kirilenko: - More than 250 thousand people per year. I don't think this is the limit. Less than two years have passed since the opening of the first site, and this number will only increase. Of course, more children and teenagers. But adults and “super adults” also come. I posted a video on Instagram, in which a grandmother at the age of about 70 years old throws a ball into the ring. Do not forget that people come not only to play basketball, but also to have a good time, relax, and watch how others play.
- How long does it usually take to build one site? And is it possible to build even more?
Andrey Kirilenko: - It takes 3-4 months to complete the turnkey center. What happens as a result only says that the game is worth the candle.
Ruben Begunts: - RSE was ready to build 15 sites per year.
” 4 curls to the middle of the floor after passing to 1. 5 empties to the opposite free-throw line area. 2 and 3 maintain their 15-18 feet of spacing from 1. Once 1 reads it is a man press, 1 yells “Clear!” and 2, 3 and 4 clear down the court keeping vision with the ball. It is critical for 1 to wait for 4 to curl to the middle before proceeding up the floor with the dribble so that 4’s defender isn’t as readily available to double-team.
Zone presses tend to have all five defenders on the ball side of the floor, so if 4 does receive the pass from 1, both wings should cut and 4 reads which one is open since the press defenders will not have committed to one side of the floor.
Once again, 5’s job is to go to the ball-side sideline whenever the ball is in a wing’s hands (once the ball goes from the wing back to 4, 5 slants down the middle of the floor from his ball-side sideline backcourt position to the opposite foul-line area). If 1 does catch the ball in the middle, 1 attacks the press on the dribble, since 1 is the primary ball handler.
3 now is being trapped. The other three defenders are denying 5, 1 and 4. 1 must release down the floor and loop out to the wing spot. This causes 1’s defender to follow. 2 flashes hard to the area 1 has vacated, gets the ball from 3 and immediately passes to the back side to 1. This should create an opportunity for 1 and 5 to run a 2-on-1 break.
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Plus, you may not have enough skilled players to duplicate the opponent’s press.
If your alignment has players deep down the floor, the defense will be able to do this more effectively. By bringing all players up, it eliminates back side help, opening up potential deep passes if the defense denies.
We will show a few options in the next section, but you can use your imagination to adjust the press breaker to fit the personnel on your team.
This is where the pullback dribble is necessary.
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The forward has not shown anything on the site for a long time, but he lives beautifully in social networks and mocks the envious viewers. 
Behind the scenes, it was possible to use and violate, but everyone understood that work on the image was necessary, and therefore they kept the appearance of reasonableness. 
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The rest of the Brian Russells and Mark Cubans, please step aside. 
Putting pressure on the referees, unsettling an opponent, arguing with another coach and depriving him of any moral authority - no one in history did it so subtly and did not achieve his goal with almost surgical methods. A clear indication that something is wrong with the millennials is that now all the classic zen tricks from the master turn into regular failures. 
All three hurricanes around the court, throwing their limbs into a chaotic flight and trying to make a unique laboratory experiment on human nature - to get under the skin of an opponent. 
And the whole trinity is working not only on how to stop the best players of the opponent, but also to inflict moral injury on him, undermine his self-confidence, provoke him to stupidity or heroic deeds that smack of stupidity. 
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Because it was they who gave the opponent the most important test for championship lice and rebuffed those who could have conceived such testing from the opposite side: a deadly rotation of the elbows, the most brutal meeting of anyone who tries to go into the "paint", and the answer with the help of fists to everyone who annoys. When two such heroes converged from opposite sides, it was more like a scene from The Hobbit, where mountain giants jokingly throw rocks - it is better for undersized and other faint-hearted wizards to flee at once with all their might. Rudy Tomyanovich ran in the wrong direction and almost said goodbye to his life. 
Judonis Haslem protected the Heat stars in sometimes brutal fights with Chicago and Indiana. 
Since "accidents" are regularly repeated, all this infuriates even more than a frank admission of reputation. 
He stopped drinking cognac during breaks, took off his bathrobe, stopped deliberately injuring people and intimidating everyone with frank dirt, obeyed Larry Bird and Rick Carlyle, stopped taking off his opponents' underpants and became an organic part of the team claiming the title. 
Although remember that Ron Artest also lives in Metta World Peace, a dangerous type who scared the league like no one before. 
Even Magic Johnson's former friend walked away from him at that moment: behind the scenes, Thomas was one of those who opposed the return of the HIV-positive to basketball, and generally did not behave very well. 
He bit, kicked in the balls, pretended to be a dog, blew in his ear, bit his hands, twisted his elbows into painful places and at the same time gave out chased forms that would outlive him. 
Only the attitude of fans of other teams towards players of this type and the essence of their activities have not changed - they fight for victory and give impetus to both their own and others. 
He declared the three-second zone under his ring a personal space, and dealt with those who tried to enter it accordingly. Cast-iron barriers, arbitrarily flying out elbows, sharp knees - all this discouraged uninvited guests. There was no question of flying: there was a feeling that on the second floor Laimbier could also use firearms. The law allows. 
This initiative is aimed primarily at mass sports, promoting an active lifestyle and developing youth sports, but thanks to the availability to everyone and the quality of equipment, our centers have already managed to establish themselves and attract the attention of a large number of people, athletes and basketball fans of all ages . I would like to thank RSE President Andrey Kirilenko and his team for their expert assistance in implementing the project. Its further expansion was a natural step in our joint work to develop this spectacular and accessible sport in our country. 
Novomoskovsk, Tula, Volgograd, Kaliningrad and Cheboksary have already found their centers. Tyumen and Stavropol will join them within the next week. And in general, by the fall, this project will cover 12 cities of Russia with the widest geography. I want to say a huge thank you to the PSB for thinking and taking care of the development of sports facilities for our younger generation. 
Our project, thanks to PSB, will leave a very serious legacy. 
And he also asked me the same question. I think it's better to build three street basketball centers in different cities than one indoor one. Street basketball should be outside. Yes, the weather does not always allow playing basketball. But the main reason is cost. It is quite expensive to build a roof, and it is difficult in terms of engineering. Perhaps someday we will try to make such a pilot story. But basketball in three cities is still better than in one. The current format has a huge traffic, attracts many people to spend their time here. It works and it doesn't need to be broken. Our main task is to provide as many Russian regions as possible with decent basketball infrastructure. This project needs to be continued and developed. 
But the main thing has already been done - we have started. Ready to consider new applications. We see excellent prospects both for the bank and the RSE, and for sports in general. 
Of course, you can never reach everyone. We move step by step. I hope that next year we will be able to build 6 new centers. And if in 10 years we can say that 50-60 or even more sites have appeared within the framework of the project, this will be a serious mission carried out by the bank together with the RSE. 
