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Show mKET&ALL um06LMS By NAT HOLMAN, Star Player, Cearh aad Aether ef -Winning Basketball" Question: What defensive methods would you advis using against th pivot play? Answer: Each player should try to crowd about tha pivot man' position, yet at th same time, keeping hi eyes glued upon hi own man. By so clogging clog-ging this area many of the passes to the pivot man will be Intercepted. Hsv a big man play against th pivot eo that th latter will have trouble In getting hia passes. When! the pivot men does receive a psss, his gusrd ought to bsck up Immediately Imme-diately to about sn arm's length behind, be-hind, and keep himself In resdiness for a reverse by the pivot or for s sudden switch to a man coming through unguarded. The importance of proper switching switch-ing on this plsy csnnot be too grestly emphasized. Above la abewa the defease ef the alva man as axplalasd by Nat ales-asaa. ales-asaa. i |