Wisconsin Transition Defense - pg. 1

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Bo Ryan: Wisconsin1st 2 Back

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- 1st guy back cannon stand under the rim. Can't take the chargeif you are standing under the hoop- Shade toward the ball- Do not give up the lay-up

- 2nd guy back needs to engage the ball- Make him give the ball up to somoene else

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Engage

- X1 engages the ball to make him give it up- X1 needs to drop when the ball is in the air- X2 takes the first pass

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- If the ball is passed ahead before X1 can engage the ball, X1takes the pass

Wisconsin Transition Defense - pg. 2

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Bo Ryan: Wisconsin3rd, 4th, and 5th Man Down

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- 3rd man down needs to come to ball side guard * Why? To many times in transition offense, the ball gets kickedto the wing and then gets reversed back to the point. A lot of thetime, the reversal pass is so robotic, the wing passer does noteven look to see if anyone is coming in defensive transition andyou can intercept that pass.

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- 3rd man down coming ball side to try and deflect ball reversal- 4th and 5th man down locate shooters

-Keys:1. Get wings covered on the 1st pass2. 3rd guy down covers ball reversal3. 4th and 5th guys down locate shooters

Wisconsin Transition Defense - pg. 3

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Bo Ryan: WisconsinDefending the Transition Lob

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Engage

-Key: dropping defender needs to Engage the person receivingthe lob before he gets he pass * If you engage once he leaves the floor, it will be a foul